Private
Patenaude, Napoleon
Unit
Branch
Service Component
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Service Number
4070793
birth
1891/10/15
Oakwood, North Dakota, United States of America
death
1918/07/18
St. Boniface, Manitoba
grave
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Gender
Male
Napoleon Patenaude was born in Oakwood, North Dakota, United States, on 15 October 1891. It is not known when his family moved to Manitoba, Canada.
A farmer, Patenaude was conscripted on 11 November 1917, under the Military Service Act of 1917. He attempted to avoid service by using a false name, Paul Putnod, but was apprehended by military authorities on 18 June 1918.
One month later, on 18 July 1918, Patenaude was killed in a streetcar accident in St. Boniface, Manitoba. Military officials attributed his death to his war service.
Napoleon Patenaude is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
