Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Grave Marker – One of first 42 Japanese Canadian soldiers enlisted; Lethbridge in 1916. Lived in Raymond, Alberta. Photo taken April 5, 2007

Grave Marker – One of first 42 Japanese Canadian soldiers enlisted; joined Lethbridge, AB. Photo taken November 11, 2004

Hill 70 Memorial – Kitchimatsu Sugimoto was killed in action at Hill 70 on the 24th of August 1917

Photo of Kichimatsu Sugimoto – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of Kichimatsu Sugimoto

Gravemarker – Kichimatsu Sugimoto grave, Aix Noulette France, April 5/07

Japanese War Memorial – Japanese Canadian War Memorial, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia. Inscribed on a nearby plaque: World War I Japanese Canadian War Memorial. This monument is in lasting memory of the 190 who answered the call of duty for Canada and to the 54 who laid down their lives in defence of freedom in the Great War. Their names are engraved on the monument erected, April 2, 1920. A re-lighting of the Memorial to Canadian soldiers of Japanese Ancestry in World War I took place on August 2, 1985.

Close up of Japanese War Memorial

Inscription – Detail of the World War One names listed on the Japanese Canadian War Memorial, British Columbia. An additional two names have been found: E. Nakamura and U. Shibuta.