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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Luc Amand Pothier
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Luc Amand Pothier
666610
Sergeant
165th Battalion
July 29, 1888
Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS
May 1, 1916
Halifax NS
Hollis St., Halifax NS
28
5 feet, 6¾ inches
fair
light brown
blue
Married
Roman Catholic
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Mrs. Elenior Mary Pothier (Wife)
Hollis St., Halifax, NS
July 4. 1955
Luc Pothier enlisted with the 165th Battalion and embarked Canada on the SS Metagama at Halifax
on March 25, 1917 and disembarked in England at Liverpool on April 4, 1917. He was taken on strength
with the 13 Reserve Battalion at Shoreham on April 12, 1917 with the rank of Acting Sergeant. On May
9th at Sunningdale, England he transferred to No. 40 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps and reverted to
the rank of Private. On May 10, he was appointed Acting Corporal. He landed in La Havre, France on May
25, 1917 and was appointed Company Quartermaster-Sergeant.
On August 3, 1918, he returned to Sunningdale, England and August 8, 1918 he was moved to
Canadian Discharge Depot at Buxton. On September 22, 1918 he returned to Canada.
He was discharged on January 7, 1919 at demobilization at Quebec, having served in Canada,
England and France.
Luc’s father, Albert Pothier (666694) and his two brothers Charles Adrien Pothier (666612), and
Cyrille Edward Pothier (666533) also served with the 165th Battalion.