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Digital gallery of Private George Curson
Digital gallery of
Private George Curson
Inscription on memorial at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK showing George Curson's name.
Image taken 10 June 2014.
Digital gallery of
Private George Curson
Cross of Sacrifice at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK.
Image taken 10 June 2014.
Digital gallery of
Private George Curson
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 713 of 890. Private George Curson was one of 134 people who died when the Hospital Ship Anglia struck a mine and sank on November 17, 1915.
Digital gallery of
Private George Curson
On 17 November 1915 HMHS Anglia was returning from Calais to Dover, carrying 390 injured officers and soldiers. At around 12:30 pm, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Folkestone Gate, HMHS Anglia struck a mine and sank in fifteen minutes. 134 people died in the sinking. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMHS_Anglia
Digital gallery of
Private George Curson
In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Inscription on memorial at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK showing George Curson's name. Image taken 10 June 2014.
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Cross of Sacrifice at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK. Image taken 10 June 2014.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 713 of 890. Private George Curson was one of 134 people who died when the Hospital Ship Anglia struck a mine and sank on November 17, 1915.
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On 17 November 1915 HMHS Anglia was returning from Calais to Dover, carrying 390 injured officers and soldiers. At around 12:30 pm, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Folkestone Gate, HMHS Anglia struck a mine and sank in fifteen minutes. 134 people died in the sinking. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMHS_Anglia
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In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 11 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL Hampshire, United Kingdom
HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL is situated within Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton.
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