Name
Norman Albert Racher
Born
1903-11-23
Birth Place
Occupation
Labourer
Religion
United Church
Died
1945-05-05
Death Place
Toronto. ON
Death
Died while in service
Awards
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-1945
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
338205
Highest Rank
Gunner
Conflict
Battalion
67th Depot Battery
Enlisted
Toronto, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1917-04-04
Discharge Date
1919-04-11
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
A33096
Highest Rank
Gunner
Conflict
Battalion
Royal Canadian Artillery
Company
97th Battery
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1939-09-14
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Racher, of Walkerton. Located at Walkerton Cemetery: Plot # 824 Row 20 Section S/W.Sources & Links
- (a ) “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001- (b) See also Articles in The Walkerton Herald-Times, May 3, 1945 and July 19, 1945
- Library & Archives Canada
- Ancestry.com. Canada, Selected Service Records of War Dead, 1939 - 1945
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave
