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Burial of the American soldier victims of the Otranto disaster. At this ceremony, held on the afternoon of Oct. 11, 1919, bodies were laid to rest. The coffin nearest the camera contains the body of the brave Capt. of the Otranto. The chief mourners at the graveside were British and American military, naval and Red Cross officers. The burial place is at Kilchoman, Islay, at a spot overlooking the scene of the tragedy

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Burial of the American soldier victims of the Otranto disaster. At this ceremony, held on the afternoon of Oct. 11, 1919, bodies were laid to rest. The coffin nearest the camera contains the body of the brave Capt. of the Otranto. The chief mourners at the graveside were British and American military, naval and Red Cross officers. The burial place is at Kilchoman, Islay, at a spot overlooking the scene of the tragedy

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Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Group title: Otranto Disaster, England.
On caption card: D-216.
Data: All Divs. 10/31/18.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 21

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01/01/1919
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