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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Ronald Burkett

In memory of:

Signalman Ronald Burkett

August 8, 1944
In the field

Military Service

Service Number:

M/101928

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

Additional Information

Born:

January 2, 1919
Dover, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

June 15, 1942
Edmonton, Alberta

Son of William Wood Burkett and Bessie Hannah Burkett, of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Twin brother of Private Maurice Burkett, who died while serving with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada.

Commemorated on Page 263 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 21, Column 2.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaque in memory of twin brothers Ronald and Maurice Burkett. All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, 103rd Street, Edmonton, Alberta.

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    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaque in memory of twin brothers Ronald and Maurice Burkett. All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, 103rd Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
  • Inscription– Detail of Memorial plaque in honour of Ronald Burkett. All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, 103rd Street, Edmonton, Alberta.

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    Inscription – Detail of Memorial plaque in honour of Ronald Burkett. All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, 103rd Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
  • View of Memorial plaque– View of church interior containing Memorial plaques. The Burkett plaque is in the centre. All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, 103rd Street, Edmonton, Alberta.

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    View of Memorial plaque
    View of Memorial plaque – View of church interior containing Memorial plaques. The Burkett plaque is in the centre. All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, 103rd Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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