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Henry Grattan Sheely

In memory of:

Lieutenant Henry Grattan Sheely

July 8, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

CDN/44

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Division:

1st /7th

Additional Information


Born:

October 24, 1911
Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

September 19, 1942
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Henry Sheely was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, he died while serving with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as a CANLOAN Officer. Son of William and Ellen Langston Sheely; husband of Kathleen Constance Killoran Sheely, of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 441 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

HERMANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

1. T. 22.

Location:

Hermanville-sur-Mer lies 13 kilometres north of Caen on the road to Lion-sur-Mer (the D60). To reach the War Cemetery go northwards right through Hermanville; after leaving the Mairie (Town Hall) on your left, turn right. The gates to the War Cemetery will be found after 300 metres.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker– His grave at Hermanville, Calvados, France

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