Military service
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He served with the 48th Highlanders of Canada, from 28 May 1940 to 21 December 1940, then with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in Toronto.
Severely wounded in action on 25 December 1941, he escaped the St. Stephen Hospital massacre, and was admitted, on the 28th, to the Queen Mary Hospital, where he died of his wounds and illness. He was buried on the side of a steep hill at the Bowen Road Hospital cemetery, and was reburied in Sai Wan, Hong Kong.
War Medal 1939-1945, 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Hong Kong Bar.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Gordon Garnet Kellaway
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Garnet Kellaway
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Garnet Kellaway
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Garnet Kellaway
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Garnet Kellaway
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Gordon Garnet Kellaway
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 86 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY Victoria, Hong Kong
SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is in the north-east of the island of Hong Kong, in the Chai Wan area, about 11 kilometres from the centre of Victoria, the capital of Hong Kong.
At the entrance to the cemetery on Cape Collinson Road stands the memorial to those who died in Hong Kong and have no known grave. From it, the cemetery slopes down towards the sea and originally, the view towards the main land was magnificent.
The easiest way to reach the cemetery is by the mass transit railway (MTR) Hong Kong line to Chai Wan Terminus.
From the Terminus one can either walk up to the cemetery following Chai Wan Road to the roundabout, turning west into Wan Tsui Road, then south east up Lin Shing Road which leads to Cape Collinson Road. The CWGC road direction sign is fixed to a wall facing down Lin Shing Road.
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 where the CWGC has another cemetery, the Stanley Military Cemetery. En route to Stanley the minibus will pass Sai Wan War Cemetery, stopping only on request.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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