CEF Soldier Detail

Private George Blanchette
Died: November 7, 1918

Regimental Number:
3155106
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 22nd Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Mr. Frank Blanchette, Huntingdon, Quebec, Father
Address at Enlistment:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Birth:
March 18, 1895
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
December 26, 1917
Age at enlistment:
22
Height:
 5 Feet 4 Inches
Chest:
 31 Inches
Expansion:
 3 Inches
Religion:
 Roman Catholic
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Conscripted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
November 7, 1918
Age at Death:
23
Buried at:
 Elouges Communal Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
 B.2. 5.
Commemorated:
 Huntingdon, Quebec
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
  
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 811-72
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 22nd Battalion
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.