Military service
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His full name was Joseph Roméo Jean Yves Hamel. He was the son of Paul Ovide Hamel and Alice Delisle. During World War I, Paul Ovide served with the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, service number 61296. He was wounded in action in Belgium. Promoted to lieutenant, he was repatriated to Canada.
He previously served for two years with the Régiment de Québec from 1934 to 1936. Enlisted in the Royal 22nd Regiment, he sailed for Great Britain on December 9, 1939, and landed in Greenock, Scotland, on the 18th. Assigned to Force M, he sailed for the Mediterranean on June 15, 1943, and landed on the Sicilian beach at Pachino on the 10th with the second assault wave as part of Operation Husky. He was killed in action on Mount Scalpello, near Catanenova. He had served 1,392 days, including 1,326 days overseas.
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It is unknown who is picture in this photo, It was found in Jean's military service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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It is unknown who is picture in this photo, It was found in Jean's military service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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This photo was found in Jean's military service file. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Cemetery
Entrance - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cemetery
Cross of Sacrifice - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 -
Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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Cemetery
Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
View of Mt. Enna
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Grave Marker
Grave marker - Agira Canadian War Cemetery - 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave marker
June 6 2023 visit to the Agira Canadian War Cemetery - an 80th anniversary of the Sicilian landings, and of this loss
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
Digital gallery of
Private Jean Yves Hamel
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 167 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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