Military service
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Brother of signaller John Asa McGinnis, regimental number L-6510, 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade of Signals, Canadian Army. He survived the war.
He enlisted with the Saskatchewan Light Infantry in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, transferred on October 25th, 1941 to the 1st Battalion, Winnipeg Grenadiers, to fight in Hong Kong with C Force, and was a prisoner of war in Japan. He had 1,063 days of service, including 911 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence Medal, Hong Kong Bar.
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Photo of WILLIAM JOSEPH MCGINNIS
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Photo of WILLIAM JOSEPH MCGINNIS
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Newspaper clipping
From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Regina Leader Post April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private William Joseph McGinnis
Digital gallery of
Private William Joseph McGinnis
Digital gallery of
Private William Joseph McGinnis
Digital gallery of
Private William Joseph McGinnis
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 386 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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