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Fred Felepchuk

In memory of:

Private Fred Felepchuk

December 6, 1917
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Military Service


Service Number:

479037

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Additional Information


Born:

April 22, 1894
South Slobitka, Podolsk, Russian Federation

Enlistment:

April 24, 1917
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Steve Felepchuk, of South Slobitka, Podolsk, Russia. Husband of Ellen Felepchuk, of Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 236 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

HALIFAX (FORT MASSEY) MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Memorial. Sec F. Lot. 14

Location:

The Halifax (Fort Massey) Memorial is located within Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery. The cemetery is located in downtown Halifax at the junction of Queen and South Streets, four blocks south of Citadel Hill National Historic Site.

On the morning of the 6th December, 1917, a collision took place in Halifax Harbour between a Belgian relief ship and a French vessel loaded with ammunition; and in the resulting explosion half a square mile of the city was destroyed and 1,500 lives were lost. Two hospitals were ruined, and one damaged. The memorial, situated in Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery, commemorates two men who were killed in this explosion and whose bodies were not recovered.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker for Fred Felepchuk in Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Image taken 20 December 2015 by Tom Tulloch.
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Cross of Sacrifice in Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Image taken 20 December 2015 by Tom Tulloch.
  • Document– Commonwealth War Graves Commission Grave Registration Document with entry for Fred Felepchuk.
  • Document– Graves Registration Report Form for Fred Felepchuk.

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