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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering WWII
Nova Scotia Casualties
Lloyd Mitchell Acker
Name:
Lloyd Mitchell Acker
Rank:
Private
Service No:
F57596
Service:
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Date of Birth:
November 28 1924
Place of Birth:
Churchover, NS
Date of Enlistment:
October 6, 1943
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, NS
Address At Enlistment:
Shelburne, NS
Age at Enlistment:
19
Trade:
Checker, Canadian National Railways, Shelburne
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Church of England
Next of Kin:
Elizabeth Acker [Mother] Shelburne, NS
Date of Death:
August 1, 1944
Age At Death:
19
Memorial:
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France
Plot:
IV. E. 16.
Listed on the Shelburne War Memorial
Commemorated on Page 234 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on May 16, 17, and 18
Private Lloyd Acker was the son of Maurice and Elizabeth Acker of Shelburne, NS. He was the brother of Frank,
Morris and Iva Acker.
Following basic training at No. 60 CABTC Yarmouth, NS and advanced training at Aldershot in Canada, Private Acker
arrived in the United Kingdom on June 11, 1944.
He disembarked in France on July 18, 1944. He was killed in action on August 1, 1944.
Sources and Information:
Veterans Affairs Canada
findagrave.com