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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Edward Calvin Green

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Edward Calvin Green

June 17, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

J/90088

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

431 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 321 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:

12. F. 1.

Location:

The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– St. Andrew's Church (Presbyterian), 73 Simcoe Street, Toronto
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Edward Calvin Green is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Edward Calvin Green is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Identification– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Edward Calvin Green– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Edward Calvin Green– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Service book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Final Resting place Pilot Edward Calvin Green  Son of Jessie
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands
LK837 was one of four 431 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. This crew was airborne 2314 16Jun44 from Croft. Shot down by a night-fighter, crashing at Meijel (Limburg). P/O Johnson RCAF and Sgt O'Bright RCAF are buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, while the others killed are buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery. The crew were:  P/O E.O.Johnson RCAF; Sgt D.Shenton, F/O R.W.Jones and P/O W.R.Chapman RAF; and RCAF Sgts E.C.Green and V.P.O'Bright.  F/O R.C.B.Garrity, RCAF, survived and was taken PoW.
(Source: //lostbombers.co.uk)

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