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  • James Coakley
    James Coakley
    Image       Served in the Canadian Armoured Corps, 1941-1946.
    Image     Served in the Canadian Armoured Corps, 1941-1946.
    Oakville Museum
  • William I. Cook
    William I. Cook
    Image       Private with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps, Regiment B-147744, 1942-1946.
    Image     Private with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps, Regiment B-147744, 1942-1946.
    Oakville Museum
  • Jackson Chartis Cooke
    Jackson Chartis Cooke
    Imagecomment       Flight Sergeant (pilot) with #103 Squadron. Killed in action November 29, 1944, at the age of 20. Jackson was buried in Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetary, Kleve, Germany. Commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.
    Imagecomment     Flight Sergeant (pilot) with #103 Squadron. Killed in action November 29, 1944, at the age of 20. Jackson was buried in Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War …
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  • Flight Lieutenant John Cooper, Pilot (right) standing under a Halifax III Bomber Aircraft.
    Flight Lieutenant John Cooper, Pilot (right) standing under a Halifax III Bomber Aircraft.
    Imagecomment       Photo taken just prior to a test flight at 432 (Leaside) Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron 6 Group Bomber Command at East Moor, Yorkshire, England in March, 1944. Also shown are (right to left) Sargeant Harry Oakeby (RAF), Flight Engineer; Flight Sargeant Al Zacharuk, Bomber Aimer; Technical Sargeant Leo Butkewitz …
    Imagecomment     Photo taken just prior to a test flight at 432 (Leaside) Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron 6 Group Bomber Command at East Moor, Yorkshire, England in March, 1944. Also shown …
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  • Alan G. Cutmore
    Alan G. Cutmore
    Image       Enlisted, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve, 1942. Assigned to the Royal Navy as Petty Officer. Sailed on Royal Mail ship Camaronia to Glasgow, then aboard HMS Ferret and HMS Weston. Did convoy duty in the Mediterranean, West Africa, and the Carribean.
    Image     Enlisted, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve, 1942. Assigned to the Royal Navy as Petty Officer. Sailed on Royal Mail ship Camaronia to Glasgow, then aboard HMS Ferret and HMS Weston. …
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  • William (Bill) Charles Cutmore
    William (Bill) Charles Cutmore
    Imagecomment       Volunteered for the First Special Service Force, a secret joint Canadian-American force nicknamed "The Devil's Brigade," which trained for paratrooping and sabotage missions behind enemy lines. Bill was with the Force from its mission in Kiska, Alaska, to its last mission in Menton, where he was killed in action, 1944.
    Imagecomment     Volunteered for the First Special Service Force, a secret joint Canadian-American force nicknamed "The Devil's Brigade," which trained for paratrooping and sabotage missions behind enemy lines. Bill was with the …
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  • Rose Daikens
    Rose Daikens
    Imagecomment       Married to George W. (Bud) Daikens.
    Imagecomment     Married to George W. (Bud) Daikens.
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  • George W. (Bud) Daikens
    George W. (Bud) Daikens
    Imagecomment       Married to Rose Daikens.
    Imagecomment     Married to Rose Daikens.
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  • Brothers Edward M. Davis and Robert W. Davis
    Brothers Edward M. Davis and Robert W. Davis
    Imagecomment       Edward M. Davis (left) joined the Royal Navy and was posted to HMS Illustrious as a Torpedo Bomber Pilot, serving early on in Sumatra, Sabang and Java. Robert W. Davis (right) joined the Shipwright Branch of the Royal Canadian Navy. He supervised the repair of sea-damaged vessels in Halifax, and …
    Imagecomment     Edward M. Davis (left) joined the Royal Navy and was posted to HMS Illustrious as a Torpedo Bomber Pilot, serving early on in Sumatra, Sabang and Java. Robert W. Davis …
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  • Allan W. Day
    Allan W. Day
    Image       Flying Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the position of Wireless Air Gunner, 1943-1946.
