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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Canadian Casualties of WWII
Aged 14 to 17
Service
Number:
Name:
Rank:
Service
Date of
Death:
Age at
Death
Place of
Birth
Brooks, Robert Cyril Claude
Mosher, Maxwell
Dore, Gerard
Garrett, Alan Edward
Harbidge, Terrence Albert
Keating, John Murray
Keay, Lorne George
Martell. Gerald Roy
McGuigan, Barney Ruben
McManus, William
Milmine, John
Ott, Gordon
Pageau, Victor
Peters, Roy Donald
Starkey, Paul
Sweeney, George Raymond
Taylor, Roy Francis
Tyrrell, Harold Edward
Wright, Edward James
Anderson, John E
Ash, Ralph Leonard
Blanchard, Hubert
Boudreau, Eudore
Boutet, Bruno Gerard
Brewster, Arnold Derry
Callahan, John
Cremeens, John Wilbur
Cross, Donald Leslie
Currie, Archibald William
Currie, Standley K.
Danielson, Herbert
DesJardins, Evan James
Douglas, Ronald Albert
Ferguson, Ian Hamilton
Granger, Albert A.
Grant, Hector Grant
Haney, Horace R. T.
Hoare, Dennis
Huggins, John Reginald
Innanen, Victor
Lowell, Alex Stewart MacVicar
MacKay, Leigh
Matte, Thomas
Murray, John C.
Osborne, James
Paiement, Lucien
Patterson, Gordon J.
Piercey, Ralph
Poupart, Joseph Theophile Paul
Rose, Alexander McEachern
Ross, Aiden John
Sissons, Robert Roy
Steed, Thomas Walter
Stewart, Lloyd Joseph
Stewart, Roger A.
Walton, Harvey W.
Bright, Jerome Denny
Clifford, Arthur Ernest
Couture, William
Currie, Roy Garfield
Davies, Garnett Arthur
Dowding, John Frederick
Fedi, Eric
Fortin, J. E. Robert
Gaudet, Romeo
Habib, Fred
Hanson, Frederick Joseph
Hughes, David James
Jansonn, Lars Cyril
Jonasson, Leonard Norman
Kaminsky, Harry
Kearney, George Bernard James
Kirlin, Joseph Russell Arnold
Mann, Robert Arnold
Mason, Ernest
May, Harold Benjamin Dennis
McFaulds, Ronald David
Mombourquette, George
Moyes, Lorne Thomas
Olsen, George Frederick
Pageau. Romeo
Pollon, Joseph Raymond
Post, Eric James
Tooker, Charles
Whitelaw, Douglas Charles
F/402903
CMN
E/584
CMN
K/22459
CMN
D/77738
CMN
F/82574
CMN
CMN
B/131708
CMN
R/143149
CMN
CMN
B/129570
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R/287664
B/41645
D/145624
L/13126
E/101478
D/144365
F/35806
B/8085
K/48936
G/414790
L/110962
L/106776
D/145261
C/32956
B/149332
D/21214
L/13700
F/66173
H/195027
F/44048
B/117774
A/62168
V/66817
F/79602
H/6014
C/124536
B/44685
D/61918
B/149285
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V/55394
D/137276
813
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B/87584
V/ 55394
L/103248
C/38287
V/17524
B/138530
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CMN
R/255739
J/46041
R/172702
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V/41353
R/270690
R/180403
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CMN
R/288537
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CMN
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V/45918
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R/269912
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CMN
R/250815
R/283140
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Boy
Ordinary Seaman
Private
Panty Boy
Private
Waiter
Private
Ordinary Seaman
Private
Mess Room Steward
Galley Boy
Private
Mess Room Boy
Sergeant
Able Seaman
Cabin Boy
Private
Able Seaman
Flight Sergeant
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Gunner
Rifleman
Private
Trooper
Private
Private
Private
Private
Signalman
Private
Private
Riflemen
Trooper
Trooper
Private
Stoker
Gunner
Private
Private
Gunner
Private
Private
Private
Ordinary Seaman
Private
Private
Private
Private
Steward
Rifleman
Trooper
Ordinary Seaman
Boy
Steward
Mess Room Boy
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Pilot Officer
Flight Sergeant
Ordinary Seaman
Fireman
Second Cook
Able Seaman
Ordinary Seaman
Leading Aircraftman
Sergeant
Fireman
Boy
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Ordinary Seaman
Deck Boy
Third Radio Officer
Assistant Cook
Mess Room Boy
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Pantryman
Mess Room Boy
Sergeant
Sergeant
Saloon Messman
Panty Boy
17th (R) Armoured Regiment,
SS Hoegh Silverdawn (Norway),Canadian Merchant Navy
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
SS Nereus (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
Canadian Army General List
SS Suecia (Sweden) Canadian Merchant Navy
Royal Montreal Regiment
MV Victolite (Victoria) Canadian Merchant Navy
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
SS Vancouver Island (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Carolus (Canada) Canadian Merchant Navy
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
SS Proteus (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
57 Squadron
SS Nereus (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Charles J. Kampmann (Canada) CMN
Calgary Highlanders
SS Lady Hawkins (Halifax) Canadian Merchant Navy
428 Squadron; RCAF
Perth Regiment
Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Le Regiment de Maisonneuve
General List, Canadian Army
Royal Canadian Artillery
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Royal Canadian
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
Royal Canadian Ordnance Sorps
General List, Canadian Army
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Winnipeg Grenadiers
West Nova Scotia Regiment
Regina Rifle Regiment
South Alberta Regiment, 29th Armd. Rec. Regiment
Royal Canadian Armoured Corp
Canadian Special Service Battalion
HMCS Regina, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Canadian Artillery, 11th Field Regiment
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
Royal Canadian Artillery, 1st Anti-Tank Regiment
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
HMCS Donnacona, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Carleton and York Regiment
Newfoundland Regiment
General List, Canadian Army
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 45th General Transport Coy.
