Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Dewar Young
In memory of:
Flying Officer James Dewar Young
May 29, 1956
Gimli, Manitoba
Military Service
33209
23
Air Force
RCAF Station Gimli
Additional Information
June 14, 1932
Winnipeg, Manitoba
December 2, 1950
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of James and Ljotun Young. Husband of Florence Young. Father of Howard Bruce.
Commemorated on Page 78 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
Grave # 4193 (Military Plot)
The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted by Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD -
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Grave Marker – Headstone in WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY -
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Flying Officer James Dewar Young – Flying Officer James Dewar Young in air force uniform
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