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Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 44892751 Click image for larger view Zooniverse Subject # 47632786 Transcription - Front Transcription - Back File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No. 13448 KIRBY 1392085 George. W. 246 AG 201 Rank Organization Cause of Death Date of Death Private Company C, 124th Machine Gun Battalion Died of Wounds Received in Action 8/11/1918 Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery Commune 466  8/12/1918 Grave #28, Row A, Plot #1, Amer. Plot, Brit. Cty., Contay Authority File No. D Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery Commune GRS F-16 Grave #28, Row A, Plot #1, Contay British Military Cty., 12 SE E123.7 N369.3   Authority File No. D Disinterred and Reburied: Date  5/23/1919 Cemetery 443  11199 In:  Grave 17, Row C, Plot 2, American Cemetery, Vaux-sur-Somme, Somme Emergency Address Mr. James H. Kirby, (Father), Route #2, Petersburg, Ill., N/R reported as Mr. James W. Kirby (Father) DD.prev.rept.as,8/11/18. Auth. A.G.O. letter dated 10/2/20. Prv. rpt.DD: 8-12-18 Notified Emergency Address Form 107: 12/8/1919, 107/7/191920, 10/26/1918 R.B. Sketch No. Photograph No.   Grave Marker Name Peg    Cross   Yes   Head Board    Bottle    Ident. Tag Buried with body   Yes   On grave marker    Remarks: N/R prev. reported as Mr. James W. Kirby (Father). DD. prev. rept. as, 8/11/18. Auth. A.G.O. dated 10/2/20. Prv.rpt. DD: 8-12-18   Removal Project Information Body disinterred 10/21/1920 for preparation and shipment. Arrived at  Calais on 10/22/1920 Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 11/14/1920 aboard the Wheaton Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey on 12/15/1920 Shipped on 12/25/1920 to James H. Kirby, Petersburg, Ill. Received at Destination  on 12/31/1920 by Above

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