Harold Leonce Dupuy

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

25947

Unit at enlistment:

14th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

April 26th, 1915

Cemetery:

Menin Gate Memorial - Ypres, Belgium - Panel 24.26.28.30

Birth country:

Canada

Birth city:

Montreal, Quebec

Address at enlistment:

Montreal, Quebec

Next of kin address:

Amherst Nova Scotia, C/O Bank of Montreal

Trade or calling:

Accountant

Employer:

Pratt and Letchworth Co.

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed(active tab)

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. During an action in the vicinity of St. Jean, whilst returning to the reserve trenches, he was struck by enemy shrapnel and killed instantly.

BX May 6, 1915

Many Local Names on Casualty List – One Dead, Several Wounded – Pte. Harold Dupuy Officially Reported Killed in Action

Among the Canadians who gave his life for his country, was Private Harry Leonce Dupuy, who was killed at the Battle of Langemarck. Private Dupuy was a resident up to a year ago, having been employed at the Pratt and Letchworth office in this city. He then left for Montreal, in which city he enlisted with the first contingent. He is officially reported from Ottawa to have been killed.

His home was in Amherst, Nova Scotia, where his father is manager of the Bank of Montreal branch.