In memory of

Private

John Samuel Karaloff

who died on 11 Dec 1943

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Veterans Guard
  Rank Private
  Service number L32855
  Date of death 19431211
  Cause of death died of non-combat causes
Narrative history
  L32855 Private (Veterans Guard) John Samuel Karaloff (b.1890) of Blaine Lake died 19431211 of cardiac arrest at the mental hospital at Battleford and is buried in the family plot at Slavanka cemetery, Blaine Lake. He was the son of Palahai (Polly) Karaloff who came from the Russian Caucasus in 1899. John was a Doukhobor, and was one of only about a dozen members of his faith who served in World War I when he was a member of the Saskatchewan Regiment (904284). John farmed between the wars and re-enlisted at Regina two weeks before his death, leaving a wife Eva.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 434 - Blaine Lake
  Cemetery or memorial location Slavanka cemetery, Blaine Lake    

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  Geo-memorial Karaloff Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 54.3833°N / 106.1333°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73J8
  Geo-memorial details West of Weyakwin.
Personal information
  Date of birth 18900524
  Place of birth Russia    
  Date of enlistment 19431126
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Blaine Lake    
  Occupation farmer
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