Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Jeremiah Power
In memory of:
Lieutenant James Jeremiah Power
March 20, 1944
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Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
February 8, 1917
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of James Alexander and Katherine Maude Power, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Brother of Mary, Stella, Eileen, Lucille, Marguerite, Leona, Bernard (who died as an infant at 2 months of age) and Bernice. James was schooled in Winnipeg, Manitoba graduating from Gordon Bell High School around 1936. He was president of their alumni association during 1937/1938. He was also an outstanding athlete while at school.
The Government of Manitoba named Power Lake in his honour on April 5, 1972. It is situated in Northwest Manitoba about ten miles southwest of the community of Lac Brochet.
The following essay was written by great niece Heather Dorsey, at age 11 for a Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day Project. She came in first place.
'Why I Remember'
Every Remembrance Day we remember the soldiers who fought so bravely to save their families and their countries that they had left so long before. Boldly they would dart from trench to trench with shells bursting and guns firing all around them. Even so, they would still trudge on through the smoke, mud, and fire. In Europe during World War I, 68,000 of these young Canadians died. War World II took the lives of another 42,000 Canadian souls.
Commemorated on Page 420 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
V. B. 14.
By the winter of 1943, the German armies in Italy were defending a line stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Naples, to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona. The Allies prepared to break through this line to capture Rome. For its part, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division was to cross the Moro River and take Ortona. In January 1944 the Canadian Corps selected this site, intending that it would contain the graves of those who died during the Ortona battle and in the fighting in the weeks before and after it. Today, there are 1,615 graves in the cemetery, of which over 50 are unidentified and 1,375 are Canadian.
The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery lies in the locality of San Donato in the Commune of Ortona, Province of Chieti, and is sited on high ground near the sea just east of the main Adriatic coast road (SS16). The cemetery can be reached from Rome on the autostrada A25 (Rome-Pescara) by branching on the autostrada A14 and leaving it at Ortona. The approach road to the cemetery from the main road passes under an arch forming part of the little church of San Donato. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of JAMES JEREMIAH POWER – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo 2 – James Power, President, Gordon Bell High School, Winnipeg Alumni Assn. -
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Letter from nephew p.1 – Letter sent from his nephew at the Officers Training Centre in Gordon Head, B.C. on November 17, 1941. -
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Letter to his oldest sister p.1 – Letter sent to his oldest sister, January 15, 1943. -
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Letter to his mother p.1 – Letter sent to his mother on October 15, 1943 -
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Essay – This essay was written by great neice Heather Dorsey, at age 11 for a Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day project. She came in first place and has maintained her interest in her great-uncle Jimmy Power. -
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Christmas card
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