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Son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton.
Digital gallery of Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2765 Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate (RMC 1940) was the son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died on June 18, 1943 at 20 years of age. He was buried in the Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada Block 208. Grave 22.
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2765 Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate (RMC 1940) was the son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died on June 18, 1943 at 20 years of age. He was buried in the Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada Block 208. Grave 22.
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2765 Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate (RMC 1940) was the son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died on June 18, 1943 at 20 years of age. He was buried in the Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada Block 208. Grave 22.
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
2765 Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate (RMC 1940) was the son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died on June 18, 1943 at 20 years of age. He was buried in the Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada Block 208. Grave 22.
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Royal Military College of Canada memorial stained glass window
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2765 Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate (RMC 1940) was the son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died on June 18, 1943 at 20 years of age. He was buried in the Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada Block 208. Grave 22.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2765 Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate (RMC 1940) was the son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died on June 18, 1943 at 20 years of age. He was buried in the Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada Block 208. Grave 22.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2765 Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate (RMC 1940) was the son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died on June 18, 1943 at 20 years of age. He was buried in the Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada Block 208. Grave 22.
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2765 Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate (RMC 1940) was the son of Frederick P. Holgate and Betty R. Holgate, of Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died on June 18, 1943 at 20 years of age. He was buried in the Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada Block 208. Grave 22.
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Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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Royal Military College of Canada memorial stained glass window
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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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Page 171 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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EDMONTON (BEECHMOUNT) CEMETERY Alberta, Canada
During the 1939-1945 War, Canadian Infantry troops were stationed at Edmonton. No.13 Vocational Training School was set up and the airfield formed a link in the North-West Staging Route. Most of the war graves lie in Blocks 206 and 208. The cemetery also contains a Cross of Sacrifice. There are now 5 First World War and over 70 Second World War casualties commemorated in this site.
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