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Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (1939-1947)

Instituted on October 22ns 1943 for service of at least 18 months between September 3rd 1939 and March 1st 1947.
The ribbon can bear up to three bars.
1) The Overseas Service Bar for 60 days of service overseas.
2) The Dieppe Bar for participation in the Raid on Dieppe on August 19th 1942.
3) The Hong Kong bar for participating in the defence of Hong Kong between December 8th and December 25th 1941.

Grid List
Babeckis, Pius* August 27th, 1904
† April 5th, 1945
Plot: XIX Row: C Grave: 13

Bachelder, Lewis Arthur* December 3rd, 1920
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: XXIV Row: B Grave: 13

Backus, George Henry * December 13th, 1907
† November 19th, 1944
Plot: XX Row: A Grave: 3

Baker, William* October 22nd, 1919
† September 23rd, 1944
Plot: 31 Row: A Grave: 2-7

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Balch, William Henry * March 25th, 1907
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: IX Row: C Grave: 9

Ball, John Alfred * January 4th, 1914
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: XI Row: G Grave: 11

Bancroft, Ernest Walter* February 11th, 1921
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: 4 Row: A Grave: 10

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Bannister, Kenneth Robert* September 29th, 1920
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: IX Row: E Grave: 6

Bannock, Russell* November 1st, 1919
† January 4th, 2020

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Barker, John Henry* June 7th, 1920
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: C Grave: 16

Barlow, Charles Elmer * October 20th, 1921
† March 5th, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: B Grave: 3

Barnabe, Jean-Paul* January 22nd, 1920
† January 23rd, 1945
Plot: V Row: E Grave: 13

Barnard, William Thomas* November 12th, 1897

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Barnett, Harry Henry Alfred* December 8th, 1920
† March 11th, 1945
Plot: II Row: G Grave: 14

Barry, Roland Alfred * September 15th, 1923
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: XIX Row: B Grave: 4

Bartholomew, Edward Charles * October 15th, 1918
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: III Row: H Grave: 2

Bartlett, Ralph Henry George * February 13th, 1919
† February 21st, 1945
Plot: X Row: F Grave: 8

Bateman, John Thomas * June 19th, 1917
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: II Row: D Grave: 14

Bates, William Dale* February 13th, 1924
† July 30th, 1945
Plot: III Row: E Grave: 13

Beament, George Edwin (Ted)* 1908
† September 8th, 2005

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Beange, Keith Allan * November 4th, 1925
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: XVII Row: D Grave: 1

Beaton, John Gordon * December 15th, 1914
† June 25th, 1945
Plot: III Row: A Grave: 5

Beazley, Richard Paul* June 19th, 1911
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: IX Row: H Grave: 5

Beck, Gerald Albert* October 10th, 1923
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: X Row: A Grave: 15

Beeby, Thomas Sydney * October 9th, 1918
† January 21st, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: C Grave: 12

Beers, John Alexander * July 11th, 1921
† January 26th, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: C Grave: 10

Beers, Lloyd Ernest * May 8th, 1925
† February 20th, 1945
Plot: XX Row: D Grave: 8

Beers, Thomas Clinton * July 9th, 1920
† February 27th, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: G Grave: 16

Behie, Frederick Hutchison * February 11th, 1918
† May 2nd, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: E Grave: 11

Belanger, John George * November 18th, 1920
† February 12th, 1945
Plot: I Row: D Grave: 8

Bell, Albert Ernest* May 30th, 1909
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: XXI Row: A Grave: 5

Bell, George Armstrong* July 3rd, 1909
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: X Row: H Grave: 16

Bell, Gerald "Gerry"* 1909
† January 17th, 1989

Bell, Lawrence Reginald* September 1st, 1915
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: XXI Row: A Grave: 6

Bellows, Edward Lawrence * February 25th, 1918
† May 18th, 1945
Plot: IV Row: A Grave: 13

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Benard, Hubert* October 2nd, 1920
† January 13th, 1945
Plot: I Row: D Grave: 14

Benjamin, Walter Conrad * February 16th, 1912
† November 11th, 1944
Plot: XVII Row: C Grave: 6

Bergmann, Walter Kenneth* January 23rd, 1922
† August 21st, 2017

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Berube, Aurele Zenon* February 24th, 1911
† May 2nd, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: G Grave: 7

Bessey, Everett * December 12th, 1921
† April 20th, 1945
Plot: I Row: B Grave: 11

Betts, Roy Lawrence* November 10th, 1909
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: XX Row: A Grave: 13

Beynon, Edmond Wright* March 16th, 1919
† March 1st, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: F Grave: 12

Biederman, Lloyd Arthur* September 15th, 1922
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: H Grave: 12

Bienvenue, Joseph Marcellin Gilles* March 13th, 1922
† December 4th, 1944
Plot: I Row: H Grave: 13

