Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de Mordwan D. et Pearl C. Wardell, de Waterford, Ontario.
Galerie numérique de Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
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Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Photos and excerpt of story used with permission courtesy Air War Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com
Halifax V LK705 from 431 (RCAF) Sqn took off at 20:27 from Croft on a Gardening (Mining) operation in the Baltic Sea. It was attacked by a German night fighter while flying at 5000 metres altitude and crashed at 23.43 hours in the Klelund plantation killing the crew of seven.
They were laid to rest in two graves in Fovrfelt cemetery in Esbjerg on 3/3 1944.
They were:
F/S (P) Edward C. Howey RCAF
F/S (N) George E. Stevenson RCAF
F/S (AG) Alexander M. Munro RCAF
Sgt (AG) Leo T. Wardell RCAF
Sgt. (AB) Alexander D. MacGillivray RAF
Sgt (W/Op) Raymond L. Bates RAF
Sgt. (FE). Edward R. Metcalf, RAF
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
On 5/5 1946 a memorial stone was inaugurated at crash site.
Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II.<P>
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II.<P>
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Sergeant Leo Thompson Wardell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Sergeant Leo Thompson Wardell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Sergent Leo Thompson Wardell
From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie d'images
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Photos and excerpt of story used with permission courtesy Air War Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com Halifax V LK705 from 431 (RCAF) Sqn took off at 20:27 from Croft on a Gardening (Mining) operation in the Baltic Sea. It was attacked by a German night fighter while flying at 5000 metres altitude and crashed at 23.43 hours in the Klelund plantation killing the crew of seven. They were laid to rest in two graves in Fovrfelt cemetery in Esbjerg on 3/3 1944. They were: F/S (P) Edward C. Howey RCAF F/S (N) George E. Stevenson RCAF F/S (AG) Alexander M. Munro RCAF Sgt (AG) Leo T. Wardell RCAF Sgt. (AB) Alexander D. MacGillivray RAF Sgt (W/Op) Raymond L. Bates RAF Sgt. (FE). Edward R. Metcalf, RAF
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Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
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On 5/5 1946 a memorial stone was inaugurated at crash site. Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
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Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
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In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II.<P> Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II.<P> Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Leo Thompson Wardell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sergeant Leo Thompson Wardell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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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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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE D'ESBJERG (FOURFELT) Danemark
Esbjerg est un port du sud-ouest du Jutland. Le CIMETIÈRE d'ESBJERG (FOURFELT) est à environ 3 kilomètres au nord de la ville, au sortir de la route de Hjerting, sur la Gravlundvej.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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