General Information | ||
Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
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Rifleman | Leo | Abbey |
From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
Gaspe Harbour QC | New Brunswick | 1920-03-11 |
Appointment: | Company: | Platoon: |
Members of 'C' Force from the East travelled across Canada by CNR troop train, picking up reinforcements enroute. Stops included Valcartier, Montreal, Ottawa, Armstrong ON, Capreol ON, Winnipeg, Melville SK, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, and Vancouver, arriving in Vancouver on Oct 27 at 0800 hrs.
The Winnipeg Grenadiers and the local soldiers that were with Brigade Headquarters from Winnipeg to BC travelled on a CPR train to Vancouver.
All members embarked from Vancouver on the ships AWATEA and PRINCE ROBERT. AWATEA was a New Zealand Liner and the PRINCE ROBERT was a converted cruiser. "C" Company of the Rifles was assigned to the PRINCE ROBERT, everyone else boarded the AWATEA. The ships sailed from Vancouver on Oct 27th and arrived in Hong Kong on November 16th, having made brief stops enroute at Honolulu and Manila.
Equipment earmarked for 'C' Force use was loaded on the ship DON JOSE, but would never reach Hong Kong as it was rerouted to Manila when hostilities commenced.
On arrival, all troops were quartered at Nanking Barracks, Sham Shui Po Camp, in Kowloon.
We do not have specific battle information for this soldier in our online database. For a detailed description of the battle from a Canadian perspective, visit Canadian Participation in the Defense of Hong Kong (published by the Historical Section, Canadian Military Headquarters).
Camp ID | Camp Name | Location | Company | Type of Work | Arrival Date | Departure Date |
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HK-SM-01 | Stanley | Fort Stanley, Hong Kong Island | Capture | 41 Dec 30 | ||
HK-NP-01 | North Point | North Point, Hong Kong Island | 41 Dec 30 | 42 Sep 26 | ||
HK-SA-02 | Shamshuipo | Kowloon, Hong Kong | 42 Sep 26 | 42 Oct 16 |
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Date of Death (y-m-d) | Cause of Death | Death Class | |
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1942-10-16 | Acute Gastroenteritis | Died while POW | |
Cemetery Location | Cemetery | Grave Number | Gravestone Marker |
Cape Collinson Road Chai Wan Hong Kong China | Sai Wan War Cemetery | VIII. B. 2. | NA |
Son of Albert M. Cormier, veteran of the Boer War with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, enlisted in the First World War on August 2nd, 1915 with the 93rd Regiment (Detaining Force) of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, regimental number 2699821, transferred to the 6th Detaining Force, Company E, at Amherst, Nova Scotia, and Alice Roy of Amherst, Nova Scotia. Brother of Second World War survivors Rudolph and Vernal Cormier of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Fred, Harold, Gerald, Vina, Lisa and Mary. Enlisting in the Carleton and York Regiment, he served in Nova Scotia, transferred November 28th, 1940 to C Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada, joined that battalion at Camp Sussex, New Brunswick, served with W Force in Newfoundland, Hong Kong with C Force. He had 882 days of service, including 354 overseas.
Citation(s): 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medals and Clasp.
Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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