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James Edward Teskey

In memory of:

Private James Edward Teskey

June 5, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

808791

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

50th Battalion

Additional Information

Born:

December 9, 1897
Deloraine, Manitoba

Son of Benjamin and Christian Teskey, of Okotoks, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 337 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. B. 40.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– I visited my great-uncle James Edward Teskey's grave site in the Barlin France Communal Cemetery on May 23, 2015. Without knowing exactly which gravestone was his, I was strangely drawn directly to it. It was as if he knew a family member was there. As a child, I remember James military portrait hanging proudly in my grandmothers home (Margaret Johnson nee-Teskey) in Okotoks, Alberta. When asked about it, she would very fondly speak of her brother who was lost at age 18 in the Great War in the Battle of Arras, France. My grandmother, who was a life-long teacher, taught all of her students to pay their respects to those that served in the military. I owed it to her and my great-uncle (and to all of those that served with him) to find and visit his grave site, if I was fortunate enough to ever do so. On behalf of my family, I'm happy that I was able to honour your sacrifice. Rest In Peace Uncle James. Your family wishes we had a chance to know you. Greg Johnson, Calgary, Alberta.

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    Grave Marker – I visited my great-uncle James Edward Teskey's grave site in the Barlin France Communal Cemetery on May 23, 2015. Without knowing exactly which gravestone was his, I was strangely drawn directly to it. It was as if he knew a family member was there. As a child, I remember James military portrait hanging proudly in my grandmothers home (Margaret Johnson nee-Teskey) in Okotoks, Alberta. When asked about it, she would very fondly speak of her brother who was lost at age 18 in the Great War in the Battle of Arras, France. My grandmother, who was a life-long teacher, taught all of her students to pay their respects to those that served in the military. I owed it to her and my great-uncle (and to all of those that served with him) to find and visit his grave site, if I was fortunate enough to ever do so. On behalf of my family, I'm happy that I was able to honour your sacrifice. Rest In Peace Uncle James. Your family wishes we had a chance to know you. Greg Johnson, Calgary, Alberta.

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