Pte
Wilfred Belanger
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 25/05/1896 |
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Place of birth: Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 438441 |
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Enlistment date: 06/04/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 52nd Bn. (North Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/05/1916 |
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Place of death: Maple Copse , Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action."
Sources 3
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, Box 600 - 63). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War diaries: 52nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC),RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4941, Microfilm reel number: T-10748, File number: 442-443). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG150, 1992-1993/314, RG 150, 1992-93/314; Volume Number: 151). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922087 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ce155fff-4cab-4b24-bb2a-6c78e7c45447 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5569343 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/922087 |