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Arthur Henry Gooch

In memory of:

Private Arthur Henry Gooch

December 31, 1947
Vancouver, British Columbia

Military Service


Service Number:

H/6278

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.

Additional Information


Born:

June 19, 1913
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

September 12, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of John E. and Dorothy Ross of Winnipeg, Manitoba Husband of Kathleen (nee Rydo) Gooch, of Essondale, British Columbia. Discharged after 58 days on 8 November 1939 using the alias Ross, Arthur Henry. He re-enlisted and was discharged at Winnipeg, Manitoba on 5 April 1946. Private Gooch was a Hong Kong Prisoner of War.

Commemorated on Page 617 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Block 7. Plot 14. Lot 5.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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