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Sgt. James Isaac Drake
Royal Canadian Air Force 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit
from:Caradoc Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
(d.26th Feb 1943)
James Drake enlisted in the Canadian military on 18th of October 1939 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. He was to train to become a flight engineer & serve in the RCAF.
Not much is known as to the circumstances & details behind his death beyond the explanation of a flight accident in the area around Kelfield.
He is presently sleeping in the Selby Cemetery. His parents Isaac Newton Drake & Eliza Ellen (Columbus) Drake have also included his name on their memorial stone in the Strathroy Municipal Cemetery, in Strathroy, Caradoc Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.