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Robert Arthur James Vagg

In memory of:

Flying Officer Robert Arthur James Vagg

February 12, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/23744

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

12th Operational Training Unit.

Additional Information

Born 19 November 1915. Son of Robert Hilliam and Florence Rebecca Burroughs Vagg, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; husband of Verna Fay Vagg, of Regina.

Commemorated on Page 467 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY
Berkshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot I/2. Grave 160.

Location:

Botley is 2 miles west of the city of Oxford in the civil parish of North Hinksey. Leave the Oxford Western bypass (A34) at the Botley interchange and take the exit signposted Oxford A420. At the traffic lights bear left then immediately right into North Hinksey Lane. The entrance to the cemetery is about 200 yards along on the right hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Photo of ROBERT ARTHUR JAMES VAGG – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of ROBERT ARTHUR JAMES VAGG – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Notification of death– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ROBERT ARTHUR JAMES VAGG– Robert and Verna wedding photo. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ROBERT ARTHUR JAMES VAGG – Robert and Verna wedding photo. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Robert Arthur James Vagg is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Robert Arthur James Vagg is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Robert Arthur James Vagg is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Robert Arthur James Vagg 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
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