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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Joseph Leo Laurier Maynard

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Joseph Leo Laurier Maynard

November 24, 1952

Military Service


Service Number:

23581

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

RCAF Station Comox

Citation(s):

General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Additional Information


Born:

April 21, 1919

Enlistment:

October 1, 1946
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Andre and Bertha Maynard of Dunham, Quebec. Husband of Paulette Maynard. Father of Denise, Francine, Suzanne Maynard. Brother of Marcel, Roger, Pierre, Francois Maynard, Anita Girard, Juliette Quellet, Georgette English, Louise, Lillie, Monique, Jaqueline and Jeanine. A Lancaster Cairn Ceremony will be held at Base Comox Air Park on 1 June 2008 to honour the 7 crewmembers who lost their lives when Lancaster KB940 crashed at Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station Comox on 24 November 1952. Family members from across Canada as well as members of the 407 Squadron, VIP and the press are invited to the ceremony.

Commemorated on Page 26 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:

MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot M3412, Row 1, Grave 24

Location:

Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.

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