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Son of Dougald or Dugal McKillop and Jessie Watson, of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
Served with the Manitoba Mounted Rifles - NPAM - regimental number 2500, as a Second Lieutenant from January 8th, 1940 until he joined the regular forces of the 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers on July 1st, 1941 to fight in Hong Kong with C Force as a Lieutenant.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named McKillop Lake located northeast of Paint Lake in his honor in 1961.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence Medal, Hong Kong Bar.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Orville Watson McKillop
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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 -
Newspaper Clipping
Source: Globe and Mail, March 6, 1942 -
Photo of Orville Watson McKillop
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War II and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Orville Watson McKillop
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Orville Watson McKillop
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Orville Watson McKillop
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Orville Watson McKillop
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 97 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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