Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 5302
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 005302
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution Victoria General Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Newcombe, Walter Herman
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 5 25, 1930
10. AGE in Years41 Months3 Days9 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Roofer
12. Kind of industry N.S Waterproofer Ltd
13. Date last worked Aug 27/71 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Shirley Watson
16. NAME of Father Cecil Newcombe
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Martha Benight
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Shirley Newcombe
address Herring Cove Rd, Hfx.
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial St. John's Hfx
Date of burial Sept 7, 1971
22. Undertaker J. Albert Walker
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH September 3, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Intracerebral hemorrhage
(b) Pulmonary effusion
(c) Fracture right femur and feet embolas
other Accident: Vehicle - Pedestrian accident
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