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George Teale Pepper

In memory of:

Flying Officer George Teale Pepper

November 17, 1942
Rochester, England

Military Service


Service Number:

104585

Age:

29

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Division:

29 Sqdn.

Citation(s):

Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar

Additional Information


Born:

November 29, 1912
Belleville, Ontario

Son of William C. Pepper and Christine Pepper, of Belleville, Ontario; husband of Gladys Elizabeth Pepper, of Slough, Buckinghamshire, England.

Commemorated on Page 609 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BELLEVILLE CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Section F 5 101

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of George Pepper– 21 September 1942 - Flying Officer George Pepper, D.F.C., Belleville, who shot down three German raiders over England in a single night.
  • Photo of George Pepper– 4 November 1942 - RAF West Malling, Kent - Flying Officer George Pepper, a Canadian Night Fighter pilot in the R.A.F. who shot down three enemy raiders in one night. Pepper comes from Belleville, Ontario, and was awarded the D.F.C. a few months ago.
  • Photo of George Pepper– George Pepper was the pride of Belleville, Ont., and one of Canada’s most naturally talented motorcycle racers of the prewar era.  He was an exceptional rider with successes in Canada, the United States and England. Photo taken in 1937 at the Isle of Mannraces.
  • Newspaper clipping– The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 19 Nov 1942
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of George Teale Pepper– From the Toronto Telegram November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the St Catharines Standard c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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