In memory of

Hector Deveaux, Sapper
Died 07 October 1917, age: 28

Hector Deveaux, Service Number: 878347, served in the Army with the Canadian Engineers, 1st Tunnelling Coy.

He was the son of Placid Odillow Deveaux and Ann Bisson Deveaux of Point Cross, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia.

Hector was laid to rest in La Clytte Military Cemetery in Belgium.

Cemetery Location: La Clytte Military Cemetery is located 8 Km west of Ieper town centre on the N304 Klijtseweg, a road leading from the N375 Dikkebuseweg, connecting Ieper to Dikkebus, Klijte and on to Loker.

From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg (N375) is located via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J.Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M.Fochlaan. Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg.

7 Km along the Dikkebuseweg lies the village of Klijte and the right hand turning at the roundabout just before the village leads onto the N304 Klijtseweg. La Clytte Military Cemetery lies 100 metres after this right hand turning on the left hand side of the road.

Grave Reference: III. D. 7.

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