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Douglas Milton Scanlon

In memory of:

Aircraftman 2nd Class Douglas Milton Scanlon

December 31, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/266515

Age:

18

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Harold A. Scanlon and Clara Scanlon, of Kirkland Lake.

Commemorated on Page 211 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 29. Lot 4. Grave 170.

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Funeral– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Funeral – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Funeral– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Funeral – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Funeral
    Funeral – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Headstone at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Headstone at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.
  • Photo of Douglas Milton Scanlon– Douglas Scanlon, born January 21, 1924.

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    Photo of Douglas Milton Scanlon
    Photo of Douglas Milton Scanlon – Douglas Scanlon, born January 21, 1924.
  • Photo of Harold Scanlon (Father)– Harold Augusta Scanlon was born on October 8, 1894 in Pearceton, Quebec and died on March 6, 1982 in Victoria, BC. He is buried in Royal Oak Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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    Photo of Harold Scanlon (Father)
    Photo of Harold Scanlon (Father) – Harold Augusta Scanlon was born on October 8, 1894 in Pearceton, Quebec and died on March 6, 1982 in Victoria, BC. He is buried in Royal Oak Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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