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James Francis Codville

In memory of:

Pilot Officer James Francis Codville

November 5, 1941

Military Service


Service Number:

J/4543

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

407 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Son of Lt.-Col. F. H. M. Codville, M.C., and Marguerite Codville, of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 26 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OLDEBROEK GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Grave 20.

Location:

Oldebroek is situated 14 kilometres south-west of Zwolle on the main Amersfoon-Zwolle road. The OLDEBROEK GENERAL CEMETERY is 1 kilometre south-east of the village on the by-road to Mullegen. The British plot is laid out in the form of a pelouse d'honneur at the southern end of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Headstone of J. F. Codville at Oldebroek Cemetery, the Netherlands, taken on June 23, 2016
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of James Francis Codville– From the Toronto Telegram November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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