Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Coles Sprott
In memory of:
Flying Officer John Coles Sprott
August 17, 1944
Sea west of Langeland, Denmark
Military Service
J/24060
29
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
433 Sqdn.
Additional Information
January 1, 1915
Miami
January 1, 1940
Winnipeg
Son of Walter and Blanche Emma Sprott, of Miami, Manitoba.
Brother of Leading Aircraftman Ronald Gear Sprott, who died on August 3, 1942, while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Commemorated on Page 450 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
AABENRAA CEMETERY
Denmark
Allied Mil. Plot. Row 5. 16.
Aabenra is in Jutland, on the main road from Germany into Denmark, about 24 kilometres north of the frontier. It is about 105 kilometres from the port of Esbjerg. AABENRAA CEMETERY is on the western side of the town. The 1939-45 Plot is on the left-hand side of the main path towards the rear of the cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Photo of JOHN COLES SPROTT – John and Doris Sprott. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of JOHN COLES SPROTT – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of JOHN COLES SPROTT – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of JOHN COLES SPROTT – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of JOHN COLES SPROTT – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Photo of John Sprott – The film Captain of the Clouds starring James Cagney was filmed at RCAF Uplands station. John Sprott had a small part in the movie. -
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Group Photo – The film Captain of the Clouds starring James Cagney (at right) was filmed at RCAF Uplands station. John Sprott had a small part in the movie. -
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Photo of John Coles Sprott – The film Captain of the Clouds starring James Cagney and Alan Hale was filmed at RCAF Uplands station. John Sprott had a small part in the movie. -
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Movie Poster – The film Captain of the Clouds starring James Cagney was filmed at RCAF Uplands station. John Sprott had a small part in the movie. -
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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 -
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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 -
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Memorial – Flying Officer John Coles Sprott is commemorated 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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Memorial – Flying Officer John Coles Sprott is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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