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218212 Pte. Fortunat Auger Canadian Expeditionary Force 14th Btn. from:Canada (d.26th Mar 1916) Fortunat Suguer served with the Canadian Expeditionsry Force. He was executed for desertion on 26th March 1916 aged 25 and is buried in Trois-Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France. Born in Montreal in December 1890, Fortunat Auger joined the CEF's 14th Battalion in September 1914. Auger was present during both the Second Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Festubert in 1915. After the 14th Battalion was transferred Following his battalion's move to Ploegsteert Wood that summer, Auger's conduct became increasingly belligerent. He was twice charged with going AWOL, before disappearing for two days in December and returning to find himself charged with desertionHis charge was lessened to AWOL once again, but he was sentenced to serve 12 months hard labour. His sentence was suspended a month later, and he was returned to his battalion, from which he immediately left. He was arrested three days later, on 11th January, and sentenced to death for desertion. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**