Augusts Skoste

Born on 17.08.1904, Trikātas pagasts

Died on 27.04.1948, Stockholm, Sweden

Parents - farmers Pēteris and Minna Skoste, Trikāta

In 1924 graduated from Valmieras’ State Secondary School

Graduated from the University of Latvia in 1930

In September 1931, in the St. Martin's Church in Riga, he married Emilija Bētiņa from Talsu apr., Cēres pag.

1931-1935 district doctor, Auces pag.

1932-1940 member of the organization “Aizsargi”

23.08.1932 physician of the Ventspils 2nd Guard Regiment Company

01.05.1934 physician of the Ventspils 2nd Guard Regiment, Maritime Division

1935-1937 working as a doctor in the city of Kuldīga

17.01.1935 physician of Kuldīgas Guard Regiment Battalion

1937-1938 district doctor, Jaunlatgale (Abrene)

1937-1938 senior physician of Junlatgales 19th Guard Regiment

1937-1938 member of the board of Jaunlatgale district school

1938-1941. district doctor, Ventspils

1938-1941. Ventspils “slimo kases” controling doctor

15.06.1938 senior physician of the Ventspils 2nd Guard Regiment

1/11/1939 physician of the Ventspils 2nd Guard Regiment,

1941 Vadoņa Street 17, Ventspils, Small Regiment doctor.

On October 21, 1941, “Ventas Balss” published an article with a list of latvians who were meant to be deported. The list also includes the name of Dr. A. Skoste.

He later emigrated to Sweden. On April 27, 1948, on the outskirts of Stockholm, a Latvian doctor Augusts Skoste, who came and settled in Sweden with acquaintances from Ventspils, hanged himself.

Sources:

• LVVA P1023-2-17-74, 1640-1-520-263, 1640-1-798-178;
• “Latvijas medicīniskā personāla saraksts”, R., 1938
• „Es viņu pazīstu”, R., 1939
• "Latvju ziņas", 01.05.1948