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James William Morgan

In memory of:

Pilot Officer James William Morgan

June 6, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/10658

Age:

30

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Robert Morgan; husband of Marion Nellie Morgan, of Port Arthur, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 100 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOURNEMOUTH NORTH CEMETERY
Hampshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Row C.4. Grave 93.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of James W. Morgan– On June 6, 1942, Pilot Officer James W. Morgan was killed by an explosion following an attack by enemy aircraft in Bournmouth, England.

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    Photo of James W. Morgan – On June 6, 1942, Pilot Officer James W. Morgan was killed by an explosion following an attack by enemy aircraft in Bournmouth, England.
  • Photo of James Morgan– P.O. Jas Morgan, RCAF, killed during enemy raid on England June 6, 1942. Photo courtesy of Hillcrest High School - "Stairway of Honour" project. Eighty-four large portraits of students from the Second World War line both sides of the 55 stairs leading up to the school's auditorium. Most of the portraits have the rank and year of death of the student. Some portraits explain how the soldier died, but many were MIA and presumed dead. Each year, teachers from the grade 10 Canadian History course take their students to the stairway around November 11th to complete a project that deals directly with the pictures on the Stairway of Honour.

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    Photo of James Morgan
    Photo of James Morgan – P.O. Jas Morgan, RCAF, killed during enemy raid on England June 6, 1942. Photo courtesy of Hillcrest High School - "Stairway of Honour" project. Eighty-four large portraits of students from the Second World War line both sides of the 55 stairs leading up to the school's auditorium. Most of the portraits have the rank and year of death of the student. Some portraits explain how the soldier died, but many were MIA and presumed dead. Each year, teachers from the grade 10 Canadian History course take their students to the stairway around November 11th to complete a project that deals directly with the pictures on the Stairway of Honour.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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