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Charles Leonard Jost

In memory of:

Private Charles Leonard Jost

June 6, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

292378

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

April 27, 1889
London, England

Son of Hugo and Anna M. Jost, of Washington, D.C., United States.

Commemorated on Page 266 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:

III. C. 6.

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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  • Newspaper clipping– Killed in action - Pte. Chas. Jost Clipping from the Dufferin Leader (Carman, Manitoba) Thursday, August 23, 1917 - Volume XX No. 23

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    Newspaper clipping – Killed in action - Pte. Chas. Jost Clipping from the Dufferin Leader (Carman, Manitoba) Thursday, August 23, 1917 - Volume XX No. 23
  • Original Grave Marker– Original grave site of Charles - far left, white marker. From the 8th Canadian Field Ambulance photograph album. (http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/cmh&CISOPTR=32569&REC=1)

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    Original Grave Marker
    Original Grave Marker – Original grave site of Charles - far left, white marker. From the 8th Canadian Field Ambulance photograph album. (http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/cmh&CISOPTR=32569&REC=1)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at 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. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at 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. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Bois Carre British 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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    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British 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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