Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Philias Alfred Ouelette
In memory of:
Private Joseph Philias Alfred Ouelette
December 25, 1941
Stanley Fort, Hong Kong
Military Service
H/6526
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Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
September 5, 1915
Grey, Manitoba
September 21, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
His name is Joseph Philias Alfred Ouellette. He signed Ouelette.
Son of François Xavier Ouellette (alias Frank Ouelette) and Marguerite McIvor of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Husband of Patricia Mary Atkinson of McKenzie Island, Ontario. Father of William Frank, Shirley Ann, Margaret and Allan Gordon Ouelette.
Half-brother of Private Frank W. Ouellette, regimental number H-6500, who fought in Europe, and brother-in-law of Private John Stephens, regimental number H-6138, 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers, who was a prisoner of war in Hong Kong and Japan. They survived the war. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Winnipeg Grenadiers - NPAM - from 1938 to 1939, then with the 1st Battalion in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force, Hong Kong with C Force. He had 827 days of service, including 59 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Ouelette Lake located northwest of Red Cross Lake in his honor in 1995.
Commemorated on Page 40 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY
Hong Kong
5. B. Coll. grave 1-4.
STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY, originally the Military Cemetery in which members of the Hong Kong Garrison and their families were buried, is situated just beyond the small fishing village of Stanley in the southern part of Hong Kong island on the Tai Tam Peninsula, which has Stanley Bay on the west and Tai Tam Bay on the north. From Stanley Village take the Wong Ma Kok Road. The cemetery is adjacent St Stephens College and is close to St Stephen's beach. It is reached from Victoria by car along a winding, hilly road which at first overlooks the harbour and mainland. After climbing to the pass called Wong Nei Cheng Gap the road descends to the sea at Repulse Bay and then continues along the rocky hillside to Stanley village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Joseph Philias Alfred Ouelette – In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War II and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
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Photo of JOSEPH PHILIAS ALFRED OUELETTE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Letter (1) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Letter (2) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Letter (1) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Letter (2) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Temporary grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong. – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
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Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
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Grave Marker – Private JOSEPH PHILIAS ALFRED OUELETTE was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong from December 8th to December 25th, 1941
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