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Casper Daily Tribune
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming
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Harvey P. Vernon, a Canadian WWI veteran severely gassed in France while serving with the Princess Patricia's regiment, died suddenly several days ago at the white sulphur spring in Thermopolis, Wyoming, where he had been sent for treatment. He received a military funeral.
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PAT REGIMENT DROPS
DEAD AT THERMOPOLIS
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., June 28. -While drinking at the white sulphur spring here several days ago, Harvey P. Vernon, veteran from the famous Princess Pat regiment and a member of the Great War Veterans association in Canada, fell dead. He had previously been sent here by the Canadian government as a last resort to relieve his misery caused by his having been severely gassed in the war.
Harvey Vernon was among the 21 men who came out of action in France after service with 378 men in the Princess Pats. The Walter Haynes post of the American Legion here conducted the burial, giving the veteran a military funeral as requested by the Canadian war department.
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Thermopolis, Wyo.
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Several Days Before June 28
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Harvey P. Vernon, a veteran of the Princess Pat regiment gassed in WWI France, was sent to Thermopolis by the Canadian government for relief but fell dead while drinking at the white sulphur spring. He was one of 21 survivors from 378 men. The American Legion conducted his military funeral as requested by the Canadian war department.