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James Edmund McGibbon

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant James Edmund McGibbon

April 11, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/154079

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

161 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of S. E. McGibbon and Marjorie McGibbon, of Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. B. Comm. (McGill University, Montreal)

Commemorated on Page 386 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. HILAIRE SUR RILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Orne, France

Grave Reference:

. Coll. grave.

Location:

St. Hilaire-sur-Rille is a village and commune on the main Paris-Verneuil-Laigle-Argentan road. It is 10 kilometres west-south-west of Laigle. The cemetery is on the eastern side of the village. There are 9 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in the south-western corner.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant James Edmund McGibbon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant James Edmund McGibbon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant James Edmund McGibbon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant James Edmund McGibbon 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 EDMUND MCGIBBON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES EDMUND MCGIBBON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of JAMES EDMUND MCGIBBON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Service Book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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