James Francis Edwards

Canadian flying ace
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James Francis Edwards

Summary

James Francis Edwards is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nokomis[2]. He was born on +1921-06-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Comox[4]. He died on +2022-05-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a fighter pilot[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Nokomis[2], James Francis Edwards…
  • James Francis Edwards passed away in Comox[4].
  • James Francis Edwards was born on +1921-06-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Francis Edwards died on +2022-05-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Francis Edwards held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • James Francis Edwards worked as a fighter pilot[6].
  • James Francis Edwards received the Member of the Order of Canada[9].
  • James Francis Edwards received the Distinguished Flying Medal[10].
  • James Francis Edwards's image is recorded as Stocky Edwards 19 Sept 2009.JPG[11].
  • James Francis Edwards is recorded as male[12].
  • James Francis Edwards's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • James Francis Edwards's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077359573[14].
  • James Francis Edwards's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 16269728[15].
  • James Francis Edwards's military branch is recorded as Royal Canadian Air Force[16].
  • James Francis Edwards's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2003054679[17].
  • James Francis Edwards's military, police or special rank is recorded as wing commander[18].
  • James Francis Edwards's participated in conflict is recorded as European Theater of World War II[19].
  • James Francis Edwards's participated in conflict is recorded as North African campaign[20].
  • James Francis Edwards's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07320t[21].
  • James Francis Edwards's family name is recorded as Edwards[22].
  • James Francis Edwards's given name is recorded as James[23].
  • James Francis Edwards's allegiance is recorded as Canada[24].
  • James Francis Edwards's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • James Francis Edwards's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stocky Edwards'}[26].
  • James Francis Edwards's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'James Francis Edwards'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Francis Edwards was born in Nokomis[2]. He was born on +1921-06-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

James Francis Edwards worked as a fighter pilot[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of Canada[9], a grade of an order[28], in Canada[29] and Distinguished Flying Medal[10], a courage award[30], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[31], founded in 1918[32].

Death and Burial

James Francis Edwards died on +2022-05-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Comox[4].

Why It Matters

James Francis Edwards ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was James Francis Edwards born?

Born in Nokomis[2], James Francis Edwards…

Where did James Francis Edwards die?

James Francis Edwards passed away in Comox[4].

What did James Francis Edwards do for work?

James Francis Edwards worked as fighter pilot[6].

What awards did James Francis Edwards receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada[9] and Distinguished Flying Medal[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [5] . cheknews.ca. cheknews.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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