General Information | ||
Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
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Private | Walter | Donald |
From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
Kenton MB | Manitoba | 1922-04-24 |
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).
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 | 44 Apr 29 | ||
JP-Se-2B | Yoshima | Fukushima-ken, Iwaki-gun, Yoshima-mura, Kamyoshima, Japan | Furukawa Mining Company | Coal mining | 44 May 30 | 45 Sep 09 |
Draft Number | Name of Ship | Departure Date | Arrival Date | Arrival Port | Comments | Reference |
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XD6 | Naura Maru | 44 Apr 29 | 44 May 27 | Moji, Japan | Stopped over in Formosa, went through Nagasaki and Hiroshima to POW camp | Tony Banham |
Transport Mode | Arrival Destination | Arrival Date | Comments |
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USN 02744 | SF | 1945-09-24 |
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Date of Death (y-m-d) | Cause of Death | Death Class | |
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2005-09-24 | Post War | ||
Cemetery Location | Cemetery | Grave Number | Gravestone Marker |
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | Brookside Cemetery | MLTY-9922 | Last Post |
WALTER INGLIS On Saturday, September 24, 2005, Walter Inglis passed away at the age of 83 years. He was predeceased by his wife Eileen Victoria, his son Garvin Dale, granddaughters, Dana and Kimberley, and his sister Anne. Walter leaves to cherish his memory his children, Arla, Linda, Donald, Donna and Elizabeth (Bette), and siblings, Margaret (Toots), Roy, Ef and George. Funeral service will be held at 1:00p.m., Friday, September 30 at Neil Bardal Inc., 984 Portage Ave., Aubrey Street entrance, NEIL BARDAL INC949-2200 As published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 29, 2005
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