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Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts

In memory of:

Sergeant Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts

July 16, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/54910

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

75 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Ernest James Roberts and Catherine M. Roberts, of Notre Dame de Grace, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 42 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 85. Row A. Grave 1.

Location:

The AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY is in the south-eastern district of Amsterdam on the road to Hilversum and is easily reached by public transport. The British plots are in the south-eastern portion of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Sergeant Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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
  • Newspaper clipping– Joseph is mentioned in this article about his brother Ernest. From the Toronto Telegram December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – Joseph is mentioned in this article about his brother Ernest. From the Toronto Telegram December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts at De Nieuwe Ooster in Amsterdam on May 9th 2024..

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    Grave Marker – Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts at De Nieuwe Ooster in Amsterdam on May 9th 2024..
  • Photo of Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts– Photo extracted from graduation photograph of !st Observer Course August 16th, 1940. He and 21 other classmates out of a class of 39 were dead by 21 September 1944.

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    Photo of Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts
    Photo of Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts – Photo extracted from graduation photograph of !st Observer Course August 16th, 1940. He and 21 other classmates out of a class of 39 were dead by 21 September 1944.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Calgary Herald. 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
  • 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
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts memorial stained glass memorial window (1942) by Charles William Kelsey, Montreal West United Church, 88 Ballantyne Ave N, Montreal West. www.mwuc.org/

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    Memorial Stained Glass – Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts memorial stained glass memorial window (1942) by Charles William Kelsey, Montreal West United Church, 88 Ballantyne Ave N, Montreal West. www.mwuc.org/
  • Temporary grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Temporary grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo made by Pieter Schlebaum, The Netherlands.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo made by Pieter Schlebaum, The Netherlands.

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