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Sergeant JOHN OLIVER PAYNE

Service Number: H/6016
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Date of Death

Died 26 August 1942

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY

IX. D. 6.

China, (including Hong Kong)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Benjamin Oliver and Margaret Corbet Payne, of Fort Rouge, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. PUT TO DEATH BY THE ENEMY "HIS SPIRIT MUST BE OUR BANNER"
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Buried or commemorated at

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
China, (including Hong Kong)
Number of casualties: 1589
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