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Charles Howard Osborne

In memory of:

Private Charles Howard Osborne

April 24, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

141746

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Division:

2nd Canadian Div.

Additional Information


Husband of Sarah Jane Osborne, of 63, McCormick Street, Welland, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 144 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

I. A. 25.

Location:

VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 5 Km west of Ieper town centre, on the Hospitaalstraat, which is a road leading from the Poperingseweg. (Connecting Ieper to Poperinge). (* Vlamertinge is the modern spelling of Vlamertinghe) From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then straight over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching the village of Vlamertinge the cemetery is located on the Hospitaalstraat, which is the second right turning after the village church. The VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY lies 50 metres along the Hospitaalstraat on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Charles Howard Osborne
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Picture taken from the article http://tales.wellandhistory.ca/2014/10/28/the-late-private-charles-howard-osborne/
  • Entrance
  • Cemetery
  • Grave Marker

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