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Robert George Alfred Burt

In memory of:

Sergeant Robert George Alfred Burt

March 15, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/206418

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

408 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Robert and Myrtle Burt, of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 263 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HILSENHEIM COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Bas-Rhin, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 2.

Location:

Hilsenheim is a village 38 kilometres south of Strasbourg and some 9 kilometres north-east of Selestat, a town on the Strasbourg-Colmar road (N 83). The communal cemetery is at the end of the Rue de la Cimetiere, a narrow made up lane directly opposite the village church. In the north-eastern part, near the eastern wall, are the graves of 7 airmen, 2 of whom belonged to the Royal Air Force and 5 to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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 – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Robert George Alfred Burt is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Robert George Alfred Burt is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Robert George Alfred Burt is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Robert George Alfred Burt is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of ROBERT GEORGE ALFRED BURT– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ROBERT GEORGE ALFRED BURT – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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 Robert George Alfred Burt

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    Photo of Robert George Alfred Burt

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