Francis Albert “Frank” McCormick (1878–1901) appears in the Island Register’s guide to notable burials at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in Souris.

The guide describes him as a corporal who served in the Spanish-American War and the Boxer Rebellion and was killed during the Philippine-American War. It also records a belief that he was the only Islander killed in that conflict whose remains were returned home.

That last distinction remains an attributed claim. His service and return deserve investigation through military and contemporary newspaper records.

This account concerns a Souris burial; it does not establish a burial in either St. Margaret’s cemetery.

Sources

The Island Register: Burial Sites of Interesting People, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Souris