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Lawrence Garry Hallett

In memory of:

Private Lawrence Garry Hallett

February 2, 1944
Camp Tsurumi 3D, Yokohama, Japan

Military Service

Service Number:

H/6895

Age:

31

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:

December 26, 1912
Bifrost, Manitoba

Enlistment:

April 12, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Born as Lawrence George Orvile Hallett. Son of William John Hallett and Mary Agnes York, of Fisherton, Manitoba.

Served in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force, Hong Kong with C Force, Japan as a prisoner of war. He had 1,027 days of service, including 828 overseas.

To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Hallett Lake located northeast of Reindeer Lake in his honor in 1972.

Commemorated on Page 326 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:

Cdn. Sec. A. B. 15.

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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