Lieutenant
Binet, Louis Joseph
Unit
22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (French Canadian)
Branch
Infantry
Service Component
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Service Number
birth
1889/01/14
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
death
1916/09/16
Courcelette, France
grave
Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France
Gender
Male
Louis Joseph Binet was born in Québec City, Quebec, on 14 January 1889. He was the son of Louis Binet, a builder, and Alvine Binet.
Binet worked as a dry-food (grocery) clerk before he joined the military. The exact date he enlisted is unclear. Binet left Canada on 21 July 1915, joining the 23rd Reserve Battalion upon arrival in England. On 26 August 1915, he was commissioned as a lieutenant. On 21 December 1915, nine days after arriving in France, he was transferred to the 22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (French Canadian). One month later, Binet was hospitalized with influenza. After a six-day stay in hospital, he rejoined his battalion on 31 January 1916. From 22 May to 7 June1916, he was once again in hospital, this time suffering from acute gastroenteritis.
Binet was wounded while running through an enemy barrage on 16 September 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. Although he received immediate treatment in the field, he succumbed to his wounds. His body was later lost.
Louis Joseph Binet is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, on Vimy Ridge, in France.
