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Ernest William Bernard Carlson

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Ernest William Bernard Carlson

June 8, 1944
Étoutteville, Seine Inférieure, France

Military Service


Service Number:

J/90367

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

138 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Born:

December 13, 1923
Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 11, 1943
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of Oscar and Nannie Carlson, of Lakeview, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 268 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION (ROUEN)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

Block

Location:

The St. Sever Cemetery and Extension (Rouen) is situated about 3 kilometres south of Rouen Cathedral and a short distance west of the road from Rouen to Elbeuf. If travelling from Elbeuf or Caen on the N.138, follow Avenue Des Canadiens right down to the roundabout. Then take the fourth exit into Rue Stanislas De Jardin, and the cemetery lies 150 metres on the left. The CWGC signpost is located at the entrance of the cemetery. The cemetery covers an area of 49,885 square metres. The War Stone is on the boundary of the original Cemetery and the Extension, facing the City of Rouen War Memorial. The Cross is raised on a terrace on the further side of the Extension. The Chapel, cruciform and surmounted by a dome, is in the middle of the Extension.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Ernest William Bernard Carlson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Ernest William Bernard Carlson 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
  • Photo of ERNEST WILLIAM BERNARD CARLSON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ERNEST WILLIAM BERNARD CARLSON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ERNEST WILLIAM BERNARD CARLSON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ERNEST WILLIAM BERNARD CARLSON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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