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Ernest Ennis Cockburn

In memory of:

Captain Ernest Ennis Cockburn

June 12, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service

Service Number:

CDN/410

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

South Wales Borderers

Additional Information

Born:

November 5, 1922
Kingston, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 30, 1942
Kingston, Ontario

Ernest E. Cockburn was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, he died while serving with the South Wales Borderers as a CANLOAN Officer. Son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Cockburn and Emily E. Cockburn, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 276 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 21, Column 2.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Other– Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Other – Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Inscription– Panel on Bayeux Memorial to the Missing.

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    Inscription – Panel on Bayeux Memorial to the Missing.
  • Photo of Ernset Ennis Cockburn– Ernie Cockburn (cadet # 2750) taken on graduation from the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston in 1942. The photo was taken by Yosef Karsh.

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    Photo of Ernset Ennis Cockburn – Ernie Cockburn (cadet # 2750) taken on graduation from the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston in 1942. The photo was taken by Yosef Karsh.
  • Photo of Ernest Cockburn– 2750 Captain Ernest (Ernie) Ennis Cockburn (RMC 1940) graduated from the war shortened course at the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1942. Yosef Karsh, who took photos of Royal Military College officer cadets as a method of supporting his early career, took his graduation photograph.

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    Photo of Ernest Cockburn – 2750 Captain Ernest (Ernie) Ennis Cockburn (RMC 1940) graduated from the war shortened course at the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1942. Yosef Karsh, who took photos of Royal Military College officer cadets as a method of supporting his early career, took his graduation photograph.
  • Stained Glass Window– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2750 Capt Ernest Ennis Cockburn (RMC 1940) was the son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Cockburn and Emily E. Cockburn, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the war shortened course at the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1942. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. he died on June 12, 1944 while serving with the South Wales Borderers as a CANLOAN Officer. His name is listed on the Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France Panel 21, Column 2.

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2750 Capt Ernest Ennis Cockburn (RMC 1940) was the son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Cockburn and Emily E. Cockburn, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the war shortened course at the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1942. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. he died on June 12, 1944 while serving with the South Wales Borderers as a CANLOAN Officer. His name is listed on the Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France Panel 21, Column 2.
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2750 Capt Ernest Ennis Cockburn (RMC 1940) was the son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Cockburn and Emily E. Cockburn, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the war shortened course at the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1942. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. he died on June 12, 1944 while serving with the South Wales Borderers as a CANLOAN Officer. His name is listed on the Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France Panel 21, Column 2.

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    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2750 Capt Ernest Ennis Cockburn (RMC 1940) was the son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Cockburn and Emily E. Cockburn, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the war shortened course at the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1942. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. he died on June 12, 1944 while serving with the South Wales Borderers as a CANLOAN Officer. His name is listed on the Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France Panel 21, Column 2.
  • Plaque– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2750 Capt Ernest Ennis Cockburn (RMC 1940) was the son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Cockburn and Emily E. Cockburn, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the war shortened course at the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1942. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. he died on June 12, 1944 while serving with the South Wales Borderers as a CANLOAN Officer. His name is listed on the Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France Panel 21, Column 2.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2750 Capt Ernest Ennis Cockburn (RMC 1940) was the son of Lt.-Col. Ernest Cockburn and Emily E. Cockburn, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the war shortened course at the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1942. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. he died on June 12, 1944 while serving with the South Wales Borderers as a CANLOAN Officer. His name is listed on the Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France Panel 21, Column 2.
  • Memorial– Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston Ontario

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    Memorial – Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston Ontario
  • Memorial– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial – Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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