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John Mcgregor Laing

In memory of:

Leading Stoker John Mcgregor Laing

July 20, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

V/59271

Age:

36

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Matane

Additional Information

Son of William Winton Laing and Annie Brown McGregor Laing; husband of Pearl Christina Laing, of South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 357 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PLYMOUTH (WESTON MILL) CEMETERY
Devon, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Section C. Con. Grave 18082.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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
  • Newspaper clipping– Leading Stoker JOHN MCGREGOR LAING was one of four members of the crew of HMCS Matane who were killed when the frigate was struck by a glider bomb, launched by a Dornier 217, in the Bay of Biscay, South of the Brest Peninsula on July 20, 1944. Details apparently were not released to the press until May 29, 1945. Source: Hamilton Hamilton Spectator, May 29, 1945

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Leading Stoker JOHN MCGREGOR LAING was one of four members of the crew of HMCS Matane who were killed when the frigate was struck by a glider bomb, launched by a Dornier 217, in the Bay of Biscay, South of the Brest Peninsula on July 20, 1944. Details apparently were not released to the press until May 29, 1945. Source: Hamilton Hamilton Spectator, May 29, 1945
  • Newspaper Clipping Part 1– Newspaper Clipping Part 1. Source: Hamilton Hamilton Spectator, May 29, 1945

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    Newspaper Clipping Part 1
    Newspaper Clipping Part 1 – Newspaper Clipping Part 1. Source: Hamilton Hamilton Spectator, May 29, 1945
  • Newspaper clipping– Newspaper Clipping Part 2. Source: Hamilton Hamilton Spectator, May 29, 1945

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    Newspaper clipping – Newspaper Clipping Part 2. Source: Hamilton Hamilton Spectator, May 29, 1945
  • Essay– An account of the life on board HMCS Matane and of the attack on the frigate on July 20, 1944 as told by crew member Martin Bondy. Part 1. Source: Windsor (Ontario) Historical Society. Veterans¿ Memories Project.

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    Essay
    Essay – An account of the life on board HMCS Matane and of the attack on the frigate on July 20, 1944 as told by crew member Martin Bondy. Part 1. Source: Windsor (Ontario) Historical Society. Veterans¿ Memories Project.
  • Essay– An account of the life on board HMCS Matane and of the attack on the frigate on July 20, 1944 as told by crew member Martin Bondy. Part 2. Source: Windsor (Ontario) Historical Society. Veterans¿ Memories Project. http://www.windsorhistoricalsociety.com/

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    Essay
    Essay – An account of the life on board HMCS Matane and of the attack on the frigate on July 20, 1944 as told by crew member Martin Bondy. Part 2. Source: Windsor (Ontario) Historical Society. Veterans¿ Memories Project. http://www.windsorhistoricalsociety.com/
  • HMCS Matane

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    HMCS Matane
    HMCS Matane

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