Bruneel, Camiel, 1881-1962
Dates
- Existence: 1881 - 1962
Biographical History
Camiel Bruneel (1881-1962) was a farmboy born in Belgium who spent his early life in service to the German military during World War I.
Camiel Albertinus Bruneel was born to Charles and Eudoxie Bruneel in Elverdinge, Belgium 1881. While growing up, he eventually met and married a neighboring farmer girl Lydie Marie Vanraes in 1901 and had children shortly thereafter. After Belgium fell to the Germans in 1914, he was eventually called to serve in the German military for World War I. Eventually, in 1918, he and his family fled to the United States where they fled to Idaho, where his family would settle for the rest of his life until passing away in Boise, Idaho in 1962.
Citation:
UPB files, Nov. 1, 2016 (Camiel Bruneel; Camiel Albertinus Bruneel; born as a farmboy in Belgium, married Lydie Vanres, fought with the Germans in World War I, fled to Idaho shortly after)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sharon Bruneel collection on Camiel Bruneel
Includes a map of Belgium, a family tree of Franklin Camiel Bruneel's family, letters written by Camiel Bruneel to Leiza (presumably a nickname for his wife Lydie), and typed transcriptions of these letters, and the book "As Ever Yours CB" written by Sharon Bruneel about Camiel's life experience moving from Belgium to Idaho. Materials dated approximately 1930-2006.