VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 21 / 41 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was part of the last big battle called the “Hundred Day Offensive” before the end of the war in the fall. Private Stephen Arsenault was one of 93 soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice on that day, September 29, 1918. Stephen died from leg wounds suffered in this last assault on the Germans. He was buried in Bucquoy Road British Cemetery in Ficheux, a recognized military burial ground in France. Private Arsenault died in his 25th year leaving no wife or children behind. His military will and money was left to his mother Mary back in Canada. His mother was awarded the Silver Cross on October 21, 1921. ARSENAULT, Stephen (Jean Etienne) WWI Jean Etienne, also known as Stephen Arsenault, was born on April 2, 1893, the son of Stanley and Mary Arsenault. He was one of fourteen children, the second to last. Stephen was working at a paper mill in Boston when the Great War broke out. Time passed and he felt the need to go and enlist and help with the war effort. He signed his initial enlistment papers in Boston and then travelled to Quebec City to sign up for the Canadian Army. He enlisted in January 1918 and was shipped to England after his basic training in the month of April. He was stationed in France with the 5th AGNEW, John Alexander WWI John was born in the Alberton District, son of John and Agnes (Ireland) Agnew. He enlisted in the Army on June 22, 1918 and was discharged on January 16, 1919. He served as a Private in the 10th Fortress Company, C.E. in Canada.
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