Military service
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Alfred first served from 1919 to 1926 with the 2nd Devonshire Regiment, British Army, service number 5609471. He then served in Québec, in New Brunswick, in Newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C. He had 501 days of service, including 556 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Alfred Wonnacott
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Grave Marker
Sergeant ALFRED WONNACOTT is one 283 Canadian soldiers, 107 of whom are unidentified, who are buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Newspaper Clipping
Sergeant ALFRED WONNACOTT was reported to have been Killed in Action in the Canadian Army's 242nd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8, 1943. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Photo of ALFRED WONNACOTT
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alfred Wonnacott
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alfred Wonnacott
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alfred Wonnacott
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alfred Wonnacott
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alfred Wonnacott
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 48 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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