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John Leonard Nixon

In memory of:

Sergeant John Leonard Nixon

February 29, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/163357

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

420 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of John Leonard and Margaret Nixon, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 405 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY
Cheshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. A. Grave 809.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Sergeant John Leonard Nixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant John Leonard Nixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant John Leonard Nixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant John Leonard Nixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of JOHN LEONARD NIXON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN LEONARD NIXON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Service Book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Service Book – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper
    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN LEONARD NIXON– This picture is of Flying Officer John Hedrich. Was the Navigator in Halifax LW 366 which he and Mr. Nixon were killed in. In fact John Hedrich and Ron Cunnings the Bombardier went though the perspex nose and neither had chutes on at high altitude and were killed instantly.

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    Photo of JOHN LEONARD NIXON
    Photo of JOHN LEONARD NIXON – This picture is of Flying Officer John Hedrich. Was the Navigator in Halifax LW 366 which he and Mr. Nixon were killed in. In fact John Hedrich and Ron Cunnings the Bombardier went though the perspex nose and neither had chutes on at high altitude and were killed instantly.
  • Group Photo

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    Group Photo
  • Photo of Ron Cunnings– This copy was taken from F/O John Hedrich's Navigators Log Book. The last entry.

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    Photo of Ron Cunnings
    Photo of Ron Cunnings – This copy was taken from F/O John Hedrich's Navigators Log Book. The last entry.
  • Letter

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    Letter
  • Halifax III– Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.

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    Halifax III – Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.
  • RCAF 420 Sqn Insigna– Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.

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    RCAF 420 Sqn Insigna – Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document

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    Document
  • Document– Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.

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    Document – Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.
  • Document– This copy was taken from F/O John Hedrich's Navigators Log Book. The last entry.

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    Document – This copy was taken from F/O John Hedrich's Navigators Log Book. The last entry.
  • Document– This copy was taken from F/O John Hedrich's Navigators Log Book. The last entry.

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    Document
    Document – This copy was taken from F/O John Hedrich's Navigators Log Book. The last entry.
  • Document– Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.

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    Document – Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.
  • Artifact– Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.

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    Artifact – Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.
  • Site of Air Crash

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    Site of Air Crash
    Site of Air Crash
  • Site of Air Crash

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    Site of Air Crash
    Site of Air Crash
  • Old Buildings of 420 Sqn

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    Old Buildings of 420 Sqn
    Old Buildings of 420 Sqn
  • Air Base

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    Air Base
  • Air Base– Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.

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    Air Base – Mr. Nixon Was in this same aircraft which my father John Hedrich who were both killed Feb. 29 1944.
  • Photo of JOHN LEONARD NIXON– In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of JOHN LEONARD NIXON
    Photo of JOHN LEONARD NIXON – In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • R H King Academy– In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    R H King Academy – In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • R H King Academy– In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    R H King Academy
    R H King Academy – In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • R H King Academy– In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    R H King Academy
    R H King Academy – In memory of the students of R H King Academy (formally Scarborough Collegiate Institute) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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