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John Norman Gilbert Finlayson

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant John Norman Gilbert Finlayson

April 22, 1943

Military Service


Service Number:

R/122341

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

190 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

November 10, 1920
Komoka, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 18, 1941
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Francis Douglas Finlayson and Verna Mable Finlayson, of Galiano Island, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 159 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

TORSHAVN CEMETERY
Faroe Islands

Grave Reference:

Grave 183.

Location:

Torshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands and lies in the centre of the group near the southern end of the largest island, Stromo. The TORSHAVN CEMETERY lies to the south-west of the town and the British graves are in the north central part of the Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of John Norman Gilbert Finlayson– In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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