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Rowland Stewart Thorpe

In memory of:

Flying Officer Rowland Stewart Thorpe

January 11, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/8958

Age:

32

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Harry Percy and Maud Ethel Thorpe, of Vancouver.

Commemorated on Page 220 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BURNABY (OCEAN VIEW) BURIAL PARK
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Evergreen Garden. Sec. A. Plot 74. Ashes.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of ROWLAND STEWART THORPE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ROWLAND STEWART THORPE – 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
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Rowland Stewart Thorpe is remembered on the No. 10 SFTS memorial located at the Dauphin, MB airport.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Rowland Stewart Thorpe is remembered on the No. 10 SFTS memorial located at the Dauphin, MB airport.
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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