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John Philip Sargent Calder

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Navigator John Philip Sargent Calder

July 21, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/4695

Age:

29

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

571 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Archibald C. and Mary Agnes Calder, of Goderich, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 265 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

KIEL WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

1. H. 20.

Location:

Kiel lies 83 kilometres north of Hamburg. From Hamburg visitors should travel north on the Autoroute 7, following signs for Kiel. Leave the A7 at the junction with the A215, still following signs for Kiel. The A215 ends on the outskirts of Kiel. Turn left at the end of the A215 onto the Westring following signs for Olympiazentrum and Flensburg. After 4 kilometres, the Nord Freedhof town cemetery will be seen on the left hand side of the road. The Commission plot is located 100 metres from the main cemetery entrance. Visitors should note that this cemetery is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Navigator John Philip Sargent Calder is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Navigator John Philip Sargent Calder is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Navigator John Philip Sargent Calder is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Navigator John Philip Sargent Calder is also 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
  • Photo of JOHN PHILIP SARGENT CALDER– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN PHILIP SARGENT CALDER – 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 July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Philip Sargent Calder– Jack Calder before going to UK, 1940, in Goderich or Owen Sound, ON Canada

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    Photo of John Philip Sargent Calder – Jack Calder before going to UK, 1940, in Goderich or Owen Sound, ON Canada
  • Other– WWII scrapbook of Agnes Calder, mother of Jack Calder available at the University Windsor, ON Canada, Leddy Library/Research

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    Other – WWII scrapbook of Agnes Calder, mother of Jack Calder available at the University Windsor, ON Canada, Leddy Library/Research
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Calder– Photo Courtesy of Rich Allenby

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    Photo of John Calder – Photo Courtesy of Rich Allenby
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Essay– Story Courtesy of Rich Allenby

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    Essay – Story Courtesy of Rich Allenby
  • Memorial– Grave marker photo of Archibald Clement Calder [courtesy of Gary Schumacher and found on Canada GenWeb Cemeteries Maitland Cemetery, Huron County, Ontario] Father of F/L Calder, he was a Rector and served at churches in southern Ontario. He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for 8 yrs.

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    Memorial – Grave marker photo of Archibald Clement Calder [courtesy of Gary Schumacher and found on Canada GenWeb Cemeteries Maitland Cemetery, Huron County, Ontario] Father of F/L Calder, he was a Rector and served at churches in southern Ontario. He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for 8 yrs.

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