Military service
Service number:
B/59147
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
January 16, 1923
Kaboni, Ontario
Enlistment:
September 30, 1941
Sudbury, Ontario
Death:
September 24, 1944
In the field, Belgium
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. D. 22.
Additional information
Son of Alex and Rose Osawomick, of Kaboni, Ontario. Brother of Adam, Bernard, Madeline, Elizabeth and Betty Gail
Digital gallery of Private John Osawomick
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Newspaper Clipping
This photo of Pte Osawomick appeared in a special 1994 commemorative issue of The Manitoulin Expositor. -
Newspaper Clipping 2
This obituary appeared in the same commemorative issue as the photo in the digital collection. -
Cross of Sacrifice
Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Entrance
Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private John Osawomick
Digital gallery of
Private John Osawomick
Digital gallery of
Private John Osawomick
Digital gallery of
Private John Osawomick
Digital gallery of
Private John Osawomick
Digital gallery of
Private John Osawomick
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 409 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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