Canadian soldier. From St. Georges, he enlisted in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment on October 14, 1918. Two days later, he was sick and was admitted to the Barracks' Hospital. He was daignosed as having influenza. He was then transferred to the General Hospital where he died. His name appeared in the Casualty List in the Daily News on October 22, 1918, after a military career of 6 days. His only memorial is a military headstone in Mount Carmel Cemetery, along side others who died in the pandemic.
Cause of death: Spanish influenza pandemic, Newfoundland, 1918.
Cause of death: Spanish influenza pandemic, Newfoundland, 1918.
Canadian soldier. From St. Georges, he enlisted in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment on October 14, 1918. Two days later, he was sick and was admitted to the Barracks' Hospital. He was daignosed as having influenza. He was then transferred to the General Hospital where he died. His name appeared in the Casualty List in the Daily News on October 22, 1918, after a military career of 6 days. His only memorial is a military headstone in Mount Carmel Cemetery, along side others who died in the pandemic.
Cause of death: Spanish influenza pandemic, Newfoundland, 1918.
Cause of death: Spanish influenza pandemic, Newfoundland, 1918.
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