Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de John Long Kelso et Mary Kelso, de Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Frère de John Robert Kelso, mort en service le 19 décembre 1941 avec les Winnipeg Grenadiers.
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Caporal Henry Kelso
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Caporal Henry Kelso
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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Caporal Henry Kelso
Kelso, Henry - Corporal. Born 25th September, 1915, at Belfast, Northern Ireland. Educated at Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute, Winnipeg. Entered the service of the Bank 16th December, 1937. Served at Winnipeg branch. Enlisted 21st September, 1939, from that branch in The Winnipeg Grenadiers (M.G.). Corporal in June, 1940. Served with this Regiment in Bermuda and Jamaica, and subsequently in Hong Kong. Killed in action in Hong Kong 19th December, 1941, together with his brother, Corporal John R. Kelso, of the same Regiment and Company. Both were machine gunners and Physical Training Instructors. <br><i>From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.</i>
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Caporal Henry Kelso
Corporal HENRY KELSO and Corporal JOHN ROBERT KELSO were brothers and are two of 19 members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. They are two of the 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. Both were killed in fighting on December 19, 1941 at Wong Nei Chong Gap. Corporal EWART GRENFELL STARRETT who name also appears on this panel was killed on the same day at Wong Nei Chong Gap. His brother Lance Corporal WILLIAM JAMES STARRETT was killed in the battle the next day.
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Caporal Henry Kelso
Corporal HENRY KELSO and Corporal JOHN ROBERT KELSO were 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 8, 1943.
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Caporal Henry Kelso
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians.
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Caporal Henry Kelso
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
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Caporal Henry Kelso
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
Galerie numérique de
Caporal Henry Kelso
The Sai Wan Memorial is located at the entrance of Sai Wan Cemetery. 1,505 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War are buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which 444 of the burials are the remains of unidentified soldiers, including those of 107 Canadian soldiers, most of whom were killed or died of wounds during the defense of Hong Kong, which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. This is one such grave marker. There is a possibility that the remains of Corporal HENRY KELSO lie beneath this grave marker, or one of the other 106 grave markers in Sai Wan Cemetery that simply read, A SOLDIER OF THE 1939-1945 WAR. A CANADIAN REGIMENT. KNOWN UNTO GOD. The unidentified soldiers are commemorated at the Sai Wan Memorial.
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Caporal Henry Kelso
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Caporal Henry Kelso
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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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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Kelso, Henry - Corporal. Born 25th September, 1915, at Belfast, Northern Ireland. Educated at Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute, Winnipeg. Entered the service of the Bank 16th December, 1937. Served at Winnipeg branch. Enlisted 21st September, 1939, from that branch in The Winnipeg Grenadiers (M.G.). Corporal in June, 1940. Served with this Regiment in Bermuda and Jamaica, and subsequently in Hong Kong. Killed in action in Hong Kong 19th December, 1941, together with his brother, Corporal John R. Kelso, of the same Regiment and Company. Both were machine gunners and Physical Training Instructors. <br><i>From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.</i>
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Corporal HENRY KELSO and Corporal JOHN ROBERT KELSO were brothers and are two of 19 members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. They are two of the 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. Both were killed in fighting on December 19, 1941 at Wong Nei Chong Gap. Corporal EWART GRENFELL STARRETT who name also appears on this panel was killed on the same day at Wong Nei Chong Gap. His brother Lance Corporal WILLIAM JAMES STARRETT was killed in the battle the next day.
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Corporal HENRY KELSO and Corporal JOHN ROBERT KELSO were 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 8, 1943.
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Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians.
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Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
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Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
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The Sai Wan Memorial is located at the entrance of Sai Wan Cemetery. 1,505 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War are buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which 444 of the burials are the remains of unidentified soldiers, including those of 107 Canadian soldiers, most of whom were killed or died of wounds during the defense of Hong Kong, which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. This is one such grave marker. There is a possibility that the remains of Corporal HENRY KELSO lie beneath this grave marker, or one of the other 106 grave markers in Sai Wan Cemetery that simply read, A SOLDIER OF THE 1939-1945 WAR. A CANADIAN REGIMENT. KNOWN UNTO GOD. The unidentified soldiers are commemorated at the Sai Wan Memorial.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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MÉMORIAL DE SAI-WAN Victoria, Hong Kong
Le Mémorial de la baie de Sai-Wan honore plus de 2 000 membres des forces terrestres du Commonwealth et de l'Empire britannique morts pendant la défense de Hong Kong au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Ce Mémorial, qui a été construit sous la forme d'un abri long de 24 mètres et large de 5,5 mètres, est situé à l'entrée du cimetière de guerre de la baie de Sai-Wan, à l'extérieur de Victoria, la capitale de Hong Kong. Dans l'avant-cour semi-circulaire, deux grandes ouvertures mènent vers l'intérieur de l'édifice. Les noms figurent sur des panneaux de pierre de Portland. Voici la traduction de l'inscription commémorative :
«1939 - 194 Les officiers et les soldats dont ce Mémorial rappelle le souvenir sont morts pendant la défense de Hong Kong en décembre 1941 et pendant les années de captivité qui ont suivi, et ils n'ont aucune sépulture connue. »
Le côté nord du Mémorial est ouvert, et quatre piliers de granit soutiennent un toit de cuivre. De cet emplacement surélevé, situé à 305 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer, le visiteur peut voit toute l'étendue du cimetière de guerre où reposent quelque 1 500 hommes, de même que toute l'étendue d'eau qui le sépare du continent chinois, c'est-à-dire une vue magnifique de la mer et des montagnes.
La région de Cape Collinson compte de nombreux cimetières. En marchant sur cette étroite route à une voie, vous passerez devant le cimetière catholique situé à flanc de coteau à gauche de la route, et devant le cimetière militaire de Hong Kong, à droite. Le cimetière de guerre de la baie de Sai-Wan est à mi-chemin sur la route de Cape Collinson, en face des cimetières musulman et bouddhique.
Vous pouvez également prendre un taxi à partir du terminus de Chai Wan et emprunter la même route. Vous pouvez aussi prendre un petit autobus public, pour la route no 16M, allant du terminus de Chai Wan (MTR) à Stanley.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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