Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Jack Raymond Rankin
In memory of:
Sergeant Jack Raymond Rankin
May 4, 1944
Military Service
R/208112
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
103 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Commemorated on Page 423 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
VILLERS-LE-CHATEAU CHURCHYARD
Marne, France
Mil. Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 1.
Villers-le-Chateau is a village and commune 8 kilometres west of Chalons-en-Champagne. In the churchyard, in the left-hand corner from the main entrance, are the graves of four British, two Canadian and one Australian airmen.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Jack Raymond Rankin – On leave in Hamilton Ontario. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Jack Raymond Rankin – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Jack Raymond Rankin – As a sergeant after receiving his Air Gunner's insignia. -
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Photo of Jack Raymond Rankin – While at the rank of AC2 shortly after enlistement. -
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Photo of Jack Raymond Rankin – ID card issued shortly after enlistment. -
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Memorial – Sergeant Jack Raymond Rankin is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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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 -
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Memorial – Sergeant Jack Raymond Rankin is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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