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Oscar Roy

In memory of:

Private Oscar Roy

July 18, 1917
Cité Saint-Laurent, Lens, France

Military Service

Service Number:

889170

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 22, 1896
Cacouna, Bas St-Laurent, Quebec

Enlistment:

March 22, 1916
Fraserville (Rivière-du-Loup), Quebec

Baptized Joseph-Pierre-Oscar Roy. Son of Jean « Johnny » Roy and Marie-Arthémise Dionne, of Cacouna, Bas St-Laurent, Québec. He attested that he was born in 1897 upon enlistment.

Commemorated on Page 320 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XIX. G. 21.

Location:

Loos (Loos-en-Gohelle) is a village to the north of the road from Lens to Bethune. From Lens, take the N43 towards Bethune. Arriving at Loos, turn right at CWGC sign post. The LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1 kilometre from Loos Church in the southern part of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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