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Edward Herbert Wilson

In memory of:

Private Edward Herbert Wilson

July 27, 1953

Military Service

Service Number:

SB-153240

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

RCR

Citation(s):

Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information

Born:

January 23, 1931
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

February 12, 1952
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Rose Wilson of Toronto, Ontario.Brother of Fred and Violet Wilson.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 79 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SAINT JOHN CEMETERY (TORONTO)
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Family Plot

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1953. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1953. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private Edward Herbert Wilson, Private Frederick Robert Wood, Corporal Norman Woodcock and Signalman Reginald Frank Woods on the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Private Edward Herbert Wilson, Private Frederick Robert Wood, Corporal Norman Woodcock and Signalman Reginald Frank Woods on the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A section of the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – A section of the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3

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