Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Douglas Hugh Fields
In memory of:
Corporal Douglas Hugh Fields
May 8, 1968
Petawawa, Ontario
Military Service
SF 8513
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Army
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
United Nations Emergency Force Medal
Additional Information
October 14, 1933
Canning, Nova Scotia
March 31, 1953
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Son of Douglas Patterson and Jessie Glenora Fields of Canning, Nova Scotia. Brother of Arthur, Maynard, Lewis, Mary, Ellen, Jane and Gracie. Husband of Eileen Ethel (nee Murphy) Fields and father of Wendall, Frederick, Tina, Steven and Tammy of Petawawa, Ontario. A Commemorative Ceremony was held at Wegner Point on 11 May 2008 to honour the seven fallen paratroopers who drowned in 1968 during a para drop exercise at CFB Petawawa. Close to 100 guests, most in uniform, attended the Ceremony gathered around the Memorial Cairn. Several family members of the deceased were present for the Ceremony.
Commemorated on Page 142 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
MAPLEWOOD CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada
Grave 2, Row 17
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Corporal Douglas Hugh Fields
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