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Laurent Hamel

In memory of:

Private Laurent Hamel

August 6, 1916
Poperinghe, Belgium

Military Service


Service Number:

417591

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

August 27, 1887
St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lotbinière, Quebec

Enlistment:

August 30, 1915
Montréal, Quebec

Baptized Joseph-Arthur-Lorenzo Hamel. Son of Joseph Hamel and Léda Bégin, of Adams, Massachusetts. Husband of Thérèsa Moreau, of St-Jean, Québec. He stated being born in 1889 when he enlisted.

He was wounded to the head and chest in the trenches of Vierstraat and he died of his wounds at a forward post of No. 3 Casualty clearing station.

Commemorated on Page 97 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

VII. D. 24.

Location:

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is located about 12 kilometres west of Ieper town centre, on the Boescheepseweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre, the Poperingseweg (N308) is reached via Elverdingsestraat, then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching Poperinge, the N308 joins the left hand turning onto the R33, Poperinge ring road. The R33 ring continues to the left hand junction with the N38 Frans-Vlaanderenweg. 800 metres along the N38 lies the left hand turning onto Lenestraat. The next immediate right hand turning leads onto Boescheepseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 kilometres along Boescheepseweg on the right hand side of the road. From Calais, take the motorway A16 signposted Dunkerque/Lille. At Dunkerque take the motorway signposted Lille/Ypres, the A25. Leave the motorway at Junction 13, the village of Steenvoorde. Follow the D948/N38 signposted Ieper/Poperinge. After approximately 8-10 kilometres Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery will be signposted off to the right.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers
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  • Cemetery– Entrance - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Grave Marker - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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