15 Field Regiment, R.C.A.
Canadian Army
4th Canadian Armoured Division
ForceArmy, Artillery | 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Service NumberH/60745 (17 Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery)
RankSergeant
Engagement1941-04-07 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
T.O.S. this Regiment1941-07-19
Overseas1942-08-07 | United Kingdom
Disembarked1944-07-26 | France
Date of Death1944-09-09 | Belgium
DiedKilled in action
RecordsStudy the full service records
Birthdate1921-01-04
BirthplaceReston, Manitoba, Canada
Age23
ParentsSon of Horace and Emilie HOLTON
ReligionUnited Church
OccupationOperator of seed cleaning at Campbell and Sons
HOLTON, ERIC ALBERT - 15 Field Regiment, R.C.A.

Plot 4 | Row E | Grave 11

" AT REST IN GOD'S BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FREE FROM SORROW AND PAIN "

Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
War Diary
War Diary 15 Field Regiment, RCA September 9, 1944.
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.161056,3.20216
Photos
Credits

Portrait and Photos: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).

Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.

Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery