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Francis Thomas Lind

In memory of:

Private Francis Thomas Lind

July 1, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

541

Age:

37

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Division:

1st Battalion

Additional Information

Enlistment:

September 16, 1914

Son of Henry and Elizabeth Lind, of Little Bay, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. Boarded the "S.S.Florizel" for the United Kingdom on October 3, 1914. Embarked with the M.E.F. on August 20, 1915 and disembarked at Alexandria, heading for Cairo on August 31, 1915. Embarked for Gallipoli on September 13, 1915 and disembarked at Suvla Bay on the night of September 19-20, 1915.

Commemorated on Page 74 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

Y RAVINE CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

D. 21.

Location:

Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre following the signs for Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel. The Y Ravine Cemetery is located within the Park.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Biography
    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Entrance– Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Entrance – Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of FRANCIS THOMAS LIND– In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Rooms Archives and Museum St Johns Newfoundland. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of FRANCIS THOMAS LIND – In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Rooms Archives and Museum St Johns Newfoundland. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Picture of Francis Thomas Lind

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    Picture of Francis Thomas Lind
  • Letter– "A letter from the trenches written on June 29, 1916, two days before his death on the "July Drive""

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    Letter – "A letter from the trenches written on June 29, 1916, two days before his death on the "July Drive""
  • Y Ravine Cemetery– The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France, where Private Francis Thomas Lind is buried

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    Y Ravine Cemetery
    Y Ravine Cemetery – The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France, where Private Francis Thomas Lind is buried
  • Group photo - Stob's Camp, May 20, 1915– Left to Right in the back Row: Arch Newman, Thomas Mouland, Noel Gilbert, Walter Haines, Walter Kearley, Arthur Parsons. Front Row: Robert Haley, Fred Keel, Arthur Pratt, Frank Lind, Wilfred Harvey

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    Group photo - Stob's Camp, May 20, 1915
    Group photo - Stob's Camp, May 20, 1915 – Left to Right in the back Row: Arch Newman, Thomas Mouland, Noel Gilbert, Walter Haines, Walter Kearley, Arthur Parsons. Front Row: Robert Haley, Fred Keel, Arthur Pratt, Frank Lind, Wilfred Harvey
  • Letter of June 29 1916 - page 1– Transcribed from original text.

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    Letter of June 29 1916 - page 1
    Letter of June 29 1916 - page 1 – Transcribed from original text.
  • Letter of June 29 1916 - page 2– Transcribed from original text.

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    Letter of June 29 1916 - page 2
    Letter of June 29 1916 - page 2 – Transcribed from original text.
  • Gravemarker– Headstone photo taken on 1st July 2006, 90th Anniversary of his death

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    Gravemarker – Headstone photo taken on 1st July 2006, 90th Anniversary of his death
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    Grave Marker
  • Royal Newfoundland Regiment Insignia– In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home.

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    Royal Newfoundland Regiment Insignia
    Royal Newfoundland Regiment Insignia – In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home.
  • Biography– In memory of the men who served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home.

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    Biography
    Biography – In memory of the men who served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home.

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