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Francois Rolland Pilon

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) Francois Rolland Pilon

April 17, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/90867

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

408 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 203 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LIESSE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Aisne, France

Grave Reference:

Mil. Plot. Row B. Coll. grave 1-4.

Location:

Liesse is a large village 15 kilometres north-east of Laon, on the Laon-Montcornet road. The LIESSE COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the sourthern side of Liesse on the road to Marchais and St.Erme.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of FRANCOIS ROLLAND PILON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of FRANCOIS ROLLAND PILON
    Photo of FRANCOIS ROLLAND PILON – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Francois Pilon– François Rolland Pilon. Photo published in the yearbook of Course 39, No. 4 Air Observer School, Crumlin, Ontario, 1942.

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    Photo of Francois Pilon
    Photo of Francois Pilon – François Rolland Pilon. Photo published in the yearbook of Course 39, No. 4 Air Observer School, Crumlin, Ontario, 1942.
  • Photo of Francois Pilon and Crew– Crew of EQ-X (408 Sqn): (L to R): Lloyd Haines, Tony Gielty, François Rolland Pilon, Ronnie Winter, Jacques Guay (kneeling)

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    Photo of Francois Pilon and Crew
    Photo of Francois Pilon and Crew – Crew of EQ-X (408 Sqn): (L to R): Lloyd Haines, Tony Gielty, François Rolland Pilon, Ronnie Winter, Jacques Guay (kneeling)
  • Newspaper clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Francois Pilon's Journal– Last page of François Rolland Pilon's journal showing his three operational flights, prior to the ill-fated Pilsen raid of April 16/17, 1943 from which his bomber failed to return.

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    Francois Pilon's Journal
    Francois Pilon's Journal – Last page of François Rolland Pilon's journal showing his three operational flights, prior to the ill-fated Pilsen raid of April 16/17, 1943 from which his bomber failed to return.
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) Francois Rolland Pilon is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) Francois Rolland Pilon is 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
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) Francois Rolland Pilon is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) Francois Rolland Pilon is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker of François Rolland Pilon. Photo taken by Jan Pilon of the Netherlands.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker of François Rolland Pilon. Photo taken by Jan Pilon of the Netherlands.

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