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Cyril Douglas Wilken

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Cyril Douglas Wilken

Birth
Stone, Maple Creek Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death
19 Dec 1951 (aged 27)
Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Ladysmith, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Flying Officer Wilken was killed in the crash of his Harvard II (#3825) aircraft.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Flying Officer
Service Number: 24948
Age: 27
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit: No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF

Citation(s): General War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Additional Information:-
During the Second World War he enlisted in the RCAF on 5 July 1943.

Son of Alfred and Ruth Wilken; husband of Helga Emme (née Rueckwald); father of Judith Wilken; brother of Roger, Della and Audrey.

Flying Officer Cyril Douglas Wilken is commemorated on Page 18 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
Flying Officer Wilken was killed in the crash of his Harvard II (#3825) aircraft.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Flying Officer
Service Number: 24948
Age: 27
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit: No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF

Citation(s): General War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Additional Information:-
During the Second World War he enlisted in the RCAF on 5 July 1943.

Son of Alfred and Ruth Wilken; husband of Helga Emme (née Rueckwald); father of Judith Wilken; brother of Roger, Della and Audrey.

Flying Officer Cyril Douglas Wilken is commemorated on Page 18 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.


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