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Jean Burgess Atkinson

In memory of:

Section Officer Jean Burgess Atkinson

November 23, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

V/30047

Age:

30

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division)

Additional Information

Born:

December 17, 1913
Embro, Ontario

Enlistment:

October 23, 1941
Hamilton, Ontario

Daughter of Dr. Howard B. Atkinson and Annie J. Atkinson, of Thamesford.

Commemorated on Page 240 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

EMBRO CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot 54. Block H.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Jean Atkinson– Jean Atkinson promoted to Section Officer. Credit www.heroesofzorra.ca

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    Photo of Jean Atkinson – Jean Atkinson promoted to Section Officer. Credit www.heroesofzorra.ca
  • Group Photo– Jean Atkinson (left) and a colleague stand by the ambulance that the Zorra Caledonian Society bought for over-seas use. Credit www.heroesofzorra.ca

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    Group Photo – Jean Atkinson (left) and a colleague stand by the ambulance that the Zorra Caledonian Society bought for over-seas use. Credit www.heroesofzorra.ca
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Jean Burgess Atkinson– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Jean Burgess Atkinson – 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
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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Letter – 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
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – 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
  • Photo of Jean Burgess Atkinson– Yearbook photo of Jean Burgess Atkinson. Source: Torontonensis, University of Toronto,1936.

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    Photo of Jean Burgess Atkinson – Yearbook photo of Jean Burgess Atkinson. Source: Torontonensis, University of Toronto,1936.
  • Group Photo– Atkinson as one of the "T" holders for athletic accomplishment, from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook, 1936.

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    Group Photo – Atkinson as one of the "T" holders for athletic accomplishment, from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook, 1936.
  • Group Photo– Group photo showing Atkinson as Captain of the University of Toronto women's hockey team. From Torontonensis yearbook, 1936.

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    Group Photo – Group photo showing Atkinson as Captain of the University of Toronto women's hockey team. From Torontonensis yearbook, 1936.
  • Group Photo– Atkinson was a student at University College, one of the colleges within University of Toronto. This group photo shows her as a member of her college hockey team.

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    Group Photo – Atkinson was a student at University College, one of the colleges within University of Toronto. This group photo shows her as a member of her college hockey team.
  • Group Photo– Atkinson was a student at University College, one of the colleges within University of Toronto. This group photo shows her as a member in her college's tennis team. From Torontonensis yearbook 1936.

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    Group Photo – Atkinson was a student at University College, one of the colleges within University of Toronto. This group photo shows her as a member in her college's tennis team. From Torontonensis yearbook 1936.
  • Group Photo– Atkinson as member of University College's basketball team. From Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook, 1936.

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    Group Photo – Atkinson as member of University College's basketball team. From Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook, 1936.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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