Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Samuel Hemphill
In memory of:
Leading Aircraftman Samuel Hemphill
April 12, 1944
Military Service
R/142563
20
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
Son of Samuel and Margaret Hemphill, of Edmonton.
Commemorated on Page 332 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
EDMONTON (BEECHMOUNT) CEMETERY
Alberta, Canada
Block 206. Grave 7.
During the 1939-1945 War, Canadian Infantry troops were stationed at Edmonton. No.13 Vocational Training School was set up and the airfield formed a link in the North-West Staging Route. Most of the war graves lie in Blocks 206 and 208. The cemetery also contains a Cross of Sacrifice. There are now 5 First World War and over 70 Second World War casualties commemorated in this site.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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