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Ernest Borden McCutcheon

In memory of:

Flying Officer Ernest Borden McCutcheon

July 22, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/21030

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

420 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Nelson Ernest and Eva Victoria McCutcheon, of Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 189 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave XVII. D. 1-10.

Location:

CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Cenotaph– Barrie Cenotaph

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    Cenotaph – Barrie Cenotaph
  • Photo of ERNEST BORDEN MCCUTCHEON– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ERNEST BORDEN MCCUTCHEON – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Crash Report– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Crash Report – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Street– Barrie street named in honour of Flying Officer Ernest Borden McCutcheon with a poppy.

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    Memorial Street – Barrie street named in honour of Flying Officer Ernest Borden McCutcheon with a poppy.
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Ernest Borden McCutcheon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Ernest Borden McCutcheon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Ernest Borden McCutcheon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Ernest Borden McCutcheon 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
  • Family Photo– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Family Photo – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Ernest and sisters Mossie and Evelyn. . Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Group Photo – Ernest and sisters Mossie and Evelyn. . Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Sister Mossie and Ernest. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Group Photo – Sister Mossie and Ernest. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Sister Mossie and Ernest. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Group Photo – Sister Mossie and Ernest. 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
  • Memorial– This plaque as well as chimes were installed, after World War II, in Collier Street United Church, Barrie, Ontario, to commemorate members of the congregation who died in the war, including Flying Officer Borden McCutcheon. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2019.)

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    Memorial – This plaque as well as chimes were installed, after World War II, in Collier Street United Church, Barrie, Ontario, to commemorate members of the congregation who died in the war, including Flying Officer Borden McCutcheon. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2019.)
  • Photo of Ernest Borden McCutcheon– RCAF identification photograph of Ernest Borden McCutcheon, taken shortly after he joined the air force at a time when he was an Aircraftsman 2nd Class (AC2). Note: The number perched or hung on his tunic (R133695) is his original RCAF service number; when he later became a commissioned officer, this "R number" was, in accordance with RCAF practice at the time, replaced by a new service number commencing with "J" (i.e. J21030 in his case).

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    Photo of Ernest Borden McCutcheon
    Photo of Ernest Borden McCutcheon – RCAF identification photograph of Ernest Borden McCutcheon, taken shortly after he joined the air force at a time when he was an Aircraftsman 2nd Class (AC2). Note: The number perched or hung on his tunic (R133695) is his original RCAF service number; when he later became a commissioned officer, this "R number" was, in accordance with RCAF practice at the time, replaced by a new service number commencing with "J" (i.e. J21030 in his case).
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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