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Rodolfo Mendizabal

In memory of:

Flying Officer Rodolfo Mendizabal

August 10, 1943
Subhanauika Bridge, India

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15049

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

5 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

March 5, 1918
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 23, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of A. Ranulfo and Mary W. Mendizabal, of Sarnia, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 193 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY
India

Grave Reference:

9. B. 7.

Location:

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY is about 5 kilometres from the airport and 14 kilometres from the central railway station. The GST Road (Great Southern Trunk Road) leads from the airport past Trident Hotel to Kathipara roundabout - there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission road direction sign on a small triangular island showing the way to the cemetery via Mount Poonamall Road passing at the foot of St. Thomas Mount. The cemetery can easily be located on the right hand side of the road 1 kilometre from St. Thomas Mount. From Madras Central Railway Station the route is up Mount Road (Anna Selai) and over the bridge which crosses the River Cooun. The route passes St. Mary's Cemetery on Pallawan Road and is via LIC building (Life Insurance Corporation Building) situated on Mount Road, which leads to Anna Flyover and to Kathipara Junction.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Plaque– This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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