Halifax, Canada, Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book, 1917-1918

Source Information

Nova Scotia Archives

Ancestry.com. Halifax, Canada, Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

Original data: Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

About Halifax, Canada, Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book, 1917-1918

The 'Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book' is the first really definitive listing for those killed in the disaster of 6 December 1917. The online version features a searchable database with detailed information for 1946 casualties - more than 300 of whom are recently-confirmed and identified victims.

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