Remembering World War I Yarmouth Connections

Alcide William Amirault

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Alcide William Amirault 666536 Private Canadian Forestry Corps / 165th December 29, 1887 West Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS April 8, 1916 West Pubnico NS West Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS 29 5 feet, 5 inches fair brown brown Single Roman Catholic Farmer Cyrien Amirault (Father) West Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS He embarked Canada on the SS Metagama at Halifax on March 25, 1917 and disembarked in England at Liverpool on April 4, 1917. At Sunningdale he was posted to 39 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps and disembarked at La Havre, France on May 25, 1917. On February 2, 1918 he proceeded to a School of Cookery at Ronen and returned to 39 Company on March 9, 1918. He was awarded a Good Conduct Badge on April 8, 1918. He was granted fourteen days leave to the UK on August 9, 1918 and rejoined his Company in France on August 27, 1918. Alcide returned to Canada in February, 1919 and was discharged at Halifax on March 7, 1919.