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Son of Stanley and Hattie Eveline, of Sudbury, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant Joseph Henry Eveline
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Henry Eveline
Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands<P>
FS (AG) Eveline was Air Gunner on Wellington X3420 which
Airborne 1806 14Feb43 from Dishforth. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 2100 between Heel and Beegden (Limburg). All were initially taken to Venlo for burial. They have been subsequently re-interred in Jonkerbos War Cemetery. Killed was W/C S.S.Blanchard who was 426 Sqdn Commander; Also killed were 2nd Pilot Sgt K.W.Tutton; P/O P.W.Jeanneret; Sgt A.G.Longwell; F/S Eveline and RAF Sgt P.M.Corley.
(Source: www.lostbombers.co.uk)
Image gallery
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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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Flight Sergeant Joseph Henry Eveline is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Joseph Henry Eveline is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands<P> FS (AG) Eveline was Air Gunner on Wellington X3420 which Airborne 1806 14Feb43 from Dishforth. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 2100 between Heel and Beegden (Limburg). All were initially taken to Venlo for burial. They have been subsequently re-interred in Jonkerbos War Cemetery. Killed was W/C S.S.Blanchard who was 426 Sqdn Commander; Also killed were 2nd Pilot Sgt K.W.Tutton; P/O P.W.Jeanneret; Sgt A.G.Longwell; F/S Eveline and RAF Sgt P.M.Corley. (Source: www.lostbombers.co.uk)
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 157 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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