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George Hamilton Cockburn

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class I George Hamilton Cockburn

October 8, 1943

Military Service


Service Number:

R/69365

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

99 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Born:

November 18, 1919
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 3, 1941
North Bay, Ontario

Son of Roy and Agnes McInnis Cockburn, of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada; husband of Yvette Godfroid Cockburn, of Sturgeon Falls.

Commemorated on Page 147 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

3. D. 6.

Location:

CHITTAGONG WAR CEMETERY is in Dampara locality, No 19 Basha Mia Road, 22 kilometres north of the airport and 8 kilometres from the port on a site which was formerly paddy fields, but which has now been developed. It is near the arts college and close by Finlay's Guest Houses near Chatteshanry Road; a well known road leading to the Hindu Kali Bari Temple. There is no C.W.G.C. road direction sign. The burial area is situated at the bottom of a slope directly behind Finlay's Guest Houses and is surrounded by a large area planted with a mixture of jungle trees, fruit trees and flowering trees. It is not easily seen from the road. A narrow tarmacked lane leads from the entrance gate to the burial area which is entered through a metal gate flanked by two small brick chapels.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class I George Hamilton Cockburn is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class I George Hamilton Cockburn is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the North Bay Nugget. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the North Bay Nugget. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker of GH Cockburn in the Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo date: 10 May 2010.
  • Entrance– Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo date: 10 May 2010.
  • Entrance– Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo date: 10 May 2010.
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo date: 10 May 2010.

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