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James William Spinney

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II James William Spinney

November 16, 1942
Germany

Military Service

Service Number:

R/88087

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

April 29, 1917
Stellarton, Nova Scotia

Son of Jacob Stairs Spinney and Anne Blanche Spinney; husband of Kathleen Stella Spinney, of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 116 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TOWYN CEMETERY
Merioneth, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

2. Row 6. Grave 288.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II James William Spinney is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II James William Spinney is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II James William Spinney is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II James William Spinney is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of JAMES WILLIAM SPINNEY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES WILLIAM SPINNEY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper (1)– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper (1) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper (2)– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper (2) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
  • Photo of James William Spinney– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of James William Spinney – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Funeral– Funeral of James WIlliam Spinney in Towyn, Wales, November 1942

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    Funeral – Funeral of James WIlliam Spinney in Towyn, Wales, November 1942

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