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Christopher Gregory Holopina

In memory of:

Private Christopher Gregory Holopina

July 4, 1996
Ripac, Bosnia

Military Service


Service Number:

H32171051

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

2 Combat Engineer Regiment

Citation(s):

Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, United Nations Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP), United Nations Protection Force Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR), NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia (NATO – FY)

Additional Information


Born:

October 5, 1973
Russell, Manitoba

Enlistment:

January 18, 1991
Portage la Prairie

Son of Gloria Hooper. Brother of Ashley. The Government of Manitoba honoured Holopina by naming a Lake after him in 2005.

Commemorated on Page 201 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SHELL VALLEY (ST. JOHN'S) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Christopher Gregory Holopina– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Christopher Gregory Holopina– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Christopher Gregory Holopina– Sapper Holopina during his last tour of duty Bosnia 1996
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– St. Claude Cenotaph, St. Claude, Manitoba
  • Cenotaph– Sapper Holopnia is remembered by the people of St-Claude, MB, on the cenotaph maintained on the grounds of the old cemetery, located in the heart of the town.

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