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Panama Canal Zone,  United States
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Record Description
Record Type	Mortuary Registers
Record Group	RG 185: Records of the Panama Canal
Collection years	1906-1991
National Archives Identifier	570981 514
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This collection includes records from 1906-1991

This collection contains a partial index to the mortuary's registers of military personnel, canal employees and canal zone civilians processed through the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary. Acquired from the National Archives "Access to Archival Databases" (AAD). The records are from Record Group 185 Records of the Panama Canal. See also ARC Identifier 570981. Additional information about this collection may be found on the National Archives website.

The following seven years are not included in this collection: 1912, 1917, 1918, 1955, 1960, 1965, and 1980. Gorgas Hospital, located in the Panama Canal Zone, was run by the U.S. Army, but is now under Panamanian control.

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John Smith United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers Name John Smith Event Type Death Event Date 23 Nov 1930 Gender Male Age 63 Nationality Jamaican Race Black Birth Year (Estimated) 1867 Burial Date 24 Nov 1930 Burial Place Corozal Burial Marker 2482 Burial Row 9 Cemetery Section and Lot K Burial Grave Number 28 Registration Number 12865

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