Please lay a poppy on this site.
In memory of:

Rifleman James Firlotte

Profile image
Poppy image

Military service

Service number: E/30016
Age: 38
Rank: Rifleman
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth: September 24, 1905 Broadlands, Bonaventure, Québec
Enlistment: July 31, 1940 Matapédia, Québec
Death: February 1, 1944 Camp Tsurumi 3D, Yokohama, Japan

Burial/memorial information

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Grave reference: Cdn. Sec. A. B. 6.
Additional information
His full name is James Blair Firlotte. Son of George Firlotte and Mary Elizabeth Downs of Broadlands, Québec. Husband of Beatrice Louise Hume.

Served in Québec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland with Force W, Hong Kong with Force C, Japan as a prisoner of war. He had 1,281 days of service, including 827 overseas.

Additional citations

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Related media

Second World War (1939 – 1945)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 304 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page Download this page

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY Japan

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.

Did we miss something?

Contribute information to this commemorative page

Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.

Send us your images
Submit a correction
Date modified: