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Donald Howills Atherton

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Donald Howills Atherton

May 15, 1956
Chatham, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

29245

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

RCAF Station Chatham

Additional Information


Born:

September 22, 1928
Welland, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 7, 1949
Toronto, Ontario

Son of James Howills and Lillian (nee Macauley) Atherton of Welland, Ontario. Husband of Jean Kerr (nee Cowan) and father of Lynda and Beverley Ann Atherton of Welland, Ontario. Brother of Frank M., James H. and Agnus W. Atherton.

Commemorated on Page 75 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:

FONTHILL CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 4, Section 123

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