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Edgar Napoleon Durocher

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Edgar Napoleon Durocher

Birth
Waltham, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
5 Feb 1963 (aged 72)
Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Waltham, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada Add to Map
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World War I veteran. Enlisted on Mar 28, 1916, in Fort Coulonge with the 224th Canadian Forestry Battalion, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. Regimental # 297425. Edgar departed from Halifax on April 25, 1916, arriving in England on May 5, 1916. After serving for over two years in hard labour, he returned to Canada on the SS Olympic from England, arriving in Halifax on Mar 21, 1918. He was discharged on Sep 30, 1918, in Montreal, medically unfit for service, disease contracted while on active duty in Virginia Water, England. Edgar left Canada in good health; returning with V.D.H. (valvular disease of the heart). The military records do not provide any detailed explanation; however, based on information from his youngest son, he had been a victim of mustard gas.

Edgar and Clarissa married on March 16, 1916, shortly before he enlisted. He was a fishing and hunting guide for the Americans. In 1938, the family bought the farm on the Black River Road, and Edgar took over as caretaker and guide at Mousseau Lake. Edgar died February 5, 1963 in the Veterans hospital in Ottawa.
World War I veteran. Enlisted on Mar 28, 1916, in Fort Coulonge with the 224th Canadian Forestry Battalion, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. Regimental # 297425. Edgar departed from Halifax on April 25, 1916, arriving in England on May 5, 1916. After serving for over two years in hard labour, he returned to Canada on the SS Olympic from England, arriving in Halifax on Mar 21, 1918. He was discharged on Sep 30, 1918, in Montreal, medically unfit for service, disease contracted while on active duty in Virginia Water, England. Edgar left Canada in good health; returning with V.D.H. (valvular disease of the heart). The military records do not provide any detailed explanation; however, based on information from his youngest son, he had been a victim of mustard gas.

Edgar and Clarissa married on March 16, 1916, shortly before he enlisted. He was a fishing and hunting guide for the Americans. In 1938, the family bought the farm on the Black River Road, and Edgar took over as caretaker and guide at Mousseau Lake. Edgar died February 5, 1963 in the Veterans hospital in Ottawa.

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In memory of
Anna Clarissa Porter
Born 1899
Died Nov 18, 1939
Beloved wife of
Edgar Durocher
Born 1888
Died Feb 5, 1963
DUROCHER

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Year of birth on headstone for Edgar is wrong. He was born on 1 April 1890

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  • Created by: Nicole Relative Grandchild
  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138737311/edgar_napoleon-durocher: accessed ), memorial page for Edgar Napoleon Durocher (1 Apr 1890–5 Feb 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138737311, citing Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Cemetery, Waltham, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada; Maintained by Nicole (contributor 47448690).