Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Melvin Pierce
In memory of:
Private Melvin Pierce
August 9, 1918
Military Service
1030600
22
Army
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
72nd Bn.
Additional Information
February 2, 1896
Son of Charles and Amanda Pierce, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
Commemorated on Page 485 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HANGARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France
III. H. 6.
Hangard is a village in the Department of the Somme, 5 kilometres south of Villers-Bretonneux, in the valley of the Luce. HANGARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY is a little east of the village on the north side of the road to Demuin and the EXTENSION is on the west side of the Communal Cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Photo of Melvin Pierce – Submitted by Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, C.D. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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