Military service
Service number:
1533
Age:
18
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Birth:
King's Cove, Bonavista Bay,, Newfoundland & Labrador
Enlistment:
September 16, 1914
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
July 1, 1916
Beaumont Hamel, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
D. 5.
Additional information
Son of John and Sarah Hussey, of Freshwater, St. John's, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private Francis Joseph Hussey
-
Photo of FRANCIS JOSEPH HUSSEY
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of F.J. Hussey
Son of John and Sarah Hussey of St. John's, Newfoundland -
Photo of FRANCIS JOSEPH HUSSEY
In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Newfoundland Legion magazine “Lest We Forget”. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the St. John Daily Star July 27th 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newfoundland Memorial
This is the monument that now stands at Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. -
The Danger Tree
It was erected in remembrance of those Newfoundlanders that died on that fateful day of July 1, 1916 at Beaumont Hamel during the First World War. Other Newfoundlanders who died on July 1, 1916 are also commemorated on this site. -
Inscription on Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Joseph Hussey
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Joseph Hussey
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Joseph Hussey
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Joseph Hussey
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Joseph Hussey
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Joseph Hussey
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Joseph Hussey
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 62 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
Learning resources
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.