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Son of John and Maude Arksey, of Langruth, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
On June 11, 1944, Walter Lynwood Arksey (Pilot Officer) was reported missing in action. His marker is at the Viroflay Cemetery in France just outside of Paris and south of the Versailles Palace. On Jan 22, 1947, he was posthumously awarded Operational Wings. (Posted by his Walter Murray Arksey - named after him.)
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Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
Langruth cenotaph plaque. Source: "We will remember" project online, government.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
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Icelanders--Manitoba--Langruth (Region)
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A page from "Langruth Community, 1950 A Tribute to Soldiers and Pioneers of the Langruth District".
Image located at OUR ROOTS/Nos Racines, University of Calgary and Laval's local histories digitization project.<P>
From , Manitoba: Langruth Community, 1950 A Tribute to Soldiers and Pioneers of the Langruth District
Langruth Community
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
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Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey
From the Winnipeg Free Press 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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On June 11, 1944, Walter Lynwood Arksey (Pilot Officer) was reported missing in action. His marker is at the Viroflay Cemetery in France just outside of Paris and south of the Versailles Palace. On Jan 22, 1947, he was posthumously awarded Operational Wings. (Posted by his Walter Murray Arksey - named after him.)
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Langruth cenotaph plaque. Source: "We will remember" project online, government.
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Related subjects Icelanders--Manitoba--Langruth (Region) Icelandic Canadians--Manitoba--Langruth (Region) Langruth (Man.)--History Manitoba--History, Local <P> A page from "Langruth Community, 1950 A Tribute to Soldiers and Pioneers of the Langruth District". Image located at OUR ROOTS/Nos Racines, University of Calgary and Laval's local histories digitization project.<P> From , Manitoba: Langruth Community, 1950 A Tribute to Soldiers and Pioneers of the Langruth District Langruth Community
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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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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Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Walter Lynwood Arksey is also commemorated 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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From the Winnipeg Free Press 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 238 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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VIROFLAY NEW COMMUNAL CEMETERY Yvelines, France
Viroflay is a small town 4 kilometres east of Versailles. The cemetery is situated in the wood, south of the town, and about 880 metres from the church and town hall.
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