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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
J/15210
Age:
24
Rank:
Squadron Leader
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
88 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
August 13, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. D. 16.
Additional information
Son of Sam and Bertha Ellen Vickers, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Digital gallery of Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers
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Photo of George Vickers
In memory of the students from the University of British Columbia who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader George Peter Vickers
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 468 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
Ranville is best reached by taking the D513 north-eastwards out of Caen, and after about 9 kilometres turning left at Herouvillette. Go north for one kilometre and then turn left into Ranville village. The War Cemetery is on Rue des Airbornes.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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