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Military service
Service number:
E/30266
Age:
27
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
August 23, 1915
Maria, Québec
Enlistment:
August 18, 1940
New Carlisle, Québec
Death:
November 5, 1942
Camp Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. A. 25.
Additional information
Son of Thomas Bernard Clapperton and Ellen Mill, of Grand Cascapedia, Bonaventure, Québec.
He served in Québec, Newfoundland with Force W, Hong Kong with Force C. He had 810 days of service, including 374 overseas.
Additional citations
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Albert Clapperton
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Photo of ALBERT CLAPPERTON
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Albert Clapperton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 64 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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