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Edward Alan Opie

In memory of:

Sergeant Edward Alan Opie

September 13, 1943
Craven Arms, Salop, England

Military Service

Service Number:

R/131859

Age:

30

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Citation(s):

Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

June 10, 1913
Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

October 4, 1941
Calgary, Alberta

Son of Edward Trevose Opie and Margaret (nee Moore) Opie, of Red Deer, Alberta. Brother of Nursing Sister Margaret Phyllis stationed in Natal, South Africa.

Commemorated on Page 200 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY
Cheshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. A. Grave 725.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Sergeant Edward Alan Opie is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Edward Alan Opie is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Edward Alan Opie is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Edward Alan Opie is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– 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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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– The Red Deer Advocate 22 Sept 1943 Sgt. (BA) Opie was on board Wellington aircraft BJ 664 which was on a flight out of #12 Operational Training Unit, Chipping Warden, England. There was a violent thunderstorm and the aircraft was reported to be on fire before it crashed near Aston on Clun, Shropshire.

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    Newspaper clipping – The Red Deer Advocate 22 Sept 1943 Sgt. (BA) Opie was on board Wellington aircraft BJ 664 which was on a flight out of #12 Operational Training Unit, Chipping Warden, England. There was a violent thunderstorm and the aircraft was reported to be on fire before it crashed near Aston on Clun, Shropshire.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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