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==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
 
===Birth===  
 
===Birth===  
1896 Austria
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1896 Austria, Ruthenia<br>
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Bridok, Bukovina
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===Parents===
 
===Parents===
 
His father was living in Gardenton in southern Manitoba in 1914/15.<br>
 
His father was living in Gardenton in southern Manitoba in 1914/15.<br>

Latest revision as of 14:58, 20 November 2013

Mike Tyron
Born 1896
Austria - Ruthenian
Died 1914 (aged 17–18)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Austrian / Bukovinian
Occupation Rope Rider
Religion Greek Catholic (1911 Census)

Early Life

Birth

1896 Austria, Ruthenia
Bridok, Bukovina

Parents

His father was living in Gardenton in southern Manitoba in 1914/15.
Most likely of the family from Bridok, district Zastavna, Bukovina (Western Ukraine).

Marriage

Single

Census Records

1911 Hillcrest, age 18, born Austria, Bukovina (hard to read), boarder with John Kunesky, nationality Canadian.

Immigration to Canada

1911 claimed immigration as 1896 - is that correct or is it year of birth by mistake.

Occupation in 1914

Rope Rider

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Mike is buried in Hillcrest but not in the Mass Grave.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule B

Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names

Teron, Tyrol

Interesting Facts

Because he claimed Canadian as nationality and the fact he wasn't buried in the Mass Grave suggests he had family in Canada.


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