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Son of James H. and Helen Sexton, of Strathroy, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant Edgar Zephania Sexton
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Edgar Zephania Sexton
Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker on the grave of 2nd Lieutenant E.Z. Sexton in the Strathroy Cemetery, Metcalfe Street West, Strathroy, Ontario. A personal inscription near the bottom reads: "AGED 22 YEARS HE DIED IN THE CHRIST WAY". 2/Lt Sexton was killed in a flying accident. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Edgar Zephania Sexton
2/Lt E.Z. Sexton is also commemorated on a family monument, which stands just a few feet away from his Commonwealth War Graves marker, in the Strathroy Cemetery, Metcalfe Street West, Strathroy, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker on the grave of 2nd Lieutenant E.Z. Sexton in the Strathroy Cemetery, Metcalfe Street West, Strathroy, Ontario. A personal inscription near the bottom reads: "AGED 22 YEARS HE DIED IN THE CHRIST WAY". 2/Lt Sexton was killed in a flying accident. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)
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2/Lt E.Z. Sexton is also commemorated on a family monument, which stands just a few feet away from his Commonwealth War Graves marker, in the Strathroy Cemetery, Metcalfe Street West, Strathroy, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)
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From the London Free Press November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the London Free Press November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the London Free Press November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Second Lieutenant Edgar Zephania Sexton is also commemorated on the cenotaph in Strathroy, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Second Lieutenant Edgar Zephania Sexton is also commemorated on the cenotaph in Strathroy, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 593 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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STRATHROY CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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