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PVT George Moreno

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PVT George Moreno Veteran

Birth
Pearsall, Frio County, Texas, USA
Death
5 Feb 1918 (aged 25)
Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Burial
Pearsall, Frio County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Area 1
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Killed on board the Tuscania

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Pvt. Moreno died in the torpedoing & sinking of the troopship "Tuscania" on 5 February 1918 in the North Channel between Scotland & Ireland by German submarine UB-77. He was first buried at Port Charlotte, isle of Islay, Scotland, in grave 17. His body was returned to the U.S. aboard the "Antigone" in August 1920. He was listed as a private in Casual Company #2 on that voyage.

Contributor: Islay
Killed on board the Tuscania

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Pvt. Moreno died in the torpedoing & sinking of the troopship "Tuscania" on 5 February 1918 in the North Channel between Scotland & Ireland by German submarine UB-77. He was first buried at Port Charlotte, isle of Islay, Scotland, in grave 17. His body was returned to the U.S. aboard the "Antigone" in August 1920. He was listed as a private in Casual Company #2 on that voyage.

Contributor: Islay

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  • Created by: Elizabeth
  • Added: Mar 10, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66732023/george-moreno: accessed ), memorial page for PVT George Moreno (12 Oct 1892–5 Feb 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66732023, citing Pearsall Catholic Cemetery West, Pearsall, Frio County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Elizabeth (contributor 47502791).