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Sannosuke Nishimura

In memory of:

Private Sannosuke Nishimura

July 14, 1919
Ripon, United Kingdom

Military Service

Service Number:

276939

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

15th Reserve Battalion

Additional Information

Born:

November 16, 1894
Saiyukan, Japan

Enlistment:

June 4, 1918
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tomekichi Nishimura of Antelope, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 540 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RIPON CEMETERY
Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

F. 256.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Photo of SANNOSUKE NISHIMURA – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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  • Japanese Canadian War Memorial– Japanese Canadian War Memorial, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia. Inscribed on a nearby plaque: World War I Japanese Canadian War Memorial. This monument is in lasting memory of the 190 who answered the call of duty for Canada and to the 54 who laid down their lives in defence of freedom in the Great War. Their names are engraved on the monument erected, April 2, 1920. A re-lighting of the Memorial to Canadian soldiers of Japanese Ancestry in World War I took place on August 2, 1985.

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    Japanese Canadian War Memorial
    Japanese Canadian War Memorial – Japanese Canadian War Memorial, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia. Inscribed on a nearby plaque: World War I Japanese Canadian War Memorial. This monument is in lasting memory of the 190 who answered the call of duty for Canada and to the 54 who laid down their lives in defence of freedom in the Great War. Their names are engraved on the monument erected, April 2, 1920. A re-lighting of the Memorial to Canadian soldiers of Japanese Ancestry in World War I took place on August 2, 1985.
  • Detailed view of the Japanese Canadian War Memorial, British Columbia.

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    Detailed view of the Japanese Canadian War Memorial, British Columbia.
    Detailed view of the Japanese Canadian War Memorial, British Columbia.
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  • Badge– Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge – Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Badge– Shoulder Patch 15th bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor goldman, 15th bn Memorial Project.

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    Badge – Shoulder Patch 15th bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor goldman, 15th bn Memorial Project.

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