Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Robert McLaughlin
In memory of:
Private George Robert McLaughlin
December 20, 1943
Camp Niigata-Rinko 5B, Osaka, Japan
Military Service
H/6686
26
Army
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
May 19, 1917
Codette, Saskatchewan
September 28, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of William Lachlan McLaughlin and Jane Collie of Hamiota, Manitoba.
Served in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force, Hong Kong with C Force, Japan as a prisoner of war. He had 1,545 days of service, including 784 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named McLaughlin Lake located southeast of Oxford Lake in his honor in 1983.
Commemorated on Page 191 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan
Sec. A. D. 7.
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.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Photo of George Robert McLaughlin
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