In memory of

Private

Mike Klopouschak

who died on 12 Aug 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Regina Rifles
  Rank Private
  Service number K40728
  Date of death 19440812
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  K40728 Rifleman (Regina Rifles) Mike Klopouschak Jr. (b.1924) of Vancouver, British Columbia, was KIA 19440812 by shrapnel to the head during the push to Falaise and is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France. He was the son of Mike and Annie (Harbusz) Klopouschak who came from Ukraine to farm in the Nauka district until 1928 when Mike Sr. went into the harnessmaking business at Hafford. Mike Jr. was working as a swamper before being called up for NRMA service at Vancouver in 1943, he switched to active service at Winnipeg, Manitoba, four months later.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 435 - Redberry
  Cemetery or memorial location Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Hafford
  Geo-memorial Klopouschak Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 58.3167°N / 107.6°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74J5
  Geo-memorial details Southeast of Snare Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19240314
  Place of birth Hafford    
  Date of enlistment 19430712
  Place of enlistment Vancouver, British Columbia    
  Residence on enlistment Vancouver, British Columbia    
  Occupation swamper
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