Born on 1 February 1889 in Plissisville, Quebec - son of Napoleon Provencher, Chicopee, Massachusetts - at the time of his conscription in 1918: present address same as father; "Defaulter"; single; Roman Catholic; trade as farmer; no current or previous military service; height of 5 feet 8 inches; chest of 38 inches fully expanded; dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair.
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, CEF, in Kingston, Ontario, on 29 March 1918 (number 4021563) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 12 or 13 September 1918 - killed in action on 30 October 1918 - buried in Denain Communal Cemetery (grave A.21), France.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Commonwealth War Graves Commission, "Debt of Honour" register, www.cwgc.org)
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