PTE. AGNO ARSENAULT

Pte. Agno Arsenault, son of François (Avis) and Sophie Arsenault, served 2½ years overseas during World War I.

Pte. Alyre Arsenault (Canadian Expeditionary Force 64^th Bn.), son of Joseph and Philomène Arsenault, enlisted October 6, 1915 and served in Canada, England and France. He was discharged April 3, 1919.

He enlisted January 11, 1940 in the Second World War, serving with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. He was discharged July 17, 1946.

Pte. André P. Arsenault (85^th Nova Scotia Highlanders), son of Polycarpe and Marie-Rose Arsenault, enlisted March 4, 1918 and was discharged July 5, 1919. He was wounded at the battle of Cambrai, France, on September 12, 1918. He served also with the Royal Canadian Regiment.

A personal resume of André Arsenault, now Mgr. André Arsenault, Magdalene Islands, is included.

RESUME OF PTE. ANDRÉ P. ARSENAULT

I am André Arsenault, son of Polycarpe and Marie-Rose Arsenault, born in St. Chrysostome, P.E.I. on April 22, 1896.

In 1916 conscription to arms was made mandatory in Canada.

In 1917-1918 I was in my senior years in college, where I had enrolled in 1910. Having been called to arms to serve my country, all my studies had to be interrupted when I went to Charlottetown for military training on March 18, 1918. After three weeks' training, I embarked for Bramshott, England. As a soldier, I was Pte. A. P. Arsenault 3204265 and served in the R.C.R. (Royal Canadian Regiment).

A month prior to being sent to France, I was taken on strength by the 85^th Nova Scotia Highlanders with two of my comrades-in-arms, Augustin (Arsène) Arsenault and Émmanuel Geneau. We fought at the battle for Cambrai, France. We survived a German bombardment on our way to the front lines at the Arras railroad station, followed by another bombardment from our own artillery as our exact position was not known. Another fierce bombardment happened to our batallion at Boulon, where bricks, tiles, shrapnel were flying wild. Already two shells had exploded near me when suddenly a third shell exploded and split my jaw. The date was September 12, 1918. I was then transferred to an English hospital east of London. As the hospital was overcrowded, I spent from September, 1918 to February, 1919 on a balcony attached to the hospital. In February, 1919 I was transferred to a Canadian hospital at Orpington (25 miles from London), where I stayed for one month prior to our boarding a ship for our return to Canada. Our ship landed at the Halifax military hospital on July 8, 1919, the date of my discharge from the service.

Both of my two comrades-in-arms Augustin (Arsène) Arsenault and Émmanuel Geneau were killed at the battle for Cambrai.

Pte. André Arsenault, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Antoine) Arsenault, enlisted in Charlottetown, on February 20, 1918 and served in Canada, Britain and France in the Canadian Expeditionary Force ("H" Coy 1^st Depot Bn. Nova Scotia Regiment). He was wounded on October 29, 1918.

He received the British War and Victory medals and was discharged on March 15, 1919 in Halifax.

Pte. André Arsenault, son of Eugène and Marie Arsenault, served in the American Army during World War I.

Pte. Arcade J. Arsenault, son of Joseph and Sophie Arsenault, enlisted in the U.S. Army on September 11, 1917.

He was attached to Company C, 73^rd Infantry, 12^th Division.

After his basic training in the U.S.A., he served as cook for the officers.

He was discharged on October 21, 1918.

Pte. Arthur Arsenault, son of Benjamin and Lydia Arsenault enlisted in the First War in Summerside in 1914 and served with the 105^th Bn. until the end of the war.

Pte. Arthur Arsenault, son of Joseph O. Arsenault and Philomène LeBlanc, served in the American Army in England and in France. He was discharged early in 1919.

Pte. Arthur Arsenault, son of Sylvain Arsenault and Madeleine LeClair, enlisted in the First War and served with the 105^th and 11^th Bns.

He was discharged June 15, 1919.