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John Ross Robertson

In memory of:

Pilot Officer John Ross Robertson

September 27, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15008

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

104 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

July 2, 1915
Iroquois, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 7, 1940
Kingston, Ontario

Son of Ernest and Mary Robertson, of Iroquois, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 43 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

EXETER HIGHER CEMETERY
Devon, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec Z.K. Grave 15.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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– Pilot Officer John Ross Robertson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Ross Robertson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Ross Robertson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Ross Robertson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave marker– Headstone of Pilot Officer John Ross Robertson at Exeter Higher Cemetery in the United Kingdom. Photo taken in November 2013 during a visit by Uncle Jack's niece, Sandy Robertson.

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    Grave marker – Headstone of Pilot Officer John Ross Robertson at Exeter Higher Cemetery in the United Kingdom. Photo taken in November 2013 during a visit by Uncle Jack's niece, Sandy Robertson.
  • Newspaper Clipping– A portrait of Jack Robertson from The Ottawa Citizen (Evening edition 16 Jan 1941) Page 12. The headline of the article is "District Men Get Their 'Wings'."

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    Newspaper Clipping – A portrait of Jack Robertson from The Ottawa Citizen (Evening edition 16 Jan 1941) Page 12. The headline of the article is "District Men Get Their 'Wings'."
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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