Oct 6, 1897
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Born in Martintown, Ontario to
John Charles and Mary Lafave
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Dec 27. 1915
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Attested into the 154th
Battalion CEF in Cornwall, Ontario
Ø Number 633029
Ø Next of kin given
as Mr. John C. Lafave, father, Martintown, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
The battalion trained in the
Barriefield Camp, Kingston, Ontario
In the service file the name
is sometimes spelled Lefave but his signature sometimes reads Lefave and
sometimes Lafave.
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
He is shown on the ship’s
manifest as Lefevre
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott to continue training
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Jan 25, 1917
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Transferred to the 156th
Battalion in Witley to continue training
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May 23, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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May 24, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion. While
here, the base depot was reorganized and renamed the CIBD (Canadian Infantry
Base Depot) and moved to Etaples
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Jun 11, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Lafave joined the 21st Battalion in billets in Coupigny,
France
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Aug 15, 1917
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During the battalion’s advance
on and capture of Hill 70, Private Lafave was killed in action. His body was never recovered from the
battlefield, or if so, was not identified.
He is subsequently honoured on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial,
Vimy Ridge, France. Note that the name
is spelled incorrectly by the CWGC.
The spelling in Canada’s WW1 Book of Remembrance on page 270 is
spelled Lafave.
Following the war the British
War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to
his father, John C. Lafave, Martintown, Ontario
No Memorial Cross Was Issued
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