Military service
Burial/memorial information
He served with the 2nd Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers - NPAM - from March to September 1939, the 1st Battalion in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force, Hong Kong with C Force. He had 1,082 days of service, including 303 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Payne Lake located on Cockeram Lake in his honor in 1979.
"Honors and Awards:
Mentioned in the order of the day
Commendation(s):
Honors and Awards:
Mentioned in the order of the day
Commendation(s):
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Oliver Payne
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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
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
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of John Oliver Payne
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 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 Winnipeg Free Press 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Oliver Payne
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Oliver Payne
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Oliver Payne
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Oliver Payne
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Oliver Payne
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 105 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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