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Military service
Service number:
J/10390
Age:
28
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
400 Sqdn.
Birth:
October 9, 1915
Fort William, Ontario
Enlistment:
June 4, 1940
Fort William, Ontario
Death:
January 3, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXIV. E. 7.
Additional information
Son of James and Margaret Jessiman, of Vickers Heights, Ontario. Brother of George Herkis Jessiman, 428th Squadron killed in action the 20 December 1943.
Additional citations
King’s commendation for valuable services in the air
Digital gallery of Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
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Grave marker
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Letter
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Document
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Document
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Photo of WILLIAM HERKIS JESSIMAN
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Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Grave marker
Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Herkis Jessiman
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 345 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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