Private George Blanchette
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Blanchette,
George
Date of birth: 1895-03-18
Place of birth: Huntingdon Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Mr. Frank Blanchette, Huntingdon, Quebec, Father
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-11-07
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Elouges Communal Cemetery, B.2. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 3155106
Highest Rank:
Private
(22nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 22nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Huntingdon, Quebec
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 481659
LAC ID:
48418
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B0811-S072
Uploader's Notes: Private George Blanchette was born in 1983 to Frank Blanchette, of Huntingdon, Quebec. He was consriped into the famous 22nd Batallion, the "Van Doos". On 7 November, 4 days before the end of the war, George Blanchette was killed, one of 4 members of his battalion killed in the attack on Elouges, which 9.5 miles south-west of Mons which was the final objective taken by the Canadian Expeditionary Forces during the war. His brother, Guy, had been killed 3 months earlier.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 22nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-07-20