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Newspaper notice of the death of Cpl. Joseph Backus, 1944

Date: 1944

Newspaper notice headed "Cpl. Joseph Backus" reporting that the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Backus of North Battleford was killed in action on 6 October 1944, born in Marseille in 1923 and brought to Canada as an infant.

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Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada (Corporal Joseph Backus)

Newspaper notice of the death of Cpl. Joseph Backus, 1944

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