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Pages in category "Canadian military personnel killed in World War II" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Canadian World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Canadian military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 307 total.
In all, some 1.1 million Canadians served in the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, out of a population that as of the 1941 Census had 11,506,655 people, and in forces across the empire, with approximately 42,000 killed and another 55,000 wounded. [3]
This category includes personnel of the Canadian Army who served in World War II, including Permanent Active Militia and Non-Permanent Active Militia personnel serving from 10 September 1939 to 19 November 1940.
1920 portrait of John Babcock, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War. John Babcock (1900–2010) — Canadian Expeditionary Force. Last Canadian veteran. [16] Gladys Powers (1899–2008) — British Army. Served in the WAAC and Royal Air Force; the WRAF. Last female veteran and last ...
There are eight separate books, beginning with the first to be commissioned listing the names of the dead from the First World War. [2] The display case for the first book was designed by John A. Pearson, architect of the Peace Tower, and made by Bromsgrove Guild Limited (Great Britain) and Robert Mitchell Company in 1928.
Canadian civilians killed in World War II (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Canadian people of World War II" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
During the war, 25 Canadian soldiers were executed for purely military offences. Excluding the two who were found guilty of murder, Veteran Affairs Minister Ron Duhamel announced on December 11, 2001 that executed soldiers would have their names added to Canada's Books of Remembrance housed in Parliament Hill.