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Son of Joseph Albert Oige and Clara Sinclair, of Selkirk, Manitoba. Joseph Albert enlisted on December 18th, 1915 with the 107th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, service number 721292. He went to England and returned to Canada to be discharged for health reasons.
He served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Winnipeg Rifles - NPAM - Regimental Number 753, from August 15th to November 13th, 1940, and then with the regular forces of that unit in Manitoba, Ontario, from April 28th, 1941 until his transfer on October 23rd, 1941 to the 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers to fight in Hong Kong with C Force. He had 580 days of service, including 397 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Oige Lake located west of North Knife Lake in his honor in 1974.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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Private Joseph Howard Oige
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 103 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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