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Joseph Herbert Sills

In memory of:

Captain Joseph Herbert Sills

July 9, 1945
Vancouver, British Columbia

Military Service


Age:

58

Force:

Army

Unit:

Regina Rifle Regiment

Citation(s):

1914 Star, General Service Medal, Victory Medal, Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer's Decoration - VD, Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, Distinguished Service Order, War Medal 1939-45, Volunteer Officer's Decoration

Honours and Awards:

Volunteer Officers Decoration

Additional Information


Born:

August 29, 1886
London, England

Enlistment:

September 15, 1940
Regina, Saskatchewan

Husband of Mabel Mary Sills, of West Vancouver, British Columbia. Captain Sills also fought in the First World War, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant Major with the 14th Calgary Light Horse, later known as the 14 Hussars.

Commemorated on Page 564 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WEST VANCOUVER (CAPILANO VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. Q. Plot 10. Lot A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Joseph Herbert Sills– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Joseph Herbert Sills– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Julie Clements.

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