Individual Details
John Raymond STROUD
(23 Nov 1920 - 9 Apr 2008)
Events
| Birth | 23 Nov 1920 | Clarkson (Mississauga), Ontario, Canada | |||
| Military | From 3 Jun 1940 to 14 Aug 1945 | Toronto Scottish Regiment, Royal Rifles of Canada - Hong Kong |  |  | |
| Occupation | Aft 1946 | Revenue Canada in the Customs and Excise department, | | ||
| Marriage | 1952 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Living | |||
| Marriage | Living | | |||
| Death | 9 Apr 2008 | suddenly at home | | ||
| Miscellaneous | was the Vice-Chairman of the Canadian Council of Veterans Affairs, and President of the Hong Kong Veterans Association of Ontario |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | male STROUD ( - ) |
| Sibling | Vern STROUD ( - ) |
| Sibling | Charles "Chuck" STROUD ( - ) |
| Sibling | Gerald "Gerry" STROUD ( - ) |
| Sibling | Donald STROUD ( - 1943) |
Notes
Military
After the Battle of Hong Kong, Mr. Stroud was incarcerated at North Point camp in Hong Kong, Sham Shui Po in Kowloon on the mainland, and Camp 5-B in Niigata, Japan.While a POW in Hong Kong, "Big John" as he was known in his unit, was assisted by doctors and orderlies in Sick Bay. He bluntly credits his survival to "the dropping of the Atomic bombs." Soon after - while he was "unloading coal off ships at harbour" - he learned the war was over and he would be going home.
Endnotes
1. Personal knowledge of the author, Dale Stroud, . 12 Feb 2012 email.
2. Veteran Affairs Canada (www.veterans.gc.ca : accessed ), Stroud, John Raymond-Veteran Affairs 01 oct 2011.
3. Veteran Affairs Canada (www.veterans.gc.ca : accessed ), Stroud, John Raymond-Veteran Affairs 01 oct 2011.
4. Toronto Star Newspaper.
5. Toronto Star Newspaper.