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Military service
Service number:
J/6131
Age:
22
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth:
February 27, 1920
Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
September 12, 1940
British Columbia
Death:
March 11, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Row A. Grave 23.
Additional information
Son of Arthur and Clara (née Waddell) Atkinson of Abbotsford, British Columbia. Husband of Audrey (née Herlock), Aylsham, England. Brother of Charles. He enjoyed softball, football, basketball, tennis, swimming, and meterology.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 55 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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