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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

James Linklater Birnie Cheyne

In memory of:

Sergeant James Linklater Birnie Cheyne

September 25, 1940

Military Service


Service Number:

613598

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

14 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Son of John S. B. and Isabella Cheyne, of Aberdeen.

Commemorated on Page 602 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:

2. E. 2.

Location:

Asmara is the capital of Eritrea. The Cemetery lies among wooded hills, about 100 metres south of the main road from Asmara to the port of Massawa on the Red Sea.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– 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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