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John Thomas Carter

In memory of:

Sergeant John Thomas Carter

June 9, 1942
Newdale, Manitoba

Military Service

Service Number:

R/123272

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

# 1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-1945 and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.

Additional Information

Born:

January 22, 1917
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

August 6, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of John Edward Carter and Mary Ann Dunn, of Oshawa, Ontario. During the First World War, his father, John Edward served as a driver with the Army Service Corps of the British Army, service number 045047.

The airman only served in Canada for 287 days.

Commemorated on Page 63 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WHITBY (MOUNT LAWN) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot 3. Lot 3. Sec. N. Block 6.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of JOHN THOMAS CARTER– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN THOMAS CARTER – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Thomas Carter– In memory of the Fathers, Husbands and Sons of the Oshawa Branch of the Silver Cross Women of Canada. From their book titled Book of Remembrance which is held at the Oshawa Public Library. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of John Thomas Carter – In memory of the Fathers, Husbands and Sons of the Oshawa Branch of the Silver Cross Women of Canada. From their book titled Book of Remembrance which is held at the Oshawa Public Library. 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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  • Biography– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Grave Marker– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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