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Jack Elwin Mcintosh Nixon

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Jack Elwin Mcintosh Nixon

July 21, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/91096

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 405 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CAMBRAI (ROUTE DE SOLESMES) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 1. Row A. Grave 1.

Location:

Cambrai is a town about 32 kilometres south-east of Arras on the main straight road to Le Cateau. The CAMBRAI(ROUTE DE SOLESMES)COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Cambrai inner ring road take the D942, Solesmes road, for approximately 1.1 kilometres. The War Graves may be found in the Communal Cemetery, on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Family Verification Forms– P/O Nixon was the only son of Albert Harrison Nixon and his wife, Ella, of Brantford, Ontario. He was survived by sister Betty Everilda May Nixon.

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    Family Verification Forms
    Family Verification Forms – P/O Nixon was the only son of Albert Harrison Nixon and his wife, Ella, of Brantford, Ontario. He was survived by sister Betty Everilda May Nixon.
  • Attestation paper– RCAF Attestation paper for Jack Nixon shows he served in the Lorne Scots for a year.

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    Attestation paper
    Attestation paper – RCAF Attestation paper for Jack Nixon shows he served in the Lorne Scots for a year.
  • Photo of Jack Nixon– Official RCAF photo taken after Jack Nixon received his wings.

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    Photo of Jack Nixon
    Photo of Jack Nixon – Official RCAF photo taken after Jack Nixon received his wings.
  • Circumstances of death registers– Ontario Registration of Death

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Ontario Registration of Death
  • Cemetery– CWGC photo of Allied graves in Cambrai cemetery. There are 6 RCAF burials; P/O Nixon is the only one who lost his life on July 21, 1944. He is in Plot 1. Row A. Grave 1.

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – CWGC photo of Allied graves in Cambrai cemetery. There are 6 RCAF burials; P/O Nixon is the only one who lost his life on July 21, 1944. He is in Plot 1. Row A. Grave 1.
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Jack Elwin McIntosh Nixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Jack Elwin McIntosh Nixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Jack Elwin McIntosh Nixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Jack Elwin McIntosh Nixon 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

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    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 JACK ELWIN MCINTOSH NIXON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JACK ELWIN MCINTOSH NIXON
    Photo of JACK ELWIN MCINTOSH NIXON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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