Military service
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Served with the 10th Fortress Signals of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, incorporated into C Force and posted as a signaler with the 1st Battalion Royal Rifles of Canada for Hong Kong. He was the first Canadian to be wounded in action during the Second World War. He had 266 days of service, including 56 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Signalman John Lloyd Frederick Fairley
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Grave Marker
Signalman JOHN LLOYD FREDERICK FAIRLEY was one of the 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong from December 8th to December 25th, 1941 The Epitaph on the grave marker reads ¿NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERYDAY. IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER. MOTHER DAD AND BROTHER -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
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Digital gallery of
Signalman John Lloyd Frederick Fairley
Digital gallery of
Signalman John Lloyd Frederick Fairley
Digital gallery of
Signalman John Lloyd Frederick Fairley
Digital gallery of
Signalman John Lloyd Frederick Fairley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 29 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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