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Son of Charles Edward Damant and Elizabeth Farrish, of Montréal, Québec.
Served with the Victoria Rifles of Canada - NPAM - from 1936 to November 3rd, 1939, regimental number VRC 1816, then with the 17th Duke of York of the Royal Canadian Hussars - NPAM - regimental number 1062, in Québec, on June 25th, 1940 with the 3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, Regiment, regimental number 1062, in Montréal, Ontario, Nova Scotia, still as a signaler, transferred on July 28th, 1941 to the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, regimental number D-3385, and posted to the Winnipeg Grenadiers on November 16th, 1941 in Hong Kong with C Force. He had 512 days of service, including 53 overseas.
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Signalman Robert Damant
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Signalman Robert Damant
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Signalman Robert Damant
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Signalman Robert Damant
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Signalman Robert Damant
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In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 27 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY Hong Kong
STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY, originally the Military Cemetery in which members of the Hong Kong Garrison and their families were buried, is situated just beyond the small fishing village of Stanley in the southern part of Hong Kong island on the Tai Tam Peninsula, which has Stanley Bay on the west and Tai Tam Bay on the north. From Stanley Village take the Wong Ma Kok Road. The cemetery is adjacent St Stephens College and is close to St Stephen's beach. It is reached from Victoria by car along a winding, hilly road which at first overlooks the harbour and mainland. After climbing to the pass called Wong Nei Cheng Gap the road descends to the sea at Repulse Bay and then continues along the rocky hillside to Stanley village.
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