Red River Métis
General Information | ||
Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
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Private | Victor | Ernest |
From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
Ste. Anne MB | Manitoba | 1915-12-22 |
Appointment: | Company: | Platoon: |
C |
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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Unknown | N/A |
Camp ID | Camp Name | Location | Company | Type of Work | Arrival Date | Departure Date |
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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 | 43 Dec 11 |
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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Proulx Bay | in Spruce Lake, Manitoba | Manitoba | 64 P/02 | 59 04' 04"; 96 45' 25" | 1989 |
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Date of Death (y-m-d) | Cause of Death | Death Class | |
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1943-12-11 | Fracture of left ribs, internal hemorrhage of the lungs | Died while POW | |
Cemetery Location | Cemetery | Grave Number | Gravestone Marker |
Jido-Yuenchi-Dori Hodogaya Japan | Yokohama War Cemetery | Cdn. Sec. B. D. 8. | NA |
Métis of the Saulteaux Nation born as Victor Ernest Proulx. Son of Onésime Proulx and Rosalie Ducharme, of St. Anne, Manitoba. Brother of Private Edmond Proulx, regimental number H-61671, who fought in Europe during the Second World War and survived the war. To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Proulx Bay located on Spruce Lake in his honor in 1989.
Citation(s): 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Report provided by Pte. Favel states that Pte. Proulx was killed when a coal pile fell on him. Report provided by Pte. Pageot states that Pte. Proulx was killed when the "walls" of a coal dump undermined and about 20 tons of coal collapsed on him.
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