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George William Rupert Dalton

In memory of:

Pilot Officer George William Rupert Dalton

June 13, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/17164

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

427 Lion Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 13, 1917

Son of Samuel Percy and Emma Dalton, of Victoria, British Columbia. Husband of Grace Elizabeth Dalton.

Commemorated on Page 151 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TEXEL (DEN BURG) CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot K. Row 3. Grave 54.

Location:

Texel is one of the West Frisian islands, about 90 kilometres north of Haarlem; and Den Burg is its main town. Texel is reached by boat from Den Helder. The TEXEL (DEN BURG) CEMETERY is about 400 metres from the centre of Den Burg, and contains a special war graves plot, Plot K.

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– Pilot Officer George William Rupert Dalton is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer George William Rupert Dalton is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer George William Rupert Dalton is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer George William Rupert Dalton is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of George William Rupert Dalton– This window at Holy Trinity Church in Edmonton was dedicated on Remembrance Sunday, November 12, 1950 by Bishop W.F. Barfoot, Bishop of the Diocese of Edmonton. The brass plate underneath the window memorializes the eight men who died during the war: Frederick John Boyer, George William Rupert Dalton, James Albert Fairall, James Manning, Robert Molloy, Gordon Harvey Noble, Edmund Cecil Phillips, and Richard Clare Smith.

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    Photo of George William Rupert Dalton
    Photo of George William Rupert Dalton – This window at Holy Trinity Church in Edmonton was dedicated on Remembrance Sunday, November 12, 1950 by Bishop W.F. Barfoot, Bishop of the Diocese of Edmonton. The brass plate underneath the window memorializes the eight men who died during the war: Frederick John Boyer, George William Rupert Dalton, James Albert Fairall, James Manning, Robert Molloy, Gordon Harvey Noble, Edmund Cecil Phillips, and Richard Clare Smith.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Bulletin November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Bulletin November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Bulletin November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Bulletin June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Bulletin June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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