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Gordon Ormonde McKay

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Gordon Ormonde McKay

May 8, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/17179

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McKay, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 191 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Tunisia

Grave Reference:

V. F. 17.

Location:

The town of Enfidaville is 100 kilometres south of Tunis on the main coast road. The ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY is 1 kilometre west of the town centre, on the road to Zaghovan, and its approaches are well signposted. It is immediately south of the small civil cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Gordon Ormande McKay– Spitfire Squadron #243

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    Photo of Gordon Ormande McKay – Spitfire Squadron #243
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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