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Son of William and Maria Phelps Vallance.
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Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
Silver Memorial Bugle from the collection of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. This Silver Bugle was presented by E. Victor Vallance, Esq. Lieut. 13th Royal Regt. 1908-1912 In Memory of his Brother Lieut. Henry Walter Vallance 13th Royal Regt. and 36th Battn. C.E.F. Killed in Action at Hill 62 13th June 1916. This Bugle will be sounded at the Menin Gate on 14 August 2017 by Cpl Brian Vautour, and played at Liuet. grave site on 15 Aug 2017.
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Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
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Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.
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Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario.
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Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
War Memorial dedicated to the members of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church who lost their lives in the first and second World Wars. Located on the grounds of the church at 70 James Street South in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
Detail of the first World War names on the front of the War Memorial.
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Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
The Honour Rolls for church members who died as a result of their military
service during World War One and Two are contained within a carved wooden stand. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
as it hangs in the Officers Mess of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
This was the Silver bugle that Henry Walter Vallance's brother Victor donated to the Regiment to honour the death of Henry. In August 2017 members from the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry visited battlefields and cemeteries in France and Belgium, end brought this bugle to the graveside of Henry Walter Vallance. Cpl Brian Vautour sounded the Last Post and Rouse while members of the Regiment stood at attention.
The inscription on the bugle says: "Presented to the officers of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry by E. Victor Vallance Esq., Lieutenant 13th Royal Regiment, 1908-1912, in memory of his brother Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance, 13th Royal Regiment and 36th Battalion c.e.f. (Canadian Expeditionary Force) killed in action at Hill 62, 13 June, 1916."
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Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance
From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Silver Memorial Bugle from the collection of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. This Silver Bugle was presented by E. Victor Vallance, Esq. Lieut. 13th Royal Regt. 1908-1912 In Memory of his Brother Lieut. Henry Walter Vallance 13th Royal Regt. and 36th Battn. C.E.F. Killed in Action at Hill 62 13th June 1916. This Bugle will be sounded at the Menin Gate on 14 August 2017 by Cpl Brian Vautour, and played at Liuet. grave site on 15 Aug 2017.
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From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
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The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.
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Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario.
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War Memorial dedicated to the members of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church who lost their lives in the first and second World Wars. Located on the grounds of the church at 70 James Street South in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Detail of the first World War names on the front of the War Memorial.
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The Honour Rolls for church members who died as a result of their military service during World War One and Two are contained within a carved wooden stand. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario
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as it hangs in the Officers Mess of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry.
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This was the Silver bugle that Henry Walter Vallance's brother Victor donated to the Regiment to honour the death of Henry. In August 2017 members from the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry visited battlefields and cemeteries in France and Belgium, end brought this bugle to the graveside of Henry Walter Vallance. Cpl Brian Vautour sounded the Last Post and Rouse while members of the Regiment stood at attention. The inscription on the bugle says: "Presented to the officers of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry by E. Victor Vallance Esq., Lieutenant 13th Royal Regiment, 1908-1912, in memory of his brother Lieutenant Henry Walter Vallance, 13th Royal Regiment and 36th Battalion c.e.f. (Canadian Expeditionary Force) killed in action at Hill 62, 13 June, 1916."
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From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 176 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY Belgium
POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY is located 10 Km north east of Ieper town centre on the Brugseweg (N313), a road connecting Ieper to Brugge.
Two streets connect Ieper town centre onto the Brugseweg; Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto the Kalfvaartstraat. At the end of Kalfvaartstraat is a large junction on which Brugseweg is the first right hand turning.
The cemetery itself lies 10 Km along the Brugseweg on the right hand side of the road after passing through the village of Poelcapelle (now Poelkapelle).
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