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CWM 20160547-012
CWM 20160547-012
CWM 19800539-002
George Metcalf Archival Collection
Canadian War Museum
CWM 19800539-002 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum

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.

The Canadian War Museum’s Collection includes the following artifacts for this recipient