Red River Métis
General Information | ||
Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
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Private | Joseph | Ernest |
From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
Carman MB | Manitoba | 1918-09-28 |
Appointment: | Company: | Platoon: |
A |
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).
Date Wounded | Wound Description | References |
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41/12/24 | N/A |
Name of hospital | Date of admission | Date of discharge | Comments | Reference |
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HK-BMH | 12/24/1941 | 12/25/1941 | Transferred to another hpsoital | 118 |
HK-UNK | N/A | N/A | ||
HKBMH | 02/25/1942 | 03/23/1942 | 118 |
Camp ID | Camp Name | Location | Company | Type of Work | Arrival Date | Departure Date |
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HK-NP-01 | North Point | North Point, Hong Kong Island | 41 Dec 20 | 41 Dec 22 | ||
HK-AS-01 | Argyle Street | Kowloon, Hong Kong | 41 Dec 22 | Dec 26 | ||
HK-SA-01 | Shamshuipo | Kowloon, Hong Kong | Capture | 42 Jan 22 | ||
HK-NP-02 | North Point | North Point, Hong Kong Island | 42 Jan 22 | 42 Sep 26 | ||
HK-SA-02 | Shamshuipo | Kowloon, Hong Kong | 42 Sep 26 | 43 Aug 15 | ||
JP-Os-3B | Oeyama | Kyoto-fu, Yosa-gun, Yoshizu-mura, Sutsu, Japan | Nippon Yakin Nickel Mine & Refinery | Mining nickel & work at the refinery | 43 Sep 01 | 44 Mar 05 |
Draft Number | Name of Ship | Departure Date | Arrival Date | Arrival Port | Comments | Reference |
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XD4A | Manryu Maru | 43 Aug 15 | 43 Sep 01 | Osaka, Japan | Brief stopover in Taihoku (Taipei), Formosa (Taiwan); then 2 day stopover at northern point for stool tests | Tony Banham |
A map detailing the location of this feature can be found in this soldier's vault. (See Vault explanation below in the Links and Other Resources block) .
Site Description | Location | Province | Map Reference | Lat/Long | Date |
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Paul Island | in Granville Lake, Manitoba | Manitoba | 64 C/08 | 56 19' 47"; 100 27' 21" | 1995 |
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Date of Death (y-m-d) | Cause of Death | Death Class | |
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1944-03-05 | Both pulmonary infiltration | Died while POW | |
Cemetery Location | Cemetery | Grave Number | Gravestone Marker |
Jido-Yuenchi-Dori Hodogaya Japan | Yokohama War Cemetery | Cdn. Sec. B. D. 6. | NA |
Son of Daniel Paul and Agnes McIvor, of Carman, Manitoba. Daniel Paul enlisted on June 22nd, 1915 with the 61st Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force, regimental number 460621, served in England and fought in France and Belgium with the 8th Battalion. Served with the Winnipeg Light Infantry - NPAM - regimental number S-106, from September 13th to October 5th, 1939, enlisted with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on June 14th, 1940, transferred on October 25th, 1941 to the 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers to fight in Hong Kong with C Force. He had 1,497 days of service, including 1,218 overseas.
Citation(s): 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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