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Charles Andrew Paton

In memory of:

Observer Charles Andrew Paton

September 17, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/93472

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 17, 1919
Ferryden by Montrose, Scotland

Enlistment:

February 27, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of David and Mary Ann Paton of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 105 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MAUBEUGE-CENTRE CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Row A. Grave 23.

Location:

Maubeuge is a large town in the department of the Nord, south-east of Bavay. MAUBEUGE-CENTRE CEMETERY stands inside the Communal Cemetery of Maubeuge.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Crash Report (September 17, 1942)

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  • Crash Report (September 18, 1942)

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    Crash Report (September 18, 1942)
  • Crash Report (September 21, 1942)

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    Crash Report (September 21, 1942)
  • Memorial– Observer Charles Andrew Paton is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Observer Charles Andrew Paton is 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
  • Memorial– Observer Charles Andrew Paton is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Observer Charles Andrew Paton is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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