Military service
Burial/memorial information
Wendell served in Québec, in Newfoundland with Force W and in Hong Kong with Force C.
His brother, Private Willard Weston McClellan, served in Europe during the Second World War with the Signals Highlanders of Canada and survived the war.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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Memorial
Corporal WENDELL MCCLELLAN is one of 20 members of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Inscription
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Newspaper clipping
Corporal WENDELL MCCLELLAN was reported as Killed in Action in the Canadian Army¿s 242nd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8, 1943. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
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Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Photo of WENDELL MCCLELLAN
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. -
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Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
Digital gallery of
Corporal Wendell McClellan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 37 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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