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Remembered Today:

Major F A Nelson Royal Marines


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This is from the Times of 17 Feb 1915

CWGC shows

Name: NELSON, FRANCIS ARTHUR

Initials: F A

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Major

Regiment/Service: Royal Marines

Unit Text: H.M.S. "Hibernia."

Date of Death: 13/02/1917

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 565.

Cemetery: DALMENY AND QUEENSFERRY CEMETERY

Is this a scanning error on the behalf of the Commission

Chris

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nelson17021915.png

This is from the Times of 17 Feb 1915

CWGC shows

Name: NELSON, FRANCIS ARTHUR

Initials: F A

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Major

Regiment/Service: Royal Marines

Unit Text: H.M.S. "Hibernia."

Date of Death: 13/02/1917

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 565.

Cemetery: DALMENY AND QUEENSFERRY CEMETERY

Is this a scanning error on the behalf of the Commission

Chris

Hi Chris, Certainly looks like it is

Barry

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"Cross of Sacrifice Vol II" and "With Full and Grateful Hearts" (neither of them error-free) both have 13/2/1915. I think they both took their data from pre-scanned CWGC records.

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Horatio

thanks very much - will take this up with Terry

Chris

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Terry

have you picked up on this one

Chris

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Scanning error at CWGC - TD sorting

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