Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Elwin Herman Goodwin
In memory of:
Private Elwin Herman Goodwin
October 4, 1951
Military Service
SF800413
20
Army
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
2nd Battalion
Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea
Additional Information
February 12, 1931
Argyle Sound, Nova Scotia
August 17, 1950
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Son of William Roy Goodwin (1890-1960) and Eva Eileen Goodwin (1903- 1964) of Central Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia. He was the brother of William Leroy (1924-1996), Forrest Alton (1926-1986), Gerald Arthur (1927-1986), Charles Ronald (1934-2005), George Patrick (1935-1951), Edgar Gordon (1937-2001), Vera Lorraine (1929-1947), Dorothy Anne (b.1932), and Elizabeth Sharon (b.1944)..
Private Goodwin is commemorated on the Nova Scotia Korea War Memorial with his fellow Nova Scotians who lost their lives during the Korean War. The Memorial is located at Pleasant and Parade Streets in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It was unveiled and dedicated in a ceremony on 16 August 2003. Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 27 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea
20. 5. 1169
The United Nations Cemetery is located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The land for the cemetery was granted to the United Nations by the Republic of Korea as a tribute to all those who had laid down their lives in combatting aggression and in upholding peace and freedom. There are 2,267 servicemen buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Of these 1,538 were Commonwealth soldiers, including 376 Canadians.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1951. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Details
Korea War Memorial
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