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George Toumishey
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
1st Battalion.
Son of John and Elizabeth Toumishey
Fox Harbour, Labrador
b. 1898
d. 03 October 1918 (KIA)
NoK listed at time of enlistment:
Sister, Charlotte Toumishey
The Orphanage, St. Anthony, Nfld.Enlisted: 16 October 1917
Age: 19
Embarked on Florizel, 11 Dec. 1917
Highest rank attained: Private
Burial Details: British Cemetary at Dadizele, Belgium (see details below)
Commemorated on Page 125 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
Burial Information:
Cemetery: DADIZELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Belgium
Grave Reference: VI. E. 6.
Location: DADIZELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, (now Dadizele), is located 16 Km east of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the N8 Meenseweg, connecting Ieper to Menen (Menin) via Geluwe.
From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and then right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main crossroads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg.
12 Km along the N8 lies the village of Geluwe and the left hand turning onto the Nieuwestraat (later called Derdelansiersstraat, towards Dadizele). 5 Km along this road lies the village of Dadizele. The cemetery is located 100 metres after the left hand turning at the junction with Geluwestraat and Beselarestraat, in the village of Dadizele.