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We remember Joshua Strong
We remember Joshua Strong
Timeline
Timeline
1889
birth
Canada
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Source:7312266
23rd January 1889
service
Canadian Expeditionary Force
422532
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service
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Corporal
422532
Canadian Infantry
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1918
death
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24th April 1918
burial
Pas de Calais
France
Source:7312266
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Joshua |
| Initials | J |
| Last Name | Strong |
| Source | 5781439 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Expeditionary Force | 422532 | ||||
| Canadian Expeditionary Force | 422532 | Canadian Infantry | Corporal |
Media
Media
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Joshua's next of kin memorial plaqueA Next of Kin Memorial plaque, a headed letter from Buckingham Palace "I join with my grateful people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War.", O.H.M.S. envelope with typescript "422532 Pte J. Strong" and plain square envelope containing the plaque itself.
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Wooden crossWooden cross from the grave of Corporal Joshua Strong, 29th Canadian Infantry Battalion (British Columbia Regiment), killed in action on 26 April 1918. Corporal Strong (son of Joseph and Mary Strong, of Elterwater, Westmorland, England) served in the 3rd Company of 29th Battalion (British Columbia Regiment); he was aged 29 at the time of his death. His remains are buried at Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere. (Details from Commonwealth War Graves 'Debt of Honour' website). This original grave marker was replaced after the war by an inscribed headstone provided by the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission.
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Wrist watchWrist watch : Strong, Joshua : Canadian Army, 29th Infantry BattalionContributed by:
Charlotte33
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Attestation Papers | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial plaque to Strong, now in the IWM | Edward43379 | |
| Papers in IWM Collections | Charlotte33 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua's next of kin memorial plaque | Charlotte33 | |
| Wooden cross | Charlotte33 | |
| Wallet | Charlotte33 | |
| Wrist watch | Charlotte33 |
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