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Name: : Rodney C.  Bamford Back New Search

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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
30230 BAMFORD 134139 Rodney C. 279

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Sergeant Company B, 345th Battalion, 1st Tk. Brigade Killed in Action 9/28/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/5/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
C-214 
8375 Grave 2, Isolated, Cmme Baulny, Meuse, SHT 35 SE
E302.1 N277.76  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/6/1919 Cemetery 1232 
11010 In:  Grave 161, Section 39, Plot 4, Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse

Emergency Address Grace G. Bamforth (sister) (beneficiary), 47 Washington St., Ipswich, Mass., (Beneficiary) Notified Emergency Address
Form 36: 2/24/1919, Form 21A: 2/4/1919, 107/1/192020

R.B. Sketch No.
5759
Photograph No.
D-21899
 

Grave Marker Name Peg
  
Cross
  Yes  
Head Board
  
Bottle
  
Ident. Tag Buried with body
  Yes  
On grave marker
  Yes  

Remarks: F115 4-6-21  

Plat No.:  A-148   
Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 6/7/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 6/14/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, NJ on 6/23/1921 aboard the Somme
Arrived at Hoboken, NJ in Consignment #48 on 7/5/1921
Shipped on 8/29/1921 to Depot Quartermaster, Washington, D.C.
Received at Destination  on 8/30/1921 by Eugene H. Sleeper, Capt.

Permanent Burial in National Cemetery
Cemetery:  Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Grave: 
2442 Section:   European
Reburied (date):  9/1/1921
E/A notified (date):  4/12/1922

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