Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Charles Lambert Hanbury
In memory of:
Stoker 1st Class Charles Lambert Hanbury
October 30, 1918
Military Service
VR/1247
16
Navy
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
H.M.C.S. "Galiano."
Additional Information
Son of Herbert John and Maggie Hanbury, of Humboldt Apartments, Victoria, British Columbia.
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
VICTORIA MEMORIAL
British Columbia, Canada
N/A
On Vancouver Island in Ross Bay Cemetery, British Columbia, is the VICTORIA MEMORIAL. The cemetery holds 133 war graves and contains, in a separate plot, the Naval Memorial which consists simply of a square block of granite bearing the names of 39 officers and men who were lost or buried at sea in the Pacific Ocean. Of these, 36 were from the HMCS Galiano which went down on October 30, 1918. Behind the VICTORIA MEMORIAL stands a Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of CHARLES LAMBERT HANBURY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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H.M.C.S. Galiano – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Toronto newspaper report of loss. Age 16, this would be one of the 5 "boys" noted
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