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Urbain Bellefontaine
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 23/08/1892 |
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Geboorteplaats: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Landbouwer |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Canada |
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Strijdmacht: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 291649 |
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Dienstneming datum: 11/11/1915 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada |
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Eenheden: — Canadian Infantry, 22nd Bn. (Canadien Francais) (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 09/11/1914 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Abraham Heights, Zonnebeke, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 22 |
Gedenkplaats
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Paneel: 26D |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering) |
Mijn verhaal
Private Urbain Bellefontaine served in the 22nd Battalion, an all French-speaking unit. Out of this unit the 22nd Regiment (“Van Doos”) originated. Until this day, it is the only French-speaking unit in Canada. They were part of the 5th Infantry Brigade, of the 2nd Canadian Division.
His unit fought in the final stage of the Third Battle of Ypres, namely the Second Battle of Passchendaele. On one of the final days of the battle, on November 9 1917, the 22nd took position in a resting area at Abraham Heights. But the German artillery didn’t grant them much rest. The soldiers of the 22nd were continuously shelled, while performing resupply and evacuation missions to and from the frontline. During the heavy bombardments private Bellefontaine went missing. His remains were never identified. He is remembered on the (Ypres) Menin Gate Memorial.
His unit fought in the final stage of the Third Battle of Ypres, namely the Second Battle of Passchendaele. On one of the final days of the battle, on November 9 1917, the 22nd took position in a resting area at Abraham Heights. But the German artillery didn’t grant them much rest. The soldiers of the 22nd were continuously shelled, while performing resupply and evacuation missions to and from the frontline. During the heavy bombardments private Bellefontaine went missing. His remains were never identified. He is remembered on the (Ypres) Menin Gate Memorial.
Bronnen 5
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Chaballe Joseph, Histoire du 22e Bataillon canadien-français, 1914-1919, (Montréal, Les Editions Chantecler Ltée., 1952), 314-5. Gebruikte bronnen |
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Circumstances of Death https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/circumstances-death-registers/Pages/circumstances-death-registers.aspx Gebruikte bronnen |
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McCarthy C., The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account , (London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995), pg. 138-9. Gebruikte bronnen |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 629 - 16). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/personnel-records.aspx Gebruikte bronnen |
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War diaries: 22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), R611-87-5-E, RG9-III-C-3). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922111 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7c67c034-be92-4c39-841e-7ac54b32b66b |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5571080 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/922111 |