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Walter Harold Andrews

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews

January 29, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/86120

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

57 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Operational Wings posthumously awarded 31 October 1946.

Additional Information

Born:

May 5, 1919
Bond Head, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 22, 1940

Son of John and Mary Jane (née McConnell) Andrews of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Lloyd Errol, Roger, Cpl C.E. Andrews, Mrs. Claude Owens, Mrs. Bob Owens, Mrs. Dawson Teaver and Evelyn Mary. Prior to enlistment, Pilot Officer Andrews worked in the war effort industry.

Commemorated on Page 237 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

2. H. 13.

Location:

The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– 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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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Walter Harold Andrews is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of WALTER HAROLD ANDREWS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WALTER HAROLD ANDREWS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail March 10,1944

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail March 10,1944

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