Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of George Steven Fallow and Eva Caldwell, of New Richmond Station, Québec.
Served in Québec, Newfoundland with Force W, Hong Kong with Force C. He had 538 days of service, including 59 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence Medal Hong Kong Bar.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal William Fallow
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Memorial
Lance Corporal WILLIAM FALLOW is one of 18 members of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
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
Lance Corporal WILLIAM FALLOW was reported Killed 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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Newspaper Clipping
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Photo of WILLIAM FALLOW
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Letter
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Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal William Fallow
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 29 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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