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James Waldron Creeden

In memory of:

Pilot Officer James Waldron Creeden

May 16, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15353

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

407 (Demon) Squadron

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Medal

Additional Information

Son of James W. Creeden and Elsie E. Creeden, of Paris, Ontario.

Pilot Officer James Waldron Creedon has been honoured by having Mount Creeden named after him. The location of is in Yukon (115H06- 61° 16’ 00”- 137° 15’ 19”)

Commemorated on Page 67 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GREAT BIRCHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Norfolk, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 15.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of James Creeden– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of James Creeden – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Members of 407 Demon Squadron– Members of 407 Demon Squadron.

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    Members of 407 Demon Squadron – More Members of 407 Demon Squadron.
  • Biography– Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 -1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 -1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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  • Album Cover– Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 -1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me

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    Album Cover – Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 -1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me
  • Presentation of James Waldron Creeden's DFM– Presentation of PO James Waldron Creeden's DFM.

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  • Gravestone of James Waldron Creeden– Gravesite of PO James Waldron Creeden, St. Mary Churchyard, Great Bircham, Bircham, Norfolk, England.

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