Apr 23, 1890
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Born at Gaspé Quebec
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Nov 5, 1917
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Medical
Examination held under the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917 at Hull Quebec. He was classified A1, meaning that he was fit for
service
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Jan 8, 1918
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Conscripted
under the MSA of 1917 at Ottawa Ontario into the 2nd Depot Battalion, EOR
(Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Ø Number 3320017
Ø Next of kin given as Francois Beaudin, father, of Gaspé
Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as Papermaker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to the 1st Draft
It would
appear that he could neither read nor write as he signed his papers with an “X”
and had it witnessed
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia as part of the 1st Draft from the 2nd
Depot Battalion EOR
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Feb 24, 1918
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Disembarked at
Glasgow Scotland and proceeded to Seaford England
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Feb 25, 1918
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Jun 10, 1918
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Jun 11, 1918
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Arrived at the
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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Joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Aubin St Vaast
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Jun 22, 1918
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Left the CC Rein
C to join the Battalion
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Jun 23, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion with 19 other reinforcements, in Divisional Reserve at Bretencourt France and
assigned to “D” Company
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Aug 26, 1918
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Killed in action
during an attack north of the Cojeul River on the Tilloy and Hun Trenches held by the
enemy near Monchy-le-Preux
Tilloy
British Cemetery
Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines France
Following the war the British War Medal,
Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Francois
Beaudin, at Petite-Riviere Quest, Gaspé, Quebec
There was no Memorial Cross issued
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