    Image     Flying Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the position of Wireless Air Gunner, 1943-1946.
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  • Richard Boyd Dowding
    Richard Boyd Dowding
    Imagecomment       Flying Officer (wireless operator air gunner) with #426 Thunderbird Squadron. Killed in action December 5, 1944, at the age of 21. Richard is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.
    Imagecomment     Flying Officer (wireless operator air gunner) with #426 Thunderbird Squadron. Killed in action December 5, 1944, at the age of 21. Richard is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, …
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  • Alvin Duncan
    Alvin Duncan
    Image       Radar Operator in the Royal Air Force, "on loan" from the Royal Canadian Air Force. Originally a member of the Lorne Scots Rifle Regiment, Alvin trained as a Radar Operator following Winston Churchill's call to Ottawa to recruit Canadian men to learn this new technology.
    Image     Radar Operator in the Royal Air Force, "on loan" from the Royal Canadian Air Force. Originally a member of the Lorne Scots Rifle Regiment, Alvin trained as a Radar Operator …
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  • Charles Laurie Dynes
    Charles Laurie Dynes
    Imagecomment       Leading Aircraftman with #10 North Atlantic Squadron. Killed in action October 20, 1943, at the age of 21. Charles is buried in an isolated grave on Black Mountain, near St. Donat, Quebec. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.
    Imagecomment     Leading Aircraftman with #10 North Atlantic Squadron. Killed in action October 20, 1943, at the age of 21. Charles is buried in an isolated grave on Black Mountain, near St. …
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  • Tommy Ewing
    Tommy Ewing
    Image       In Toronto Scottish Dress Uniform. Taken at training camp in England.
    Image     In Toronto Scottish Dress Uniform. Taken at training camp in England.
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  • Harry P. Farr
    Harry P. Farr
    Imagecomment       Flying Officer (navigator) with #434 Bluenose Squadron. Killed in action October 23, 1943, at the age of 28. Harry has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.
    Imagecomment     Flying Officer (navigator) with #434 Bluenose Squadron. Killed in action October 23, 1943, at the age of 28. Harry has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Runnymede …
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  • Ralph Emerson Featherstone
    Ralph Emerson Featherstone
    Imagecomment       Flying Officer (air gunner) with #5 Ferry Unit. Killed April 8, 1945, at the age of 23. Ralph is buried in the Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.
    Imagecomment     Flying Officer (air gunner) with #5 Ferry Unit. Killed April 8, 1945, at the age of 23. Ralph is buried in the Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan. He is commemorated on …
    Oakville Museum
  • James H. Bedlington
    James H. Bedlington
    Imagecomment       Lieutenant Cpl. with #1 Provost Coy, Canadian Provost Corps. Killed April 30, 1943, at the age of 28. James is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.
    Imagecomment     Lieutenant Cpl. with #1 Provost Coy, Canadian Provost Corps. Killed April 30, 1943, at the age of 28. James is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. He …
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  • John Patrick Blackham
    John Patrick Blackham
    Imagecomment       Lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, attached to 8th Battalion of the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment). Killed June 29, 1944, at the age of 26. John is buried in a war cemetery in France. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.
    Imagecomment     Lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, attached to 8th Battalion of the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment). Killed June 29, 1944, at the age of 26. John is buried …
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  • William T. Bowles
    William T. Bowles
    Image       Staff Sargeant with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 1st Canadian Division, in Italy, 1944.
    Image     Staff Sargeant with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 1st Canadian Division, in Italy, 1944.
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  • Charles Lorne Bray
    Charles Lorne Bray
    Imagecomment       Flight Sergeant (pilot) with #103 Squadron. Killed in action April 25, 1942, at the age of 21. Charles has no known grave; his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.
    Imagecomment     Flight Sergeant (pilot) with #103 Squadron. Killed in action April 25, 1942, at the age of 21. Charles has no known grave; his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War …
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