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Military service
Service number:
208646
Age:
23
Rank:
Leading Aircraftman
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Central Experimental and Proving Establishment, RCAF
Birth:
September 23, 1933
Nelson, British Columbia
Enlistment:
February 24, 1953
Alberta
Death:
March 1, 1957
Manotick, Ontario
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 194, Soldiers Plot, Row H
Additional information
Son of John and Margaret Helen (nee McColm) Doerksen of Nelson, British Columbia. Brother of Marjorie Kosiansic.
Digital gallery of Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Oliver Doerksen
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NELSON MEMORIAL PARK British Columbia, Canada
The cemetery is located on the corner of Caribou Street East and 9th Avenue East, and contains 40 Commonwealth War Graves from the 1914-1918 war and 2 from the 1939-1945 war.
Visiting Information
The cemetery grounds are open daily for visitation from sunrise to sunset. The cemetery office is not on site, but is open Monday to Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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