Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Gerald Macness Bown
In memory of:
Sergeant Gerald Macness Bown
February 5, 1943
Military Service
339844
27
Air Force
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
50 Sqdn.
Additional Information
February 6, 1915
Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
Son of Thomas A. and Loretta M. Bown, of Bell Island, Newfoundland.
Commemorated on Page 146 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY (ORAN)
Algeria
Plot E. Row C. Grave 19.
Oran is an important seaport on the Algerian coast. LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY is situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Oran, about 4 kilometres from the Place Foch, in the centre of the town. The entrance is on the Avenue de Sidi Chami, where the road forks right to the Le Petit Lac. The United Kingdom and Commonwealth war plot lies about 180 metres from the entrance, on the right of the main path. The Cemetery Register is kept in the toolshed.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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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 – Sergeant Gerald Macness Bown is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Sergeant Gerald Macness Bown is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Photo of GERALD MACNESS BOWN – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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