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Dec 24, 1889
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Born at Renfrew
Ontario
He is listed on the 1901 Census as
Dulphine Lapointe and on the 1911 Census as Dolphira Lapointe
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Apr 1, 1915
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59568 (temporary number 1354)
Ø Next of kin given as Mr Charles Lapointe (father) of Renfrew Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø Previous military experience given as 42nd Regiment for 2
months
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkstone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Nov 26, 1915
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Appointed as a
Cook and to draw extra pay at 50 cents per day
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Sep 17, 1916
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Admitted to No 3
CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) where he died of wounds
Puchervillers British Cemetery
Somme France
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Jun 15, 1920
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Beginning on
this date, and on subsequent dates, the following medals were sent to his father, Charles
Lapointe, at RR #3 Renfrew Ontario
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Plaque
Scroll
In addition,
the Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Emily Lapointe, at the same address
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers 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. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Delphise Lapointe being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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