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Son of John and Lillian Wilkes, of Riverside, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer James Edward Wilkes
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Edward Wilkes
James Edward Wilkes, Pilot Officer, RCAF
Killed in action, flying Hudson bomber over English Channel, September 6, 1942.
Brother of my Dad, who gave me his name.
Uncle Jim is buried in Dunkirk, France. I visited his grave in 1978.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Edward Wilkes
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Edward Wilkes
From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Edward Wilkes
From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer James Edward Wilkes
A plaque on the exterior wall of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, a hockey arena and recreational complex at 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto. The original facility was opened in 1951 and was named in remembrance of local (Leaside) men who died in World War II. Included in the names on the plaque, which was placed in 1963, is that of James Edward Wilkes. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.)
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James Edward Wilkes, Pilot Officer, RCAF Killed in action, flying Hudson bomber over English Channel, September 6, 1942. Brother of my Dad, who gave me his name. Uncle Jim is buried in Dunkirk, France. I visited his grave in 1978.
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From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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A plaque on the exterior wall of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, a hockey arena and recreational complex at 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto. The original facility was opened in 1951 and was named in remembrance of local (Leaside) men who died in World War II. Included in the names on the plaque, which was placed in 1963, is that of James Edward Wilkes. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.)
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 124 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY Nord, France
DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY is at the south-eastern corner of the town of Dunkirk, immediately south of the canal and on the road to Veurne (Furnes) in Belgium. The British War Graves Plot is divided from the main cemetery by a hedge, and is entered through the columns of the Dunkirk Memorial.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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