Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Douglas Charles Lawson
In memory of:
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Charles Lawson
March 4, 1966
Hinterwaldkopf, Germany
Military Service
216056
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Air Force
No. 3 Wing
Canadian Forces Decoration
Canadian Forces Decoration
Additional Information
May 1, 1930
Bass River, Nova Scotia
February 16, 1953
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Son of Erwin and Letha of Little Bass River, NS. Husband of Renate Lawson. Brother of Donald, Dale, Dorothy and Darrell Lawson.
Commemorated on Page 130 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Grave 7, Row J, Plot 3
Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Memorial stone on top of Horneck - in the middle of the forest. (N47 ° 54.729 E008 ° 01.632) -
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Photo of DOUGLAS CHARLES LAWSON – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Grave marker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.
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