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Halifax Explosion survivors, medics and rescuers
Halifax Explosion survivors, medics and rescuers
British newspapers carried eye witness reports from Canadian and British servicemen who witnessed the explosion on 6 December 1917. Their stories and those of the rescuers and medics who worked tirelessly to help others deserve to be told. This community sits alongside the Halifax Book of Remembrance community (https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/community/4323)
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Born 1897
Died 1944
Canadian Expeditionary Force 222107 Private
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Born 1874
Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Army Medical Corps
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Born 1882
Died 1973
Canadian Expeditionary Force Major Canadian Army Medical Corps
More about Connell Edward Avery Dewitt -
Born 1877
Canadian Expeditionary Force 526829
Canadian Expeditionary Force 526829 Canadian Army Medical Corps
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Born 1879
Royal Navy Engineer Commander
More about Richard Alexander Howley -
Born 1878
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant-Colonel No 2 Stationary Hospital
More about Frederick Mckelvey Bell -
Born 1891
Canadian Expeditionary Force 5930
Canadian Expeditionary Force 5930 Bombardier Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
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Born 1892
Royal Navy J5841
Royal Navy J5841 Able Seaman HMS Highflyer
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Born 1878
Died 1924
Royal Navy Commander
More about Edward Atcherley Eckersall Nixon -
Born 1881
Other Empire Force Nurse Ross Pavillion, Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
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Born 1899
Died 1974
Canadian Navy Cadet Canadian Royal Naval Training College
Canadian Navy Midshipman HMS Canada
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Born 1864
Died 1943
Other Empire Force Civilian Massacheussis Public Safety Committee
More about Abraham Captain 'cap' Ratshesky