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James Richmond Blackwood

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman James Richmond Blackwood

October 25, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/116449

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

May 15, 1922
Basswood, Manitoba

Enlistment:

July 16, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Robert Russell Blackwood and Nellie Blackwood, of Basswood, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 24 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BASSWOOD CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot 14. Grave 2.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of JAMES RICHMOND BLACKWOOD– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES RICHMOND BLACKWOOD – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– headstone, Basswood Community Cemetery, R.M. of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Canada

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – headstone, Basswood Community Cemetery, R.M. of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Canada

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