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Son of the Revd. Simeon Moore Gordon and Jessie Irene Gordon, of Hamilton, Ontario.
Brother of Leading Aircraftman Bruce Moore Gordon, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Photo courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 5.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 6.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 2.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 3.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 4.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 7.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
The graveside headstone of Flight Sergeant (Pilot-RCAF) Richard Lawrence GORDON in Hamburg Cemetery-Ohlsdorf, Germany.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Hamburg Cemetery-Ohlsdorf, Germany.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
War Memorial Monument in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Newspaper clipping-Toronto 'Evening Telegram'.
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Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War Memorial. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon
From the Owen Sound Sun Times May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photo courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
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Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 5.
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Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 6.
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Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war.
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Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 2.
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Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 3.
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Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 4.
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Richard's original burial by German authorities at the Neumunster Cemetery near Hamburg. First photo of a series that were given to the family after the war. Photo # 7.
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The graveside headstone of Flight Sergeant (Pilot-RCAF) Richard Lawrence GORDON in Hamburg Cemetery-Ohlsdorf, Germany.
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Hamburg Cemetery-Ohlsdorf, Germany.
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War Memorial Monument in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada.
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Newspaper clipping-Toronto 'Evening Telegram'.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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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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Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Richard Lawrence Gordon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War Memorial. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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From the Owen Sound Sun Times May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 77 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HAMBURG CEMETERY Germany
Ohlsdorf is a village on the river Alster, about 9 km north east of the city of Hamburg on the eastern side of the city airport. Approaching from Hannover or Kiel leave the Autoroute A7 at the junction with the 432 following signposts for the Airport (Flughaven). After 2 km turn right onto Swebenweg which later merges with Krohnstieg and passes under the airport runway. After 4 km turn right onto 433 Chaussee. After 2 km turn left onto Erdkampsweg following signs for Barmbek. Continue along this road for 1.7 Km then turn right immediately before a prominent railway bridge, onto a road calledI M Grunen Grund. After a further 600 metres turn left into Alsterdorfer, the HAMBURG CEMETERY is located in this street at the junction with Fuhlsbuttlerstrasse.
The Commission plot is signposted in the HAMBURG CEMETERY and is located 300 metres from the Chapel. Visitors should note that this cemetery is restricted to normal opening hours.
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