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Owen Arthur O'Leary

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Owen Arthur O'Leary

August 18, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/17836

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

619 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 1, 1918
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

July 19, 1941
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of M. Grattan O'Leary and Mary H. O'Leary, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 200 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY
Poland

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 5. D. 10.

Location:

Poznan (or Posen), which is the capital of the Province of the same name, is a cathedral city on the River Wanta. The POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY is on the northern side of the town.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Polish Home Army - Canadian Airmen Memorial, Confederation Park, Ottawa.

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    Memorial – Polish Home Army - Canadian Airmen Memorial, Confederation Park, Ottawa.
  • Photo of Owen O'Leary– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Owen O'Leary – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Owen Arthur O'Leary is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Owen Arthur O'Leary is 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 Owen Arthur O'Leary is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Owen Arthur O'Leary is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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