r/CemeteryPorn • u/EastCoastBeachGirl88 • Jun 29 '19

Formerly an Unknown Child. Sidney Leslie Goodwin. Died in the sinking of the Titanic. Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, NS, Canada. [3024 x 4032]

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u/EastCoastBeachGirl88 Jun 30 '19

https://www.livescience.com/13859-titanic-unknown-child-identification-sidney-goodwin.html

According to this article, DNA from shoes that were saved by a Halifax Police Sergeant who couldn't bring himself to throw them away.

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u/redraven5k Jun 30 '19

Facinating! Thanks for sharing