Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Charles Philippe Major (his father signed Mauger instead of Major) and Mary Elizabeth Ross, of Hopetown, Québec.
He served in Québec, in newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C. He had 250 days of service, including 59 overseas.
His brother, Private L. Major, service number E-36029, served overseas during the Second World War with the Canadian Forestry Corps and survived the war.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Wilson Major
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Inscription
Rifleman WILSON MAJOR is one of 12 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. -
Newspaper Clipping
Rifleman WILSON MAJOR was reported killed in Action in the Canadian Army¿s 243rd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 9, 1943. -
Dedicatory Inscription of the Sai Wan Memorial
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Rifleman Wilson Major
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Wilson Major
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Wilson Major
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Wilson Major
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Wilson Major
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 37 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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