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William Marie Abalea

In memory of:

Sapper William Marie Abalea

February 22, 1919

Military Service


Service Number:

216857

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

1st Field Coy.

Additional Information


Born:

July 25, 1889
Plouenan, France

Enlistment:

March 31, 1916
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Laurent and Arsenie Marc Abalea, of Plouenan, Finistiere, France.

Commemorated on Page 529 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:

II. A. 21.

Location:

HUY (in Flemish, Hoei,) is a town in the Province of Liege, on the river Meuse, between Namur and Liege. The HUY COMMUNAL CEMETERY of La Sarte serves the hamlet of that name. It stands high up the hill on the South side of the town, commanding wide views of the Meuse valley. It contains German, French and Russian War Graves; and in the North corner is a plot, of 329 square yards, in which are buried 55 Canadian soldiers and 54 soldiers and airmen (including two unidentified) from the United Kingdom.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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