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Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc

August 24, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/87256

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

21 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

February 26, 1917
Beauharnois, Quebec

Enlistment:

March 14, 1941
Montreal, Quebec

Commemorated on Page 362 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MAALA CEMETERY
Yemen

Grave Reference:

F. 116.

Location:

Maala lies in the Aden Peninsula on the Southern side of Aden Harbour, halfway between the Steamer Point and Crater on the main road south of Khromasksar Airport. The MAALA CEMETERY is located south of the main road to Crater.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Marie Joseph Claude Hamel Leduc – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Funeral Procession– Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Funeral Procession – Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Service– Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial Service
    Memorial Service – Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Service– Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial Service
    Memorial Service – Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Service– Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial Service
    Memorial Service – Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Document– Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Document – Leduc, Marie Joseph Claude Hamel P/O (WAG) J87256. From Beauharnois, Quebec. Killed in action August 24, 1944 age 22. No 21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Leduc is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Aden. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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