Francis (Frank) Colombe was born 25 December 1895 in South Side, Newfoundland, to Francis Colombe and Susan Benoit. He was one of 16 children born to Francis and Susan between 1892 and 1914.
His older brother, Fred, was born April 1893 in St Georges, Newfoundland. Fred was killed in action in Egypt on 9 October 1915, and is buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery in Alexandria, Egypt (Find a Grave memorial 12073172)
Frank was killed in action in Langemarck, Belgium, on 9 October 1917, and is remembered on the Newfoundland Memorial in this cemetery.
Their oldest brother, Joseph, named his first two sons Fred (1919) and Frank (1920).
The family surname is variously spelled Columbus and Colombus in the various WWI records, but it is actually Colombe.
His older brother, Fred, was born April 1893 in St Georges, Newfoundland. Fred was killed in action in Egypt on 9 October 1915, and is buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery in Alexandria, Egypt (Find a Grave memorial 12073172)
Frank was killed in action in Langemarck, Belgium, on 9 October 1917, and is remembered on the Newfoundland Memorial in this cemetery.
Their oldest brother, Joseph, named his first two sons Fred (1919) and Frank (1920).
The family surname is variously spelled Columbus and Colombus in the various WWI records, but it is actually Colombe.
Francis (Frank) Colombe was born 25 December 1895 in South Side, Newfoundland, to Francis Colombe and Susan Benoit. He was one of 16 children born to Francis and Susan between 1892 and 1914.
His older brother, Fred, was born April 1893 in St Georges, Newfoundland. Fred was killed in action in Egypt on 9 October 1915, and is buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery in Alexandria, Egypt (Find a Grave memorial 12073172)
Frank was killed in action in Langemarck, Belgium, on 9 October 1917, and is remembered on the Newfoundland Memorial in this cemetery.
Their oldest brother, Joseph, named his first two sons Fred (1919) and Frank (1920).
The family surname is variously spelled Columbus and Colombus in the various WWI records, but it is actually Colombe.
His older brother, Fred, was born April 1893 in St Georges, Newfoundland. Fred was killed in action in Egypt on 9 October 1915, and is buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery in Alexandria, Egypt (Find a Grave memorial 12073172)
Frank was killed in action in Langemarck, Belgium, on 9 October 1917, and is remembered on the Newfoundland Memorial in this cemetery.
Their oldest brother, Joseph, named his first two sons Fred (1919) and Frank (1920).
The family surname is variously spelled Columbus and Colombus in the various WWI records, but it is actually Colombe.
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Age: 21; Royal Newfoundland Regiment
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