Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Christopher Gregory Holopina
In memory of:
Private Christopher Gregory Holopina
July 4, 1996
Ripac, Bosnia
Military Service
H32171051
22
Army
2 Combat Engineer Regiment
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, United Nations Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP), United Nations Protection Force Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR), NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia (NATO – FY)
Additional Information
October 5, 1973
Russell, Manitoba
January 18, 1991
Portage la Prairie
Son of Gloria Hooper. Brother of Ashley. The Government of Manitoba honoured Holopina by naming a Lake after him in 2005.
Commemorated on Page 201 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
SHELL VALLEY (ST. JOHN'S) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
N/A
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Christopher Gregory Holopina – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Christopher Gregory Holopina – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Christopher Gregory Holopina – Sapper Holopina during his last tour of duty Bosnia 1996 -
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Grave Marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – St. Claude Cenotaph, St. Claude, Manitoba -
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Cenotaph – Sapper Holopnia is remembered by the people of St-Claude, MB, on the cenotaph maintained on the grounds of the old cemetery, located in the heart of the town.
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