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Alexander Pierrepont Deroche was born 12 October 1881 in Napanee, Ontario, Canada to Hammel M. Deroche and Sarah Ann Pile. He graduated from the Royal Military College in Kingston, ON in 1903 and became an engineer with the Canadian Army. In September 1908 he married Bessie Campbell Bogart in Toronto. He had a successful military career, rising to the rank of Colonel by March 1917. He served as Director General of Works and Buildings during the First World War, stationed in Quebec. He was called in to help with the reconstruction of Halifax, Nova Scotia after the Halifax Explosion of 6 December 1917. After his service in the First World War, he joined Bate McMahon Construction company in Ottawa, as manager until 1940, then became manager with Dominion Arsenals, Lindsay, ON until his retirement in 1947. He died in Kingston, ON, 4 Dec 1950 at the age of 69.
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created 2018-02-28
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• Death notice in Ottawa Journal, 4 December 1950, from Ancestry.ca website, accessed June 27, 2017.
• Marriage record, Marriages in Ontario, Canada, 1785-1935, from Ancestry.ca website, accessed June 27, 2017.
• Canada Militia and Defence Forces List 1832, 1863-1939, from Ancestry.ca, accessed June 27, 2017.
• Information provided by the family at time of donation.
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Karen White