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Military service
Service number:
J/16808
Age:
24
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
197 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
July 23, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
H. 60.
Additional information
Son of Gordon Kirby Hignell and Margaret May Hignell; husband of Marion Hignell, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Gordon Kirby Hignell
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens) -
Award
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Gordon Hignell
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Gordon Hignell
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Letter to Mrs. Hignell about the circumstances of her husband's death. LAC Ottawa
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Gordon Kirby Hignell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Gordon Kirby Hignell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Gordon Kirby Hignell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Gordon Kirby Hignell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Gordon Kirby Hignell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Gordon Kirby Hignell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 170 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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