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Military service
Service number:
1036593
Age:
34
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
238th Bn.
Birth:
January 30, 1883
Eurojoki
Enlistment:
August 7, 1916
British Columbia
Death:
June 1, 1917
Balfour, British Columbia
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Mil. Plot. B.4. G.2.
Additional information
Husband of Josefina Nurmis (formerly Walrus), of Eurajoki, Kaukanpiele, Finland. Served in England only.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 344 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NELSON MEMORIAL PARK British Columbia, Canada
The cemetery is located on the corner of Caribou Street East and 9th Avenue East, and contains 40 Commonwealth War Graves from the 1914-1918 war and 2 from the 1939-1945 war.
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The cemetery grounds are open daily for visitation from sunrise to sunset. The cemetery office is not on site, but is open Monday to Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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