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Bertrand Cyril Moore

In memory of:

Private Bertrand Cyril Moore

July 15, 1945
Camp Niigata-Rinko 5B, Osaka, Japan

Military Service

Service Number:

H/6621

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information

Born:

August 18, 1906
Moose Factory, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 25, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba

His full name is Bertrand Cyril Augustus Moore.

Son of Thomas Charles Moore and Ellen Rose Cheecho or Tisho, of the Cree Nation, Cochrane, Ontario.

Brother of Private Edward Frederick Moore, regimental number B-148991, killed in action on July 28th, 1944 in Normandy, France, while serving with the 18th Canadian Field Artillery, and Private Grace V. Moore, regimental number W-20931, Canadian Army. She survived the war.

Served in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force, Hong Kong with C Force and Japan as a prisoner of war.

To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Moore Point located on Utik Lake in his honor in 1995.

Commemorated on Page 397 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:

Canadian Sec. A. D. 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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  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Bertrand Moore– In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Bertrand Moore – In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.

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