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Hugh Allan Steele

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Hugh Allan Steele

May 20, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

153664

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

43rd Bn .

Additional Information


Born:

October 18, 1890
Newport, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

August 19, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Roderick J. Steele, of Newport, Prince Edward Island.

Commemorated on Page 167 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

XV. G. 16

Location:

HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY is located 4 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. The cemetery itself is located 3.6 Km along the Meenseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Cemetery– Monument in Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium - September 2017
  • Grave marker– Uncle Hugh's gravestone - September 2017
  • Cemetery– Row of graves where Uncle Hugh is buried
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  • Cemetery
  • Entrance
  • Cemetery
  • Grave Marker
  • Photo of Hugh Steele

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