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Charles Leonard Tregerthen Sawle

In memory of:

Squadron Leader Charles Leonard Tregerthen Sawle

August 30, 1948
Old Windsor, England

Military Service


Service Number:

C-1489

Age:

30

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

Empire Test Pilot School, Farnborough

Citation(s):

Air Force Cross awarded 16 April 1943, authority AFRO 1035 dated 4 June 1943, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Riblon, Maple Leaf, Pilots' Flying Badge and War Medal 1939-1945.

Additional Information


Born:

June 29, 1918
Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment:

January 2, 1940
Kingston, Ontario

Son of Alexander Leonard and Clara Sawle of Edmonton, Alberta. Husband of Margaret Elva (Hickling) Sawle of Brandon, Manitoba, father of George Leonard Tregerthen and Douglas Alexander. Attended Westmount Public School in Edmonton, Alberta from 1924-32 and Westmount and Victoria High School from 1933-37. He attended the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario from September 1937 to December 1939.

Commemorated on Page 4 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:

SHIP LANE CEMETERY
United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Section 3. B. 206.

Location:

Farnborough, England.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Current view Sqn Ldr CLT Sawle
  • Photo of Charles Leonard Tregerthen Sawle– C1489 Squadron Leader Charles Leonard Tregerthen Sawle, AFC. Photographed on 20 March 1944. (Photo RCAF)
  • Grave Marker

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