Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Edward Joseph Savoy
In memory of:
Rifleman Edward Joseph Savoy
August 20, 1943
Omine 5B, Kawasaki, Japan
Military Service
G/32318
30
Army
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
January 24, 1913
Milford, New Brunswick
October 6, 1939
Saint John, New Brunswick
Son of Joseph Savoie (alias Savoy) and Isabella Bourque.
Enrolled with the Saint John Fusiliers (MG), he served in New Brunswick, was assigned to the Carleton and York Regiment on 25 June 1940, served in Nova Scotia, deployed to the 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada, on 28 November 1940 to serve in Newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C and in Japan as prisoner of war.
Commemorated on Page 211 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan
Cdn. Sec. A. E. 13.
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the St. John (New Brunswick) Times Globe October 22nd 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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