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John Herbert Ekelund

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II John Herbert Ekelund

October 16, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/77565

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

149 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Aron Eugene and Ruth Joy Ekelund, of Twin Butte, Alberta, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 71 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

L'ILE-D'YEU (PORT JOINVILLE) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Vendee, France

Grave Reference:

Plot F. Row 1. Coll. grave 98.

Location:

The Ile-d'Yeu is a small island, about 8 kilometres long some 23 kilometres south of the Ile de Noirmoutier. Port-Joinville is the village with a harbour where the ferry lands. The cemetery is south of the village on the right-hand side of the road to Port-de-la-Meule, and along the right-hand wall from the main gate are the graves of eight British soldiers (one of whom is not identified) and of three airmen of the Royal Air Force, four of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and one of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Seven of the airmen are buried in a collective grave, marked by one upright headstone and seven recumbent slabs.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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 – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II John Herbert Ekelund is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II John Herbert Ekelund is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II John Herbert Ekelund is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II John Herbert Ekelund is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Photo of John Ekelund – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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