Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Baden Powell Hobbs
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant Baden Powell Hobbs
December 18, 1942
Military Service
R/76645
41
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
Son of James John and Susan Hobbs, of Maidstone, Saskatchewan; husband of Clara S. Hobbs, of Edmonton.
Commemorated on Page 82 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
EDMONTON (BEECHMOUNT) CEMETERY
Alberta, Canada
Block 208. Grave 27.
During the 1939-1945 War, Canadian Infantry troops were stationed at Edmonton. No.13 Vocational Training School was set up and the airfield formed a link in the North-West Staging Route. Most of the war graves lie in Blocks 206 and 208. The cemetery also contains a Cross of Sacrifice. There are now 5 First World War and over 70 Second World War casualties commemorated in this site.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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