Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Claude Melnot Wilson
In memory of:
Lieutenant Claude Melnot Wilson
October 14, 1918
Military Service
20
Air Force
Royal Air Force
29th Squadron
Distinguished Flying Cross
Additional Information
Son of Charles Hurst Wilson and Margaret Wilson, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Native of Winnipeg.
Commemorated on Page 595 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
DADIZELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Belgium
VI. F. 26.
DADIZELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, (now Dadizele), is located 16 Km east of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the N8 Meenseweg, connecting Ieper to Menen (Menin) via Geluwe. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and then right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main crossroads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 12 Km along the N8 lies the village of Geluwe and the left hand turning onto the Nieuwestraat (later called Derdelansiersstraat, towards Dadizele). 5 Km along this road lies the village of Dadizele. The cemetery is located 100 metres after the left hand turning at the junction with Geluwestraat and Beselarestraat, in the village of Dadizele.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of CLAUDE MELNOT WILSON – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me. -
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Photo of Claude Melnot Wilson i – Claude Melnot Wilson in RCA uniform before transferring to the RCA -
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One of the planes Claude flew... -
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Grave Marker – Family memoral stone in the Mountian View cemetery in Vancouver BC Canada for Lieut Claude Melnot Wilson R.A.F. Killed in action Oct. 14th 1918 aged 20 Son of Charles Hurst Wilson and Margaret Wilson, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Native of Winipeg. -
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Inscription – Close up of the family memoral stone in the Mountian View cemetery in Vancouver BC Canada for Lieut Claude Melnot Wilson R.A.F. Killed in action Oct. 14th 1918 aged 20 Son of Charles Hurst Wilson and Margaret Wilson, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Native of Winipeg. -
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Memorial Cross – Memoral coss in the Mountian View cemetery in Vancouver BC Canada
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