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Francis Douglas Geldard

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Francis Douglas Geldard

August 7, 1941
Moncton, New Brunswick

Military Service

Service Number:

R/83930

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

December 19, 1918
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

December 9, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Francis and Hilda F. Geldard, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 30 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PROSPECT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Naval and Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 338.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Douglas Geldard

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    Photo of Douglas Geldard
  • Photo of Douglas Geldard– Doug as a child in Toronto

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    Photo of Douglas Geldard – Doug as a child in Toronto
  • Photos of Francis Douglas Geldard– Central Tech high school days just before enlistment

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    Photos of Francis Douglas Geldard – Central Tech high school days just before enlistment
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– RCAF grave stone of my Uncle LAC Douglas Geldard

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    Grave Marker – RCAF grave stone of my Uncle LAC Douglas Geldard
  • Photo of Francis Geldard– 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 Francis Geldard – 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.
  • Photo of Frances Douglas Geldard– LAC Frances Douglas Geldard 11 June 1941 Nova Scotia Flying School Fleet Finch # 4759 RCAF Log Book

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    Photo of Frances Douglas Geldard – LAC Frances Douglas Geldard 11 June 1941 Nova Scotia Flying School Fleet Finch # 4759 RCAF Log Book
  • Photo of Francis Douglas Geldard– In loving memory of my mother's brother Frances Douglas Geldard who died on in a training accident 2 weeks before receiving his wings in Moncton, N.B 7 Aug1941. Two Anson's collided both pilots from Toronto killed. RIP

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    Photo of Francis Douglas Geldard – In loving memory of my mother's brother Frances Douglas Geldard who died on in a training accident 2 weeks before receiving his wings in Moncton, N.B 7 Aug1941. Two Anson's collided both pilots from Toronto killed. RIP
  • Photo of FRANCIS DOUGLAS GELDARD– Doug Geldard at a very young age

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    Photo of FRANCIS DOUGLAS GELDARD – Doug Geldard at a very young age
  • Photo of FRANCIS DOUGLAS GELDARD– Doug Geldard in Sunday Best

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    Photo of FRANCIS DOUGLAS GELDARD – Doug Geldard in Sunday Best
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    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 – 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.
  • Memorial– 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
    Memorial – 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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