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James Thomas Emo

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II James Thomas Emo

April 29, 1944
Camp Tsurumi 3D, Yokohama, Japan

Military Service


Service Number:

D/117580

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Canadian Provost Corps

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information


Born:

February 9, 1915
Montréal, Quebec

Enlistment:

November 8, 1940
Montréal, Quebec

Son of William George Emo and Mary Wilhelmina Harrigan of Montréal, Québec. Husband of May Patricia Foster of Montréal, Québec. Father of Shirley, Ronald and Kennedy Emo.

Served in Québec, Ontario, Hong Kong with C Force, Japan as a prisoner of war. He had 1,269 days of service, including 915 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 300 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Sec. A. B. 3.

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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