Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Gordon William Mckay Richter
In memory of:
Flying Officer Gordon William Mckay Richter
February 20, 1944
Military Service
J/21670
30
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
408 Sqdn.
Additional Information
Son of Oscar and Leone Richter, of Brantford, Ontario. Husband of Margaret Ellen Richter, of Brantford, Ontario.
Brother of Corporal Ernest Richter who died on September 20, 1944 while serving with the Highland Light Infantry of Canada.
Commemorated on Page 427 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Germany
Joint grave 5. J. 7.
The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of GORDON WILLIAM MCKAY RICHTER – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of GORDON WILLIAM MCKAY RICHTER – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Biography – Album of Honour for Brant County World War II 1939-1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me -
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Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Album Cover – Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me -
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Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Flying Officer Gordon William McKay Richter is 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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Memorial – Flying Officer Gordon William McKay Richter is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Grave Marker – grave marker at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
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