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Remembering World War I
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Ernest Jule Bourque
No. 1664386
US Army, 303rd Field Artillery Regiment, “A” Battery
Private First Class
Date of Birth:
April 27, 1895
Place of Birth:
Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of US Draft Registration:
October 2, 1917
Age:
22
Place of US Draft Registration:
Lewiston, ME, USA
Address at of Registration:
18 Pine, Lewiston, ME, USA
Trade:
Plumber (employed with John J Hartley in Lewiston, ME, USA)
The Maine Veterans Cemetery Records confirm that Ernest Bourque served overseas July 16, 1918 until
April 26, 1919 and that his service included engagement in the Toul Sector. The Americans referred to the
area around Toul, France as the Toul Sector.
Two large operations were launched from this area: the St. Mihiel Offensive and the Meuse-Argonne
Offensive, both in September 1918.
He survived the First World War and was discharged May 1, 1919 and returned to Lewiston, Maine.
He was married to Margaret M. Murphy, born 1892, and they had two children, Margaret, born 1930,
and Jerry, born 1932.
Ernest Bourque died at the age of 39, on April 10, 1934 at 42 Androscoggin Ave in Lewiston. His wife,
Margaret M. Bourque lived to the age of 86 and died in Lowell, Massachusetts, on November 11, 1977.
The family are all interred at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Lewiston, Androsoggin Co., ME.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toul
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127459505
Ernest Jule Bourque