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Morton George Clinton Thompson

In memory of:

Rifleman Morton George Clinton Thompson

December 21, 1941
Hong Kong

Military Service


Service Number:

E/30427

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information


Born:

April 27, 1922
Glen Levit, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

September 2, 1940
Matapédia, Quebec

Son of Augustus Oswald Thompson and Ethel Marguerite Boudreau, of Glen Levit, Restigouche, New Brunswick. Brother of Bernard M. Thompson, service number E-30541, Royal Rifles of Canada, prisoner of war in Hong Kong and in Japan, and Charles P. Thompson, service number G-22145, C Company, North Shore (NB) Regiment, who served in Europe during the Second World War. They survived the war.

Morton served in Québec, in Newfoundland with Force W and in Hong Kong with Force C. He had 841 days of service, including 420 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 46 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
Victoria, Hong Kong

Grave Reference:

VIII. F. 18.

Location:

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– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of MORTON GEORGE CLINTON THOMPSON– In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Telegram– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Report– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Rifleman MORTON GEORGE CLINTON THOMPSON was reported to have Died of Wounds in the Canadian Army's 243rd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8th, 1943.
  • Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
  • Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
  • Gravestone– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Rifleman MORTON GEORGE CLINTON THOMPSON is one 283 Canadian soldiers, 107 of whom are unidentified, who are buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong.  He died of wounds substained during the defense of Hong Kong which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941.  In total, 290 Canadian soldiers were killed and 493 were wounded in this battle.

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