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John Carey Gardner

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman John Carey Gardner

April 3, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/217156

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of James M. Gardner and Adah C. Gardner, of Toronto; husband of Ada Margaret Gardner, of Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 312 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. 27. Lot 239.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN CAREY GARDNE– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN CAREY GARDNE – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper Clipping– Leading Aircraftman JOHN CAREY GARDNER, Pilot Officer JAMES OLIVER CHRISTIE, Leading Aircraftman JOSEPH JACQUES ARMAND ROY and Flying Officer STEWART ALEXANDER COFFIN were reported to have been Killed on Active Service in Canada in the Department of National Defense for Air Casualty List No 857 of the Royal Canadian Air Force published in the Globe and Mail on April 15, 1944. Gardner, Christie and Roy died on April 3, 1944 and Coffin died on April 2, 1944, perhaps under the same circumstances.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Leading Aircraftman JOHN CAREY GARDNER, Pilot Officer JAMES OLIVER CHRISTIE, Leading Aircraftman JOSEPH JACQUES ARMAND ROY and Flying Officer STEWART ALEXANDER COFFIN were reported to have been Killed on Active Service in Canada in the Department of National Defense for Air Casualty List No 857 of the Royal Canadian Air Force published in the Globe and Mail on April 15, 1944. Gardner, Christie and Roy died on April 3, 1944 and Coffin died on April 2, 1944, perhaps under the same circumstances.

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