Canadian Virtual War Memorial
David Gifford Chattell
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant David Gifford Chattell
September 20, 1941
Preston Deamery, England
Military Service
R/60713
25
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
1939-1945 Star, Europe Star, War Medal 1939-1945 and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar.
Additional Information
March 10, 1916
Edmonton, Alberta
June 3, 1940
Edmonton, Alberta
Son of Arthur Paul Chattell DSO, MID, and Mary Eileen Gifford of Edmonton, Alberta.
He served as a Major in the 49th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force from 1916 to 1919. Combat wounded in France, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and a Mention in Dispatches, in 1918. He also served, before 1916, with the 101st Regiment Edmonton Fusiliers and the 9th Machine Gun of the unit as Captain.
He was Lance Corporal in the Edmonton Fusiliers (MG) - NPAM - from 17 October 1939 to 3 June 1940. He served in Canada and Great Britain. Returning from a mission, his bombardier Wellington crashed in the trees of Preston Deanery, near Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Only the rear gunner survived.
Commemorated on Page 26 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Grave 6763.
CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY is situated about 2 kilometres east of Cambridge on the road to Newmarket. It is regretted that it is not possible to keep a copy of the register in this cemetery. Assistance may be obtained from staff when they are present and a copy of the register is available for consultation at the Commission's Head Office, 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 7DX.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant David Gifford Chattell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant David Gifford Chattell is also commemorated 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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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Bulletin c.1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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