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Francis Thistle

In memory of:

Private Francis Thistle

April 30, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

2687

Age:

16

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Additional Information

Son of Maurice and Mary Ann Thistle, of Gander Bay, Newfoundland.

Commemorated on Page 122 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XVIII. F. IA.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Photo of Francis Thistle
  • Gravemarker– Photo taken at the Etaples Military Cemetery on April 30, 2001, the 84th anniversary of his death.

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    Gravemarker – Photo taken at the Etaples Military Cemetery on April 30, 2001, the 84th anniversary of his death.
  • Gravemarker (photo 2)– Photo taken at the Etaples Military Cemetery on April 30, 2001, the 84th anniversary of his death.

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    Gravemarker (photo 2) – Photo taken at the Etaples Military Cemetery on April 30, 2001, the 84th anniversary of his death.

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