General Information | ||
Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
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Private | Herbert | Richard |
From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
Carman MB | Manitoba | 1911-09-20 |
Appointment: | Company: | Platoon: |
Regimental Police | HQ Coy |
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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41/12/25 | wounds in his back | 34 |
Name of hospital | Date of admission | Date of discharge | Comments | Reference |
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HK-QMH | 12/25/1941 | N/A |
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-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-To-5B | Niigata-Rinko | Niigata-ken, Nakakambara-gun, Ogata-mura, Japan | Marutsu, Rinko Coal, Shintetsu | Stevedore labor at port of Niigata (Marutsu), primarily foodstuffs; mining coal (Rinko Coal ) and labor at a foundry (Shintetsu) | 43 Sep 02 | 45 Sep 05 |
Draft Number | Name of Ship | Departure Date | Arrival Date | Arrival Port | Comments | Reference |
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XD4B | 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 |
Transport Mode | Arrival Destination | Arrival Date | Comments |
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USS Ozark Passenger List A | SF | 1945-10-02 | evacuated from Japan via USS Ozark |
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Date of Death (y-m-d) | Cause of Death | Death Class | |
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1992-10-11 | Post War | ||
Cemetery Location | Cemetery | Grave Number | Gravestone Marker |
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | Brookside Cemetery | Military Plot | Engraved |
After a lengthy illness, on October 11, 1992 at the Deer Lodge Centre, Herbert Richard Millar, aged 81 years.
Mr. Millar served during the Second World War with the Winnipeg Grenadiers in Hong Kong.
He is survived by his children, son Gerry and wife Sandi, granddaughter Darcy Millar; daughter Tannis and husband Jim Wall and grandson Sean; son Gordon and wife Rona and grandson Vincent of Vancouver; daughter Myrna and husband Frank Switzer and grandchildren, Jane and Cameron, all of Toronto; brother, Terry and Jack and a sister Nora. He was predeceased by his wife Jean in 1976.
Memorial Service 11:00 am. Wednesday, October 14 at Bardal Funeral Chapel, 843 Sherbrook at William, with Padre G. Killen officiating. Committal of cremains in Brookside Cemetery, Military Plot.
Honorary bearers will be members of the Hong Kong Veterans Association.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer Society Manitoba Inc, 205 Edmonton Stl, Winnipeg, Man R3C 1R4 or the Deer Lodge Centre Special Care T3.
Special thanks to the staff of T3 Deer Lodge Centre for their many years of love and support.
BARDAL FUNERAL HOME, 843 Sherbrook St., in care of arrangements, 774-7474.
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