General Information | ||
Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
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Corporal | Oliver | Ray |
From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
Shigawake QC | Eastern Quebec | 1917-10-17 |
Appointment: | Company: | Platoon: |
Section Commander | D | 16 Plt |
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.
We do not have specific battle information for this soldier in our online database. 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).
Date Wounded | Wound Description | References |
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41/12/25 | N/A | 36 |
Name of hospital | Date of admission | Date of discharge | Comments | Reference |
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HK-QMH | 12/28/1941 | N/A |
Camp ID | Camp Name | Location | Company | Type of Work | Arrival Date | Departure Date |
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HK-SM-01 | Stanley | Fort Stanley, Hong Kong Island | Capture | 41 Dec 30 | ||
HK-NP-01 | North Point | North Point, Hong Kong Island | 41 Dec 30 | 42 Sep 26 | ||
HK-SA-02 | Shamshuipo | Kowloon, Hong Kong | 42 Sep 26 | 43 Aug 15 | ||
JP-To-5B | Niigata-Rinko | Niigata-ken, Nakakambara-gun, Ogata-mura, Japan | Marutsu, Rinko Coal, Shintetsu | Stevedore labor at port of Niigata (Marutsu), primarily foodstuffs; mining coal (Rinko Coal ) and labor at a foundry (Shintetsu) | 43 Sep 03 | 45 Sep 05 |
Draft Number | Name of Ship | Departure Date | Arrival Date | Arrival Port | Comments | Reference |
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XD4B | Manryu Maru | 43 Aug 15 | 43 Sep 01 | Osaka, Japan | Brief stopover in Taihoku (Taipei), Formosa (Taiwan); then 2 day stopover at northern point for stool tests | Tony Banham |
Transport Mode | Arrival Destination | Arrival Date | Comments |
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USS Ozark Passenger List A | SF | 1945-10-02 | evacuated from Japan via USS Ozark |
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Date of Death (y-m-d) | Cause of Death | Death Class | |
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2001-01-31 | Post War | ||
Cemetery Location | Cemetery | Grave Number | Gravestone Marker |
Shigawake Quebec Canada | St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery | Yes |
OLIVER RAY SAUSON in London, Ontario on January 31,2001 in his eighty-fourth year. Beloved husband of Dorothy (Watt), loving father of Rae (Alan Roy), Lester (Colleen Salokannel) and Dollie (Jeff Read) and cherished grandfather of David, Sara, Terri, Tina, Christopher, Jennifer, Michael and great-grandfather of Sydney, Jourdan and Carl. Dear brother of Howard and Dëan. He served his country in The Royal Rifles and was a POW in Hong Kong. Retired from Northern Electric in Montreal after over 25 years service. There will be a small service in London and interment in Shigawake, Quebec. In lieu of flowers a donation to the Cancer Society or St. Pauls Anglican Church in Shigawake would be appreciated.
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Three Brothers fighting in Hong Kong. Only Oliver came home. E29902 Oliver Sauson. E29903 Lester Sauson. E29904 Edward Sauson
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