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Campbell William James Fernie

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Campbell William James Fernie

July 25, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

C/1167

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

111 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

April 7, 1918
Vancouver, British Columbia

Commemorated on Page 73 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Panel 99.

Location:

During the Second World War more than 116,000 men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth gave their lives in service. More than 17,000 of these were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, or Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force. Approximately one-third of all who died have no known grave. Of these, 20,450 are commemorated by name on the Runnymede Memorial, which is situated at Englefield Green, near Egham, 32 kilometers by road west of London.

The design of the Runnymede Memorial is original and striking. On the crest of Cooper's Hill, overlooking the Thames, a square tower dominates a cloister, in the centre of which rests the Stone of Remembrance. The cloistered walks terminate in two lookouts, one facing towards Windsor, and the other towards London Airport at Heathrow. The names of the dead are inscribed on the stone reveals of the narrow windows in the cloisters and the lookouts. They include those of 3,050 Canadian airmen. Above the three-arched entrance to the cloister is a great stone eagle with the Royal Air Force motto, Per Ardua ad Astra". On each side is the inscription:

IN THIS CLOISTER ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF TWENTY THOUSAND AIRMEN WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM IN RAID AND SORTIE OVER THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE LANDS AND SEAS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN EUROPE

In the tower a vaulted shrine, which provides a quiet place for contemplation, contains illuminated verses by Paul H. Scott."

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Campbell William James Fernie– Campbell Fernie at RMC, Kingston, circa 1939.
  • Group Photo– Campbell Fernie's nickname was 'Butch'.  He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in April 1918, son of Mrs. M. C. Fernie. He was engaged to classmate Digby Rex Bell Cosh's sister, Beverley when he was shot down off Ostend and last seen alive in a dinghy in the North Sea.
  • Photo of Campbell William James Fernie– Campbell William James Fernie went to Royal Military College in Kingston where he used the middle name 'MacGillivray. RMC's 1939 class book lists him with this name, but in a pamphlet listing the line-up for an RMC versus University of Western Ontario rugby game, he is listed as 'Fernie, C.W.J.' He left RMC to join the Air Force.
  • Photo of CAMPBELL WILLIAM JAMES FERNIE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Report– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter (1)– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Report– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Doll– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.

2554 F/L Campbell William James Fernie (RMC 1936) He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 111 Sqdn. He died on Jul 25, 1942. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom.
  • Stained Glass Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.

2554 F/L Campbell William James Fernie (RMC 1936) He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 111 Sqdn. He died on Jul 25, 1942. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom.
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.

2554 F/L Campbell William James Fernie (RMC 1936) He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 111 Sqdn. He died on Jul 25, 1942. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom.
  • Memorial– 2554 F/L Campbell William James Fernie (RMC 1936) He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 111 Sqdn. He died on Jul 25, 1942. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom. Photograph by TWGPP Volunteer.
  • Memorial– Inscription - Runnymede Memorial - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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