Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of William Joseph Doran and Mary Wilson of Newcastle, New Brunswick. Brother of Gunner Joseph Leo Doran, who did not see action in WWII.
Served in New Brunswick, Québec, Hong Kong with "C" Force. He had 157 days of service, including 60 overseas.
His sacrifice is also commemorated on the cenotaph at Harkins High School in Miramichi, New Brunswick.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Alexander Doran
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Memorial
Rifleman ALEXANDER DORAN is one of 20 members of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He died of wounds substained during the defense of Hong Kong which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. In total 290 Canadian soldiers were killed and 493 were wounded in this battle. -
Inscription
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Newspaper clipping
Rifleman ALEXANDER DORAN was reported as Missing in Action in the Canadian Army's 244th overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 9, 1943. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
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Rifleman Alexander Doran
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Alexander Doran
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Alexander Doran
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Alexander Doran
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Alexander Doran
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 28 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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