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Edward Litchfield Borradaile

In memory of:

Lieutenant Commander Edward Litchfield Borradaile

June 11, 1952
British Columbia

Military Service

Service Number:

07600

Age:

43

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Naden

Citation(s):

Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

October 30, 1908
Ganges, British Columbia

Enlistment:

August 16, 1940
Esquimalt, British Columbia

Son of the Late Ernest and Florence Borradaile of Gauge, British Columbia. Husband of Doris (née Shufflebotham). Brother of Bernard, Silmour, Phyllis and Gladys.

Commemorated on Page 28 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VETERANS' CEMETERY (ESQUIMALT)
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Naval Section, Plot 281 B

Location:

The Veterans' Cemetery National Historic Site is located adjacent to the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in the municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia. On July 14, 1868 the cemetery was consecrated as a one acre Royal Navy plot. Today the site covers 2.2 acres with most of the land surrounding the cemetery owned by the Gorge Vale Golf Course. Presently the cemetery holds over 1700 graves of Canadian and Commonwealth naval and military personnel and their families. The Esquimalt Veterans' Cemetery is significant for its long history of providing a resting place for military dead.

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  • Photo of EDWARD LITCHFIELD BORRADAILE– Ted Borradiale in 1929. Salt Spring Island, B.C.

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    Photo of EDWARD LITCHFIELD BORRADAILE – Ted Borradiale in 1929. Salt Spring Island, B.C.
  • Newspaper Clipping– This memorial tribute appeared at page 20 in the August 1952 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping – This memorial tribute appeared at page 20 in the August 1952 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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