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Gerald Alfred Beckett

In memory of:

Sergeant Gerald Alfred Beckett

January 3, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/139887

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 246 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:

4. B. 26.

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– Sergeant Gerald Alfred Beckett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Gerald Alfred Beckett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Gerald Alfred Beckett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Gerald Alfred Beckett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of GERALD ALFRED BECKETT– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of GERALD ALFRED BECKETT – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – 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– From the Toronto Star November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail February 21, 1944

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail February 21, 1944
  • St. John's Anglican Church– St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.

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    St. John's Anglican Church – St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.
  • Memorial Tablet– Gerald Alfred Beckett's name is included on this memorial tablet in St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.

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    Memorial Tablet – Gerald Alfred Beckett's name is included on this memorial tablet in St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.
  • Cemetery– Entrance sign to the Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Entrance sign to the Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker

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