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Frank Henry Airriess

In memory of:

Private Frank Henry Airriess

September 15, 1945
USS Marigold Hospital ship, Japan

Military Service

Service Number:

L/2865

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

January 22, 1918
Apsley, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 10, 1941
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Son of Alfred John Airriess and Sarah Elizabeth Tanner, of Togo, Saskatchewan.

He served with the 2nd Somerset Light Infantry – NPAM – service number L-531824, from 21 January 1941 to 7 February 1941 in Togo, Saskatchewan, then with the Winnipeg Grenadiers in Hong Kong with Force C and in Japan as prisoner of war. He had 1,539 days of service, including 1,419 overseas.

To commemorate his sacrifice, the government of Saskatchewan named Airriess Lake in his honor.

Commemorated on Page 490 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan

Grave Reference:

Sec. B. E. 5.

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online 1945 Nov 14 p 24 AIRRESS LAKE is a memorial Geo-naming in Saskatchewan re Pte. Airress.

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    Newspaper clipping – Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online 1945 Nov 14 p 24 AIRRESS LAKE is a memorial Geo-naming in Saskatchewan re Pte. Airress.
  • Photo of Frank Henry Airriess– 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.

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    Photo of Frank Henry Airriess – 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.
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