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Military service
Service number:
J/16883
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
156 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
December 20, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Coll. grave 12. D. 1-2.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
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Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Grave Marker
Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands<P>Wellington BJ-589 was airborne 1820 20Dec42 from Warboys on a mission to Duisberg and shot down by a night-fighter, crash site unidentified. Those killed are buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery at Nijmegen.P/O Jackes was the only Canadian on board. Also killed were: Sgt M.R.Wallis and Sgt C.Calvert. Two other RAF aircrew survived: F/S G.A.Proudfoot PoW Sgt J.E.Madden Injured and confined in Hospital due injuries. No PoW No. (Source: //lostbombers.co.uk) -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star September 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Temporary grave marker
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Attestation paper
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Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Connacher Jackes
JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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