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Son of Olav and Gunhild Overland, of Preeceville, Saskatchewan.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Sven Overland
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Sergeant John Sven Overland
Uncle John Overland in Scottish garb, taken in Saskatchewan.
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Sergeant John Sven Overland
This photo was taken this summer 2015 when my husband Glen Cook and I went to visit Uncle Johns Gravesite at the Blacon Cemetery in Chester, England. We also saw other Preeceville, Saskatchewan men that died along side with my uncle, so was happy they were placed together. I decided to dig a little hole and put a Canadian Loonie coin near John's stone, as I was the first of my family to visit the grave and I wanted Uncle John to have a little piece of Canada. RIP xx
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Sergeant John Sven Overland
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sergeant John Sven Overland
Sergeant John Sven Overland is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Sven Overland
Sergeant John Sven Overland is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sergeant John Sven Overland
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Sven Overland
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Sven Overland
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Uncle John Overland in Scottish garb, taken in Saskatchewan.
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This photo was taken this summer 2015 when my husband Glen Cook and I went to visit Uncle Johns Gravesite at the Blacon Cemetery in Chester, England. We also saw other Preeceville, Saskatchewan men that died along side with my uncle, so was happy they were placed together. I decided to dig a little hole and put a Canadian Loonie coin near John's stone, as I was the first of my family to visit the grave and I wanted Uncle John to have a little piece of Canada. RIP xx
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sergeant John Sven Overland is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sergeant John Sven Overland is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Commemorated on:
Page 409 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY Cheshire, United Kingdom
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