Private Joseph Gallant
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1890-11-12
Place of birth: St. Alexis Bonn County Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Joseph L Gallant (father,) St. Alexis, Bonn County, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
St. Alexis, Bonn County, Quebec
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, VII. D. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 794178
Highest Rank:
Private
(42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-06 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was killed during the advance over Vimy Ridge on the early morning of April 9th 1917
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 80589
LAC ID:
406432
Service file: B3380-S034
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Joseph L. and Madelene Gallant, of St. Alexis de Matapedia P.Q. Canada.
He was active in an unnamed militia at the time of enlistment.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 42nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-05