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Military service
Service number:
A/2384
Age:
28
Rank:
Signalman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Division:
2nd Canadian Divisional Signals
Birth:
September 22, 1915
Beveren, East Flanders, Belgium
Enlistment:
September 18, 1940
London, Ontario
Death:
July 15, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XVI. H. 9.
Additional information
Son of Edward and Philomena Van Acker, of Delhi, Ontario. Brother of Lance Corporal Fidelis Van Acker who died on December 27, 1944 while serving with North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment.
Digital gallery of Signalman Edmond Van Acker
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Photo of Edmond Van Acker
In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II.<P> Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial
In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II.<P> Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Grave Marker
The grave marker (2010) at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located outside Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens) -
Beny Sur Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Photo of Edmond Van Acker
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Photo of Edmond Van Acker
In memory card (back)
Digital gallery of
Signalman Edmond Van Acker
Digital gallery of
Signalman Edmond Van Acker
Digital gallery of
Signalman Edmond Van Acker
Digital gallery of
Signalman Edmond Van Acker
Digital gallery of
Signalman Edmond Van Acker
Digital gallery of
Signalman Edmond Van Acker
Digital gallery of
Signalman Edmond Van Acker
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 467 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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