Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Cecil Smith
In memory of:
Flight Lieutenant James Cecil Smith
November 30, 1958
Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba
Military Service
34480
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Air Force
111 Composite Unit, RCAF
Additional Information
February 13, 1930
Swan River, Manitoba
January 27, 1951
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Charles Ebenezer and Emma (nee Danard) Smith of Swan River, Manitoba. Spouse of Margaret Anne (nee English) Smith and father of Kathleen Isabel and Margaret Eleanor Smith of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Commemorated on Page 91 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
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
Military Section No 4640
The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.
Digital Collection
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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 -
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Grave Marker – Headstone in WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY -
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FLt James Cecil Smith – FLt James Cecil Smith in service uniform
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