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James McDonald

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant James McDonald

September 7, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/175198

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

434 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 9, 1924
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 24, 1942
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Walter James McDonald and Annie McDonald, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 190 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

9. C. 11.

Location:

Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.

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– Flight Sergeant James McDonald is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant James McDonald is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant James McDonald is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant James McDonald is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Burial Card– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Burial Card – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES MCDONALD– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES MCDONALD – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES MCDONALD– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES MCDONALD
    Photo of JAMES MCDONALD – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – 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 October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of James McDonald– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of James McDonald
    Photo of James McDonald – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Western Technical School– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Western Technical School
    Western Technical School – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Toronto Star Honour Roll Plaque

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    Toronto Star Honour Roll Plaque
    Toronto Star Honour Roll Plaque
  • Memorial Plaque– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Cemetery

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery
  • Grave marker– Took a picture of the gravestone while visiting the cemetery.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Took a picture of the gravestone while visiting the cemetery.

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