Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Eddie Maloney
In memory of:
Rifleman Eddie Maloney
September 14, 1943
Camp Niigata-Rinko 5B, Japan
Military Service
E/29882
27
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
July 18, 1916
Barachois, Quebec
July 25, 1940
Gaspe, Quebec
Baptized Edgar Joseph Maloney, on 19 July 1916 in Barachois, Québec. Son of Peter John Maloney and Marie Louise Comeau, of Barachois, Québec.
He served in Québec, in New Brunswick, in Newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C, and was prisoner of war in Japan.
His brother, Peter Maloney, service number E-37006, Royal Canadian Engineer, was made prisoner at Dieppe on 19 August 1942 and in a camp in Germany, he survived the war.
Commemorated on Page 186 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
Sec. A. D. 9.
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
Photo of Eddie Maloney – In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
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