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Herman Black

In memory of:

Private Herman Black

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

901766

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

42nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 18, 1898
Litttle River, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

March 27, 1916
Oxford, Nova Scotia

Son of Elizabeth Black of Oxford, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 202 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. B. 5.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Herman Black– Herman Black of Oxford, Nova Scotia Picture from a book about the 193rd Battalion - known as the Blue Feather Battalion His death is recorded in a book by Will R. Bird called Ghosts Have Warm Hands.

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    Photo of Herman Black
    Photo of Herman Black – Herman Black of Oxford, Nova Scotia Picture from a book about the 193rd Battalion - known as the Blue Feather Battalion His death is recorded in a book by Will R. Bird called Ghosts Have Warm Hands.
  • Grave Marker– headstone at Bois Carre Cemetery, Thelus, France

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – headstone at Bois Carre Cemetery, Thelus, France
  • Family Photo– family portrait in Oxford, Nova Scotia Herman is the youngest boy in the picture.

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    Family Photo
    Family Photo – family portrait in Oxford, Nova Scotia Herman is the youngest boy in the picture.
  • Cemetery– Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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