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Military service
Service number:
B/27381
Age:
23
Rank:
Sapper
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Engineers
Division:
3 Field Coy.
Birth:
April 12, 1920
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
January 16, 1942
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
December 21, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IX. E. 5.
Digital gallery of Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
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Entrance
Entrance - Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Moro Canadian War Cemetery
May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of VICTOR JOSEPH EDWARDS
1942c Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Victor Joseph Edwards in his winter uniform with his sister Mary before going overseas -
Newspaper clipping
May be from the Toronto Telegraham -
Newspaper clipping
probably from the Toronto Telegraham newspaper -
Group Photo
Victor Joseph Edwards and his older brother James George Edwards, before shipping off to England c1942 -
Correspondence
Post Card from Victor to his parents while visiting his father's relatives in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. July 15 1942, Dear Mom & Pop, Here I am enjoying a weeks leave in Northampton having a swell time, everybody is wonderful to me. Am meeting all the relatives here. Will write about them when I get back to camp. So long for now, Vic. -
Group Photo
Nov 1942, Visiting relatives in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. "The National Fire Service (UK), The Home Guard (UK) and Rescue Squad (UK) and us" "Us" being Victor Joseph Edwards & his older brother James George Edwards standing in the back. -
Grave marker
Victor Joseph Edwards' second grave marker, two angles, by road. (The first was a wooden cross, the third is a standard issue war gravestone) I believe he was removed from his original burial site and reburied. -
Certificate
Order of CanadianWidows & Mothers of the Great War, Silver Cross Women of the British Empire. Awrded to victors mom 1964. (She lost the original and had it replaced) -
Photo
Victor Joseph Edwards' mom wearing her Silver Cross. -
Wedding Photo
married: Victor Joseph Edwards to Ileene Marguerite Hutchinson May 16 1942, Parliament Street United Church, Toronto. -
Grave marker
This is a photo his mother received from Graves Registration & Enquires (Records) C.M.F. GS RE PC9 "This is a temporary wooden cross which the Imperial War Graves Commission will replace with a permanent headstone" -
Newspaper clipping
probably from the Toronto Telegram newspaper -
Correspondence
Post Card from Scotland to his parents. Kilmarnock, Ayrshire May 28 1943 Dear Mom Pop Here I am well fed and fine and with everyting going swell hope all is the same with you and every one. Received your letter will be writing as soon as I can Cherio Love Vic -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
Digital gallery of
Sapper Victor Joseph Edwards
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 157 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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