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Charles Henry Staples

In memory of:

Private Charles Henry Staples

July 26, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

805633

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

87th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

July 28, 1892
Port Hope, Ontario

Enlistment:

March 24, 1916
Port Hope, Ontario

Son of Joseph Henry and Annie Lucinda (nee Courrier) of Port Hope, Ontario. Brother of Corporal Stanley Joseph Staples, 1st Battalion, killed in action 5 November 1917. English:

Digitized service file.

French:

Dossier de service numérisé.

Commemorated on Page 505 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ANZIN-ST AUBIN BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. D. 13.

Location:

The village of Anzin-St Aubin is on the north-western outskirts of Arras and the ANZIN-ST AUBIN BRITISH CEMETERY is on the northern side of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of Charles Henry Staples– Book of Remembrance (A record of the men of Port Hope who 
participated in the Great War of 1914-1918)" by James A. Elliott, Chairman 
of Committee, Port Hope, Jan 1, 1919 (Transcribed by Peter Bolton 2001)

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