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Donald Norman Crysler

In memory of:

Sub-Lieutenant (A) Donald Norman Crysler

March 24, 1944
Waldoboro, Maine

Military Service

Age:

20

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.S. Saker

Additional Information

Son of Roy A. Crysler and Anna G. Crysler, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 283 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 33. Lot 618.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of Donald Norman Crysler– SubLieutenant(Pilot) Donald Norman Crysler born 16-07-23 Former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto)

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    Photo of Donald Norman Crysler
    Photo of Donald Norman Crysler – SubLieutenant(Pilot) Donald Norman Crysler born 16-07-23 Former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
  • Document– School Registration card for 017276 Sub-Lieutenant Crysler (RCN)with annotation.

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    Document – School Registration card for 017276 Sub-Lieutenant Crysler (RCN)with annotation.
  • Document– Pension Commission description of incident causing Crysler's death. Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada

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    Document – Pension Commission description of incident causing Crysler's death. Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
  • Document (2)– RCN Casualty Report Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada

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    Document (2)
    Document (2) – RCN Casualty Report Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
  • Certificate of Death– Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada

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    Certificate of Death
    Certificate of Death – Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
  • Certificate of Death (page 2)– Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada

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    Certificate of Death (page 2)
    Certificate of Death (page 2) – Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
  • Certificate (page 1)– Certificate of Service with Royal Navy pg 1 Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada

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    Certificate (page 1)
    Certificate (page 1) – Certificate of Service with Royal Navy pg 1 Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
  • Certificate (page 2)– Certificate of Service with Royal Navy Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada

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    Certificate (page 2)
    Certificate (page 2) – Certificate of Service with Royal Navy Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
  • Letter– Father's Letter to the Navy Board with regards to mother's Silver Cross and IWGC information. Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada

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    Letter – Father's Letter to the Navy Board with regards to mother's Silver Cross and IWGC information. Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
  • Document– Crysler's request for transferr to the Royal Canadian Navy. Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada

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    Document – Crysler's request for transferr to the Royal Canadian Navy. Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
  • Gravemarker– The simple marker of Donald Norman Crysler in Mt Pleasant Cemetery. It lies right at the roadside, beneath the family marker. Source: R.W.Whitehouse (2006)

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – The simple marker of Donald Norman Crysler in Mt Pleasant Cemetery. It lies right at the roadside, beneath the family marker. Source: R.W.Whitehouse (2006)
  • Family Gravemarker– The Crysler family marker above that of the son. It stands by the road in Mt, Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto. Section 33 plot 618. Source: R.W.Whitehouse (2006)

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    Family Gravemarker
    Family Gravemarker – The Crysler family marker above that of the son. It stands by the road in Mt, Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto. Section 33 plot 618. Source: R.W.Whitehouse (2006)

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