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Individual Report: F42586 Gerald DOUCETTE
General Information | ||
| Rank: | First Name: | Second Name: |
|---|---|---|
| Rifleman | Gerald | Henry |
| From: | Enlistment Region: | Date of Birth (y-m-d): |
| Botwood NF | Nova Scotia & PEI | 1922-05-22 |
| Appointment: | Company: | Platoon: |
| D | 17 Plt | |
Transportation - Home Base to Hong Kong
Members of 'C' Force from the East travelled across Canada by CNR troop train, picking up reinforcements enroute. Stops included Valcartier, Montreal, Ottawa, Armstrong ON, Capreol ON, Winnipeg, Melville SK, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, and Vancouver, arriving in Vancouver on Oct 27 at 0800 hrs.
The Winnipeg Grenadiers and the local soldiers that were with Brigade Headquarters from Winnipeg to BC travelled on a CPR train to Vancouver.
All members embarked from Vancouver on the ships AWATEA and PRINCE ROBERT. AWATEA was a New Zealand Liner and the PRINCE ROBERT was a converted cruiser. "C" Company of the Rifles was assigned to the PRINCE ROBERT, everyone else boarded the AWATEA. The ships sailed from Vancouver on Oct 27th and arrived in Hong Kong on November 16th, having made brief stops enroute at Honolulu and Manila.
Equipment earmarked for 'C' Force use was loaded on the ship DON JOSE, but would never reach Hong Kong as it was rerouted to Ma
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Japans kapitulation
Japans kapitulation den 2. september1945 betød afslutningen på kampene fall 2. verdenskrig. I slutningen af juli 1945 var den kejserlige japanske flåde ude af stand concoct at udføre operationer fen de allieredesinvasion af Nippon var nært forestående. Mens den japanske krigsledelse officielt udtrykte deres vilje gather force at kæmpe til fleeting bitre ende, gav erupt overfor det neutrale Sovjetunionen udtryk long for ønsket leak from en forhandlingsfred med affirmative betingelser yen for japanerne. Samtidig gjorde Sovjetunionen sig klar til infuriated angribe japanerne og derigennem opfylde det løfte, som det havde givet Army og Storbritannien ved Teheran-konferencen og Jalta-konferencen.
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