Military service
Burial/memorial information
His name at birth was Alphonse Hervé Abgrall. Son of Yves Abgrall and Marie Jeanne Rannou, of St. Laurent, Manitoba. Brother of Louis Abgrall, who served overseas during the conflict and survived the war.
He got his basic training at 100th BTC in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, service number H-601295, from 8 September 1941 to 19 October 1941. He served in Canada and Hong Kong with Force C. He had 61 days of service, including 53 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Government of Manitoba named Abgrall Lake, northeast of Reindeer Lake, in his honor in 1972.
1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp (CVSM)
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Photo of Harvey Abgrall
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper Clipping
Private HARVEY ABGRALL was reported to have Died of Wounds in the Canadian Army's 246th overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 12, 1943. -
Honour Roll
Honour Roll -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Dedicatory Inscription of the Sai Wan Memorial
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Memorial
Private HARVEY ABGRALL is one of 30 members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, 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. -
Unknown Marker
The Sai Wan Memorial is located at the entrance of Sai Wan Cemetery. 1,505 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War are buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which 444 of the burials are the remains of unidentified soldiers, including those of 107 Canadian soldiers, most of whom were killed or died of wounds during the defense of Hong Kong, which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. This is one such grave marker. There is a possibility that the remains of Private HARVEY ABGRALL lie beneath this grave marker. The unidentified soldiers are commemorated at the Sai Wan Memorial.
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Private Harvey Abgrall
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Private Harvey Abgrall
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Private Harvey Abgrall
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Private Harvey Abgrall
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Private Harvey Abgrall
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Private Harvey Abgrall
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Private Harvey Abgrall
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Private Harvey Abgrall
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 22 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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