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George Fletcher Sedberry

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George Fletcher Sedberry

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
28 Oct 1916 (aged 32)
Ireland
Burial
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block #16
Memorial ID
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Killed when the British Steamship Marina was sunk by a German Submarine U-55 30 miles west of Fastnet. Eight Americans lost their lives that day.
Killed when the British Steamship Marina was sunk by a German Submarine U-55 30 miles west of Fastnet. Eight Americans lost their lives that day.

Inscription

Went Down With Steamship Marina

Marker also includes part of the hymn "SOMETIME WE’LL UNDERSTAND":
God knows the way
He holds the key
He Guides us with
unerring hands. Sometime
with tearless eyes we'll see;
yes there, up there,
we'll understand.

Gravesite Details

Cenotaph.



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  • Created by: Vonna
  • Added: Oct 1, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59476609/george_fletcher-sedberry: accessed ), memorial page for George Fletcher Sedberry (20 Nov 1883–28 Oct 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59476609, citing Cross Creek Cemetery #2, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Vonna (contributor 46495112).