Laird of Camster Posted 22 August , 2021 Share Posted 22 August , 2021 Am curious to learn why only 4 of the 5 killed are buried in the Marble Church. Where is the 5 soldier buried and why? According to Wikipedia - “Four of the five Canadian troops killed during the riot were buried in the graveyard of Bodelwyddan church among other Commonwealth War Graves Commissionmemorials.“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 22 August , 2021 Share Posted 22 August , 2021 Quote with the fifth, Gunner John Frederick Hickman, being buried in Dorchester, New Brunswick. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 22 August , 2021 Share Posted 22 August , 2021 His service record - https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=465436 Accidentally killed according to his records Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laird of Camster Posted 22 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 22 August , 2021 36 minutes ago, ss002d6252 said: Craig Thank you Craig, that is very interesting. But why was he repatriated back to Canada and the other 4 where not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted 22 August , 2021 Share Posted 22 August , 2021 (edited) Sometimes/often because the family was prepared to pay for repatriation to the deceased's homeland. (I see that an old thread on repatriation has just been refreshed.) Edited 22 August , 2021 by Moonraker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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