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George Alfred Flint

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colonel George Alfred Flint

May 26, 1958
Mount Scopus, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Military Service

Service Number:

ZD 2252

Age:

47

Force:

Army

Unit:

Army Headquarters

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal (Korea), Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), Canadian Forces Decoration, Dag Hammarskjöld Medal

Additional Information

Born:

February 27, 1911
Outremont, Quebec

Enlistment:

February 19, 1941
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Alfred Hyland and Eleanor Beatrice (née Smith) of Montreal, Quebec. Husband of Audrey Hetherington Flint of Beirut, Lebanon and father of Wendy and Donna Flint.

Commemorated on Page 88 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY
Egypt

Grave Reference:

Plot 16 Row B Grave 13

Location:

MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY is situated just off the main Ismailia-Cairo road, 10 kilometres by road from Ismailia. The cemetery is contained within an army camp, 3 kilometres along Treaty Road.

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  • Photo of George Alfred Flint

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    Photo of George Alfred Flint
  • Memorial– Memorial erected on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, honouring Lt. Col. Flint and the four Israeli soldiers killed on May 26, 1958, while Col. Flint was trying to effect a ceasefire.

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    Memorial – Memorial erected on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, honouring Lt. Col. Flint and the four Israeli soldiers killed on May 26, 1958, while Col. Flint was trying to effect a ceasefire.
  • Memorial– Memorial shield presented by Matzof 247 unit on the 60th anniversary of Lt. Col. Flint's death while trying to effect a ceasefire on Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem.

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    Memorial – Memorial shield presented by Matzof 247 unit on the 60th anniversary of Lt. Col. Flint's death while trying to effect a ceasefire on Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem.
  • Newspaper clipping– 25 May 21 Article from Legion Magazine about the circumstances of LCol Flint's death. Also has photos. https://legionmagazine.com/en/2021/05/killed-holding-a-white-flag/

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    Newspaper clipping – 25 May 21 Article from Legion Magazine about the circumstances of LCol Flint's death. Also has photos. https://legionmagazine.com/en/2021/05/killed-holding-a-white-flag/
  • Cemetery– The headstone of LCol G.A. Flint, Moascar War Cemetery, Egypt. Taken 11 Nov 1976 by Tim Fletcher during a Remembrance Day service by the Canadian Contingent (CanBat) as part of the UN Peacekeeping Force.

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – The headstone of LCol G.A. Flint, Moascar War Cemetery, Egypt. Taken 11 Nov 1976 by Tim Fletcher during a Remembrance Day service by the Canadian Contingent (CanBat) as part of the UN Peacekeeping Force.
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – 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
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – 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
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker

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    Grave Marker
  • Memorial– UNDOF Memorial: CFSCE Museum,CFB Kingston, Ontario. Courtesy of Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment

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    Memorial – UNDOF Memorial: CFSCE Museum,CFB Kingston, Ontario. Courtesy of Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment
  • Inscription– UNDOF Memorial: CFSCE Museum,CFB Kingston, Ontario. Courtesy of Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment

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    Inscription – UNDOF Memorial: CFSCE Museum,CFB Kingston, Ontario. Courtesy of Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment

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