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Derek Wayne Allen death at Amherst, Cumberland County on January 17, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 1404

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 001404

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cumberland If in City or Town Amherst
If death occured in a hospital or institution Highland View Hospital

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Allen, Derek Wayne

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Amherst

9. DATE OF BIRTH 6  13, 1949

10. AGE in  Years21  Months7  Days4 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Member of the Armed Forces (Navy)

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked to date       14. Total years 4 1/2 yrs

15. If married name of spouse Sharron J. Allen

16. NAME of Father Ivan B. Allen

17. BIRTHPLACE Cumb. Co.

18. NAME of Mother Geraldine M. Crossman

19. BIRTHPLACE Cumb. Co.

20. Signature of Informant Ivan B. Allen

      address 63 West Victoria St., Amherst

      Relationship to deceased Father

21. Place of burial Amherst Cemetery Co., Amherst

      Date of burial January 20, 1971

22. Undertaker Furlong's Funeral Home Ltd., Amherst

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Massive brain damage as a result of gun shot wound into his head

(b)

(c)

other

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