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Ambrose St Jean

In memory of:

Private Ambrose St Jean

October 15, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

199211

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

46th Battalion

Additional Information


Born:

March 22, 1897

Son of Calix and Minnie St. Jean, of Schreiber, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 168 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. B. 25.

Location:

Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson
  • Photo of Ambrose St. Jean

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