0 poppies laid on this site
In memory of:

Sergeant James Snedden Warren

Profile image
Poppy image

Military service

Service number: R/54197
Age: 28
Rank: Sergeant
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth: May 25, 1913 Carleton Place, Ontario
Enlistment: July 19, 1940 Ontario
Death: June 17, 1941 Shoute, Devonshire, England

Burial/memorial information

EXETER HIGHER CEMETERY
Grave reference: Sec. Z.K. Grave 42.
Additional information
Son of William James Warren and Isobel Snedden (nee Cochrane) Warren of Carleton Place, Ontario; husband of Ordelia Giles (nee West) Warren of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Isobel, Jack and William, predeceased brother David. On Wednesday, September 17, 1941, Miss Hilda Cram's class held a remembrance service in Memorial Park in Carleton Place, Ontario. All of the pupils placed flowers at the base of the cenotaph's single shaft. Prayers were said and the oath of remembrance prayer was recited. Leonard Baird sounded 'Last Post' and 'Reveille' on the trumpet. The class was the students taught by Jimmy Warren before his enlistment for overseas service. The Town of Carleton Place remembered Sergeant Warren by naming a street in his honour.

Related media

Second World War (1939 – 1945)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 47 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page Download this page

EXETER HIGHER CEMETERY Devon, United Kingdom

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.

Did we miss something?

Contribute information to this commemorative page

Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.

Send us your images
Submit a correction
Date modified: