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George Medhurst

In memory of:

Rifleman George Medhurst

January 22, 1943
Sham Shui Po Hospital, Hong Kong

Military Service


Service Number:

C/65164

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information


Born:

September 25, 1918
Bells Hill, Scotland

Enlistment:

September 23, 1940
Cobourg, Ontario

Son of Thomas Medhurst and Sibella (alias Isabella) Brown, of Cobourg, Ontario. His father served in France as a gunner, service number 412397, during the First World War and was demobilized in 1919 with the rank of Lieutenant.

George enlisted with the 14th Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery – NPAM – service number C-406047, from 15 August 1940 to 22 September 1940 and was deployed on the 23rd, to the Midland Regiment, service number C-65164.

He served in Ontario, in New Brunswick, in Québec, and in Hong Kong with Force C.

Commemorated on Page 193 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
Victoria, Hong Kong

Grave Reference:

VIII. D. 12.

Location:

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is in the north-east of the island of Hong Kong, in the Chai Wan area, about 11 kilometres from the centre of Victoria, the capital of Hong Kong. At the entrance to the cemetery on Cape Collinson Road stands the memorial to those who died in Hong Kong and have no known grave. From it, the cemetery slopes down towards the sea and originally, the view towards the main land was magnificent. The easiest way to reach the cemetery is by the mass transit railway (MTR) Hong Kong line to Chai Wan Terminus. From the Terminus one can either walk up to the cemetery following Chai Wan Road to the roundabout, turning west into Wan Tsui Road, then south east up Lin Shing Road which leads to Cape Collinson Road. The CWGC road direction sign is fixed to a wall facing down Lin Shing Road. The Cape Collinson area has many cemeteries. Walking up this narrow one way traffic road, one will pass the Catholic Cemetery situated on the hillside to the left of the road, and the Hong Kong Military Cemetery on the right. SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is about half way up Cape Collinson Road and faces the Muslim and Buddhist cemeteries. One can also get a taxi from Chai Wan Terminus and follow the same route. Alternatively one can board a public light bus, Route No. 16M, which runs from Chai Wan MTR Terminus to Stanley where the CWGC has another cemetery, the Stanley Military Cemetery. En route to Stanley the minibus will pass Sai Wan War Cemetery, stopping only on request.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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