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James Edward Wilkes

In memory of:

Pilot Officer James Edward Wilkes

September 6, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/9185

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

407 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of John and Lillian Wilkes, of Riverside, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 124 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 2 Row 3 Grave 43.

Location:

DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY is at the south-eastern corner of the town of Dunkirk, immediately south of the canal and on the road to Veurne (Furnes) in Belgium. The British War Graves Plot is divided from the main cemetery by a hedge, and is entered through the columns of the Dunkirk Memorial.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– A plaque on the exterior wall of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, a hockey arena and recreational complex at 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto. The original facility was opened in 1951 and was named in remembrance of local (Leaside) men who died in World War II. Included in the names on the plaque, which was placed in 1963, is that of James Edward Wilkes. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – A plaque on the exterior wall of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, a hockey arena and recreational complex at 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto. The original facility was opened in 1951 and was named in remembrance of local (Leaside) men who died in World War II. Included in the names on the plaque, which was placed in 1963, is that of James Edward Wilkes. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.)
  • Photo of James Edward Wilkes– James Edward Wilkes, Pilot Officer, RCAF Killed in action, flying Hudson bomber over English Channel, September 6, 1942. Brother of my Dad, who gave me his name. Uncle Jim is buried in Dunkirk, France. I visited his grave in 1978.

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    Photo of James Edward Wilkes
    Photo of James Edward Wilkes – James Edward Wilkes, Pilot Officer, RCAF Killed in action, flying Hudson bomber over English Channel, September 6, 1942. Brother of my Dad, who gave me his name. Uncle Jim is buried in Dunkirk, France. I visited his grave in 1978.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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