In memory of

Private

Albert Alexander Koshney

who died on 6 Aug 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Black Watch
  Rank Private
  Service number L102926
  Date of death 19440806
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L102926 Private (Black Watch) Albert Alexander (Abby) Koshney (b.1921) of Gull Lake was KIA 19440806 during the push to Falaise and is buried at Bény-sur-Mer Canadian war cemetery near Reviers, Calvados, France. He was the oldest son of Peter Paul and Anna Belle (Suchla) Koshney. Peter came from Poland to New York as a stowaway during World War I, and later farmed and practiced carpentry at Gull Lake. Abby was carpentering with his father when he enlisted at Regina late in 1942. His brother Larry served in the RCAF, and brother Alphonse had his tank blown up at the Falaise Gap just a short distance from where Abby was killed.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 139 - Gull Lake
  Cemetery or memorial location Bény-sur-Mer Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Koshney Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.4333°N / 105.8°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74P5
  Geo-memorial details North of Stony Rapids.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19211019
  Place of birth Gull Lake    
  Date of enlistment 19421114
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Gull Lake    
  Occupation carpenter
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