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John Charles William Hope

In memory of:

Flying Officer John Charles William Hope

January 14, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/27241

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

438 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 15, 1924
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Maj. John Charles Hope and Dorothea Pitcairn Hope, of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 338 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AYR CEMETERY (United Kingdom)
Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. R. 1931 Div. Grave 2719.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of John Hope– LAC, Ottawa

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    Photo of John Hope
    Photo of John Hope – LAC, Ottawa
  • Photo of John Hope– LAC, Ottawa

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    Photo of John Hope
    Photo of John Hope – LAC, Ottawa
  • Document– BCATP Locations and marks, LAC, Ottawa

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    Document
    Document – BCATP Locations and marks, LAC, Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter to Mr. Hope, LAC, Ottawa

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    Letter – Letter to Mr. Hope, LAC, Ottawa
  • Letter– Letter to Mr. Hope, LAC, Ottawa

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    Letter – Letter to Mr. Hope, LAC, Ottawa
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography

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  • Photo of John Charles William Hope

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    Photo of John Charles William Hope
  • Grave Marker– Flying Officer Hope's CWGC headstone in Ayr Cemetery, Scotland

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    Grave Marker – Flying Officer Hope's CWGC headstone in Ayr Cemetery, Scotland
  • Photo of John Charles William Hope– This is a picture of John Charles William Hope being given his "wings" from his father John Charles Hope.

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    Photo of John Charles William Hope
    Photo of John Charles William Hope – This is a picture of John Charles William Hope being given his "wings" from his father John Charles Hope.
  • Group Photo– Here is Bill's squadron. He is the snappy confident pilot in the centre - what a difference to the man getting his wings. This must be shortly before his death. He took up the first Typhoon - must have been a crack pilot but it killed him as many early versions did others

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Here is Bill's squadron. He is the snappy confident pilot in the centre - what a difference to the man getting his wings. This must be shortly before his death. He took up the first Typhoon - must have been a crack pilot but it killed him as many early versions did others
  • Press Clipping– Flying Officer John Charles William Hope obit Montreal Gazette Jan 17 1944 courtesy McGill University archives

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    Press Clipping
    Press Clipping – Flying Officer John Charles William Hope obit Montreal Gazette Jan 17 1944 courtesy McGill University archives

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