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Charles Caplen

In memory of:

Private Charles Caplen

July 8, 1917
Montreal, Quebec

Military Service


Service Number:

832713

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

145th Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal

Additional Information


Born:

December 14, 1898
Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

June 12, 1916
Moncton, New Brunswick

Son of John and Bella Caplen of Painsec, New Brunswick.

Commemorated on Page 213 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SCOUDOUC (Saint-Jacques) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
New Brunswick, Canada

Grave Reference:

Old Cemetery. Plot D. 2nd Row. Grave 7.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Halifax Memorial
  • Photo of Charles Caplen– Photo courtesy of Dr. John Joe Sark LLD
  • Grave marker– Grave marker of Pte Charles CAPLEN at Scoudouc (Saint-Jacques) R.C. Cemetery, Scoudouc NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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