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Kenneth Sydney Partington

In memory of:

Flying Officer Kenneth Sydney Partington

July 6, 1961
Boulay, France

Military Service

Service Number:

138577

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

445 All Weather (Fighter) Squadron

Additional Information

Born:

May 23, 1933
North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

July 5, 1957
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Son of Sydney C. and Catherine Partington. Brother of Brodie, Stewart, Neale Partington.

Commemorated on Page 114 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Section 7 Row F Grave 5

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Ken in front. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Ken in front. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.

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    Grave marker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.
  • Flying Officer Kenneth Sydney Partington– Flying Officer Kenneth Sydney Partington in service uniform.

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    Flying Officer Kenneth Sydney Partington – Flying Officer Kenneth Sydney Partington in service uniform.

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