BigCanoe, Thomas Beresford* October 13th, 1925
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: VII Row: C Grave: 4

Bing, Leslie Patrick Sandford "Pat"* July 28th, 1920
† September 9th, 2011

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Birchall, William Harold* October 16th, 1916
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: XX Row: D Grave: 16

Birkland, Henry J.* August 16th, 1917
† March 31st, 1944
Plot: 7 Row: C Grave: 3

Birks, Robert Henry* October 5th, 1919
† January 30th, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: B Grave: 12

Bisaillon, Edgar* January 16th, 1916
† April 23rd, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: E Grave: 14

Bishoff, Emanuel* March 31st, 1926
† June 8th, 1944
Plot: XIV Row: B Grave: 13

Bishop, William Avery (Billy)* February 8th, 1894
† September 11th, 1956

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Bithrey, Reginald Charles * July 10th, 1924
† March 24th, 194
Plot: XXII Row: C Grave: 15

Black, Francis Kenneth* February 16th, 1916
† November 26th, 1944
Plot: II Row: F Grave: 15

Blackmon, Orville Kenneth Alexander* December 9th, 1924
† December 9th, 1944
Plot: III Row: E Grave: 4

Blenkinsop, Edward Weyman* October 8th, 1920
† January 23rd, 1945
Plot: 278 

Blundell, James Henry* December 12th, 1909
† November 16th, 1956

Blunt, Allan Read* October 14th, 1920
† June 28th, 1945
Plot: II Row: A Grave: 16

Bodaly, Stanley Herbert* February 25th, 1924
† April 28th, 2006

Boice, Lyle Laverne * May 12th, 1922
† November 26th, 1944
Plot: II Row: F Grave: 11

Bokitch, Michael Joseph* July 13th, 1920
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: XX Row: A Grave: 5

Boltz, Wilbert George* May 29th, 1921
† January 13th, 1945
Plot: I Row: D Grave: 16

Bond, Leslie Charles* August 16th, 1915
† March 2nd, 1945
Plot: XXI Row: E Grave: 5

Bonn, Melvin Pascal* June 21st, 1921
† June 9th, 1945
Plot: XXII Row: D Grave: 14

Boppre, Gerald Martin * July 13th, 1920
† November 21st, 1944
Plot: XX Row: C Grave: 2

Bossert, Max* November 4th, 1910
† December 31st, 1944
Plot: IX Row: A Grave: 4

Bostrom, William Adolph* June 18th, 1911
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: E Grave: 8

Bostwick, James Montgomery* May 26th, 1917
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: III Row: F Grave: 1

Boucher, Jean Baptiste* January 31st, 1914
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: C Grave: 6

Boucher, Maurice* December 29th, 1916
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: IX Row: G Grave: 8

Boulet, Joseph Eugene * November 19th, 1912
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: G Grave: 7

Boulter, Ralph Schurman * December 25th, 1918
† March 25th, 1945
Plot: XIX Row: C Grave: 1

Boulter, Roy Russell* August 11th, 1921
† September 17th, 1944
Plot: 4 Row: C Grave: 18-19

Bounting, Harvey Fraser* September 11th, 1917
† November 11th, 1944
Plot: XIV Row: E Grave: 5

Bourgon, Ernest Joseph Edgar* June 26th, 1923
† February 11th, 1945
Plot: XX Row: F Grave: 5

Bouskill, Russell Reginald* September 18th, 1915
† October 2nd, 1944
Plot: XV Row: E Grave: 5

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Boutet, Bruno Gerard* September 28th, 1925
† March 2nd, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: A Grave: 4

Boutilier, Sherman William* May 8th, 1918
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: XIX Row: B Grave: 9

Boutin, Paul Henri* March 27th, 1921
† April 7th, 1945
Plot: X Row: H Grave: 1

Bouvier, Roland* August 21st, 1921
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: X Row: E Grave: 9

Bovair, Douglas Jay* February 28th, 1924
† February 28th, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: G Grave: 9

Bowman, George* December 30th, 1918
† April 15th, 1945
Plot: VII Row: A Grave: 4

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Boyce, Reginald Scott* September 24th, 1918
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: X Row: C Grave: 4

Boychuck, Cecil* October 14th, 1914
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: B Grave: 2

Boyd, Lawrence Malcolm* February 11th, 1922
† March 9th, 1945
Plot: V Row: B Grave: 7

Boyd, Victor* June 9th, 1915
† December 5th, 1944
Plot: III Row: B Grave: 6

Boyd, William Alex* January 18th, 1923
† February 1st, 1945
Plot: I Row: E Grave: 16

