Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Douglas Alfred Sheffield
In memory of:
Flying Officer Douglas Alfred Sheffield
June 8, 1957
London, Ontario
Military Service
200600
24
Air Force
433 All Weather Fighter Squadron
Additional Information
July 31, 1932
Winnipeg, Manitoba
October 23, 1951
Ottawa, Ontario
Son of Squadron Leader Alfred George and the late Anne (nee Michie) Sheffield. Brother of Marianne Grace and Joan Hilda.
Commemorated on Page 85 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
OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada
Grave 119, Section 27, Reg. No 119
OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – News article from the Ottawa Journal about the death of Flying Officer Douglas Alfred Sheffield. -
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Photo of Douglas Alfred Sheffield
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