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John Herbert Zealand

In memory of:

Pilot Officer John Herbert Zealand

November 9, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/16639

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Henry William and Annie Vallance Zealand. B.Sc., Economics (Ohio State University).

Commemorated on Page 126 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 6. Grave 129.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Temporary grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Temporary grave marker
    Temporary grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper (1)– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper (1)
    Attestation paper (1) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper (2)– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper (2)
    Attestation paper (2) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Zealand– Submitted by Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of John Zealand
    Photo of John Zealand – Submitted by Operation Picture Me
  • Letter (1)– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter (1)
    Letter (1) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter (2)– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter (2)
    Letter (2) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Submitted by Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Submitted by Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Herbert Zealand is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Herbert Zealand is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Herbert Zealand is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Herbert Zealand 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

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