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Edward John Walshe

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Edward John Walshe

December 30, 1963
Marville, France

Military Service

Service Number:

130045

Age:

34

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

109 Composite Unit, RCAF

Citation(s):

Canadian Forces Decoration

Honours and Awards:

Canadian Forces Decoration

Additional Information

Born:

October 4, 1929
Fort MacLeod, Alberta

Enlistment:

January 2, 1950
Toronto

Son of Richard F. and Ellen Walshe. Husband of Teresa K. Walshe. Father of Mary K., Edward J., Elaine A. and William R. Walshe. Brother of Maureen Briscoe.

Commemorated on Page 120 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 2, Row H, Plot 3

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

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  • Grave marker– Grave marker Choloy Cemetery Sept 2018

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    Grave marker – Grave marker Choloy Cemetery Sept 2018
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty

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    Gravemarker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty
  • Flight Lieutenant Edward John Walshe– Flight Lieutenant Edward John Walshe in service uniform.

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    Flight Lieutenant Edward John Walshe – Flight Lieutenant Edward John Walshe in service uniform.
  • Grave marker– Image taken on 5 May 2014, 50 years after the death of my father.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Image taken on 5 May 2014, 50 years after the death of my father.

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