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Oswald Castonguay

In memory of:

Private Oswald Castonguay

August 29, 1918
Chérisy, France

Military Service

Service Number:

417112

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

June 1, 1896
Greenville, New Hampshire

Enlistment:

September 1, 1915
Québec, Quebec

Born Henry-Oswald Castonguay. Son of John Henri Castonguay and Adèle Robichaud, of Greenville, New Hampshire. He stated being born in 1895 when he enlisted.

Enlisted in the 57th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he crossed into England on 16 October 1915 and arrived in Plymouth on the 28th. He was first transferred to the 69th Reserve Battalion on 13 July 1916, then to the 22nd Battalion on 4 October 1916. He was court-martialled on 12 July 1917 for desertion and sentenced to death, which was commuted and reduced. He was released on 11 August 1918. Wounded in action on 28 September 1918 during the Battle of Chérisy, France, he died on the 29th at the 7th Casualty Clearing Station. He was buried at Ligny-Saint-Flochel, Pas-de-Calais, before being exhumed and reburied at Averdoingt.

Commemorated on Page 382 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LIGNY-ST. FLOCHEL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. A. 24.

Location:

Ligny-St.Flochel is a village about 6.5 kilometres east of St.Pol on the main road to Arras. The distance from Ligny-St. Flochel to Arras is approximately 24 kilometres. The Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery is situated to the south of the village on the east side of the road to the village of Averdoingt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Canavan to Caswell. Microform Sequence 18; Volume Number 31829_B016727. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 162. Page 991 of 1004.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Canavan to Caswell. Microform Sequence 18; Volume Number 31829_B016727. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 162. Page 991 of 1004.
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