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Erle Mayne Milks

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Erle Mayne Milks

September 23, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/180687

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

570 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Erle Kenneth and Helen Catherine Milks, of Chelsea, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 394 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HETEREN GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 2. Row A. Grave 15A.

Location:

Heteren is a small village 12 kilometres south-west of Arnhem, on the south bank of the Neder (Lower) Rhine. The HETEREN GENERAL CEMETERY is 800 metres south of the village, at the junction of the roads leading to Randwijk and Homort. The graves are on the western side of the main path.

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
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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– Ottawa Citizen - October 14, 1944

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    Newspaper Clipping – Ottawa Citizen - October 14, 1944
  • Chelsea Cenotaph– The Chelsea Cenotaph at the Pioneer Cemetery honours the lives of those who were lost during active service of World War I and II. The Cenotaph displays the names and details of the 11 men from Chelsea. Flight Sergeant Erle Mayne Milks 570 (RAF) Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 23rd September 1944, aged 20. Son of Erle Kenneth and Helen Catherine Milks, of Chelsea, Province of Quebec. Commemoration at the Heteren General Cemetery, Netherlands.

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    Chelsea Cenotaph – The Chelsea Cenotaph at the Pioneer Cemetery honours the lives of those who were lost during active service of World War I and II. The Cenotaph displays the names and details of the 11 men from Chelsea. Flight Sergeant Erle Mayne Milks 570 (RAF) Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 23rd September 1944, aged 20. Son of Erle Kenneth and Helen Catherine Milks, of Chelsea, Province of Quebec. Commemoration at the Heteren General Cemetery, Netherlands.
  • Photo of Erle Mayne Milks– The Chelsea Cenotaph at the Pioneer Cemetery honours the lives of those who were lost during active service of World War I and II. The Cenotaph displays the names and details of the 11 men from Chelsea. Photo of Erle Milks by Jocelyne Milks. Flight Sergeant Erle Mayne Milks 570 (RAF) Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 23rd September 1944, aged 20. Son of Erle Kenneth and Helen Catherine Milks, of Chelsea, Province of Quebec. Commemoration at the Heteren General Cemetery, Netherlands.

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    Photo of Erle Mayne Milks
    Photo of Erle Mayne Milks – The Chelsea Cenotaph at the Pioneer Cemetery honours the lives of those who were lost during active service of World War I and II. The Cenotaph displays the names and details of the 11 men from Chelsea. Photo of Erle Milks by Jocelyne Milks. Flight Sergeant Erle Mayne Milks 570 (RAF) Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, 23rd September 1944, aged 20. Son of Erle Kenneth and Helen Catherine Milks, of Chelsea, Province of Quebec. Commemoration at the Heteren General Cemetery, Netherlands.
  • 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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