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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Felix Doucette
Regimental Number:
415562
Rank:
Private
Battalion:
40th Battalion; D Company/24th Battalion
Date of Birth:
January 25, 1890
Place of Birth:
Tusket, NS
Date of Enlistment:
April 12, 1915
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Age at Enlistment:
25
Height: 5 Feet 6 Inches
Complexion: dark
Eyes: hazel
Hair: brown
Trade:
Cook
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
Thomas Doucette (Father) Tusket, NS
Date of Death:
September 22, 1916
Age at Death:
26
Cemetery:
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Plot:
VIII. C. 154.
Commemorated on Page 79 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on February 26
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 40th Battalion
Commemorated on the Yarmouth Monument
Felix was the son of Thomas and Julia Doucette, of Tusket, NS. He enlisted along with Simon Doucette
after a recruiting rally held at the Tusket Court House on Saturday evening, March 18, 1916.
He died from wounds at Boulogne, France when the 24th Battalion was serving as support to the 22nd,
25th and 26th Battalions at Courcelette.
Felix Doucette
Library and Archives Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada
Additional Information:
“A Monument Speaks” A Thurston; 1989 (p 146-147)