Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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 James Livingston Lee is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Warrant Officer James Livingston Lee is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Photo of James Livingston Lee – In memory of the people of London, Ontario who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Photo of James Lee – From: University of Toronto Memorial Book Second World War 1939-1945. The book was published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto. Submitted with permission, by Operation Picture Me.

Press Clipping – Casualty List: Missing on Active Service after Air Operations

Photo of James Livingston Lee – Photograph of Lee from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1935

Soldiers' Tower Memorial – The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.

Memorial Arch – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “WO1 J. L. LEE RCAF” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Memorial Room – Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Memorial Book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 37 reads: “WO I James Livingston LEE RCAF, 35 Sqn RAF. College of Pharmacy, PhmB 1935. Killed in an air operation over Belgium, 30 May 1943. Buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium.”

Cemetery Entrance – Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Cross of Sacrifice – Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Cemetery – View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Grave Marker – Grave marker … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens