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Military service
Service number:
R/279050
Age:
21
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
1653 Heavy Conversion Unit
Death:
April 28, 1945
Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, England
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
51. B. 4.
Additional information
Son of James Edmond and Audrea Loraine Cline, of Willows, California, United States of America.
Mr David H. Frampton, Health & Safety/Training Manager of Stoke Rochford Management has obtained permission for a Canadian Maple tree to be planted as a memorial to the crew of Lancaster aircraft # IM 719 which crashed in the grounds of Stoke-Rochford Hall on 28 April 1945. A plaque alongside the tree will name the crew members. There will also be a print of the plane commissioned which will be displayed at the Hall, alongside a framed display case of artefacts from the aircraft. The ceremony was held on 19 November 2006.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
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Dedication Ceremony 19 Nov 2006 page 1
Dedication in Memory of the Crew of Lancaster LM 719 Program, Canadian Maple Tree and Plaque unveiling on 19 November 2006. -
Dedication Ceremony 19 Nov 2006 page 2
Dedication in Memory of the Crew of Lancaster LM 719 Program, Canadian Maple Tree and Plaque unveiling on 19 November 2006. -
Canadian High Commission officers
LCol Garry Walker, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian High Commission, Warrant Officer Class I David Frampton and two officer representatives of the Canadian High Commission. -
Colour party
Colour party supporting the ceremony. -
Cpl Ian Harrison
Corporal Ian Harrison, formerly of RAF Cottesmore who manufactured the Remembrance Plaque bearing the names of the crew of LM 719. -
Padre blessing the tree and memorial
Padre (Squadron Leader) John Ellis RAF, RAF Coningsby blessing the tree and memorial to the crew of LM 719. -
Plaque, tree and wreaths
The Canadian Maple tree, plaque and wreaths laid to honour the crew of LM 719. -
Photo of VERLE EDMOND CLINE
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of VERLE EDMOND CLINE
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Grave marker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline 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
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Verle Edmond Cline
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 504 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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