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George Carson Whitmore

In memory of:

Flying Officer George Carson Whitmore

March 6, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15843

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

1 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Minnie L. Whitmore, of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 226 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ORPINGTON (ST. MARY CRAY) CEMETERY
Kent, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot E. Div. 3. Grave 107.

Location:

ORPINGTON is 16 miles by road south-east of London, and St. Mary Cray is about 2 miles north-north-east of Orpington. The ORPINGTON CEMETERY, which is owned by the Orpington Urban District Council, is about a mile and a half north of Orpington and half a mile east of St. Mary Cray railway station. It is in Star Lane, a turning out of the High Street, and the railway line from St. Mary Cray to Swanley Junction runs along its southern boundary.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer George Carson Whitmore is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer George Carson Whitmore is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Chapel of Remembrance– Flying Officer George Carson Whitmore is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Chapel of Remembrance
    Chapel of Remembrance – Flying Officer George Carson Whitmore is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Chapel of Remembrance– Flying Officer George Carson Whitmore is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Chapel of Remembrance
    Chapel of Remembrance – Flying Officer George Carson Whitmore is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Circumstances of death registers– Notification of death. LAC, Ottawa

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Notification of death. LAC, Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter to Mrs. Whitmore about her son's death, LAC, Ottawa

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    Letter
    Letter – Letter to Mrs. Whitmore about her son's death, LAC, Ottawa
  • Certificate– Certificate of service. LAC, Ottawa

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    Certificate
    Certificate – Certificate of service. LAC, Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter written by Whitemore's 80 year old father. LAC, Ottawa

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    Letter
    Letter – Letter written by Whitemore's 80 year old father. LAC, Ottawa
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– This cenotaph is located in the Town of Durham, Ontario.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – This cenotaph is located in the Town of Durham, Ontario.
  • Photo of George Whitmore– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of George Whitmore
    Photo of George Whitmore – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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