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Gerald Sinclair John Newman

In memory of:

Flying Officer Gerald Sinclair John Newman

December 3, 1955
Marville, France

Military Service

Service Number:

14973

Age:

38

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Canadian Joint Staff, London

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Canadian Forces Decoration

Honours and Awards:

Canadian Forces Decoration

Additional Information

Born:

July 7, 1917
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

November 14, 1938

Husband of Merridy E. Newman. Father of Marilyn E. and Heather C. Newman.

Commemorated on Page 69 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

Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Section 6 Row B Grave 1

Location:

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.

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  • Grave Marker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.

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  • Bristol crash site– Photo courtesy of the National Archives of Canada, C207979.

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    Bristol crash site – Photo courtesy of the National Archives of Canada, C207979.
  • Funeral– Photo courtesy of the National Archives of Canada, C149889.

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  • Convoy of Bristol Crash Victims– Photo courtesy of the National Archives of Canada, C149890.

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    Convoy of Bristol Crash Victims – Photo courtesy of the National Archives of Canada, C149890.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper clipping about the crash of the 3 Dec 1955 Bristol aircraft near RCAF 1 (F) Wing, Marville, France.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper clipping about the crash of the 3 Dec 1955 Bristol aircraft near RCAF 1 (F) Wing, Marville, France.

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