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Military service
Service number:
J/85972
Age:
29
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
626 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Birth:
July 2, 1914
Regina, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
November 14, 1941
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Death:
April 25, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
48. I. 8.
Additional information
Son of George Francis and Dorothy Louise Gunn; husband of Mary Elizabeth Gunn, of Carrot River, Saskatchewan.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
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Street
Lancaster Approach -
Newspaper Clipping
The road names were awarded to the airmen by Colchester Borough Council and the main road sign to the new development was unveiled on the Sunday nearest the crash date this year 24th April 2016 by Peter Potter. He is a 626 Squadron veteran and lives locally. -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Street
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Grave Marker
Brookwood Military Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cross of Sacrifice
Cross of Sacrifice - Brookwood Military Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Stone of Remembrance
Stone of Remembrance - Brookwood Military Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of Francis Winburn Gunn
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War Memorial
This memorial commemorates airman who were killed in aircraft crash on April 25, 1944. Three members of the crew served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. <P> Pilot Officer Murray Langtry McPherson of Myrtle, Manitoba, Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn of Carrot River, Saskatchewan and Mid Upper Gunner Robert Edgar Hall Cameron of London, Ontario. <P> All three were killed near Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom. <P> The memorial was unveiled on April 25, 2013. -
War Memorial
This memorial commemorates airman who were killed in aircraft crash on April 25, 1944. Three members of the crew served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. <P> Pilot Officer Murray Langtry McPherson of Myrtle, Manitoba, Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn of Carrot River, Saskatchewan and Mid Upper Gunner Robert Edgar Hall Cameron of London, Ontario. <P> All three were killed near Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom. <P> The memorial was unveiled on April 25, 2013. -
Inscription
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Gunn Lake
Gunn Lake is located 59' 38' N and 108' 51' W The site was officially gazetted by the Province of Saskatchewan on September 5, 1957. Photo credit Doug Chisholm -
Gunn Lake
Gunn Lake is located 59' 38' N and 108' 51' W. The site was officially gazetted by the Province of Saskatchewan on September 5, 1957. Photo credit Doug Chisholm -
Gunn Lake
Gunn Lake is located 59' 38' N and 108' 51' W. The site was officially gazetted by the Province of Saskatchewan on September 5, 1957. Photo credit Doug Chisholm
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Francis Winburn Gunn
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 324 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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