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His real name is David Moses Schrage. Son of Israel Schrage and Sura Esther Drezner. Husband of Helen Schrage, of Toronto, Ontario. Father of Katie, Alven (Elwin) and Richard.
Enlisted with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, he served in Ontario, deployed to the 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada on 18 October 1941, he left for Hong Kong with Force C. He died and was buried at sea between Canada and Hawaii. He had 120 days of service, including 4 overseas.
War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.
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David Schrage is honoured on page 68 of the memorial book,<br>
CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,<br>
compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. <br>
This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact:<p>
The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives <br>
1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)<br>
telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 <br>
facsimile: 514-931-0548 <br>
website: www.cjc.ca
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Rifleman DAVID MORRIS SCHRAGE is one of 30 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 1975 Canadian soldiers who left Vancouver on October 27, 1941 aboard the TSS Awatea, a passenger liner from New Zealand that had been converted into a troop transport. The soldiers were bound for Hong Kong to defend the Britisn Colony in the event of an invasion by the Japanese. Rifleman SCHRAGE died of a heart attack on October 31, 1941 and was buried at sea.
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Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians.
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Rifleman DAVID MORRIS SCHRAGE was reported to have died of a heart attack in the Canadian Army's 70th overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on November 7, 1941.
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The Canadian soldiers who took part in the defense of Hong Kong were transported there aboard the TSS Awatea a former passenger liner converted into a troop transport.
Source: Cruiselinehistory.com
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Source: Veterans Affairs Canada
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David Schrage is honoured on page 68 of the memorial book,<br> CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,<br> compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. <br> This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact:<p> The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives <br> 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)<br> telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 <br> facsimile: 514-931-0548 <br> website: www.cjc.ca
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Rifleman DAVID MORRIS SCHRAGE is one of 30 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 1975 Canadian soldiers who left Vancouver on October 27, 1941 aboard the TSS Awatea, a passenger liner from New Zealand that had been converted into a troop transport. The soldiers were bound for Hong Kong to defend the Britisn Colony in the event of an invasion by the Japanese. Rifleman SCHRAGE died of a heart attack on October 31, 1941 and was buried at sea.
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Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians.
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Rifleman DAVID MORRIS SCHRAGE was reported to have died of a heart attack in the Canadian Army's 70th overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on November 7, 1941.
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The Canadian soldiers who took part in the defense of Hong Kong were transported there aboard the TSS Awatea a former passenger liner converted into a troop transport. Source: Cruiselinehistory.com
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Source: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Source: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Page 43 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SAI WAN MEMORIAL Victoria, Hong Kong
This SAI WAN MEMORIAL honours over 2,000 men of the land forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire who died in the defence of Hong Kong during the Second World War.
The SAI WAN MEMORIAL is in the form of a shelter building 24 metres long and 5.5 metres wide. It stands at the entrance to Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery, outside Victoria, the capital of Hong Kong. From the semi-circular forecourt, two wide openings lead to the interior of the building. The names are inscribed on panels of Portland stone. The dedicatory inscription reads:
1939 - 1945 The officers and men whose memory is honoured here died in the defence of Hong Kong in December 1941 and in the ensuing years of captivity and have no known grave.
The northern side of the Memorial is open and four granite piers support the copper roof. From a commanding position 305 metres above sea level, it looks out over the War Cemetery where some 1,500 men lie buried, and across the water to Mainland China - a magnificent view of sea and mountains.
The Cape Collinson area has many cemeteries. Walking up this narrow one-way traffic road, one will pass the Catholic Cemetery situated on the hillside to the left of the road, and the Hong Kong Military Cemetery on the right. Sai Wan War Cemetery is about half way up Cape Collinson Road and faces the Muslim and Buddhist cemeteries.
One can also get a taxi from Chai Wan Terminus and follow the same route. Alternatively, one can board a public light bus, Route No.16M, which runs from Chai Wan MTR Terminus to Stanley. En route to Stanley the minibus will pass Sai Wan War Cemetery.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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