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A Métis from the Sagkeeng Nation, he enlisted in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada before being transferred to the Winnipeg Grenadiers on October 21st, 1941. Member of C Force Hong Kong. Prisoner of war in Hong Kong from October 28th, 1941 to August 16th, 1945.
Served in Manitoba and Hong Kong with C Force. He had 1,694 days of service, including 1,460 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Morrisseau Lake located northeast of Pike Lake in his honor in 1979.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 548 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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FORT ALEXANDER FIRST NATIONS ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Manitoba, Canada
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