Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Harold Townsend
In memory of:
Corporal George Harold Townsend
November 25, 1944
Camp Oeyama 3B, Osaka, Japan
Military Service
H/6135
29
Army
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
May 24, 1915
West Selkirk, Manitoba
September 6, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of George Harold and Elizabeth Townsend, of Selkirk, Manitoba.
Commemorated on Page 464 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
Sec. B. D. 11.
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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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 -
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Photo of GEORGE HAROLD TOWNSEND – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me. -
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Photo of GEORGE HAROLD TOWNSEND – 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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