Born on 30 April 1895 in Fort Coulonge, Quebec - son of Theodule St. Denis, Fort Coulonge, Quebec - at the time of his conscription in 1918: present address in Renfrew, Ontario; single; Roman Catholic; trade as machinist; no current or previous military service; height of 5 feet 7.5 inches; chest of 36 inches fully expanded; weight of 135 pounds; fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair.
Conscripted into the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 22 January 1918 (number 3320220) - embarked on HMS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for overseas on 12 February 1918 - disembarked in England on 24 February 1918 - taken on the strength of the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford on 25 February 1918 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Seaford on 10 June 1918 - killed in action on 29 September 1918 - buried in Bourlon Wood Cemetery (grave II.B.9), 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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