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Charles Phillip Fitzpatrick

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class I Charles Phillip Fitzpatrick

August 18, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/80915

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

434 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 159 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

2. J. 3.

Location:

The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • 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
  • Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick– WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick, who served as a navigator in Crew 14 of 434 Squadron of No. 6 Group RCAF.

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    Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick
    Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick – WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick, who served as a navigator in Crew 14 of 434 Squadron of No. 6 Group RCAF.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper article reporting that WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick is missing on August 17, 1943 after raid on Peenemunde as part of Operation Hydra.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper article reporting that WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick is missing on August 17, 1943 after raid on Peenemunde as part of Operation Hydra.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper article in February, 1943 reporting that WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick wired anniversary flowers from England to his wife in Toronto. It was the occasion of their first anniversary.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper article in February, 1943 reporting that WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick wired anniversary flowers from England to his wife in Toronto. It was the occasion of their first anniversary.
  • Group Photo– WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick and his wife, Ruth. The photo is probably from early 1942.

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    Group Photo – WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick and his wife, Ruth. The photo is probably from early 1942.
  • Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick– WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick in barracks.

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    Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick – WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick in barracks.
  • Letter– Notice of death of WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick.

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    Letter – Notice of death of WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick.
  • War Memorial– Monument to war dead at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Hastings, ON.

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – Monument to war dead at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Hastings, ON.
  • Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick

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    Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick
    Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick
  • Letter of Condolences– Condolences sent by Member of Parliament to Ruth Fitzpatrick. The newspaper clipping has recorded incorrectly the date of WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick's death.

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    Letter of Condolences – Condolences sent by Member of Parliament to Ruth Fitzpatrick. The newspaper clipping has recorded incorrectly the date of WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick's death.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper clipping reporting the raid on St. Nazaire on Feb. 28, 1943. The clipping also reported that WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick cabled anniversary flowers from England to his wife, Ruth, in Toronto.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper clipping reporting the raid on St. Nazaire on Feb. 28, 1943. The clipping also reported that WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick cabled anniversary flowers from England to his wife, Ruth, in Toronto.
  • Group Photo– Portrait of Crew 14 of Squadron 434 of Group No. 6 of the RCAF. WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick is seated third from the left. Flight members included: F/LT I.L. Colquhoun, Sgt. J.R. Dobie, FO W.E. Beswick, Sgt. D.A. Young, F/S J.P.C. Lapointe and Sgt. P.S. Crees. The bomber appears to be a Handley Page Halifax.

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    Group Photo – Portrait of Crew 14 of Squadron 434 of Group No. 6 of the RCAF. WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick is seated third from the left. Flight members included: F/LT I.L. Colquhoun, Sgt. J.R. Dobie, FO W.E. Beswick, Sgt. D.A. Young, F/S J.P.C. Lapointe and Sgt. P.S. Crees. The bomber appears to be a Handley Page Halifax.
  • Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick

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    Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick
    Photo of Charles Fitzpatrick
  • Group Photo– WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick is seated right. His older brother, Private Patrick Fitzpatrick of the Canadian Army, is seated in the middle. The two brothers met in England. Charles put Patrick into a spare RCAF uniform so that the two brothers could spend the weekend together at the RCAF base.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick is seated right. His older brother, Private Patrick Fitzpatrick of the Canadian Army, is seated in the middle. The two brothers met in England. Charles put Patrick into a spare RCAF uniform so that the two brothers could spend the weekend together at the RCAF base.
  • Group Photo– WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick is on the left. His older brother, Private Patrick Fitzpatrick of the Canadian Army, is on the right. The two brothers met in England. Charles put Patrick into a spare RCAF uniform so that the two brothers could spend the weekend together at the RCAF base.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – WO1 Charles Fitzpatrick is on the left. His older brother, Private Patrick Fitzpatrick of the Canadian Army, is on the right. The two brothers met in England. Charles put Patrick into a spare RCAF uniform so that the two brothers could spend the weekend together at the RCAF base.
  • 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– Warrant Officer Class I Charles Phillip Fitzpatrick is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class I Charles Phillip Fitzpatrick is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class I Charles Phillip Fitzpatrick is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class I Charles Phillip Fitzpatrick is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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