CEF Soldier Detail

Private Charles Proulx
Died: September 2, 1918

Regimental Number:
448202
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 22nd Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Frank Proulx, brother, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
April 5, 1890
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Marital Status:
 Not Specified
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
June 30, 1915
Age at enlistment:
25
Height:
 5 Feet 7 Inches
Chest:
 34 Inches
Expansion:
 1 1/2 Inches
Religion:
 Unknown
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Not Specified
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Died of Wounds
Battle Died/Wounded:
2nd Scarpe
Date of Death:
September 2, 1918
Age at Death:
28
Buried at:
 Terlincthun British Cemetery, France
Plot:
 III. A. 21.
Commemorated:
 Huntingdon, Quebec
 
Prisoner of war:
Not Specified
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8005-21
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 22nd Battalion
Private Canadian Infantry 57th Battalion
Private Proulx was a farmer in the Huntingdon area when he enlisted in June 1915. He was likely in France by December 1915 and was serving with the famous 22nd (Van Doos) when he was likely wounded on August 27th or 28th 1918, in the fighting around Arras in Northern France, evacuated to one of the hospitals near the coast, where he died on 2 September. The 22nd Battalion suffered many casualities, including Major Georges Vanier, future Governer General of Canada, during these 2 days of fighting..