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Vince Coleman,a train dispatcher for Canada Railways, sacrificed his life to warn an incoming train of an imminent explosion.His telegraph said, 'Hold up the train.Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for train
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Vincent Coleman and the Halifax Explosion
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Halifax Explosion commemoration to recognize growing legend of Vince Coleman
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Halifax Explosion hero, whose sacrifice saved 100s, honoured by grandson who never knew him
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Hometown Heroes - Baker Swan Funeral Home
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway by R. G. MacBeth
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Halifax Explosion hero, whose sacrifice saved 100s, honoured by grandson who never knew him
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Vincent Coleman
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Vince Coleman,a train dispatcher for Canada Railways, sacrificed his life to warn an incoming train of an imminent explosion.His telegraph said, 'Hold up the train.Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for train
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The War Remembrance Project by County of Lambton - Cultural Services Division - Issuu
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Vincent Coleman and the Halifax Explosion
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Vincent Coleman and the Halifax Explosion
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He's a genuine hero': Railway dispatcher Vince Coleman's grandson marks Halifax Explosion anniversary
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Interactive 360 of Halifax Explosion. 1917. Largest man made explosion in history prior to nuclear weapons. Also the reason why Halifax sends a Christmas tree to Boston each year as as tradition for their help, 100 years later : r/history