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Son of Robert E. Hudson and Martha Vance, of Bethune, Saskatchewan.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Photo of memorial to the crew of Stirling I R9261 erected at the crash site in 1993, courtesy of Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Plaque on memorial to the crew of Stirling I R9261 erected at the crash site in 1993. The only survivor, F/Sgt. Donald V. Smith, took part in the unveiling of the monument. The story of his escape can be found on Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com. Photos and story used with permission.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
The only survivor of the crash, Donald V. Smith died in Ontario in October 10. 1998. His last wish was to rest among his crew in Svinø cemetery. During a ceremony held on May 4. 1999 his urn was set down next to the graves of his comrades. Attending were Danish friends and family from Canada, as well as a representative from no. 7 Sqn. Re-union Association.
The story of his escape and those who assisted him can be found on Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com.
Photos and story used with permission.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
From the Regina Leader Post June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance
From the Regina Leader Post December 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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Photo of memorial to the crew of Stirling I R9261 erected at the crash site in 1993, courtesy of Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com.
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Plaque on memorial to the crew of Stirling I R9261 erected at the crash site in 1993. The only survivor, F/Sgt. Donald V. Smith, took part in the unveiling of the monument. The story of his escape can be found on Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com. Photos and story used with permission.
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The only survivor of the crash, Donald V. Smith died in Ontario in October 10. 1998. His last wish was to rest among his crew in Svinø cemetery. During a ceremony held on May 4. 1999 his urn was set down next to the graves of his comrades. Attending were Danish friends and family from Canada, as well as a representative from no. 7 Sqn. Re-union Association. The story of his escape and those who assisted him can be found on Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com. Photos and story used with permission.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance 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 Regina Leader Post June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Regina Leader Post December 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 222 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SVINO CHURCHYARD Denmark
Svino is small village in Southern Zealand, overlooking Dybso Fjord, some 90 kilometres south-south-west of Copenhagen. The British Plot is in an extension of the SVINO CHURCHYARD, to the north of the church.
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