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Ross Orval Ellsmere

In memory of:

Flying Officer Ross Orval Ellsmere

May 4, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/24075

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

97 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Capt. George J. Ellsmere and Agnes E. Ellsmere, of North Bay, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 300 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. DESIR WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

VIII. B. 10.

Location:

St Desir is a village on the N13 to Caen, 4 kilometres west of Lisieux. The war cemetery is about one kilometre west of the village and lies on a secondary road, the D159.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer Ross Orval Ellsmere is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Ross Orval Ellsmere is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Ross Orval Ellsmere is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Ross Orval Ellsmere 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
  • Photo of ROSS ORVAL ELLSMERE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ROSS ORVAL ELLSMERE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the North Bay Nugget. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the North Bay Nugget. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the North Bay Nugget. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the North Bay Nugget. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Commemorative Poster– Scotiabank produced this commemorative poster to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The poster was produced in English and in French.

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    Commemorative Poster
    Commemorative Poster – Scotiabank produced this commemorative poster to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The poster was produced in English and in French.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia, WWII Honour Roll list– Mr Ellsmere was remembered at the general meeting of the Bank of Nova Scotia on October 13, 1946.

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    Bank of Nova Scotia, WWII Honour Roll list – Mr Ellsmere was remembered at the general meeting of the Bank of Nova Scotia on October 13, 1946.
  • Photo of Ross Orval Ellsmere– In memory of the employes from the Bank of Nova Scotia who went away to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Ross Orval Ellsmere – In memory of the employes from the Bank of Nova Scotia who went away to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Ross Orval Ellsmere– Ross Orville ELLSMERE (1922-1944)

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    Photo of Ross Orval Ellsmere – Ross Orville ELLSMERE (1922-1944)

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