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Rannie Hugh Lamey

In memory of:

Private Rannie Hugh Lamey

September 23, 1944
In the field, Belgium

Military Service

Service Number:

F/58208

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Born:

July 13, 1925
River Denys, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

March 6, 1944
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of John Hughie and Margaret Lamey, of Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 358 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. E. 16.

Location:

Antwerp lies 57 Km north of Brussels on the E19 and 59 km north east of Gent on the E17 motorway. The cemetery itself is located in Wilrijk, a suburb of Antwerp. From the Bistplein in front of the railway station in Wilrijk follow the Kleinsteenweg for 300 M until you arrive at the ring road. Turn right and follow the ring road for 100 M to the first set of traffic lights and turn left. Go under the flyover and continue straight on over the dual carrageway into Jules Moretus Lei. Follow this street for 1 kilometre and the entrance to the Municipal Cemetery is on your left. After entering the cemetery follow the Commission signs to the three Commission plots at the far end of the cemetery. Alternatively ask for their location at the office within the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey– Rannie Hugh Lamey. Taken before he enlisted.

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    Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey – Rannie Hugh Lamey. Taken before he enlisted.
  • Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey– Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey in uniform.

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    Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey – Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey in uniform.
  • Press Clipping– From a collection of newspaper clippings (album), donated to the Royal Canadian Legion Bernard Croak VC branch 003 by Shirley (Terrio) Green in memory of her mother Olive (Newell) Terrio.

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    Press Clipping – From a collection of newspaper clippings (album), donated to the Royal Canadian Legion Bernard Croak VC branch 003 by Shirley (Terrio) Green in memory of her mother Olive (Newell) Terrio.
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  • Group Photo– It is unknown who these people are. The photo was found in Rannie's military service file. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Group Photo – It is unknown who these people are. The photo was found in Rannie's military service file. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Group Photo – It is unknown who these people are. The photo was found in Rannie's military service file. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Dan Lamey– Dan Lamey visiting his brother's grave. I assume my father visited his brother's grave after WW II ended in 1945. There were just the wooden crosses at that time. Gravestones went in later. Dad came home in early 1946. I understand Rannie was killed just 5 miles from where my father was stationed in September 1944.

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    Photo of Dan Lamey
    Photo of Dan Lamey – Dan Lamey visiting his brother's grave. I assume my father visited his brother's grave after WW II ended in 1945. There were just the wooden crosses at that time. Gravestones went in later. Dad came home in early 1946. I understand Rannie was killed just 5 miles from where my father was stationed in September 1944.
  • Photo of Dan Lamey– Photo 2. Dan Lamey visiting his brother's grave. I assume my father visited Rannie's grave after WW II ended in 1945. Perhaps the summer as he is in his shirtsleeves. There were just the wooden crosses at that time. Gravestones went in later. Dad came home in early 1946. I understand Rannie was killed just 5 miles from where my father was stationed in September 1944.

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    Photo of Dan Lamey
    Photo of Dan Lamey – Photo 2. Dan Lamey visiting his brother's grave. I assume my father visited Rannie's grave after WW II ended in 1945. Perhaps the summer as he is in his shirtsleeves. There were just the wooden crosses at that time. Gravestones went in later. Dad came home in early 1946. I understand Rannie was killed just 5 miles from where my father was stationed in September 1944.
  • Photo of Dan Lamey– Photo 3 Dan Lamey visiting his brother's grave. This is a long view of my father at Rannie's grave. And of how the cemetery looked in summer 1945. There were just the wooden crosses at that time. Gravestones went in later. Dad came home in early 1946. I understand Rannie was killed just 5 miles from where my father was stationed in September 1944.

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    Photo of Dan Lamey
    Photo of Dan Lamey – Photo 3 Dan Lamey visiting his brother's grave. This is a long view of my father at Rannie's grave. And of how the cemetery looked in summer 1945. There were just the wooden crosses at that time. Gravestones went in later. Dad came home in early 1946. I understand Rannie was killed just 5 miles from where my father was stationed in September 1944.
  • Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey– My father Dan Lamey at the grave of his brother Rannie. Dad is wearing a heavy coat here. He returned from overseas so perhaps this is winter 1945-46 just before he a sailed home. Or the winter of 44-45 after Rannie was killed.

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    Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey
    Photo of Rannie Hugh Lamey – My father Dan Lamey at the grave of his brother Rannie. Dad is wearing a heavy coat here. He returned from overseas so perhaps this is winter 1945-46 just before he a sailed home. Or the winter of 44-45 after Rannie was killed.
  • Cemetery– Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave marker– Grave of Rannie Hugh Lamey. Taken by his sisters, my aunts, Margaret (Lamey) Clarke & Sarah Jane (Lamey) Mancini sometime in the 1980s.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave of Rannie Hugh Lamey. Taken by his sisters, my aunts, Margaret (Lamey) Clarke & Sarah Jane (Lamey) Mancini sometime in the 1980s.

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