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Wesley Douglas Irwin

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Navigator Wesley Douglas Irwin

November 22, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/16115

Age:

34

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

627 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of William and Ida Irwin, husband of Eliza Matilda Irwin, of Pitsea.

Commemorated on Page 343 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CITY OF LONDON CEMETERY
Essex, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Square 117. Grave 112083.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Navigator Wesley Douglas Irwin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Navigator Wesley Douglas Irwin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Navigator Wesley Douglas Irwin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Navigator Wesley Douglas Irwin 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
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – 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
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WESLEY DOUGLAS IRWIN– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WESLEY DOUGLAS IRWIN
    Photo of WESLEY DOUGLAS IRWIN – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • 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
  • Memorial– Wesley Douglas Irwin memorial at City Of London Cemetery

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    Memorial – Wesley Douglas Irwin memorial at City Of London Cemetery
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial erected by 627 Squadron at Shetland Islands crash site

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    Memorial Plaque – Memorial erected by 627 Squadron at Shetland Islands crash site

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