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Brother of Warrant Officer 2nd Class William James Charlesworth, Royal Canadian Air Force, who was taken prisoner of war in Germany. He survived the war.
He was reported missing during the delivery of an aircraft from Gibraltar to Malta. He had 517 days of service, including 250 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Defense Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, operational wings.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Weston (Ontario) Times and Guide newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Henry Charlesworth
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 64 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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