Private Carol Joseph "Carl" Fuja

1917 - 1942  (24 years)

• Name	Carol Joseph "Carl" Fuja
  Prefix	Private
  Born	11 Jan 1917	Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	killed in WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-226704
  Died	1942	Dieppe, , Haute-Normandie, France   [1]
  Buried	Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer) ; Seine-Maritime, France   [1]
  Person ID	I226704	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Fuja,   b. 1881, , Poland ,   d. 1970  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Theckla,   b. 1881, , Poland ,   d. 1963  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F61945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Pte. C. J. Fuja Dies in Action One of Seven Local Casualties on Beach; Germans Give News High hopes that her boy who took part in the Dieppe raid might still be alive were shattered Saturday for Mrs. Joseph Fuja of 164 Waterloo Street, After four months of waiting, she received a telegram from army headquarters advising her that her son, Pte. Carol Joseph, had been killed in action. ONE OF 7 MISSING Fuja was one of seven Twin City men reported missing at Dieppe.. Three others have since been re ported prisoners of war. He is the first one to be officially listed as killed. A member of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Fuja, 24, had been overseas for 21 months. In his last letter home, dated July 25, he stated he would be released from hospital shortly and was going to rejoin his unit. In civilian life prior to the war, Fuja was employed at the Dominion Button factory. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church. His only other brother, Bill, is a member of the 24th Field Ambulance, now stationed overseas. Other members of his immediate family are his parents and two sisters, Cecilia, employed at Merchants Rubber and Betty in Toronto. Mr. Fuja is employed by the city. REPORTED BY BERLIN The official telegram to Mrs. Fuja follows: "Regret deeply Pte. Carol Joseph Fuja previously reported missing in action now reported by Berlin through International Red Cross killed in action Aug. 19, 1942. Furth er information follows when received." The three Twin City men taken prisoners are Lieut. Arthur Breithaupt. Pte. Alonzo Grant and Sgt. Harry Bassil. Still listed as missing are Pte. George Hoch, Cpl. George Teasdale and Pte. William Irven. Dec. 7, 1942

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56044727.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jan 1917 - Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Died - 1942 - Dieppe, , Haute-Normandie, France  = Link to Google Earth