Military service
Burial/memorial information
He enlisted in May 1933 with the 12th Heavy Battery of the British Columbia Coast Brigade until an unknown date, with the 11th Fortress Signal Company of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals on February 16th, 1940, and posted to Hong Kong with the 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers, Force C as a signaler. He had 673 days of service, including 53 overseas.
"Honors and Awards:
Mentioned in the order of the day
Commendation(s):
Honors and Awards:
Mentioned in the order of the day
Commendation(s):
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Charles John Sharp
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Grave marker
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Grave Marker
A second photograpgh of the grave marker of Sergeant Charles John Sharp, with the flowers in bloom. He 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. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Photo of Charles Sharp
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Charles John Sharp
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Charles John Sharp
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Charles John Sharp
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Charles John Sharp
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Charles John Sharp
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 44 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY Hong Kong
STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY, originally the Military Cemetery in which members of the Hong Kong Garrison and their families were buried, is situated just beyond the small fishing village of Stanley in the southern part of Hong Kong island on the Tai Tam Peninsula, which has Stanley Bay on the west and Tai Tam Bay on the north. From Stanley Village take the Wong Ma Kok Road. The cemetery is adjacent St Stephens College and is close to St Stephen's beach. It is reached from Victoria by car along a winding, hilly road which at first overlooks the harbour and mainland. After climbing to the pass called Wong Nei Cheng Gap the road descends to the sea at Repulse Bay and then continues along the rocky hillside to Stanley village.
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