Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Joseph McGinnis
In memory of:
Private William Joseph McGinnis
April 25, 1944
Camp Oeyama 3B, Osaka, Japan
Military Service
L/2848
20
Army
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence Medal, Hong Kong Bar.
Additional Information
July 21, 1923
Nokomis, Saskatchewan
May 29, 1941
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Son of John Anderson McGinnis and Pearl Ethel Marie Lanning; stepson of Maude Edith May Owen, of Govan, Saskatchewan.
Brother of signaller John Asa McGinnis, regimental number L-6510, 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade of Signals, Canadian Army. He survived the war.
He enlisted with the Saskatchewan Light Infantry in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, transferred on October 25th, 1941 to the 1st Battalion, Winnipeg Grenadiers, to fight in Hong Kong with C Force, and was a prisoner of war in Japan. He had 1,063 days of service, including 911 overseas.
Commemorated on Page 386 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan
Canadian Sec. B. D. 4.
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.
Digital Collection
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Photo of WILLIAM JOSEPH MCGINNIS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of WILLIAM JOSEPH MCGINNIS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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