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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

James Gilmour Odell

In memory of:

Pilot Officer James Gilmour Odell

November 23, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/19278

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of William Henry and Elizabeth G. Odell, of Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 199 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VLAGTWEDDE-(TER-APEL)-GENERAL-CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot A. Row 20. Grave 383.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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    Grave Marker
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer James Gilmour Odell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer James Gilmour Odell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer James Gilmour Odell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer James Gilmour Odell 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 JAMES GILMOUR ODELL– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES GILMOUR ODELL – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation Paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation Paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation Paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation Paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Bulletin May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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