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Joseph Standing Buffalo

In memory of:

Private Joseph Standing Buffalo

September 29, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

2413310

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

78th Battalion

Additional Information

Born:

June 6, 1899
Indian Head, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

June 11, 1917
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of Julius Standing Buffalo, Chief of the Sioux Tribe of Indians, of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 505 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. B 34.

Location:

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crossroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– Great-grandson of Chief Sitting Bull. 7 April 2017, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research group) https://cerrg.ca

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    Grave marker – Great-grandson of Chief Sitting Bull. 7 April 2017, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research group) https://cerrg.ca
  • Attestation Paper (front)

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    Attestation Paper (front)
  • Attestation Paper (back)

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  • Baptism record– According to this document, he was believed to be born on June 6, 1899. He attested that he was born on June 3, 1897. Source: Saskatchewan, Catholic Church Records, 1846-1957

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    Baptism record – According to this document, he was believed to be born on June 6, 1899. He attested that he was born on June 3, 1897. Source: Saskatchewan, Catholic Church Records, 1846-1957
  • Grave marker

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  • Photo of Gravemarker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Scholfield, England

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    Photo of Gravemarker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Scholfield, England
  • Bucquoy Road Cemetery– Pas de Calais, France April 2008

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    Bucquoy Road Cemetery
    Bucquoy Road Cemetery – Pas de Calais, France April 2008

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