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Melvin Arnold Backstrom

In memory of:

Aircraftman 1st Class Melvin Arnold Backstrom

May 16, 1944
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Military Service


Service Number:

R/272043

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information


Born:

January 10, 1925
Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment:

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


Cemetery:

EDMONTON (BEECHMOUNT) CEMETERY
Alberta, Canada

Grave Reference:

Block 135. Grave 5.

Location:

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.

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  • Photo of Melvin Backstrom– military photo circa 1943

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