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John Douglas Gallagher

In memory of:

Pilot Officer John Douglas Gallagher

June 7, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/88398

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

103 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Alvin and Annie Gallagher, of Port McNicoll, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 311 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

IX. F. 2.

Location:

Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is about 1 kilometre east of the village of Reviers, on the Creully-Tailleville-Ouistreham road (D.35). Reviers is a village and commune in the Department of the Calvados. It is located 15 kilometres north-west of Caen and 18 kilometres east of Bayeux and 3.5 kilometres south of Courseulles, a village on the sea coast. The village of Beny-sur-Mer is some 2 kilometres south-east of the cemetery. The bus service between Caen and Arromanches (via Reviers and Ver-sur-Mer) passes the cemetery.

It was on the coast just to the north that the 3rd Canadian Division landed on 6th June 1944; on that day, 335 officers and men of that division were killed in action or died of wounds. In this cemetery are the graves of Canadians who gave their lives in the landings in Normandy and in the earlier stages of the subsequent campaign. Canadians who died during the final stages of the fighting in Normandy are buried in Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.

There are a total of 2,048 burials in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. There is also one special memorial erected to a soldier of the Canadian Infantry Corps who is known to have been buried in this cemetery, but the exact site of whose grave could not be located.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JOHN DOUGLAS GALLAGHER– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN DOUGLAS GALLAGHER – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Time June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Time June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Douglas Gallagher– John Gallagher, promoted to Pilot Officer on the day he died.

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    Photo of John Douglas Gallagher – John Gallagher, promoted to Pilot Officer on the day he died.
  • Photo of John Douglas Gallagher– In memory of the students from Midland High School who served during World War 11 and did not return. Photos submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me, on behalf of Midland Legion Branch 80 190 Queen St. Midland, Ontario.

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    Photo of John Douglas Gallagher – In memory of the students from Midland High School who served during World War 11 and did not return. Photos submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me, on behalf of Midland Legion Branch 80 190 Queen St. Midland, Ontario.
  • Telegram– Telegram to family reporting him missing.

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    Telegram – Telegram to family reporting him missing.
  • Letter of condolence– Letter from his Wing Commander, J. R. St. John, to John's family expressing his sympathy.

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    Letter of condolence – Letter from his Wing Commander, J. R. St. John, to John's family expressing his sympathy.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper clipping.

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  • Names of the Fallen– Midland High School list of those killed in the Second World War.

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    Names of the Fallen
    Names of the Fallen – Midland High School list of those killed in the Second World War.
  • Cemetery– The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Cemetery – The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
  • Grave Marker– A photograph of the headstone at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker – A photograph of the headstone at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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  • Grave Marker– Taken by a friend in 2003

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    Grave Marker – Taken by a friend in 2003
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Douglas Gallagher is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Douglas Gallagher 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
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Douglas Gallagher is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Douglas Gallagher is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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