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Military service
Service number:
R/54021
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
35 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
August 25, 1941
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Joint grave 1-2.
Digital gallery of Sergeant James Blain Anderson
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Newspaper Clipping
From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial Plaque
St Matthew's Anglican Church Ottawa -
Photo of James Anderson
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Cemetery
Graves of Canadian Airmen at Chievres Communal Cemetery, Belgium -
Bomber Command Memorial, London
James Blain Anderson is remembered on the Bomber Command Memorial in London, England -
Badge
James Blain Anderson was a RCAF/RAF wireless operator air bomber. -
Badge
James Blain Anderson was a RCAF/RAF wireless operator air bomber. -
Bomber Command Memorial
James Blain Anderson is listed on the Canadian Bomber Command Memorial. -
Badge
James Blain Anderson was a RCAF/RAF wireless operator air bomber. -
Stripes
James Blain Anderson was a RCAF/RAF wireless operator air bomber. -
Temporary Grave Marker
James Blain Anderson's grave in Chievres cemetery, Belgium. -
Memorial
The Glebe Collegiate Institute WW2 memorial honour roll lists James Blain Anderson -
Newspaper Clipping
At St Matthew Anglican Church, Ottawa an organ, & honour roll were dedicated to parishioners who served and in particular those who died in service during WW2 -
Newspaper Clipping
At Glebe Collegiate, an honour roll was dedicated to alumni who served and in particular those who died in service during WW2 -
Memorial
At Glebe Collegiate, an honour roll was dedicated to alumni who served and in particular those who died in service during WW2 -
Inscription
Inscription to the memory of James Blain Anderson on the family grave marker in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario -
Newspaper Clipping
Source: Globe and Mail September 6, 1941 -
Newspaper Clipping
Source: Globe and Mail September 6, 1941 -
Record of Service
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Record of Service
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Grave Marker
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Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Sergeant James Blain Anderson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Sergeant James Blain Anderson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Group Photo
James with fellow RCAF Wireless Operators at 19 OTU, RAF Kinloss, Course No.22 - May 1941 -
Memorial
Sergeant James Blain Anderson as commemorated on the RCAF Memorial Wall, Brandon, MB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens June 2023 -
Memorial
A portion of the RCAF Memorial Wall, Brandon, MB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens June 2023
Digital gallery of
Sergeant James Blain Anderson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant James Blain Anderson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant James Blain Anderson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant James Blain Anderson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant James Blain Anderson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant James Blain Anderson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant James Blain Anderson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 22 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CHIEVRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY Belgium
CHIEVRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY is located 15 km north west of Mons on the N525 a road leading from the N56 connecting Mons to Ath. From Mons the N56 Chaussee de Mons leads for 22 Km to the left hand turning onto the N525 Grande Rue. 2 Km along the N525 lies the village of Chievres. The cemetery is located immediately before entering the village on the right hand side of the Grande Rue.
Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
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