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Military service
Service number:
E/30060
Age:
25
Rank:
Lance Serjeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
May 18, 1916
Scotstown, Québec
Enlistment:
August 2, 1940
Bury, Québec
Death:
January 18, 1942
Bowen Road Hospital, Hong Kong
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
6.A.3.
Additional information
Son of James Ida Coleman and Persis Elizabeth Ord. Husband of Marie Éva Fortier, of Montreal, Québec. Brother of Rifleman Ralph George Coleman, regimental number E-30062, Royal Rifles of Canada, prisoner of war in Hong Kong. He survived the war.
Served in Québec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland with Force W, Hong Kong with Force C. He had 880 days of service, including 428 overseas.
Additional citations
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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Grave Marker
Lance Serjeant JOHN ARTHUR COLEMAN died of wounds substained during the defense of Hong Kong which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. In total 290 Canadian soldiers were killed and 493 were wounded during that battle. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath
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Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lance Serjeant John Arthur Coleman
Digital gallery of
Lance Serjeant John Arthur Coleman
Digital gallery of
Lance Serjeant John Arthur Coleman
Digital gallery of
Lance Serjeant John Arthur Coleman
Digital gallery of
Lance Serjeant John Arthur Coleman
Digital gallery of
Lance Serjeant John Arthur Coleman
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 65 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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