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John Arthur Whittaker

In memory of:

Pilot Officer John Arthur Whittaker

April 18, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/88716

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

427 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Harold Arthur and Pauline J. Whittaker, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 477 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CLICHY NORTHERN CEMETERY
Hauts-de-Seine, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 16. Row 15. Joint grave 5.

Location:

Clichy is a town adjoining the northern boundary of Paris. The Cemetery lies between the Town Hall and the River Seine and is entered from the Rue General Roger. The British Plot is in the southern quarter of the Cemetery under the south boundary wall. Clichy is best reached from central Paris by taking the Metro from the Gare St. Lazare to Port de Clichy Station, which is near Clichy Town Hall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Photo of JOHN ARTHUR WHITTAKER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of JOHN ARTHUR WHITTAKER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Service Book – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Arthur Whittaker 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 Arthur Whittaker is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Arthur Whittaker 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 Arthur Whittaker 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

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