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Justin Thomas Karls

In memory of:

Lieutenant Justin Thomas Karls

July 16, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

CDN/345

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

East Lancashire Regiment

Division:

5th

Additional Information


Born:

June 15, 1917
Oak Park, Illinois

Enlistment:

September 24, 1941
Windsor, Ontario

Justin Karls was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, he died while serving with the East Lancashire Regiment as a CANLOAN Officer.

Son of Oscar J. and Anne O. Karls.

Commemorated on Page 349 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

IV. A. 2.

Location:

The village of Fontenay-le-Pesnel lies 16 kilometres west of Caen on the main road (the D9) towards Caumont l'Evente. The cemetery is 1 kilometre south-east of the hamlet of St Martin (on the D139 to Grainville); on reaching a large memorial to the 49th (West Riding) Division, turn down the track opposite the memorial which leads directly to the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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