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Military service
Service number:
J/10884
Age:
25
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
83 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Birth:
January 17, 1918
Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
July 11, 1941
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
May 5, 1943
Duessen near Dortmund, Germany
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Coll. grave 3. A. 14-17.
Additional information
Son of Edgar Osman and Mary (nee Mansell) Cornish, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Brother of Clive and John.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45. Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, the 20 August 1946.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish
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Memorial
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish 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 -
Newspaper clipping
From the WW2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Oliver Mansell Cornish
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 148 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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