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Edgar Zephania Sexton

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Edgar Zephania Sexton

November 21, 1918

Military Service


Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Additional Information


Son of James H. and Helen Sexton, of Strathroy, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 593 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

STRATHROY CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot 431. I.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Cenotaph– Second Lieutenant Edgar Zephania Sexton is also commemorated on the cenotaph in Strathroy, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cenotaph– Second Lieutenant Edgar Zephania Sexton is also commemorated on the cenotaph in Strathroy, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Edgar Sexton
  • Grave Marker– Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker on the grave of 2nd Lieutenant E.Z. Sexton in the Strathroy Cemetery, Metcalfe Street West, Strathroy, Ontario.  A personal inscription near the bottom reads: "AGED 22 YEARS HE DIED IN THE CHRIST WAY".  2/Lt Sexton was killed in a flying accident.  (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012.  It may be copied and used without further permission.)
  • Memorial– 2/Lt E.Z. Sexton is also commemorated on a family monument, which stands just a few feet away from his Commonwealth War Graves marker, in the Strathroy Cemetery, Metcalfe Street West, Strathroy, Ontario.  (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012.  It may be copied and used without further permission.)

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