Flight Sergeant Roderick Chisholm was Killed in Action during World War II.
Roderick was born in 1921. Roderick had worked briefly as a timekeeper and scaler (logging) when he enlisted. He served as an air gunner and was sent to England where he served in the 35th Squadron, RAF. Reported missing June 6th 1942 following an air battle over enemy territory, he was presumed dead on August 1st 1943.[1][2] He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom.[3]
↑ Library and Archives Canada. Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead 1939-1947. Surname: CHISHOLM. Given Name(s): RODERICK JAMES. Age: 21. Date of Birth: 1921-02-06. Date of Death: 1942-06-06. Rank: Flight Sergeant. Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force. Force: Air. Service Number: R58481. Reference: RG 24. Volume: 25045. Son of James A. and Alice L. Chisholm, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Item Number: 6186. Accessed November 12, 2019. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/second-world-war/second-world-war-dead-1939-1947/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=6186&.
↑ Veterans Affairs Canada. CANADIAN VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL. Flight Sergeant Roderick James Chisholm. June 6, 1942. Service Number: R/58481. Age: 21. Force: Air Force. Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force. Division:
35 Sqdn. Son of James A. and Alice L. Chisholm, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Commemorated on Page 64 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Cemetery: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL. Surrey, United Kingdom.
Grave Reference: Panel 103. Accessed November 12, 2019. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1084382.
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