Joseph Samuel Amelin

Joseph Samuel Amelin

*No Plaque located

*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.

*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.

Birth: 7/7/1880, Sandwich W TP, Essex, Co, Ontario, Canada

Address: 1729 Willey Ave., Cleveland, Ohio and 1237 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: U.S. resident who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces; nationality Canadian of French Canadian ancestry; married; Caucasian; Roman Catholic; occupations included Teamster, Floorman, Superintendent, and Humane Officer [the latter at time of enlistment]

Appearance: Height 5'4", Weight 106 1/2 pounds, Complexion fair, Eyes grey, Hair light brown

Marriage: 7/3/1913 married Rose McDonough (1876-1958) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio when he was 31 and employed as a teamster and she was 34 and employed as a waitress. His wife had a daughter who was born in 1896 from a previous relationship. Rose McDonough Amelin never remarried and kept her marriage surname until death. She was buried in Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, PA.

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: enlisted 3/5/1918 in London, Ontario, Canada; Rank Private

Service Number: 2356490

Deployment: 3/24/1918 from Canada to England aboard SS Grampian

Action: Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 52nd Battalion

Death: September 28, 1918 at age 38; cause of death Killed in Action. On his Canadian military death record it was noted, "This soldier was instantly killed by a bullet from the rifle of an enemy sniper while taking part in the Military Operations in the vicinity of Fontaine-Notre-Dame."

Burial: Anneux British Cemetery, Anneux, Department du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Plot III.A.28; gravestone inscription: MOURNED BY HIS LOVING WIFE

Next of Kin: Rose McDonough Amelin, wife, E. 96th and Cumberland Sts., Cleveland, OH

Additional Information: Father: Joseph Amelin [also spelled Hamelin] (1843-?), born Canada of French Canadian ancestry, occupation Farmer; Mother: Marie Gignac Amelin [also spelled Hamelin] (1847-?); Siblings: Rossia, Lavina, Henry, Louisa, Mina, Elizabeth. Sibling list may be incomplete or incorrect.