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Stanley Melvin Knight

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Stanley Melvin Knight

June 8, 1948
Beaulah, Manitoba

Military Service


Service Number:

20008

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

417 (Fighter Reconnaissance) Squadron

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Additional Information


Born:

July 15, 1921
Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment:

August 24, 1940
Calgary, Alberta

Son of Charles and Mary Knight of Calgary, Alberta. Husband of Sheila Knight. Father of Ann Knight. Brother of Alfred, Lyman, Charles, Edwin and Mary.

Commemorated on Page 3 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:

CALGARY (BURNSLAND) CEMETERY
Alberta, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 64, Plot 10, Section G

Location:

Calgary, in the south-western part of Alberta, is on both the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway, No2, 304 kilometres south of Edmonton.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– The first man to qualify post war with both parachute wings and pilot wings
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Cross of Sacrifice
  • Grave Marker
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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