Pvt Roy Curtis Hand

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Pvt Roy Curtis Hand Veteran

Birth
Stonewall, South Interlake Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Death
17 Aug 1918 (aged 21)
France
Burial
Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
VIA. A. 5.
Memorial ID
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Dicks Family Line

Roy is the son of William Hand and Carolyn Curtis. They moved from Ontario, Canada to Rockwood, Manitoba, Canada before Roy's birth.

Roy was a farmer when he was drafted on November 17th, 1917 in Winnipeg. Manitoba under the Military Services Act of 1917.


According to the CEF Burial Card record, Roy died of his wounds that were sustain when he was taking part in the operations East of Dumery on August 13th, 1918. He sustained head wounds and schrapnel to his right leg. He was taken to the Dressing station and later evacuated to the No 47 Casualty Clearing Station but sadly he died of his wounds 4 days later.
Dicks Family Line

Roy is the son of William Hand and Carolyn Curtis. They moved from Ontario, Canada to Rockwood, Manitoba, Canada before Roy's birth.

Roy was a farmer when he was drafted on November 17th, 1917 in Winnipeg. Manitoba under the Military Services Act of 1917.


According to the CEF Burial Card record, Roy died of his wounds that were sustain when he was taking part in the operations East of Dumery on August 13th, 1918. He sustained head wounds and schrapnel to his right leg. He was taken to the Dressing station and later evacuated to the No 47 Casualty Clearing Station but sadly he died of his wounds 4 days later.

  • Maintained by: SusanR
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56558956/roy_curtis-hand: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Roy Curtis Hand (20 May 1897–17 Aug 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56558956, citing Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by SusanR (contributor 46905592).