Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Charles Franklin Adair
In memory of:
Sergeant Charles Franklin Adair
September 9, 1944
Boulogne, France
Military Service
R/221011
19
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
88 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
January 4, 1925
Hamilton, Ontario
February 12, 1943
Windsor, Ontario
Son of Frank Roy and Dorothy Adair, of Windsor, Ontario.
Brother of Corporal Robert James Adair, who died while serving with the Perth Regiment and Private Kenneth Alexander Adair, who died while serving with the Perth Regiment.
Commemorated on Page 234 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (Leubringhen)
Pas de Calais, France
7. F. 11.
Leubringhen is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, halfway between Calais and Boulogne. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery is in Leubringhen and is situated on the east side of the Calais-Boulogne road, 14 kilometres from Calais. From Calais leave the motorway at junction 9 and turn left onto the N3-E402 toward St Inglevert. Proceed through the village and immediately after, turn first left over motorway bridge and follow the road for approximately 250 metres. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery will be found on the left.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – This information appears on page 407 of the regimental history, North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, bu Will Bird. -
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Memorial – Sergeant Charles Franklin Adair is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Sergeant Charles Franklin Adair is also commemorated 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 -
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Photo of CHARLES FRANKLIN ADAIR – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Photo of Charles Adair – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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