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Sep 20, 1896
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Born in Elzevir Township, Ontario to Joseph
Alfred and Mary (nee Payette) Genereaux
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Jan 2, 1917
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Attested into the 254th Battalion in
Madoc, Ontario
Ø Number 1093201
Ø Next of kin given as Joseph Genereaux, father, Queensborough, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Frank attested into the battalion the same day
as his cousin, Arthur Genereaux
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Jun 2, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 4, 1917
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Sentenced to 24 hours detention while on board
the ship for being absent from the 9.00 am parade. It
is interesting that his cousin, Arthur, was not only absent from the same parade, but also
for the 4.00 pm parade
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the battalion was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to
continue training
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Sep 2, 1917
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Posted to the 21st Battalion along
with his cousin, Arthur. They arrived at the
No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples as part of a draft of 83
reinforcements from England and both were TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 14, 1917
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Frank and Arthur left the CIBD and joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion at Hersin
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Oct 8, 1917
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Joined the No. 2 CDR (Canadian Division
Reinforcement) Battalion
In October of 1917 the reinforcement process was
reorganized and the entrenching battalions became known as the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp) or the CCRC with the same meaning.
In the beginning there was some confusion and some records indicate CDR Battalion.
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Oct 18, 1917
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Left the No. 2 CDR Battalion and joined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Ourton, France, west of Lens along with his cousin
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Nov 9, 1917
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The 21st Battalion supplied a work
party of 212 men to help refurbish the front lines at Passchendaele. They suffered heavy casualties, Private Frank
Genereaux among them. Some of the casualties
were badly mangled by artillery shells and could not be identified. They were buried together in the White House
Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium.
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. J.A. Genereaux, Queensborough,
Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll
were sent to his father, Joseph Genereaux, at the same address
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