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A Tribute to the Aboriginal Veterans of The RHLI
The following is a list of Aboriginal Veterans of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. This list is courtesy of Jeff Schlingloff of The Aboriginal Veterans Tribute Homepage
| Ser | Service/Regimental Number | Name | Rank | Unit | Date of Death | Remarks/Notes | Band - First Nation |
| 1 | B/38327 | Belleau, Gerald Thomas | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | July 26, 1944 | Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery - Calvados, France | Ojibwa - Garden First Nation, Ont |
| 2 | B/162220 | Big Canoe, Thomas Beresford | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | March 08, 1945 age 19 | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery - Netherlands | Georgina Island, Ont. |
| 3 | B/37150 | Brant, Elmer Joseph | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Dieppe) | August 19, 1942 | Brookwood Memorial - Surrey, United Kingdom | Mohawk - Bay of Quinte, Ont |
| 4 | B/59127 | Gaiashk, Alphonse Frank | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | September 28, 1944 age 27 |
Schooselhof Cemetery - Belgium | Wikwemikong, Ont (Son of Louis and Bridget Gaiashk Kaboni) |
| 5 | B/38323 | Goulais, Michael Clarence | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Dieppe) | August 19, 1942 | Brookwood Memorial - Surrey, United Kingdom | Nipissing Band - Sturgeon Falls, Ont. |
| 6 | B/37529 | Henry, Norman Walter | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Dieppe) | August 19, 1942 age 26 | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - Seine-Maritime, France | Hagersville, Ont |
| 7 | King, Elliott | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | Dieppe, August, 1942 - POW | Hagersville, Ont. | |||
| 8 | B/37528 | King, Maxwell Jacob | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Dieppe) | August 19, 1942 age 25 | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - Seine-Maritime, France | Hagersville, Ont married in U.K., had a son - wife Margaret I. King, Hagersville, Ont. |
| 9 | B/139142 | Le Sage, James A | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | August 01, 1944 age 20 | Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery - Calvados, France | Sault Ste. Marie, Ont |
| 10 | B/37486 | Martin, Franklyn | L/Sgt | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Dieppe) | August 19, 1942 | Brookwood Memorial - Surrey, United Kingdom | Six Nations - Oakland, Ont |
| 11 | Shingoose, Frank Douglas | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Dieppe) | Muscowpetung, Sask | |||
| 12 | Smith, William George | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | October 03, 1944 | Oshweken, Ont | ||
| 13 | C/122902 | Swanson, George Bernard A | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | March 02, 1945 age 21 | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery - Netherlands | Chapleau, Ont |
| 14 | B/38433 | Williams, Roy (Henry) | Pte | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | August 12, 1944 age 24 | Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery - Calvados, France | Oshweken, Ont. (Eagle's Nest) |
| 15 | B/38421 | Whitlow, Robert Arthur | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry | March 27, 1994 | Six Nations - Ont |
- Data contained is not an official list, and is intended as a resource guide. The list entries are transcribed from published sources, or submitted.
- All Rights Reserved permission to reprint, reproduce, and/or, transmit list content, is required.
- Aboriginal Veterans Tribute Homepage compiled by Jeff Schlingloff © 2011. Information here is courtesy of Jeff Schlingloff at The Aboriginal Veterans Tribute Homepage
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