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| name                      = Bernard Rawlyk or Vasyl Ravlyk
 
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| birth_date                = 1892
 
| birth_date                = 1892
| birth_place              = Austria
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| birth_place              = Austria, Ukrainian
 
| death_date                = {{Death year and age|1914|1892}}
 
| death_date                = {{Death year and age|1914|1892}}
 
| death_place              = Hillcrest, Alberta
 
| death_place              = Hillcrest, Alberta
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[[Compensation#Schedule B | Schedule B]]
 
[[Compensation#Schedule B | Schedule B]]
 
==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names==
 
==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names==
Wasyl, Vasili, Rawlyk, Ralnyk, Raldink, Ralyruk<br>
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Wasyl, Vasili, Rawlyk, Ralnyk, Raldink, Ralyruk, Ravlyk<br>
 
Surname on the headstone is translated to Rawlik.
 
Surname on the headstone is translated to Rawlik.
 
==Interesting Facts==
 
==Interesting Facts==
 
Bernard is buried beside his brother [[Fred Rawlyk]] also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster. They share a headstone.<br>
 
Bernard is buried beside his brother [[Fred Rawlyk]] also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster. They share a headstone.<br>
Brother Max returned to Austria.
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Brother Max returned to Austria.<br>
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A Ukrainian newspaper named ''The Novyny'', published in Edmonton, Alberta on the 27th of June, 1914, gave a list of the Rusyn Miners killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.  Our interpretation of the Cyrillic script in the article is '''Vasyl Ravlyk'''.  Rusyn miners will include miners of Rusyn, Ruthenian or Ukrianian descent. 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:50, 11 July 2013

Bernard Rawlyk or Vasyl Ravlyk
Born 1892
Austria, Ukrainian
Died 1914 (aged 21–22)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Austrian
Occupation Bucker

Early Life

Birth

1892 Galicia, Ukraine

Parents

John Renick and Anee Loboy (from marriage of brother George Renick in Montana in 1916)

Miner and Siblings (in birth order)

  • Fred Rawlyk
  • George Rawlyk (born 24 Feb 1890 Wolvyn or Wolswin, Ukraine)
  • Bernard Rawlyk
  • Max Rawlyk

Occupation in 1914

Bucker

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Bernard is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest - there is a headstone.
Transcription of the text of the gravestone: Here / Rest/ Fred b.1876, and Vasili b. 1892, Rawliks / killed / in the explosion ..

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule B

Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names

Wasyl, Vasili, Rawlyk, Ralnyk, Raldink, Ralyruk, Ravlyk
Surname on the headstone is translated to Rawlik.

Interesting Facts

Bernard is buried beside his brother Fred Rawlyk also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster. They share a headstone.
Brother Max returned to Austria.
A Ukrainian newspaper named The Novyny, published in Edmonton, Alberta on the 27th of June, 1914, gave a list of the Rusyn Miners killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster. Our interpretation of the Cyrillic script in the article is Vasyl Ravlyk. Rusyn miners will include miners of Rusyn, Ruthenian or Ukrianian descent.


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