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Harry Roderick Chisholm

In memory of:

Corporal Harry Roderick Chisholm

September 20, 1969
Havixbeck, Germany

Military Service

Service Number:

SF99682

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

Citation(s):

Canadian Forces Decoration, United Nations Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous)

Additional Information

Born:

December 22, 1935
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

January 19, 1956
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Wallace Roderick and Marie Isabel (nee MacKenzie) Chisholm of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Brother of Gertrude, Nora, Shannon and Daniel. Husband of Florence Lois (nee Duggan) Chisholm and father of William and Roderick Chisholm of Summern, Germany.

Commemorated on Page 144 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WERL CENTRAL CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

Plot 4, Row H, Grave 10

Location:

There were 448 Canadians (124 Post-War military and 324 Dependants) buried in the Central Cemetery in Werl, Germany. Unlike most of North America, in most locations in Europe plots are not acquired in perpetuity but rather for a specific period of time, normally 20 to 25 years, after which the grave marker is removed and eventually the plot is reused. Fortunately, the burials in both two Canadian Sections in Werl were leased by Canada and there has been no loss of graves.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker for Harry Chisholm

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    Grave marker for Harry Chisholm
    Grave marker for Harry Chisholm
  • Original grave marker– Original grave marker, replaced in 2003.

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    Original grave marker
    Original grave marker – Original grave marker, replaced in 2003.
  • Photo of Harry Roderick Chisholm– We called my uncle Sam, this is a picture my mother had in her things. I have a few more too, as well of some of myself visiting his grave, when we had the re dedication ceremony.

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    Photo of Harry Roderick Chisholm
    Photo of Harry Roderick Chisholm – We called my uncle Sam, this is a picture my mother had in her things. I have a few more too, as well of some of myself visiting his grave, when we had the re dedication ceremony.

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