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ELMER ADRIAN OSWALD
Service Personnel Information 1939–1945
| Address on Enrollment: | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | Birthplace: | Rock Bay, British Columbia | Date of Birth: | 8 November 1921 | Next of Kin: | Olaf Henry Oswald (father) & Beda (Larson) Oswald (mother) | Racial Origin: | Canadian Citezen, Swedish parents | Marital Status: | Single | Trade or Calling: | Fisherman | Previous Service in a Military Force: | No | Date of Enlistment: | 30 March 1942 | City and Province of Enlistment: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Military Service Record 1939–1945
| Force: | Royal Canadian Air Force | Unit: | 406 Squadron | Rank: | Flying Officer (Pilot) | Service Number: | J/87419 | Posted Overseas: | 4 June 1943 | Honours and Awards: | Pilot's Flying Badge; 1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star; Defense Medal; General Service Medal; CVSM & Clasp (Canadian Volunteer Service Medal) | Mount Oswald in Clendenning Range of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia is named for him. | Photograph: | Not yet available | Date of Death: | 7 March 1945 | Age (at death): | 26 | Country of Burial: | Holland | Cemetery: | Harderwijk General Cemetery | Grave Reference: | British Plot 1. Grave 49 | Location: | Harderwijk, on the shore of the Ijsselmeer (Zuiderzee), is 42 kilometres north-east of Utrecht and 45 kilometres north-west of Apeldoorn. | Book of Remembrance: | Elmer Adrian Oswald's name can be found on page 551 of the 1945 Second World War Book of Remembrance |
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