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Ernest Hanmer

In memory of:

Private Ernest Hanmer

October 28, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

540312

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Service Corps

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

April 7, 1894
Barrie, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 2, 1915
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. G. Hanmer, of Barrie, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 423 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HASNON CHURCHYARD
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– This report appeared in the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 1, on November 14, 1918. The mention of a Distinguished Conduct Medal is presumably a mistake, confusing Private Hanmer's Military Medal for a DCM.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This report appeared in the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 1, on November 14, 1918. The mention of a Distinguished Conduct Medal is presumably a mistake, confusing Private Hanmer's Military Medal for a DCM.
  • Cenotaph– Cenotaph Barrie, Ontario

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    Cenotaph
    Cenotaph – Cenotaph Barrie, Ontario
  • Memorial Street– Barrie street named in honour of Private Ernest Hanmer with a poppy.

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    Memorial Street
    Memorial Street – Barrie street named in honour of Private Ernest Hanmer with a poppy.
  • Circumstances of Death– Circumstances of Death- Private Ernest Hanmer.

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    Circumstances of Death
    Circumstances of Death – Circumstances of Death- Private Ernest Hanmer.
  • Newspaper clipping– Barrie Northern Advance Sept. 7, 1916 Article providing details on his MM

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    Newspaper clipping – Barrie Northern Advance Sept. 7, 1916 Article providing details on his MM
  • Memorial– This plaque, in the entrance foyer of St. Mary's Catholic Church, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie, Ontario, commemorates members of the parish who died in World War I. It includes the name of Ernest Hanmer. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2022.)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – This plaque, in the entrance foyer of St. Mary's Catholic Church, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie, Ontario, commemorates members of the parish who died in World War I. It includes the name of Ernest Hanmer. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2022.)
  • Newspaper clipping– This article is from the November 18, 1918 Ottawa Citizen.

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    Newspaper clipping – This article is from the November 18, 1918 Ottawa Citizen.
  • Hasnon Cemetery

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    Hasnon Cemetery
    Hasnon Cemetery
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker

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