Date of birth:

February 6th, 1918 (Prince Albert/Saskatchewan, Canada)

Date of death:

February 18th, 1945 (Netherlands)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: XV. Row: B. Grave: 4.

Service number:

L/74821

Nationality:

Canadian

Private
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.

On 18 February, some soldiers were cleaning their weapons in their quarters; the magazines were on the table and Wilfred saw that a comrade had taken his magazine by mistake. The soldier took it out of his gun and put it back on the table, replacing it with his own magazine. They were in a hurry because there was a meeting in the neighbouring house, with the commanding officer who wished to speak to them. As Wilfred went towards the door, his comrade laid his weapon on the table and put on his beret. He then grabbed the gun and there was a shot. Wifred, in the door opening, fell to the ground. He had been hit in the head and died instantly. And so came a tragic end to the life of Wilfred Lorne Acorn at the age of 27.

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