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Military service
Service number:
H/6163
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
June 29, 1918
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
September 7, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
December 25, 1941
Hong Kong
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
5. C. Coll. grave 4-20.
Additional information
Son of Nick and Augustine Maltese of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Private James Maltese
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Grave Marker
Private JAMES MALTESE was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong from December 8th to December 25th, 1941 -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Photo of James Maltese
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. -
Photo of JAMES MALTESE
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Private James Maltese
Digital gallery of
Private James Maltese
Digital gallery of
Private James Maltese
Digital gallery of
Private James Maltese
Digital gallery of
Private James Maltese
Digital gallery of
Private James Maltese
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 37 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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