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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Charles Lewis MacLean
Rifleman
E/30288
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
July 25, 1916
River Denys, Inverness Co., NS
August 26, 1940
Valcartier, Quebec
Noranda, Abitibi Co. Quebec
24
5 feet, 11 inches
Clear
Blue
Fair
Single
Miner
United Church
Annie MacLean (Mother) River Denys, NS
December 25, 1941
25
Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong, China
Column 25
Commemorated on Page 36 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on January 29
Charles Lewis MacLean
was the son of Charles E. MacLean (1864–1938) and Annie (Cummings)
MacLean (1882-1946).
Charles served with the Royal Rifles of Canada, training at Valcartier until October, 1941 when he
sailed as part of “C” Force for Hong Kong.
The battle in Hong Kong was fought between
December 7 and December 25, 1941. The
Royal Rifles of Canada fought the Japanese
at the area of the Repulse Bay Hotel
between December 20 and December 22,
1941.
He was reported missing, presumed killed in
action during the battle for Hong Kong. The
official date of death is December 25, 1941.
His body was never recovered.
Rifleman Charles Lewis MacLean is listed on
the Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong.
Charles Lewis MacLean
Name:
Rank:
Service No:
Service:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Date of Enlistment:
Place of Enlistment:
Address at Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
Height:
Complexion:
Eye Colour:
Hair Colour:
Marital Status:
Trade:
Religion:
Next of Kin:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Cemetery:
Reference:
The Sai Wan Memorial contains 2072 names of
Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Battle
of Hong Kong in 1941 or in prisoner-of-war
camps and who have no known grave.
