Profile image
Military service
Service number:
R/52455
Age:
24
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth:
March 30, 1918
Hamilton, Ontario
Enlistment:
January 1, 1939
Death:
October 14, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot 3. Row 3. Grave 21.
Additional information
Son of Herbert and Georgina Elkin of Hamilton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Corporal Herbert Harold Elkin
-
Grave Marker
Photo Courtesy of Gander War Cemetery: A Digital exhibit sponsored by Canada's Digital Collections. -
S.S Caribou
He died on board the SS Caribou on 14 October 1942 when it was sunk by a German U-boat. -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Corporal Herbert Harold Elkin
Digital gallery of
Corporal Herbert Harold Elkin
Digital gallery of
Corporal Herbert Harold Elkin
Digital gallery of
Corporal Herbert Harold Elkin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 71 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
GANDER CEMETERY Newfoundland, Canada
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.