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Harold Hunchuck

In memory of:

Rifleman Harold Hunchuck

December 25, 1941
Stanley, Hong Kong

Military Service

Service Number:

B/68203

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information

Born:

September 15, 1918
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 9, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Joseph Hunchuck and Anna Fenwick of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Mary Ann Hunchuck of Toronto, Ontario.

His brother, Trooper Nicholas Hunchuck, service number B-74257, King’s Own Calgary Regiment, was made prisoner of war in Germany, after he was captured in Dieppe 19 August 1942; he survived the war.

Commemorated on Page 33 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY
Hong Kong

Grave Reference:

1. B. Coll. grave 2-9.

Location:

STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY, originally the Military Cemetery in which members of the Hong Kong Garrison and their families were buried, is situated just beyond the small fishing village of Stanley in the southern part of Hong Kong island on the Tai Tam Peninsula, which has Stanley Bay on the west and Tai Tam Bay on the north. From Stanley Village take the Wong Ma Kok Road. The cemetery is adjacent St Stephens College and is close to St Stephen's beach. It is reached from Victoria by car along a winding, hilly road which at first overlooks the harbour and mainland. After climbing to the pass called Wong Nei Cheng Gap the road descends to the sea at Repulse Bay and then continues along the rocky hillside to Stanley village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Rifleman HAROLD HUNCHUCK was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong from December 8th to December 25th, 1941

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    Grave Marker – Rifleman HAROLD HUNCHUCK was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong from December 8th to December 25th, 1941
  • Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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    Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong. – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
  • Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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    Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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