Union of a Chinese heart with a Canadian spirit. Flying Officer Joseph Hong, age 23
The only child of aged parents. Private Vernon Keith Merchant, age 16
Love is not a barrier to war, Daddy. From Kaye. Private Peter William Lapointe, age 34
Deeply mourned by wife and family. He died so Jewry could suffer no more. Bombardier George Meltz, age 25.
Excerpts from the book, Words of Valediction and Remembrance: Canadian Epitaphs of the Second World War, by Eric McGeer. Published by Vanwell Publishing (January 2008). Available on Amazon.
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July 14, 2011 at 3:56 pm[...] Hong came to mind today. (I made reference to him in a previous blog post.) Hong was a 23-year old World War II Flying Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces who gave his life [...]