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Baptized Joseph-Charles-Édouard Kingsley. Son of Victor Kingsley and Alphonsine Pépin, of Montréal (St-Henri), Québec. He stated being born on 12 March 1896 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on May 20, 1915, and landed in Plymouth, England, on the 29th. On September 14, he crossed the English Channel from Folkestone and landed in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, that same day. He was initially reported missing between September 14 and 18, 1916, and was later confirmed to have been killed in action on September 16, 1916, at Brickfields during the Battle of Courcelette, Somme, France. His body was never recovered.
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His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Private Charles Kingsley
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Private Charles Kingsley
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Page 114 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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