Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Émile Martel and Constance Copeman, of Montréal, Québec.
He served in Québec, in Newfoundland with Force W, and in Hong Kong with the Royal Rifles of Canada, Force C. He had 496 days of service, including 57 overseas.
His brother, Private Clifford Omer Martel, served with the Canadian occupation forces in Germany in 1945. His brother-in-law, Captain Jacques Pruneau also served in the Second World War and survived the war.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Corporal George Henry Martel
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Memorial
Corporal GEORGE HENRY MARTEL is one of 20 members of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Inscription
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Newspaper clipping
Corporal GEORGE HENRY MARTEL was reported as Missing in Action in the Canadian Army's 243th overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8, 1943. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
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Corporal George Henry Martel
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Henry Martel
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Henry Martel
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Henry Martel
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Henry Martel
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 37 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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