Material Type

Manuscript

Date Range

1943

Physical Description

49 Black and white photographs 6 laminated documents

Physical Condition

Good

History Biographical

Nick Bolokoski was born in Hardieville October, 6, 1918 and educated there. He joined the Canadian Forces in Calgary 1940. He was with the First Kings Own Rifles in Moose Jaw and Terrace, British Columbia before being posted overseas. There he was stationed with the South Saskatchewan Regiment before tranferring to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He landed in France shortly after and saw action in Caen, Falaise, Turin and Calais. He was killed in action September 27, 1944. His cousin Steve Bolokoski was killed in France, in July of that year.

Scope and Content

Photographs 20181065/001 Private Nick Bolokoski at his barracks location unknown. 20181065/002 outside a hotel possibly in France. 20181065/003 head and shoulders portrait of Nick in uniform 20181065/004 head and shoulders portrait of Corporal Nick Bolokoski in unform 20181065/005 head and shoulders of unknown soldier 20181065/006-016 Nick Bolokoski with family and friends at the sttion, 20181065/017-021 Nick and Stan in Saskatoon on the way to Terrace, Nick and Alex overseas 1944, Nick Kucheran with Nick Bolokoski at station 1942, Nick in Japan 1942 20181065/022 Anne J and Nick Bolokoski 20181065/023 Nick and Alex 20181065/024 Nick and Steve Bolokoski 20181065/025 Nick Bolokoski in dark suite and white hat 20181065/026 Nick outside home 20181065/027 Nick, Anne J., Steve Bolokoski and frend Bud Nedd 20181065/028 Nick and Anne 1942 20181065/029 Nick and Mike 1942 20181065/030 Nick and Anna 20181065/031 Nick on his motorcycle 1942 20181065/032 Nick Bolokoski with farm machinery 20181065/033 Nick and Will 1942 20181065/034 Nick Bolokoski in 1938 20181065/035 Friends John, Anne and Nick in 1937 20181065/036 Mike and Nick 1942 20181065/037 Bill Ned and Nick1939 20181065/038 Francis, Nick and Ann 20181065/039 Helen and Nick 20181065/040 Nick, John, Nick Bolokoski with Ann, Anne UJ, and Raymond 20181065/041 Nick Bolokoski and Oxy Kucheon1939 20181065/042 Nick and friend in 1939 20181065/043 Nick on catapiller 20181065/044 Ann, Nick and Steve Bolokoski 20181065/045 Nick in his farm field 20181065/046 Nick in suite and tie 20181065/047 Nick and Shirley Noble 20181065/048 Bev, Mabel and Nick Bolokoski 20181065/049 photocopy of family group 1929 Documents 20181065/050-055 Regarding the death of Corporal Nickalas Bolokosky - Telegraph, Gratitude of Governments for service, Chapain's letter, envelope addressed to Mrs Bella Bolokoski, Statement of war gratuity, sympathy card from the IODE.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

20181065

Collection

Archive

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