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Son of Henry Eastham, Regimental Number 110148, 5th Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment) died of wounds 20 December 1916 and Beatrice Anne Eastham deceased May 1941. Husband of Margaret Helen and father of Margaret June Eastham, of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Brother of Mrs. Joan Salisbury and Mrs Marjorie Macheau. Pilot Officer Eastham will be commemorated in the middle of the village of Bermering, France, at the spot of impact of a large piece of fuselage on July 4, 2004.
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Operational Wings posthumously awarded 4 November 1946.
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Douglas Eastham and his soon to be bride on June 4 1928 near Montreal.
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Douglas Eastham, age 24, July 2 1934 near Montreal
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Formal portrait photo most likely taken for his position with the Bank of Montreal. Taken 1934.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
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FO Douglas G Eastham, mid upper gunner (KIA, Sgt. Stan 'Shorty' Kay, rear gunner (KIA), FO Basil Deleval 'Scotty' Jackson, pilot (POW), O G. A. 'Jack' Radford, Navigator (POW), PO R. H. 'Bob' Froebirger, bomb aimer (POW)
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Failed to return from sortie February 24th, 1944. Crash site found five years later Bermeringen, France.
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
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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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Times Globe newspaper c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham
From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Telegraph Journal newspaper c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Douglas Eastham and his soon to be bride on June 4 1928 near Montreal.
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Douglas Eastham, age 24, July 2 1934 near Montreal
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Formal portrait photo most likely taken for his position with the Bank of Montreal. Taken 1934.
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Left to right FO Douglas G Eastham, mid upper gunner (KIA, Sgt. Stan 'Shorty' Kay, rear gunner (KIA), FO Basil Deleval 'Scotty' Jackson, pilot (POW), O G. A. 'Jack' Radford, Navigator (POW), PO R. H. 'Bob' Froebirger, bomb aimer (POW)
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Failed to return from sortie February 24th, 1944. Crash site found five years later Bermeringen, France.
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Douglas Joseph Eastham is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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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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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Times Globe newspaper c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Telegraph Journal newspaper c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 298 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BERMERING (BERMERANGE) COMMUNAL CEMETERY Moselle, France
Bermering (or Bermerange) is a village some 45 kilometres south-east of Metz and 6 kilometres south-east of Morhange, a small town at the intersection of the N. 74. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village, on the road to Benestroff.
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