Waterloo Region Generations
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Private Henri Louis "Henry" Morel

Male 1896 - 1917  (20 years)


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  • Name Henri Louis "Henry" Morel 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 26 Aug 1896  Long Island, , New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Honoured Morel Dr., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Morel Drive named in his honour 
    Military WW1  [1, 2
    • Morrell, Henry Louis Corporal. Enlisted at Hespeler, December 7, 1915 with the 111th Battalion. He was born in U.S.A. and is the son of Henry Morrell, Hespeler, Ontario.1a

      1aMorrell, Henry Louis: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 22 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2845142/data?n=1
    Morrell, Henry Louis Corporal.
    Morrell, Henry Louis Corporal.
    Enlisted at Hespeler, December 7, 1915 with the 111th Battalion. He was born in U.S.A. and is the son of Henry Morrell, Hespeler, Ontario.

    Morrell, Henry Louis: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 22 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2845142/data?n=1
    Residence 1901  Queens Borough, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1915  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    labourer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-167054 
    Died 7 Mar 1917  , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Brauy Communal Cemetery Extention, Bruay, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I167054  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Henry Morel,   b. May 1860, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1942  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Louise Couer de Lier,   b. 1863 FED, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940 
    Family ID F47941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Henry Louis Morel Residence: Hespeter, Ontario Birth Date: 29 Aug 1896 Birth Location: Long Island, United States of America Relative: Henry Morel Relationship: Father Regiment Number: 730160

    2. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948.
      Henry Louis Morel Death Date: 7 Mar 1917 Rank: Private Unit: 75th Battalion Service number: 730160 Cemetery: Bruay Communal Cemetery Cemetery Location: 2 1/4 Miles North of Houdain, France

      "DIED OF WOUNDS" (Gun Shot Wounds Abdomen) At No.22 Casualty Clearing Station.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Aug 1896 - Long Island, , New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHonoured - Morel Drive named in his honour - - Morel Dr., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - labourer - 1915 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Mar 1917 - , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Brauy Communal Cemetery Extention, Bruay, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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