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William Alfred Grainger

In memory of:

Corporal William Alfred Grainger

November 23, 1944
Camp Oeyama, Osaka, Japan

Military Service

Service Number:

H/6578

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information

Born:

February 27, 1911
Albert, Souris, Manitoba

Enlistment:

September 25, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Ezer Darby Grainger and Ann Larger, of Beulah, Manitoba.

Served in Manitoba, Bermuda with Force B, Jamaica with Force Y, Hong Kong with Force C, Japan as a prisoner of war. He had 1,887 days of service, including 1,123 overseas.

To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Grainger Lake located north of Molson Lake in his honor in 1973.

Commemorated on Page 320 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan

Grave Reference:

Sec. B. C. 13.

Location:

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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