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Ernest Proulx

In memory of:

Private Ernest Proulx

December 11, 1943
Camp Oeyama 3B, Osaka, Japan

Military Service


Service Number:

H/41845

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information


Born:

December 23, 1915
Ste. Ann, Manitoba

Enlistment:

July 18, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Métis of the Saulteaux Nation born as Victor Ernest Proulx. Son of Onésime Proulx and Rosalie Ducharme, of St. Anne, Manitoba.

Brother of Private Edmond Proulx, regimental number H-61671, who fought in Europe during the Second World War and survived the war.

To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Proulx Bay located on Spruce Lake in his honor in 1989.

Commemorated on Page 205 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. B. D. 8.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Ernest Proulx– In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.

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