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John Alterson

In memory of:

Sergeant John Alterson

October 13, 1941

Military Service


Service Number:

R/70612

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

77 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Born:

August 10, 1919
Yorkton, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

August 23, 1940
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of Jacob and Etty Alterson, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 22 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

DINANT (CITADELLE) MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 12-21.

Location:

DINANT(CITADELLE)MILITARY CEMETERY The town of Dinant is located on the junctions of the N96/92. From the motorway E411/A4 which runs between Brussel and Luxembourg turn off at junction 15 onto the N90 direction Namur. Follow the N90 until signs for the N92 are shown then follow the N92 direction Dinant. In the town of Dinant follow the road along by the river to the junction with the N936. Turn left onto the N936 and travel along Rue Saint-Jaques, take the first turning right into Rapaille and follow to the crossroads, turn right here towards the citadelle and the cemetery is on the left. The graves are located in the rear left hand corner.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Sergeant John Alterson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant John Alterson 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
  • Grave Marker– Grave Dinant
  • Photo of John Alterson– John Alterson is honoured on page 6 of the memorial book,
CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,
compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948.  
This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume.  For additional information about these archival records, please contact:
The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 
1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)
telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 
facsimile:  514-931-0548 
website:     www.cjc.ca
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