A Canadian Family

Paquetville Cemetery: World War I Memorial to Fallen Soldiers

Whenever I visit a cemetery I always stop and pay my respects to any fallen heroes. Since Remembrance Day is this week in Canada, I’m sharing a memorial stone I saw several years ago when I was visiting Paquetville (Gloucester County) New Brunswick. As you will see from the genealogy notes below, these soldiers never came back home to Paquetville. They rest on the battlefields of Europe.

A la memoire de nos bien aimes soldats

(in the memory of our beloved soldiers)

Frederic Theriault

Felix Labrie

Alfred Gallant

Jacques Theriault

Ernest Pinette

Docithe Hebert

Francois Savoie

Joseph Hache

Frederic Vautour

 

 

Some Historical/Genealogy Notes:

Louis-Felix Labrie (b. 13 Jan 1897, Shippegan) died on August 28th, 1918 at the age of 21 yrs. and is buried at Quebec Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. His parents were David Labrie and Hombeline Hebert of Paquetville. He had served with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) of the 22nd Bn. Sources: Registers of the Parish of St-Jerome, Commonwealth War Graves & CEF.

Frank Savoie died on June 2nd, 1916. He had enlisted at the age of only 15 years old and was dead just after his 16th birthday. His parents were Henri and Marie Obeline Savoie. He served with the 42nd Bn. of the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) and is buried at Memin Gate (Ypres) Memorial in Belgium. Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Read more »

November 10, 2009 Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | history, memorial, military, New Brunswick Genealogy, Remembrance Day, World War I | 2 Comments