Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Kenneth Mervyn Pledger
In memory of:
Private Kenneth Mervyn Pledger
June 6, 1944
Military Service
B/79949
19
Army
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
June 21, 1924
Winnipeg, Manitoba
April 27, 1943
Toronto, Ontario
Son of Oswald and May Somers Pledger, of Hillsdale, Ontario.
Brother of Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Thomas Pledger, who was killed in action on June 13, 1944, while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Commemorated on Page 418 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France
IIA. L. 3.
Ranville is best reached by taking the D513 north-eastwards out of Caen, and after about 9 kilometres turning left at Herouvillette. Go north for one kilometre and then turn left into Ranville village. The War Cemetery is on Rue des Airbornes.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Kenneth Pledger – Ken Pledger in southern England one week before D-Day on leave with his brother. -
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Photo of Kenneth Pledger – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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