Son of William Charles and Exirienne (née Turcotte) Kimber and lived and worked as a farm labourer. He received his Air Gunners Badge on September 25, 1942.
He married Florence Diehl on the August 24,1934 and had two daughters, Doreen and Phyllis and a son Wayne. Flight Sergeant Kimber never saw his son Wayne, as his wife was pregnant when he went to England. On the 25th of June 1943 at 01.06 Flight Sergeant Kimber along with one other Canadian and five British airmen were shot down by a night fighter after a bombing run to Wuppertal and crashed 2km north of Acht. His sister Rita still remembers the last time she saw her brother. He was standing at the back of the train with his wife and their two daughters, waving as it left Blaine Lake. As war casualty from Saskatchewan, Flight Sergeant Kimber has been honoured by having Kimber Lake named after him. He also is survived by a sister Mary and brother Omer.
GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
Groesbeek is located 10 km south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 km north of the village and 1500 metres east of the main road to Nijmegen. On leaving the A73 motorway at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek follow directions to Mook. Follow direction signs towards Mook War cemetery. After passing Mook War cemetery continue to the village of Groesbeek to a set of traffic lights. Turn left at the lights onto Dorpstraat passing through Groesbeek. The road name then changes to Molenweg. A Commonwealth War Graves Commission direction sign indicates the right hand turning from Molenweg onto the Zeven Heuvelenweg. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is located on the right hand side, about 1 km after entering this road.
On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words:
Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus, We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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