Military service
Burial/memorial information
Enrolled with the West Nova Scotia Regiment, he served in Nova Scotia, in New Brunswick, he was then deployed to the 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada, on 29 November 1940 to serve in Newfoundland with Force W, again in New Brunswick, and in Hong Kong with Force C. He had 567 days of service, including 59 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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Grave Marker
Rifleman HENRY ANDREW SURETTE is one 283 Canadian soldiers, 107 of whom are unidentified, who are buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers who were killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Newspaper Clipping
Rifleman HENRY ANDREW SURETTE was reported to have been Killed in Action in the Canadian Army's 242nd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8th, 1943. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
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Original Grave Marker
Early Grave Marker for HA Surette -
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Rifleman Henry Andrew Surette
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Henry Andrew Surette
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Henry Andrew Surette
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Henry Andrew Surette
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Henry Andrew Surette
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Henry Andrew Surette
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Henry Andrew Surette
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 46 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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