Military service
Burial/memorial information
Enrolled in the 1st Midland Regiment, served in Ontario and New Brunswick, transferred to the 1st Battalion Royal Rifles of Canada on October 19th, 1941, served in Québec, Hong Kong with C Force.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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Grave Marker
Rifleman ELROY GEORGE DUPONT 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 who were killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Newspaper Clipping
Rifleman ELROY GEORGE DUPONT was reported to have Died of Wounds in the Canadian Army's 246th overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on October 28th, 1942. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Rifleman Elroy George Dupont
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Elroy George Dupont
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Elroy George Dupont
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Elroy George Dupont
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 29 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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