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Bernard Edward Hiron

In memory of:

Gunner Bernard Edward Hiron

March 31, 1946

Military Service

Service Number:

0/33301

Age:

34

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

H.M.C.S. Talapus

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Hiron, of Epsom, Surrey, England. Husband of Mary Hiron, of Victoria.

Commemorated on Page 585 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VETERANS' CEMETERY (ESQUIMALT)
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. Grave 275.

Location:

The Veterans' Cemetery National Historic Site is located adjacent to the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in the municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia. On July 14, 1868 the cemetery was consecrated as a one acre Royal Navy plot. Today the site covers 2.2 acres with most of the land surrounding the cemetery owned by the Gorge Vale Golf Course. Presently the cemetery holds over 1700 graves of Canadian and Commonwealth naval and military personnel and their families. The Esquimalt Veterans' Cemetery is significant for its long history of providing a resting place for military dead.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Bernard Edward Hiron– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Bernard Edward Hiron – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Id card– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Id card – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Bomb disposal unit. Bernard is 2nd from left

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    Newspaper clipping – Bomb disposal unit. Bernard is 2nd from left
  • Newspaper clipping– Newspaper article regarding Bernard’s death

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    Newspaper clipping – Newspaper article regarding Bernard’s death
  • Memorial bar and accompanying letter

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    Memorial bar and accompanying letter
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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