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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Edmour Fortin

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Edmour Fortin

July 22, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

R/54940

Age:

32

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of Thomas Louis and Marie Jeanne Fortin, of St. Urbain, Charlevoix Co., Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 74 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Plot 69. Row E. Grave 15.

Location:

The AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY is in the south-eastern district of Amsterdam on the road to Hilversum and is easily reached by public transport. The British plots are in the south-eastern portion of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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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– Flight Sergeant Edmour Fortin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Edmour Fortin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Edmour Fortin– Edmour at 19 OTU, RAF Kinloss, Course No.33 - January 1942
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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