Individual Report: C65633 Elroy DUPONT
1st Bn The Royal Rifles of Canada
General Information |
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| Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
|---|---|---|
| Rifleman | Elroy | George |
| From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
| Pembroke ON | Eastern Ontario | 1922-02-07 |
| Appointment: | Company: | Platoon: |
Transportation - Home Base to Hong Kong
Members of 'C' Force from the East travelled across Canada by CNR troop train, picking up reinforcements enroute. Stops included Valcartier, Montreal, Ottawa, Armstrong ON, Capreol ON, Winnipeg, Melville SK, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, and Vancouver, arriving in Vancouver on Oct 27 at 0800 hrs.
The Winnipeg Grenadiers and the local soldiers that were with Brigade Headquarters from Winnipeg to BC travelled on a CPR train to Vancouver.
All members embarked from Vancouver on the ships AWATEA and PRINCE ROBERT. AWATEA was a New Zealand Liner and the PRINCE ROBERT was a converted cruiser. "C" Company of the Rifles was assigned to the PRINCE ROBERT, everyone else boarded the AWATEA. The ships sailed from Vancouver on Oct 27th and arrived in Hong Kong on November 16th, having made brief stops enroute at Honolulu and Manila.
Equipment earmarked for 'C' Force use was loaded on the ship DON JOSE, but would never reach Hong Kong as it was rerouted to Manila when hostilities commenced.
On arrival, all troops were quartered at Nanking Barracks, Sham Shui Po Camp, in Kowloon.
Battle Information
Killed in action at Stanley Prison. For a detailed description of the battle from a Canadian perspective, visit Canadian Participation in the Defense of Hong Kong (published by the Historical Section, Canadian Military Headquarters).
Wounded Information
No wounds recorded.Other Military or Public Service
No other or additional related information found. Please submit documents to us using the contact link at the top of this page.
Death and Cemetery Information
| Date of Death (y-m-d) | Cause of Death | Death Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-12-24 | Killed In Action | ||
| Cemetery Location | Cemetery | Grave Number | Gravestone Marker |
| Cape Collinson Road Chai Wan Hong Kong China | Sai Wan War Cemetery | IX. E. 1. | CWGC |
Gravestone Image
great nephew Barry who was stationed in Singapore with the Canadian Govt. made a trip to Hong Kong to visit Uncles gravesite.
Obituary / Life Story
Elroy is on the left.
X29 Francis DELOUGHERY from the Canadian Chaplains Service, survived Hong Kong. He was from Pembroke and when he came back from the war, he looked my Mom up and told her this story about how my Uncle died.
Uncle Elroy apparently had been wounded and was at a hospital run by the nuns. The Japanese invaded hospital and anyone who was wounded and unable to march to camps were lined up and shot or bayoneted. Uncle Elroy was one of them.
Submitted February 2021 by niece Anne Ecker
The Sai Wan War Cemetery holds those who were killed during the Battle of Hong Kong or died later as prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation, including 173 members of 'C' Force. The remains of those who died as prisoners in Formosa (now Taiwan) were brought to Hong Kong for burial at Sai Wan in 1946. There are 1,505 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War buried or commemorated at Sai Wan War Cemetery. 444 of the burials are unidentified.
At the entrance to the cemetery stands the Sai Wan Memorial bearing the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen who died in the Defence of Hong Kong or subsequently in captivity and who have no known grave.
Ref: Includes excerpts from Veterans Affairs Canada.
General Comments
Elroy George Dupont. Age at death 19. Born in Pembroke, Ontario
Son of Oscar and Ida May Dupont, of Pembroke. Ontario.
Enlistment: March 25, 1941 Ottawa, Ontario and was a truck driver.
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Report generated: 04 Apr 2026.
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