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Donald John Shapter

In memory of:

Flying Officer Donald John Shapter

July 14, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/35505

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

403 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of the Revd. Charles P. Shapter and Margaret M. Shapter; husband of Elizabeth Jean Shapter, of Toronto, Ontario.

Brother of Warrant Officer William James Aubrey Shapter, who was killed in action on August 6, 1942, while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Commemorated on Page 440 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. LAMBERT CHURCHYARD
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

St. Lambert is a village and commune 20 miles (32 kilometres) south-west of Caen, 25 miles (40 kilometres) south-south-east of Bayeux, and 6 miles (9 kilometres) south-west of Thury-Elarcourt. This is a small town on the N.162 Caen to Flers road, 16 miles (26 kilometres) south-south-west of Caen. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, in the north-west corner of the churchyard.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Photo of DONALD JOHN SHAPTER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Spitfire LFIX MJ570

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  • Biography– Marvelous biography from Donald & Jean, by Jean Shapter.

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    Biography – Marvelous biography from Donald & Jean, by Jean Shapter.
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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