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John Clarke Loucks

In memory of:

Pilot Officer John Clarke Loucks

June 25, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/26843

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Margaret Loucks, of Bracebridge, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 183 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRACEBRIDGE (ST. THOMAS) ANGLICAN CHURCH CEM.
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot 7. Row 1. Grave 2.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– Grave marker inscription: Pilot Officer John C. Loucks R.C.A.F. 25th June 1943 There is a link death cannot sever. Love and Remembrance last forever.

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    Grave marker – Grave marker inscription: Pilot Officer John C. Loucks R.C.A.F. 25th June 1943 There is a link death cannot sever. Love and Remembrance last forever.
  • Photo of John Clarke Loucks– John Clarke Loucks, 1943. Loucks Family Collection.

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    Photo of John Clarke Loucks – John Clarke Loucks, 1943. Loucks Family Collection.
  • Memorial– Summerville WWII Plane Crash Memorial. On June 25, 1943, a Ventura Mark II AJ186 crashed in Summerville, NS, killing all four aircrew: Air Gunner, John Clarke Loucks, age 19, Pilot George Cowie, age 21, Wireless Air Gunner Arthur Mulcahy, age 24, and Navigator Clifford Griffiths, age 29 The West Hants Historical Society led the memorial project and the monument was donated by Heritage Memorials Ltd, Halifax NS. The memorial is located at the Musgrove Road Cemetery, Summerville NS. Photo taken during formal unveiling ceremony, June 25, 2023. Photo: Jack Loucks.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Summerville WWII Plane Crash Memorial. On June 25, 1943, a Ventura Mark II AJ186 crashed in Summerville, NS, killing all four aircrew: Air Gunner, John Clarke Loucks, age 19, Pilot George Cowie, age 21, Wireless Air Gunner Arthur Mulcahy, age 24, and Navigator Clifford Griffiths, age 29 The West Hants Historical Society led the memorial project and the monument was donated by Heritage Memorials Ltd, Halifax NS. The memorial is located at the Musgrove Road Cemetery, Summerville NS. Photo taken during formal unveiling ceremony, June 25, 2023. Photo: Jack Loucks.
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