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Paul Douglas Sankey

In memory of:

Flying Officer Paul Douglas Sankey

May 13, 1964
Gimli, Manitoba

Military Service


Service Number:

96003

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

No. 3 Advanced Flying School

Additional Information


Born:

June 30, 1943
Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

January 8, 1963
Centralia, Ontario

Son of Douglas Ernest Eric and Enid Agnes Joyce (nee Doran) Sankey of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Lorne, Cheryl and Melva Shankey.

Commemorated on Page 124 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:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 168, Row 27, Plot G

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Headstone at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.
  • Photo of  Paul Douglas Sankey

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