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Son of Clifford William Chamberlin and Alda Graham Gardner, of Toronto, Ontario.
Brother of Sergeant Gordon Graham Chamberlin who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and survived the conflict.
He served in Canada, the Bahamas, Great Britain and Iceland.
1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp.
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
R144134 Warrant Officer John G. Chamberlin
born 01-10-23
Former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
School registration card for WO I John Chamberlin written in his own hand when he entered Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in 1938.
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
Crash report from the Dutch organization Bomber Command Search (Christel & Ger Boogmans). Information taken from British and German sources.
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
Crash report from the Dutch organization Bomber Command Search (Christel & Ger Boogmans). Information taken from British and German sources.
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
Chamberlin's initial ID photo taken when he joined the RCAF.
Source: Whitehouse via Library/Archives Canada
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
Chamberlin's photo taken when he received his Wireless Operator/Air Gunner(WAG) Badge and sergeant's rank.
Source: Whitehouse via Library/Archives Canada
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
Accident Letter lisiting the crew and giving the details known at the time.
Source: Whitehouse via Library/Archives Canada
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
A letter from the CO of the Squadron o the parents of Chamberlin detailing the circumstances of the accident and what evidence there was of the crash.
It was November and the aircraft took off in darkness to do a radar search for U-boats. It carried a Leigh light (very high intensity searchlight for illuminating surfaced submarines visually after they were located with radar. he aircraft would then attack with guns and depth charges. It was a very successful method of countering U-boats at night.<P>
Source: Library and Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
Lost Aircraft message to the Air Ministry in London reporting the loss of an anti-submarine B24 Liberator from 53 (RAF) Sqdn. The aircraft was stationed in Iceland and was lost just south of Reykjavik. WO Chamberlin was a former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario. The school lost 40 students during WW II.<P>
Source: Library and Archives Canada and LPCI School Archives via R. Whitehouse
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
This is page 1 of a letter sent to the RCAF by Chamberlin's father one week after the accident. It is obvious from the tone of the letter that the parents are still very upset.<P>
Source: Library & Archives Canada RG 24 Vol 25032 via R. Whitehouse
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
This is page 2 of a father's letter.<P>
Source: Library & Archives Canada RG 24 Vol 25032 via R. Whitehouse
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
Inscription - Runnymede Memorial - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
From theToronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
From theToronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Warrant Officer Class I John Gardner Chamberlin
From the Toronto Telegram December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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R144134 Warrant Officer John G. Chamberlin born 01-10-23 Former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
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School registration card for WO I John Chamberlin written in his own hand when he entered Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in 1938.
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Crash report from the Dutch organization Bomber Command Search (Christel & Ger Boogmans). Information taken from British and German sources.
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Crash report from the Dutch organization Bomber Command Search (Christel & Ger Boogmans). Information taken from British and German sources.
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Chamberlin's initial ID photo taken when he joined the RCAF. Source: Whitehouse via Library/Archives Canada
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Chamberlin's photo taken when he received his Wireless Operator/Air Gunner(WAG) Badge and sergeant's rank. Source: Whitehouse via Library/Archives Canada
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Accident Letter lisiting the crew and giving the details known at the time. Source: Whitehouse via Library/Archives Canada
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A letter from the CO of the Squadron o the parents of Chamberlin detailing the circumstances of the accident and what evidence there was of the crash. It was November and the aircraft took off in darkness to do a radar search for U-boats. It carried a Leigh light (very high intensity searchlight for illuminating surfaced submarines visually after they were located with radar. he aircraft would then attack with guns and depth charges. It was a very successful method of countering U-boats at night.<P> Source: Library and Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse
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Lost Aircraft message to the Air Ministry in London reporting the loss of an anti-submarine B24 Liberator from 53 (RAF) Sqdn. The aircraft was stationed in Iceland and was lost just south of Reykjavik. WO Chamberlin was a former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario. The school lost 40 students during WW II.<P> Source: Library and Archives Canada and LPCI School Archives via R. Whitehouse
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This is page 1 of a letter sent to the RCAF by Chamberlin's father one week after the accident. It is obvious from the tone of the letter that the parents are still very upset.<P> Source: Library & Archives Canada RG 24 Vol 25032 via R. Whitehouse
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This is page 2 of a father's letter.<P> Source: Library & Archives Canada RG 24 Vol 25032 via R. Whitehouse
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Inscription - Runnymede Memorial - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From theToronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From theToronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 270 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Surrey, United Kingdom
During the Second World War more than 116,000 men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth gave their lives in service. More than 17,000 of these were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, or Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force. Approximately one-third of all who died have no known grave. Of these, 20,450 are commemorated by name on the Runnymede Memorial, which is situated at Englefield Green, near Egham, 32 kilometers by road west of London.
The design of the Runnymede Memorial is original and striking. On the crest of Cooper's Hill, overlooking the Thames, a square tower dominates a cloister, in the centre of which rests the Stone of Remembrance. The cloistered walks terminate in two lookouts, one facing towards Windsor, and the other towards London Airport at Heathrow. The names of the dead are inscribed on the stone reveals of the narrow windows in the cloisters and the lookouts. They include those of 3,050 Canadian airmen. Above the three-arched entrance to the cloister is a great stone eagle with the Royal Air Force motto, Per Ardua ad Astra". On each side is the inscription:
IN THIS CLOISTER ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF TWENTY THOUSAND AIRMEN WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM IN RAID AND SORTIE OVER THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE LANDS AND SEAS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN EUROPE
In the tower a vaulted shrine, which provides a quiet place for contemplation, contains illuminated verses by Paul H. Scott."
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