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Military service
Service number:
J/10887
Age:
26
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
426 Sqdn.
Death:
June 27, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 10, Column 1
Additional information
Son of Charles and Florence Almeda Wilson, of Limerick, Saskatchewan. Husband of Olive Ernestine Wilson, of Limerick, Saskatchewan,
In 1954, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Wilson attended the unveiling of the Malta Memorial by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip. Their son's name, Kevin Davies Wilson, is inscribed on
the Memorial Panel 10, Column I.
The province of Saskatchewan honoured Flying Officer Wilson by naming Wilson Lake in his honour. Flying Officer Wilson is also commemorated on memorials at Runnymede, Westminister Abbey (The Unknown Soldier) and Airmen's Memorial in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
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Malta Memorial
The Malta Memorial on which Flying Officer Wilson is commemorated. -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Kevin with his parents Florence and Charles.
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of KEVIN DAVIES WILSON
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Regina Leader Post July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kevin Davies Wilson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 227 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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