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James Adam Weatherbee Melrose

In memory of:

Flying Officer James Adam Weatherbee Melrose

July 22, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/10046

Age:

32

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

420 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of James Peebles Melrose and Vida Weatherbee Melrose, of Welland, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 193 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave XVII. D. 1-10.

Location:

CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JAMES ADAM WEATHERBEE MELROSE– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ADAM WEATHERBEE MELROSE
    Photo of JAMES ADAM WEATHERBEE MELROSE – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Crash Report– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Crash Report
    Crash Report – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • 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 – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer James Adam Weatherbee Melrose is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer James Adam Weatherbee Melrose is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer James Adam Weatherbee Melrose is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer James Adam Weatherbee Melrose is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England The following Canadian crew members of 420 Sqdn were killed when their Wellington crashed in Italy. F/O (P) Ronald Clark East, age 21, from Winnipeg , MB F/O (N) James Adam Witherbee Melrose, age 32, from Dunnville, ON F.O (BA) Lloyd Henry Walton, age 22, from Sault Ste. Marie, ON F/O (WAG) Ernest Borden McCutcheon, age 25, from Barrie, ON

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England The following Canadian crew members of 420 Sqdn were killed when their Wellington crashed in Italy. F/O (P) Ronald Clark East, age 21, from Winnipeg , MB F/O (N) James Adam Witherbee Melrose, age 32, from Dunnville, ON F.O (BA) Lloyd Henry Walton, age 22, from Sault Ste. Marie, ON F/O (WAG) Ernest Borden McCutcheon, age 25, from Barrie, ON
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England The Canadian aircrew who were killed when their Wellington crashed in Italy are: F/O (P) Ronald Clark East, age 21, from Winnipeg , MB F/O (N) James Adam Witherbee Melrose, age 32, from Dunnville, ON F.O (BA) Lloyd Henry Walton, age 22, from Sault Ste. Marie, ON F/O (WAG) Ernest Borden McCutcheon, age 25, from Barrie, ON

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England The Canadian aircrew who were killed when their Wellington crashed in Italy are: F/O (P) Ronald Clark East, age 21, from Winnipeg , MB F/O (N) James Adam Witherbee Melrose, age 32, from Dunnville, ON F.O (BA) Lloyd Henry Walton, age 22, from Sault Ste. Marie, ON F/O (WAG) Ernest Borden McCutcheon, age 25, from Barrie, ON
  • Photo of James Adam Weatherbee Melrose– In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of James Adam Weatherbee Melrose
    Photo of James Adam Weatherbee Melrose – In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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