George Barbeau (1894 - 1915)

Born 2 Jul 1894 in Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada

Died 28 Jul 1915 at age 21 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Jacques-Cartier, Québec, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Barbeau Name Study.

George Barbeau has French origins.

Pvt George Barbeau served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: July 21, 1915
Unit(s): Infantry, 60th Battalion C.E.F.
Service ended: July 28,1915

Research Notes:

Note: His Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force attestation document lists his birth date and includes his signature. He lists his mother as next of kin. The document is dated July 21, 1915 and his death is listed as July 28, 1915.

Note: GEORGE BARBEAU Died July 28, 1915 Private, 60th Bn., Canadian Infantry Regimental Number 458085 Buried at STE-MARGUERITE-DU-LAC-MASSON CEMETERY, Canada ^[1]

Note: " Circumstance of Death Card – Pte. George Barbeau (Canadian Expeditionary Force) drowns on July 28, 1915. Age: 21 ^[2]

Note: He died at Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier. Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It is home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I. ^[3]

Personal Information

Name: Barbeau, George

Date of birth: 1894-07-02 Place of birth: Montreal, Quebec

Next of kin: Mrs. Barbeau Coteau du Lake

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): tailor

Height: 66 inches Date of death: 1915-07-28 Cause of death: accident

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 458085 Final Rank: Private (60th Battalion) Rank detail Private, Army, Canadian Infantry (60th Battalion).

Enlistment method: volunteered

Date enlisted: 1915-07-21 Location enlisted: Montreal, Quebec Degree of service: Canada Survived war: no Battle wounded/killed: drowned/one week after enl.

Memorial

Pvt George Barbeau

BIRTH 2 Jul 1894 Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada

DEATH 28 Jul 1915 (aged 21) Canada

BURIAL Cimetière de Ste-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Laurentides Region, Quebec, Canada

MEMORIAL ID 149911454

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-

Military Service:- Rank: Private Service Number: 458085

Age: 21 Force: Army Unit: Canadian Expeditionary Force Division: 60th Battalion

Additional Information- Private George Barbeau is commemorated on Page 4 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 November 2018), memorial page for Pvt George Barbeau (2 Jul 1894–28 Jul 1915), Find A Grave Memorial no. 149911454, citing Cimetière de Ste-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Laurentides Region, Quebec, Canada ; Maintained by SJ Hearn (contributor 46864594) . ^[4]

Sources

• https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/7518908
• http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/books/page?page=4&book=1&sort=pageAsc
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th_Battalion_(Victoria_Rifles_of_Canada),_CEF

1. ↑ [(https://www.macleans.ca/remembrance-database/#/soldier/25193)]
2. ↑ [(http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=36&q3=2844&sqn=1079&tt=1413&PHPSESSID=tng5c576cr5s20ibki7p4onp47 #OnThisDay)]
3. ↑ [(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier)]
4. ↑ [(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149911454)]