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In memory of:

Gunner Joseph Thistle

Military service

Service number: N-800193

Age: 45

Rank: Gunner

Force: Army

Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Artillery

Division: Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

Birth: August 20, 1905 Pouch Cove

Enlistment: September 11, 1950 St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Death: November 21, 1950 Canoe River, British Columbia

Burial/memorial information

CUPIDS UNITED CHURCH CEMETERY

Grave reference: North-east corner near main entrance

Additional information

Son of the deceased parents Joseph and Rachel Thistle. Brother of Chesley, Gordon, Glen and Doris. Husband of Ina (nee Bailey) Thistle of Conception Bay, Newfoundland and father twin daughters, Doreen and Eileen and Anthony, his son who was born after his death.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance, Canoe River Memorial, Korean War Cairn and Canoe River Monument.

Digital gallery of Gunner Joseph Thistle

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Photo of Al Thistle (son) with Joseph Thistle - 1944 — Click here to view in full screen

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Memorial at Canoe River — Click here to view in full screen

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Letter Page 2 (September 26, 1950) — Click here to view in full screen

Letter (September 26, 1950) — Click here to view in full screen

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Joseph and his wife Ina — Click here to view in full screen

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In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 72 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance.
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CUPIDS UNITED CHURCH CEMETERY Newfoundland, Canada

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Date modified:: 2025-12-17