HMCS Queen Charlotte, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Regina Rifle Regiment
South Alberta Regiment, 29th Armd. Reconnaissance Regiment
HMCS Windflower, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
SS Nereus (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Raceland (Panama) Canadian Merchant Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
77 RAF Squadron; RCAF
SS Proteus (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Donald Stewart (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Bic Island (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS St. Malo (Canada), Canadian Merchant Navy
HMCS Prevost, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve
Royal Canadian Air Force
76 RAF Squadron; RCAF
SS Donald Stewart (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Brant County (Norway) Canadian Merchant Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force
SS Rose Castle (Canada) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Eugenie Livanos (Greece)
SS Cornwallis (Vancouver), Canadian Merchant Navy
HMCS Venetre, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve
SS Sirikishna (Leith, Scotland), Canadian Merchant Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force
SS Cornwallis (Vancouver), Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Proteus (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
MV Victolite (Victoria) Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Nereus (Montreal) Canadian Merchant Navy
September 23, 1944
June 15, 1943
July 23, 1944
December 10, 1941
January 14, 1942
August 16, 1942
October 28, 1941
February 11, 1942
February 26, 1945
October 15, 1941
October 9, 1942
January 30, 1944
November 23, 1941
July 24, 1942
December 10, 1941
November 3, 1942
August 1, 1944
January 19, 1942
April 30, 1945
February 5, 1944
March 2, 1945
February 16, 1942
October 5, 1944
March 2, 1945
June 25, 1943
July 25, 1942
September 9, 1944
July 19. 1945
August 11, 1945
September 18, 1944
March 9, 1945
December 27, 1942
May 30, 1944
February 21, 1941
December 19, 1941
Decembr 14, 1943
July 9, 1944
October 28, 1944
November 1, 1943
January 11, 1944
August 8, 1944
December 11, 19423
December 20, 1941
May 1, 1945
July 21, 1943
October 1, 1940
Octopber 14, 1944
April 5, 1945
July 18, 1943
February 17, 1944
December 12, 1942
December 6, 1943
April 9, 1943
May 28, 1942
August 16, 1944
August 21, 1944
December 7, 1941
July 7, 1943
December 10, 1941
March 28, 1942
July 24, 1943
October 17, 1944
September 7, 1943
November 23, 1941
September 3, 1942
October 29, 1942
October 12, 1940
September 12, 1942
October 30, 1944
April 17, 1943
September 3, 1942
March 11, 1943
May 29, 1944
November 2, 1942
December 7, 1942
December 3, 1944
September 29, 1942
February 24, 1941
September 12, 1943
December 3, 1944
November 23, 1941
May 28, 1944
October 17, 1944
February 11, 1942
December 10, 1941
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Union Corner Cemetery, Prince Edward Island
Halifax Memorial
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France
Halifax Memorial
Fort Langley Cemetery, British Columbia
Halifax Memorial
Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
Halifax Memorial
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy
Halifax Memorial
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France
Halifax Memorial
Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands
Brookwood Military Cemetery, England
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Belgium
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands
Pereau Cemetery, Pereaux, Kings Co., Nova Scotia
Brookwood Military Cemetery, England
Calais Canadian War Cemetery, France
Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, NB
Barrie Union Cemetery, Ontario
Coriano Ride War Cemetery, Italy
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands
St. Finnan's Cemetery, Alexandria, Ontario
Woodlawn Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario
Brookwood Military Cemetery, England
Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong, China
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian Wae Cemetery, France
Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands
Lake View Cemetery, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Cassino War Cemetery, Italy
Halifax Memorial
Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily
Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong, China
Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands
Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily
Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland
Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands
Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy
Mount Carmel RC Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland
Bon Accord Cemetery, Alberta
Brookwood Military Cemetery, England
St Dunstan's RC Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France
Halifax Memorial
Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Ottawa Memorial, Canada
Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Yorkshire, UK
Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Ingersol Rural Cemetery, Ontario
Moose Jaw (Rosedale) Cemetery, Saskatchewan
Liesse Communal Cemetery, Aisne, France
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Montreal (Notre Dames des Neiges) Cemetery, Quebec
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Woodlawn Cemetery, Gueph, Ontario
Halifax Memorial
Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery, Ontario,
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Harrogate, (Stonefall) Cemetery, Yorkshire, UK
Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Halifax Memorial
Halifax Memorial
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Quebec
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Quebec
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Quebec
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Quebec
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Ontario
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Ontario
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Quebec
Ontario
Quebec
Ontario
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Newfoundland
Alberta
Ontario
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Quebec
New Brunswick
Quebec
England
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Guelph, Ontario
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Cemetery/
Memorial
During the Second World War, the official minimum age for enlistment in the Canadian military was initially 18, but it was raised to 19 in November of 1939. Some boys under 19 who enlisted at age 18 could serve in non-
combat roles or in training units within Canada, but they were not permitted to be deployed overseas until they turned 19. Despite these regulations, many underage boys successfully enlisted by falsifying their age.
Underage boys were sometimes accepted if they looked old enough. Those who were rejected often found other ways to contribute, such as serving in the Merchant Navy, or supporting the war effort on the home front.
The Wartime Heritage Association has identified 85 Canadian Second World War casualties who died in service of the Canadian Army, Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Merchant Navy between the ages of 14 and 17.