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James Rogers Shanks

In memory of:

Pilot Officer James Rogers Shanks

September 13, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/14860

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of J. Harrison Shanks and Christina T. Shanks, of Sarnia.

Commemorated on Page 113 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SARNIA (LAKE VIEW) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. E. Lot 131.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. 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

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES ROGERS SHANKS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ROGERS SHANKS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES ROGERS SHANKS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ROGERS SHANKS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Evaluation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Evaluation – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter of recommendation
    Letter of recommendation – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Diploma– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Diploma – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker

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    Grave Marker
  • Photo of James Shanks– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of James Shanks – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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