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John Arthur Coleman

In memory of:

Lance Serjeant John Arthur Coleman

January 18, 1942
Bowen Road Hospital, Hong Kong

Military Service

Service Number:

E/30060

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information

Born:

May 18, 1916
Scotstown, Quebec

Enlistment:

August 2, 1940
Bury, Quebec

Son of James Ida Coleman and Persis Elizabeth Ord. Husband of Marie Éva Fortier, of Montreal, Québec. Brother of Rifleman Ralph George Coleman, regimental number E-30062, Royal Rifles of Canada, prisoner of war in Hong Kong. He survived the war.

Served in Québec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland with Force W, Hong Kong with Force C. He had 880 days of service, including 428 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 65 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:

6.A.3.

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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  • Grave Marker– Lance Serjeant JOHN ARTHUR COLEMAN died of wounds substained during the defense of Hong Kong which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. In total 290 Canadian soldiers were killed and 493 were wounded during that battle.

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    Grave Marker – Lance Serjeant JOHN ARTHUR COLEMAN died of wounds substained during the defense of Hong Kong which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. In total 290 Canadian soldiers were killed and 493 were wounded during that battle.
  • Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong– 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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    Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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