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Son of Antoine Marie and Marie Louise Dunand of Val Marie, Saskatchewan.
Brother of Private Marcel Joseph Ferdinand Dunand, who died while serving with the Royal Regiment of Canada.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands
F/O Dunand was Wireless/Air Gunner on Lancaster aircraft ED 440 which took part in the following key Operations: Berlin 16/17Dec43; Dusseldorf 27/28Jan43; Hamburg 30/31Jan43; Cologne 2/3Feb43-L When lost this aircraft had a total of 25 hours. The crew were airborne 1851 2Feb43 from Fiskerton. Shot down by a night-fighter, crashing 2113 2Feb43 between Kessel and Helden (Limburg), where those killed were initially buried. They have since been re-interred in the Jonkerbos War cemetery. Killed with F/O Dunand was FS (OB) Hiam Magder from Toronto. Four members of the RAF were also killed and one survived and was taken PoW.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands F/O Dunand was Wireless/Air Gunner on Lancaster aircraft ED 440 which took part in the following key Operations: Berlin 16/17Dec43; Dusseldorf 27/28Jan43; Hamburg 30/31Jan43; Cologne 2/3Feb43-L When lost this aircraft had a total of 25 hours. The crew were airborne 1851 2Feb43 from Fiskerton. Shot down by a night-fighter, crashing 2113 2Feb43 between Kessel and Helden (Limburg), where those killed were initially buried. They have since been re-interred in the Jonkerbos War cemetery. Killed with F/O Dunand was FS (OB) Hiam Magder from Toronto. Four members of the RAF were also killed and one survived and was taken PoW.
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From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand 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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Flying Officer Emile Joseph Francis Dunand is also commemorated 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
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 155 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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