Boyer, Donatien* June 13th, 1925
† March 1st, 1945
Plot: XXI Row: E Grave: 16

Boyko, Paul* February 28th, 1925
† March 7th, 1945
Plot: IV Row: H Grave: 10

Bozak, Harry Gregory* January 21st, 1925
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: XIX Row: D Grave: 11

Bradford, Gerald Anderson* April 22nd, 1919
† December 29th, 1944
Plot: II Row: F Grave: 9

Bradley, John* April 5th, 1907
† February 24th, 1945
Plot: XI Row: C Grave: 4

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Brady, Sidney Edward* November 5th, 1921
† March 1st, 1945
Plot: VII Row: G Grave: 9

Brais, Joseph Claude Yvan* July 18th, 1922
† September 30th, 1944
Plot: XVII Row: E Grave: 5

Branch, Frederick Walter* September 12th, 1913
† April 24th, 1945
Plot: II Row: A Grave: 10

Brandon, Oliver Crocker* November 10th, 1921
† February 24th, 1945
Plot: X Row: G Grave: 9

Brannen, Herbert Malcolm* May 28th, 1919
† March 26th, 1945
Plot: XIX Row: A Grave: 1

Breakenridge, Bruce Alfred* November 4th, 1922
† November 15th, 1944
Plot: II Row: H Grave: 11

Brennan, Austin James* August 10th, 1918
† October 30th, 1945
Plot: XV Row: B Grave: 12

Brennan, Lawrence William* October 24th, 1916
† March 25th, 1945
Plot: XI Row: D Grave: 4

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Brennan, Ralph DeWitt* July 6th, 1920
† February 27th, 1945
Plot: XXIV Row: C Grave: 1

Brennan, Thomas John* January 23rd, 1914
† September 21st, 1944
Plot: XVII Row: E Grave: 6

Brereton, George Stanley * June 14th, 1915
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: X Row: H Grave: 15

Bressette, Ross Bernard* December 29th, 1924
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: X Row: F Grave: 12

Brezino, Joe * February 22nd, 1923
† February 21st, 1945
Plot: XX Row: D Grave: 3

Bridal, Jack Wesley * December 20th, 1925
† March 29th, 1945
Plot: XX Row: G Grave: 10

Bridgen, Donald Andrew* January 12th, 1919
† January 1st, 1945
Plot: XVII Row: A Grave: 12

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Brisson, Jean Paul* May 31st, 1921
† December 21st, 1944
Plot: II Row: C Grave: 12

Brisson, John Gordon* December 13th, 1910
† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: F Grave: 7

Brisson, Joseph Paul Guy* November 2nd, 1922
† April 23rd, 1944
Plot: XVI Row: B Grave: 6

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Brochu, Armand Joseph* July 1st, 1914
† March 1st, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: D Grave: 14

Brockbank, Harold Matthew* July 8th, 1914
† November 23rd, 1944
Plot: II Row: E Grave: 14

Brodie, Warren Argo* June 9th, 1911
† February 3rd, 1945
Plot: XV Row: D Grave: 9

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Brooker, Joseph George* February 28th, 1915
† December 20th, 1944
Plot: IV Row: C Grave: 13

Brooks, Hubert* December 29th, 1921
† February 1st, 1984

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Brooks, Melvin Ronald* April 24th, 1922
† February 16th, 1945
Plot: XI Row: G Grave: 8

Broten, Kenneth Owen* January 11th, 1923
† February 16th, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: C Grave: 15

Brouillet, Gilles* August 31st, 1915
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: C Grave: 7

Brouse, David Lorne* December 23rd, 1920
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: 29 Row: C Grave: 5-6

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Brown, Albert* June 28th, 1913
† March 18th, 1945
Plot: V Row: D Grave: 10

Brown, Charles Thomas* October 31st, 1922
† November 10th, 1944
Plot: LX Row: A Grave: 7

Brown, Douglas Stewart* September 12th, 1923
† June 15th, 1943
Plot: XV Row: C Grave: 12

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Brown, Gordon Stewart* December 28th, 1923
† February 28th, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: C Grave: 3

Brown, Herbert William* July 1st, 1915
† May 3rd, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: G Grave: 6

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Brown, James Christie* September 30th, 1920
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: I Row: F Grave: 8

Brown, John Leslie* March 12th, 1919
† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: XXI Row: F Grave: 3

Brown, Lester* 1921
† 2013

Brown, Max Bradie* July 21st, 1921
† February 9th, 1945
Plot: IV Row: A Grave: 4

Brown, Ross Alexander* September 22nd, 1921
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: D Grave: 6

Brown, Ross Mervin* July 4th, 1920
† January 6th, 1945
Plot: III Row: C Grave: 13

Brown, Thearon* April 8th, 1922
† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: D Grave: 13

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Brown, Thomas Alfred * November 20th, 1924
† February 17th, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: D Grave: 9

