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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

John Arthur Laing

In memory of:

Pilot Officer John Arthur Laing

May 23, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/90517

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

425 Sqdn.

Additional Information

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:

LE MANS WEST CEMETERY
Sarthe, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 21. Row C. Grave 32.

Location:

Le Mans is a large town and the seat of the Prefecture of the Department of La Sarthe. LE MANS WEST CEMETERY is on the north-western side of the town and west of the River Sarthe.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Arthur Laing is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Arthur Laing is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer John Arthur Laing is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer John Arthur Laing is also 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
  • Id card– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Id card – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Arthur Laing– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of John Arthur Laing – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN ARTHUR LAING– In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN ARTHUR LAING – In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Roll of Honour– In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Roll of Honour – In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Roll of Honour– In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Roll of Honour
    Roll of Honour – In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Crest– In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Crest – In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Roll of Honour– In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Roll of Honour
    Roll of Honour – In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Roll of Honour– In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Roll of Honour
    Roll of Honour – In memory of the students from the Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute (Toronto) who went away to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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