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Military service
Service number:
H/42014
Age:
25
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Birth:
February 7, 1919
Davidson
Enlistment:
November 17, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
June 8, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XIV. B. 5.
Additional information
Son of Mike and Kathrine Oster, of Shorncliffe, Manitoba. Brother of Stefan, Charles, Vincent, Joseph, John and Mary. He stated he was single and employed as a driver mechanic.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Frank Ostir
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Photo of Frank Ostir
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Grave Marker
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Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens) -
Photo of FRANK OSTIR
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Canadian soldiers of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and to all other Canadian combatants who played a part in the Liberation of Putot-en-Bessin on 7 June 1944. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022. -
Memorial
Rifleman Frank Ostir is also commemorated on the Memorial at Putot-en-Bessin, FR … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frank Ostir
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frank Ostir
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frank Ostir
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frank Ostir
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frank Ostir
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frank Ostir
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 409 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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