Brown, Walter Edward * January 9th, 1925
† April 1st, 1945
Plot: XIX Row: D Grave: 3

Brown, William Cary* October 9th, 1915
† December 8th, 1944
Plot: V Row: C Grave: 13

Brown, William David* August 18th, 1922
† March 1st, 1945
Plot: Vii Row: G Grave: 7

Brown, William Howard* November 22nd, 1917
† January 11th, 1945
Plot: III Row: C Grave: 9

Brown, William Robert* May 19th, 1921
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: D Grave: 9

Brown, Woodrow Beverley* July 28th, 1926
† March 9th, 1945
Plot: IV Row: D Grave: 7

Brown, Zave* September 11th, 1925
† March 9th, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: G Grave: 3

Browne, Reginald Ernest* November 18th, 1925
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: VII Row: C Grave: 14

Brubaker, Roscoe Donald* September 13th, 1925
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: III Row: F Grave: 13

Bruck, John James* October 27th, 1920
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: XI Row: A Grave: 6

Brule, Leopold Daniel* January 17th, 1922
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: X Row: A Grave: 2

Brunet, Paul Wilfred Michael* May 13th, 1917
† April 16th, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: A Grave: 1

Bryde, Nelson* April 20th, 1920
† September 8th, 1945
Plot: XI Row: C Grave: 1

Brydges, Thomas Edwin * January 2nd, 1918
† March 12th, 1945
Plot: IV Row: A Grave: 2

Buchan, John Kenneth* November 23rd, 1918
† February 21st, 1945
Plot: XI Row: E Grave: 8

Buchanan, Borden * September 22nd, 1911
† February 28th, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: F Grave: 10

Buchanan, Norman* October 25th, 1914
† February 16th, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: E Grave: 5

Buck, Arthur Ormond * July 9th, 1915
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: II Row: D Grave: 12

Buck, William Bruce* June 23rd, 1923
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: VIII Row: H Grave: 16

Buckley, Patrick Marshall* February 18th, 1918
† March 2nd, 1945
Plot: VII Row: H Grave: 6

Budge, Patrick David† December 10th, 1904

Buell, Jack Donald* January 9th, 1922
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: XXII Row: C Grave: 10

Bugg, Orville George* March 20th, 1921
† April 8th, 1945
Plot: V Row: E Grave: 5

Bulger, Lawrence William * May 31st, 1923
† March 25th, 1945
Plot: XVII Row: E Grave: 12

Bulger, Lloyd Arthur* July 18th, 1919
† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: XXV Row: A Grave: 14

Bull, George Kenneth* February 22nd, 1915
† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: XXIV Row: E Grave: 14

Bullen, William Fitzherbert* November 5th, 1922
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: XIV Row: C Grave: 4

Buller, Edward Matheson* August 11th, 1924
† February 26th, 1945
Plot: IX Row: C Grave: 12

Buller, John* March 3rd, 1921
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: II Row: G Grave: 2

Burd, Robert Abraham* January 15th, 1924
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: III Row: F Grave: 12

Burgess, Charles Henry* August 6th, 1911
† June 17th, 1945
Plot: I Row: A Grave: 7

Burian, Otto* January 23rd, 1925
† March 28th, 1945
Plot: XX Row: C Grave: 15

Burke, Augustine John* August 26th, 1925
† February 22nd, 1945
Plot: XI Row: A Grave: 12

Burke, Cornelius* September 2nd, 1916
† April 25th, 1999

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Burns, James* March 11th, 1918
† June 12th, 1943
Plot: XVI Row: F Grave: 11

Burns, Ralph Hammell* August 26th, 1914
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: X Row: A Grave: 7

Burns, William Rupert* September 30th, 1923
† March 9th, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: G Grave: 1

Burnside, Richard Thomas* May 30th, 1913
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: VII Row: C Grave: 13

Burr, Kenneth Leslie * August 9th, 1923
† December 28th, 1944
Plot: II Row: F Grave: 7

Burrison, Reginald Meredith * October 4th, 1920
† November 13th, 1944
Plot: XV Row: G Grave: 2

Burrough, Ashford Herbert* June 29th, 1923
† December 12th, 1944
Plot: I Row: H Grave: 10

Burton, Arthur Wilfred* February 9th, 1925
† February 20th, 1945
Plot: XVI Row: H Grave: 6

Bury, William Gledstanes "Bill"* May 19th, 1898
† July 28th, 1943
Plot: C Row: C Grave: 283

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Bush, Gordon Osborne* January 14th, 1918
† February 9th, 1945
Plot: I Row: G Grave: 15

Butler, Reginald Lewis* May 6th, 1919
† November 20th, 1944
Plot: XVII Row: A Grave: 5

Byers, Gordon Lloyd* November 22nd, 1922
† May 8th, 1945
Plot: II Row: A Grave: 2

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