Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Oscar George Sowden
In memory of:
Private Oscar George Sowden
April 24, 1917
Military Service
805329
Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
87th Bn.
Additional Information
July 19, 1897
Commemorated on Page 330 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ST. VENANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
A. 48.
St. Venant is a small town about in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 15 kilometres north-west of Bethune. The town is on the south bank of the River Lys. The ST. VENANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY is 1 kilometre east of the town. Leave the church and head east crossing the main road at the base of the bridge over the river. After 500 metres the car park for the ST. VENANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY is found on the left hand side. The Commonwealth burials are in two plots one each side of the entrance.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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