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John Kerr Swan

In memory of:

Pilot Officer John Kerr Swan

June 13, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/87036

Age:

31

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

434 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of John Kerr Swan and Joan Swan; husband of Hazel L. Swan, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 456 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 2 Row 5 Coll. grave 8-14;

Location:

DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY is at the south-eastern corner of the town of Dunkirk, immediately south of the canal and on the road to Veurne (Furnes) in Belgium. The British War Graves Plot is divided from the main cemetery by a hedge, and is entered through the columns of the Dunkirk Memorial.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Identification– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Identification – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN KERR SWAN– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN KERR SWAN – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN KERR SWAN– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN KERR SWAN – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Service Book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Service Book – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN KERR SWAN– From the research work done by Margaret Rose and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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    Photo of JOHN KERR SWAN
    Photo of JOHN KERR SWAN – From the research work done by Margaret Rose and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Temporary Grave Marker– From the research work done by Margaret Rose and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Temporary Grave Marker – From the research work done by Margaret Rose and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Kerr Swan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Kerr Swan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Kerr Swan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Kerr Swan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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 – 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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