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Oscar Christian Lund

In memory of:

Private Oscar Christian Lund

June 23, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

28992

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

16th Bn . Canadian Inf .

Additional Information

Son of Odin Christian and Karen Lusie Lund, of Roros, Norway.

Commemorated on Page 24 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. C. 17.

Location:

Vieille-Chapelle is a village north east of Bethune. From Bethune follow the D945 to Estaires for approximately 10 kilometres. Take the right turn onto the small road signposted to Vieille-Chapelle opposite Zelobes Indian Cemetery. Follow this small road and on entering Vieille-Chapelle village, the VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY lies on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of OSCAR CHRISTIAN LUND– This is a scanned photo from a book about Oscar's brother, Karl Eugen Sundt Lund, who was a composer from Røros, Norway.

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    Photo of OSCAR CHRISTIAN LUND
    Photo of OSCAR CHRISTIAN LUND – This is a scanned photo from a book about Oscar's brother, Karl Eugen Sundt Lund, who was a composer from Røros, Norway.
  • Photo of Oscar Lund– This photograph was sent from Oscar Lund to his girlfriend Emilie Larsen in 1914. He is seen in a boxing match on board the ship Andania in the period of 3-15 October 1914. On the back side of the photograph was written in Norwegian "the cross is me". Emilie's granddaughter Elin Larsen made a scan and reached out to me after the regional newspaper in Trondheim, "Adresseavisen", ran Oscar's story on November 10th 2018.

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    Photo of Oscar Lund
    Photo of Oscar Lund – This photograph was sent from Oscar Lund to his girlfriend Emilie Larsen in 1914. He is seen in a boxing match on board the ship Andania in the period of 3-15 October 1914. On the back side of the photograph was written in Norwegian "the cross is me". Emilie's granddaughter Elin Larsen made a scan and reached out to me after the regional newspaper in Trondheim, "Adresseavisen", ran Oscar's story on November 10th 2018.

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