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Son of Laumb (alias Leon) Procinsky and Iowka (alias Eva) Perazuk. De facto spouse of Rose de Lima Avon. Father of Joseph Henri Gérard Procinsky. Brother of Tom, John, Paul, Margaret, Anny, Mary, Pearl, Nancy and Kate.
During the First World War, he enlisted on April 10th, 1917 at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, in the 249th Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, regimental number 1069708 to serve in Canada and England with the 15th Reserve Battalion, and later with the 10th Canadian Reserve Battery Corps and the 102nd Company, but did not participate in the fighting. He enlisted on September 13th, 1939 and served in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force and Hong Kong with C Force. He had 830 days of service, including 54 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Procinsky Lake located northwest of Lake Nejanilini in his honor in 1975.
World War I: British War Medal and Victory Medal. </p><P>
World War II: 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, 1939-45 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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Inscription
Private PETER PROCINSKY is one of 27 members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, 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. -
Newspaper Clipping
Private PETER PROCINSKY was reported Missing in Action, in the Canadian Army's 251st overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 16, 1943. -
Dedicatory Inscription of the Sai Wan Memorial
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Group Photo
Winnipeg Grenadiers, D Company, 14th Platoon -
Photo of Peter Procinsky
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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Private Peter Procinsky
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Private Peter Procinsky
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Private Peter Procinsky
Digital gallery of
Private Peter Procinsky
Digital gallery of
Private Peter Procinsky
Digital gallery of
Private Peter Procinsky
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Private Peter Procinsky
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 42 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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