Monday 28 May 2007

Private Michael John Boisvert

Born on 10 May 1895 in Chapeau, Quebec - son of Alphonse Boisvert, Chapeau, Quebec - attestation form notes present address in Chapeau, Quebec, trade as brakeman, single, currently a member of 97th Regiment, no previous military service, height of 5 feet 11 inches, chest of 38 inches, fair complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, Roman Catholic.

Joined the 159th Canadian Infantry Battalion in North Bay, Ontario, on 10 April 1916 (number 649350) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 26 or 27 June 1917 - invalided sick to England on 7 January 1919.

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