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Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hamill.
Digital gallery of Private James Hamill
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Private James Hamill
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Private James Hamill
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Private James Hamill
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Private James Hamill
British home children
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Private James Hamill
Private James Hamill was British home child
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Private James Hamill
Private James Hamill, a British home child who came to Canada in 1907 through Quarriers.
HAMILL James 1896/04/26 Scotland Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland 1907 10 SICILIAN 219966 10/11/1915 Prescott, Ontario 22 75th Bn. Private Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 11/18/1916 "LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION Somme, France" 56491955 67161
Digital gallery of
Private James Hamill
Private James Hamill, a British home child who came to Canada in 1907 through Quarriers.
Digital gallery of
Private James Hamill
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Private James Hamill
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His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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British home children
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Private James Hamill was British home child
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Private James Hamill, a British home child who came to Canada in 1907 through Quarriers. HAMILL James 1896/04/26 Scotland Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland 1907 10 SICILIAN 219966 10/11/1915 Prescott, Ontario 22 75th Bn. Private Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 11/18/1916 "LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION Somme, France" 56491955 67161
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Private James Hamill, a British home child who came to Canada in 1907 through Quarriers.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 97 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION Somme, France
Longueval is a village 40 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 12 kilometres east-north-east of Albert, a town on the D929 road from Amiens to Bapaume and Cambrai. From the D929 direction Bapaume-Albert take the 2nd turning for Martinpuich and continue along the D6 direction Longueval, for 2 kilometres. LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION sits on the right hand side of the road.
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