Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Maurice Leo Roussell
In memory of:
Private John Maurice Leo Roussell
October 8, 1943
Camp Niigata-Rinko 5B, Osaka, Japan
Military Service
H/62833
24
Army
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
November 4, 1918
Barachois, Gaspésie, Quebec
September 5, 1941
Barachois, Gaspésie, Quebec
He was baptized catholically under the name of Jean Marie Léopold Roussel.
Son of Albert Roussel and Emilia Alma (aka Camelia) Whittom, of Barachois de Malbaie, Gaspe Co. in Québec.
Brother of Private Clifford Roussel, regimental number H-106766, who fought in Europe during the Second World War. He survived the war.
Enrolled on June 19th, 1941 under the 1940 NRMA - NPAM - regimental number H-605176, he served in Ontario, discharged from the army on September 3rd, 1941 and joined the regular forces on the 5th Canadian Forestry Corps in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He transferred to the 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers on October 21st, 1941 to fight in Hong Kong with C Force and as a prisoner of war in Japan. He had 764 days of service, including 711 overseas.
Commemorated on Page 209 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan
Cdn Sec. B. A. 11.
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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