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Douglas Hitchcock

In memory of:

Flying Officer Douglas Hitchcock

December 18, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/39323

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

432 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Edith Hitchcock, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 336 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

N. 22.

Location:

From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of DOUGLAS HITCHCOCK– RCAF photo, which shows height as over 6 ft 5 in.

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    Photo of DOUGLAS HITCHCOCK
    Photo of DOUGLAS HITCHCOCK – RCAF photo, which shows height as over 6 ft 5 in.
  • Document– RAF Bomber Command Information re raid on Duisburg.

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    Document
    Document – RAF Bomber Command Information re raid on Duisburg.
  • Letter– Letter to F/O Hitchcock's brother giving circumstances of crash.

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    Letter
    Letter – Letter to F/O Hitchcock's brother giving circumstances of crash.
  • Document– Report by Commanding Officer of 432 Squadron with names of other crew members on Halifax VII "G" on the raid to Duisburg, Germany.

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    Document
    Document – Report by Commanding Officer of 432 Squadron with names of other crew members on Halifax VII "G" on the raid to Duisburg, Germany.
  • Newspaper clipping– Toronto Star February 9, 1945

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    Newspaper clipping – Toronto Star February 9, 1945
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Douglas Hitchcock is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Douglas Hitchcock is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Douglas Hitchcock is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Douglas Hitchcock 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
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of DOUGLAS HITCHCOCK– In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of DOUGLAS HITCHCOCK
    Photo of DOUGLAS HITCHCOCK – In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • R H King Academy– In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    R H King Academy – In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • R H King Academy– In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    R H King Academy
    R H King Academy – In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • R H King Academy– In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    R H King Academy
    R H King Academy – In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Cemetery– Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Grave marker - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Grave marker - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Cross of Sacrifice - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery– The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery – The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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