Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Melvin Arnold Backstrom
In memory of:
Aircraftman 1st Class Melvin Arnold Backstrom
May 16, 1944
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Military Service
R/272043
19
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
January 10, 1925
Edmonton, Alberta
September 13, 1943
Edmonton, Alberta
Son of Albert and Milda Backstrom, of Edmonton, Alberta.
Commemorated on Page 241 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
EDMONTON (BEECHMOUNT) CEMETERY
Alberta, Canada
Block 135. Grave 5.
During the 1939-1945 War, Canadian Infantry troops were stationed at Edmonton. No.13 Vocational Training School was set up and the airfield formed a link in the North-West Staging Route. Most of the war graves lie in Blocks 206 and 208. The cemetery also contains a Cross of Sacrifice. There are now 5 First World War and over 70 Second World War casualties commemorated in this site.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Photo of Melvin Backstrom – military photo circa 1943
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