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Alvin Van Dyke Corless

In memory of:

Flying Officer Alvin Van Dyke Corless

June 22, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

J/26477

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

207 (R.A.F.). Sqdn

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 279 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

XI. J. 2.

Location:

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery is located midway between Brugge (17 km) and Gent (26 km) on the N9 which connects the two towns. From Brugge, Adegem is approached via Sijsele and Maldegem. On reaching Adegem, the cemetery is located on the Prins Boudewijn Laan, on the right-hand side of the N9. In the last week of September 1944, the Allies held the city of Antwerp, but the Germans held both shores of the Scheldt estuary, so that the port of Antwerp could not be used. The task of clearing the southern shore of the estuary was allotted to the 3rd Canadian Division, aided by the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and the 52nd Division. Their operations lasted from October until the beginning of November 1944. By 3rd November the Germans had been cleared from the north-west corner of Belgium and the south shore of the Scheldt was free. There had been fierce fighting for two weeks for the crossing of the Leopold Canal. The majority of the men buried at Adegem died during the operations for the clearance of the south bank of the Scheldt; but many Canadians who lost their lives elsewhere in Belgium were also brought here for burial.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer Alvin Van Dyke Corless is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Alvin Van Dyke Corless 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
  • Photo of ALVIN VAN DYKE CORLESS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Poem– Poem by the Honourable John Ross Matheson, a judge and MP, and one of the designers of the Canadian flag.
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Alvin Van Dyke Corless is also commemorated on the Memorial in Clinton, ON … Second World War names … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Alvin Van Dyke Corless is also commemorated on the Memorial in Clinton, ON … Second World War names … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Entrance– Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Photo submitted by Marg Liessens

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