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John Edward Peter Anderson

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Edward Peter Anderson

April 17, 1952
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Military Service


Service Number:

O21113

Age:

25

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

HMCS Shearwater

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-1945

Additional Information


Born:

March 29, 1927
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

May 19, 1947
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Alfred and Sarah Anderson of Niagara, Ontario. Husband of Edith Jean Anderson.

Commemorated on Page 24 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.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1952. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Plaque– Lieutenant JOHN EDWARD PETER ANDERSON is commemorated on this plaque at Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Of the seven sailors named on this plaque who died in 1952, five died on April 17, and two died on April 18,  presumably under the same circumstances.
  • Memorial Plaque– Dedication Plaque, Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Monument– Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– This Stained Glass Window at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater includes four badges: HMCS Shearwater, HMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent, and HMCS Bonaventure. The caption states:
1945 Ffty years of Naval Air 1995
For those in peril on the sea
  • Newspaper Clipping– This news report appears at page 31 of the June 1952 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine.  (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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