Tag: Albert Medal
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Boatswain Albert Charles Mattison AM in the Great War
The Halifax Explosion The Halifax explosion, caused by the collision between the French ship Mont-Blanc, loaded with munitions, and the Norwegian vessel Imo, resulted in the death of some 2,000 people and the total destruction of much of the city of Halifax. Among the victims of the explosion, Acting Boatswain Albert Charles Mattison, 44 years old, who…