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Gordon Belec

In memory of:

Sergeant Gordon Belec

May 13, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/143569

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Napoleon and Laura Lapierre Belec, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 135 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ASHBOURNE CEMETERY
Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. A. Grave 355

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Gordon Belec is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Gordon Belec is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Gordon Belec is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Gordon Belec is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Gordon Belec– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Gordon Belec – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation Paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation Paper
    Attestation Paper – 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
  • Attestation Paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation Paper
    Attestation Paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Correspondence
    Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Correspondence
    Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– This is a photo of Gordon Belec's headstone in Ashbourne Cemetery Derbyshire

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    Grave Marker – This is a photo of Gordon Belec's headstone in Ashbourne Cemetery Derbyshire
  • Cemetery– This is a photo of Gordon Belec's grave in Ashbourne Cemetery Derbyshire amongst a group of RAF WW2 casualties. His grave is in the left row and fourth up the slope (partly obscured by the large tree).

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    Cemetery – This is a photo of Gordon Belec's grave in Ashbourne Cemetery Derbyshire amongst a group of RAF WW2 casualties. His grave is in the left row and fourth up the slope (partly obscured by the large tree).
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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