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Military service
Service number:
660676
Age:
39
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
22nd Bn.
Birth:
February 16, 1879
St-Flavien-de-Lotbinière
Enlistment:
March 17, 1916
Sherbrooke
Death:
August 16, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
B. 17.
Additional information
Son of Cléophas Hamel (deceased in 1911) and Delvina Lachance (deceased in 1902), of Sherbrooke, Québec.
He stated being born in Ste-Agathe when he enlisted.
Digital gallery of Private Pierre Hamel
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Sherbrooke Monument
Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names. -
Grave marker
Digital gallery of
Private Pierre Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Pierre Hamel
VRELY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France
Vrely is a village 32 kilometres East of Amiens, immediately South of Rosieres-en-Santerre. The Communal Cemetery Extension adjoins the rear of the Communal Cemetery which is West of the village on the road to Caix.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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