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Apr 5, 1879
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Born at North
Gower County, Carleton Ontario
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Mar 21, 1916
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Attested into
the 156th Battalion at Kemptville Ontario
Ø Number 639933
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Nelson Bazil Laplante (wife) of Kemptville
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Blacksmith
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
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Sep 29, 1916
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Will made out
leaving estate to his wife, Elizabeth Laplante.
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Oct 18, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Northland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England
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Nov 2, 1916
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 109th Battalion at Witley
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Nov 7, 1916
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A second Will
made out leaving his estate to his wife, Elizabeth Laplante.
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Dec 9, 1916
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TOS the 124th
Battalion at Witley
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Jan 5, 1917
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TOS 156th
Battalion at Witley
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Apr 17, 1917
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Awarded 1 day FP
#2 (Field Punishment), offence not recorded
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Jun 11, 1917
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Admitted to
Bramshott Military Hospital with Gonorrhea
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Jul 27, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital
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Mar 2, 1918
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Posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Mar 28, 1918
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Transferred to
21st Battalion
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Mar 29, 1918
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Arrived at No 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Apr 3, 1918
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Arrived at CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
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Apr 12, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in the front
lines at Mercatel France
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Aug 26, 1918
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Killed in action
during an attack near Guemappe France. He
was one of over 300 casualties suffered in that attack.
Tilloy British Cemetery
Tilloy Les Mofflaines France
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Sep 4, 1918
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Announced in the
Battalion War Diary that he will be awarded the Military Medal for action at Marcelcave on
August 8, 1918
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Jan 24, 1919
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Awarded the
Military Medal per London Gazette #31142
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Jun 10, 1920
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Starting on this
date, and on subsequent dates, the following were sent to his wife at 283 Cambridge St.,
Ottawa Ontario
Ø Military Medal
Ø British War Medal
Ø Victory Medal
Ø Plaque
Ø Scroll
Ø Memorial Cross
On June 10
1920 a Memorial Cross was also sent to his mother, Mrs. Bazil Laplante at Kemptville
Ontario
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For the 7 nights leading up to November 11, 2010,
the names of all Canadian soldiers who were lost in the Great War were projected onto the
Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At the same
time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and
Canada. Amongst the first names to be projected on the wall was that of Nelson Bazil
Laplante.
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Below is the name of Nelson Laplante being broadcast
to the schools. Each name appeared for 25
seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.
Below is the War Memorial at North Grenville
District High School, Kemptville Ontario
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