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George Wilbert Jeffrey

In memory of:

Observer George Wilbert Jeffrey

August 8, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/53751

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

15 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of James Thompson Jeffrey and Mary Maliue Jeffrey; husband of Margery Alice Jeffrey, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 33 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

UDEN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

4. I. 5.

Location:

Uden is a town on the main road between Eindhoven and Nijmegen. The Uden War Cemetery is 350 metres from the centre of the town, on the Nijmegen road at its junction with the road to Zeeland. The cemetery is also signposted on the N265 Uden-Eindhoven.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • 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
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    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
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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. 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– Observer George Wilbert Jeffrey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Observer George Wilbert Jeffrey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Observer George Wilbert Jeffrey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Observer George Wilbert Jeffrey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave marker– Grave marker from George Jeffrey's grave at Uden Commonwealth War Cemetery, The Netherlands.

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    Grave marker – Grave marker from George Jeffrey's grave at Uden Commonwealth War Cemetery, The Netherlands.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • 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 Toronto Telegram October 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail September 30, 1941

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail September 30, 1941
  • Inscription– Inscription to the memory of Private GEORGE WILBERT JEFFREY on this marker in the Jeffrey family plot at Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Inscription – Inscription to the memory of Private GEORGE WILBERT JEFFREY on this marker in the Jeffrey family plot at Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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