Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Austin Moffatt
In memory of:
Private John Austin Moffatt
September 2, 1942
Bowen Road Hospital, Hong Kong
Military Service
H/6599
36
Army
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
October 28, 1905
Shoal Lake, Manitoba
September 25, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
His registered name at the Vital Statistics is John Osten Moffatt.
Son of John Pattersen Moffatt and Sarah Jane Thompson. Husband of Julienne May (aka Jewel) Huard, of the Ojibwe Nation, of St. Boniface, Manitoba. Father of Margaret Albina and Carole May Moffatt.
Brother of Corporal Norman Henry Moffatt MM, regimental number 204111, 15th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, First World War, wounded in action in France on September 28th, 1918. He survived the war.
He served in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force and Hong Kong with C Force. He had 1,074 days of service, including 310 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Moffatt Rapids located on the Caribou River in his honor in 1995.
Commemorated on Page 100 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
Victoria, Hong Kong
VIII. D. 14.
SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is in the north-east of the island of Hong Kong, in the Chai Wan area, about 11 kilometres from the centre of Victoria, the capital of Hong Kong. At the entrance to the cemetery on Cape Collinson Road stands the memorial to those who died in Hong Kong and have no known grave. From it, the cemetery slopes down towards the sea and originally, the view towards the main land was magnificent. The easiest way to reach the cemetery is by the mass transit railway (MTR) Hong Kong line to Chai Wan Terminus. From the Terminus one can either walk up to the cemetery following Chai Wan Road to the roundabout, turning west into Wan Tsui Road, then south east up Lin Shing Road which leads to Cape Collinson Road. The CWGC road direction sign is fixed to a wall facing down Lin Shing Road. The Cape Collinson area has many cemeteries. Walking up this narrow one way traffic road, one will pass the Catholic Cemetery situated on the hillside to the left of the road, and the Hong Kong Military Cemetery on the right. SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is about half way up Cape Collinson Road and faces the Muslim and Buddhist cemeteries. One can also get a taxi from Chai Wan Terminus and follow the same route. Alternatively one can board a public light bus, Route No. 16M, which runs from Chai Wan MTR Terminus to Stanley where the CWGC has another cemetery, the Stanley Military Cemetery. En route to Stanley the minibus will pass Sai Wan War Cemetery, stopping only on request.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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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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Photo of JOHN AUSTIN MOFFATT – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of John Austin Moffatt – 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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