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Albert Saunders

In memory of:

Able Seaman Albert Saunders

December 6, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

VR/4066

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Niobe

Additional Information

Son of Mrs. Annie McPhail of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 321 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX (FORT MASSEY) MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Memorial. Sec F. Lot 13

Location:

The Halifax (Fort Massey) Memorial is located within Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery. The cemetery is located in downtown Halifax at the junction of Queen and South Streets, four blocks south of Citadel Hill National Historic Site.

On the morning of the 6th December, 1917, a collision took place in Halifax Harbour between a Belgian relief ship and a French vessel loaded with ammunition; and in the resulting explosion half a square mile of the city was destroyed and 1,500 lives were lost. Two hospitals were ruined, and one damaged. The memorial, situated in Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery, commemorates two men who were killed in this explosion and whose bodies were not recovered.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker for Albert Saunders in Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Image taken 20 December 2015 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker for Albert Saunders in Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Image taken 20 December 2015 by Tom Tulloch.
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Cross of Sacrifice in Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Image taken 20 December 2015 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Cross of Sacrifice – Cross of Sacrifice in Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Image taken 20 December 2015 by Tom Tulloch.
  • Document– Commonwealth War Graves Commission Grave Registration Document with entry for Albert Saunders.

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    Document – Commonwealth War Graves Commission Grave Registration Document with entry for Albert Saunders.
  • Grave Registration Report– Graves Registration Report Form for Albert Saunders.

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    Grave Registration Report – Graves Registration Report Form for Albert Saunders.
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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