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Lionel Gamelin

In memory of:

Sapper Lionel Gamelin

September 15, 1944
Trouville-sur-Mer, France

Military Service


Service Number:

D/15575

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Additional Information


Born:

August 22, 1919
Montréal, Quebec

Enlistment:

June 24, 1941
Montréal South, Quebec

Commemorated on Page 312 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

7. G. 1.

Location:

Tourgeville is a commune adjoining the town of Trouville. It stands on a height overlooking the estuary of the Seine, opposite the town of Le Havre. The TOURGEVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY is situated north of the village of Tourgeville, some 2 kilometres from Trouville Station, in the region of Mont Canisy in a small side road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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