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Military service
Service number:
R/197141
Age:
20
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
630 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
March 16, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 2.
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Son of George Henry Overholt and of Irene Alberta Overholt (nee MacDonald), of Eastwood, Ontario, Canada.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 409 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ST. GILLES CHURCHYARD Marne, France
St. Gilles is a village and commune some 24 kilometres west of Reims and 30 kilometres South-east of Soissons. From the N31 between Soissons and Reims, at Fismes, take the D386 south to St. Gilles. In the churchyard, to the west of the church, are the graves of one British and one Canadian airmen.
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