Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Sergeant Raymond John Baroni is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Sergeant Raymond John Baroni 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

Photo of Raymond John Baroni – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo of Raymond John Baroni – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo of Raymond John Baroni – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Attestation Paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo of RAYMOND JOHN BARONI – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me.

Group Photo

Photo of Raymond Baroni – Cecil Pittman travelled with the Royal Winnipeg Riffles Association when they participated in the 40th Anniversary of the D day tour to the Normandy beaches (Juno Beach) in 1984, the Royal Winnipeg Riffles "pilgrimage" tour in 1989, the year the memorial was unveiled in the little village of Audrieu and the Royal Winnipeg Riffles 50th Anniversary tour in 1994. He also attended the unveiling ceremonies of the Juno Beach Memorial located in Normandy, France in June of 2003. Mr. Pittman has researched information through the National Archives, military histories, former veterans and from any other materials he can locate. In 2002, he completed 104 stories for the Manitoba Geographical Names Program (Lakes, Rivers, Islands, etc are named after Manitoba's world War II and the Korean Conflict casualties) Several soldier's photo from his collection were included with these stories in the Map Branch's publication "A Place of Honour". (Notes taken from the Cecil Pittman's photo collection)

Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

Biography

Diary – Raymond's Diary entry

Diary – Raymond's Diary entry

Diary – Raymond's Diary entry

Diary – Raymond's Diary entry