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Son of Henry and Elizabeth Lind, of Little Bay, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. Boarded the "S.S.Florizel" for the United Kingdom on October 3, 1914. Embarked with the M.E.F. on August 20, 1915 and disembarked at Alexandria, heading for Cairo on August 31, 1915. Embarked for Gallipoli on September 13, 1915 and disembarked at Suvla Bay on the night of September 19-20, 1915.
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
"A letter from the trenches written on June 29, 1916, two days before his death on the "July Drive""
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France, where Private Francis Thomas Lind is buried
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
Left to Right in the back Row: Arch Newman, Thomas Mouland, Noel Gilbert, Walter Haines, Walter Kearley, Arthur Parsons.<br>
Front Row: Robert Haley, Fred Keel, Arthur Pratt, <b>Frank Lind</b>, Wilfred Harvey
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
Headstone photo taken on 1st July 2006, 90th Anniversary of his death
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
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Private Francis Thomas Lind
In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment
during World War I and did not return home.
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Thomas Lind
In memory of the men who served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment
during World War I and did not return home.
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Thomas Lind
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Thomas Lind
Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Thomas Lind
Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Thomas Lind
Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Thomas Lind
In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Rooms Archives and Museum St Johns Newfoundland. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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"A letter from the trenches written on June 29, 1916, two days before his death on the "July Drive""
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The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France, where Private Francis Thomas Lind is buried
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Left to Right in the back Row: Arch Newman, Thomas Mouland, Noel Gilbert, Walter Haines, Walter Kearley, Arthur Parsons.<br> Front Row: Robert Haley, Fred Keel, Arthur Pratt, <b>Frank Lind</b>, Wilfred Harvey
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Headstone photo taken on 1st July 2006, 90th Anniversary of his death
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In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home.
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In memory of the men who served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Rooms Archives and Museum St Johns Newfoundland. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 74 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Y RAVINE CEMETERY Somme, France
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre following the signs for Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel. The Y Ravine Cemetery is located within the Park.
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