1919 - WWI - 1051487 Pte Marcel Gilbert Morville - DOW 28 January 1919 - buried in Saskatchewan

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Musée Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum

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1919 - WWI - 1051487 Pte Marcel Gilbert Morville - DOW 28 January 1919 - buried in Saskatchewan

Scope and Content

*** Archive purposes only - artifact not part of CGG Museum Collection *** World War 1 Medal Pair Private M G Morville 87 Infantry Battalion Canadian Grenadier Guards. British War Medal and Victory medal awarded to No 1051487 Private Marcel Gilbert Morville 87 Canadian Infantry. Marcel is recorded as a casualty on the Commonwealth War Graves website: /find-war-dead/casualty/2764940/MORVILLE, MARCEL GILBERT Son of Stanislas Morville of Cany Barville, France he died on 28/1/1919, aged 22, and is buried in the Regina Cemetery Saskatchewan, Canada. Medals correctly named: 1051487 PTE. M.G.MORVILLE 87 - CAN.INF. The 87th Battalion recorded on the medals is the Canadian Grenadier Guards. The Commonwealth War Grave records Marcel as 243rd Battalion which was recruited from Saskatchewan where he is buried.

Created By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Create Date

September 28, 2026

Updated By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Update Date

October 1, 2026