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Son of John Slater Matier and of Jenet Matier (nee McLarty), of Steveston, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Francis John Matier
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Sergeant Francis John Matier
Frank enlisted in the RCAF in July 1942 and trained as an air gunner before being posted overseas in 1943. Ten days after his arrival, he was dead at age 32, the victim of a German air raid over Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Francis John Matier
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Frank enlisted in the RCAF in July 1942 and trained as an air gunner before being posted overseas in 1943. Ten days after his arrival, he was dead at age 32, the victim of a German air raid over Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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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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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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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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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
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 188 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BOURNEMOUTH NORTH CEMETERY Hampshire, United Kingdom
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