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Murray Grant Gunn

In memory of:

Lieutenant Murray Grant Gunn

December 7, 1917

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Flying Corps

Division:

23rd Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Andrew and Mary Douglas Gunn, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 577 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Arras Flying Services Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras, near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– A casualty notice that appeared at page 134 in the January 31, 1918, issue of Flight, the magazine of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom.

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    Newspaper clipping – A casualty notice that appeared at page 134 in the January 31, 1918, issue of Flight, the magazine of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Murray Gunn– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Murray Gunn
    Photo of Murray Gunn – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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  • Roll of Service– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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    Roll of Service
    Roll of Service – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
  • Newspaper Clipping– In honoured memory.

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    Newspaper Clipping – In honoured memory.
  • Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial– The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".

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    Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial
    Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial – The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".
  • The Soldiers' Tower– The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of "Lt. M. G. Gunn RFC" is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, which can be seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.

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    The Soldiers' Tower
    The Soldiers' Tower – The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of "Lt. M. G. Gunn RFC" is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, which can be seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Room– Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Room – Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Monuement– Lt. Murray Grant Gunn's name was included on the Gunn family monument located in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario.

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    Monuement
    Monuement – Lt. Murray Grant Gunn's name was included on the Gunn family monument located in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario.
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