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Elwin Herman Goodwin SF800413 Private 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C. February 12, 1931 Argyle Sound, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia August 17, 1950 Halifax, Nova Scotia October 4, 1951 20 United Nations Cemetery (Busan), South Korea Plot 20. Row 5. Grave 1169 Commemorated on Page 27 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance Commemorated on the Nova Scotia Korea War Memorial (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) Listed on the Yarmouth War Memorial Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance (Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario) Elwin Herman Goodwin was the son of William Roy Goodwin (1890-1960) and Eva Eileen Goodwin (1903- 1964) of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He was the brother of William Leroy, Forrest Alton (1926-1986), Gerald Arthur, Charles Ronald (1934-2005), George Patrick (1935-1951), Edgar Gordon (1937-2001), Vera Lorraine (1929-1929), Dorothy Anne, and Sharon Anne. His father serviced in WWI the the 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. (Service No. 488744) Private Goodwin was killed in action during Operation Commando while serving with ‘D’ Company’s advance to Hill 187. “As part of the Canadian brigade's advance, 2 PPCLI attack Chinese positions atop Hill 187. After a two hour fight, 28 Chinese are killed and four are taken prisoner for the loss of one PPCLI soldier killed and ten wounded. The positions seized by the Canadians are on a line of hills overlooking the Sami-ch'on River and a smaller valley, the Nabu-ri, to its north.“ (Veterans Affairs Canada) Elwin Herman Goodwin is buried in the United Nations Cemetery (Busan), South Korea (Plot 20. Row 5. Grave 1169). United Nations Memorial Cemetery is the only United Nations cemetery in the world, this memorial cemetery in Korea is a burial ground for United Nations Command casualties of the Korean War.

Remembering the Korean War Elwin Herman Goodwin

Source: findagrave Canadian Virtual War Memorial photo: courtesy of Sharon (Goodwin) Dulong, sister of Elwin