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Joseph Walter Edgar

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Joseph Walter Edgar

April 25, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/158374

Age:

35

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

166 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Joseph Walter and Lillie May Edgar, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 298 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AVESNES-SUR-HELPE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Row A.A. Grave 18.

Location:

Avesnes-sur-Helpe is a town 90 kilometres south-east of Lille and 14 kilometres south of Maubeuge. The latter town is on the main road from Paris to Brussels, near the Franco-Belgian frontier. The AVESNES-SUR-HELPE COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the main Landcrecie/Maroille/Fourmies road and stands on the right side of the road (D962) at the entrance of the town.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Crash Report (April 25, 1944)

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    Crash Report (April 25, 1944)
    Crash Report (April 25, 1944)
  • Letter

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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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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Joseph Walter Edgar is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Joseph Walter Edgar is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Joseph Walter Edgar is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Joseph Walter Edgar is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of JOSEPH WALTER EDGAR– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOSEPH WALTER EDGAR – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of JOSEPH WALTER EDGAR – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – 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
  • Telegram– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Telegram – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOSEPH WALTER EDGAR– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of JOSEPH WALTER EDGAR – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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