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Robert David Branch death at Mersey River, Queens County on April 4, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2667

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 002667

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Queens If in City or Town Mersey River
If death occured in a hospital or institution Lower Lake Falls

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Branch, Robert David

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

single

8. BIRTHPLACE Halifax

9. DATE OF BIRTH 11  15, 1941

10. AGE in  Years29  Months4  Days20 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Technician

12. Kind of industry Defence Research East Atlantic

13. Date last worked March 30/71       14. Total years 6 yrs

15. If married name of spouse

16. NAME of Father Wm. James Branch

17. BIRTHPLACE Halifax

18. NAME of Mother Marjorie Cole

19. BIRTHPLACE Halifax

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. W.J. Branch

      address 2581 Poplar St., Halifax

      Relationship to deceased Mother

21. Place of burial Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lr. Sackville

      Date of burial April 7, 1971

22. Undertaker Halifax Funeral Home Ltd.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH April 4, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Accidental Drowning

(b)

(c)

other Accident: drowned while fishing from canoe

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