Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Edison Torrey Handspiker
In memory of:
Private Edison Torrey Handspiker
February 5, 1918
Military Service
733773
Army
Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
25th Bn.
Additional Information
April 18, 1897
Son of Alfred Handspiker, of Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia.
Commemorated on Page 423 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
NETLEY MILITARY CEMETERY
Hampshire, United Kingdom
N. 402.
The Netley Military Cemetery is located in Hound, a parish and village on Southampton Water, 4 miles south-east of Southampton. It is a permanent Ministry of Defence cemetery of 17 acres, attached to the Royal Victoria Hospital. It was used during both world wars for burials from the hospital. It lies within a park maintained by Hampshire County Council on the site of the former hospital, and access is by way of a private road with a lockable security barrier.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Digby War Memorial – Vintage image of the War Memorial in Digby, Nova Scotia. The memorial was erected in 1921 and honours the names of 17 First World War casualties.
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