Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Edwin Drake
In memory of:
Leading Aircraftman Edwin Drake
July 31, 1943
Military Service
R/204015
25
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
Son of Herbert H. Drake and Ada Drake, of Ottawa; husband of Kathleen Helen Drake, of Ottawa.
Commemorated on Page 155 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada
Sec. 30. P.C. Grave 212
OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of EDWIN DRAKE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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