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William Edmond Waterhouse

In memory of:

Rifleman William Edmond Waterhouse

January 31, 1944
Camp Niigata-Rinko 5B, Japan

Military Service


Service Number:

E/30759

Age:

21

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:

April 9, 1922
Ulverton, Quebec

Enlistment:

August 22, 1941
Richmond, Quebec

Son of Bert David Waterhouse and Victoria Daisy Reed, of Ulverton, Québec.

He served in Québec, in Hong Kong with Force C and in Japan as prisoner of war. He had 893 days of service, including 826 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 472 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. B. 11.

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.

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