Warrant Officer Class II George Chow CD Funeral
The 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA assisted in the funeral of Warrant Officer Class II George Chow on Monday, 16 August 2021. George passed away last November 6, the day after his 99th birthday. He had joined the Canadian Army in August 1940, as an 18-year-old at the Bay Street Armoury recruiting centre in Victoria. After basic training at the Seaforth Armoury in Vancouver, he was transferred to the 16th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery in Windsor, ON, then shipped to Halifax to board a vessel for England.
He landed with his Battery on Juno Beach in Normandy, France in early July 1944, a month after the D-Day invasion. They moved inland where they saw action at Caen and other regions of France during the Battle of Normandy before heading into Belgium, the Netherlands and finally Germany.
After the victory in Europe in May 1945, George volunteered to fight in the Pacific theatre, but before he shipped out, the Second World War ended when Japan surrendered three months later. In 1953, George joined the 43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA which was later absorbed by the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA. He remained with the unit until 1963 .
Rounds Complete, Stand Easy, George.
He landed with his Battery on Juno Beach in Normandy, France in early July 1944, a month after the D-Day invasion. They moved inland where they saw action at Caen and other regions of France during the Battle of Normandy before heading into Belgium, the Netherlands and finally Germany.
After the victory in Europe in May 1945, George volunteered to fight in the Pacific theatre, but before he shipped out, the Second World War ended when Japan surrendered three months later. In 1953, George joined the 43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA which was later absorbed by the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA. He remained with the unit until 1963 .
Rounds Complete, Stand Easy, George.
