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Walter Douglas Mitchell

In memory of:

Able Seaman Walter Douglas Mitchell

June 7, 1950

Military Service

Service Number:

10544

Age:

19

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Magnificent

Additional Information

Born:

July 30, 1930
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

June 29, 1948

Son of John and Gertrude Mitchell of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Brother of John Mithcell, Doris Foley, Marion Smith, Margaret Mitchell, Lillian Carroll.

Commemorated on Page 16 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:

BURIAL AT SEA
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Grave Reference:

N/A

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  • Memorial Plaque– Able Seaman WALTER DOUGLAS MITCHELL is commemorated on this plaque at the Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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    Memorial Plaque – Able Seaman WALTER DOUGLAS MITCHELL is commemorated on this plaque at the Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Memorial Plaque– Dedication Plaque, Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Dedication Plaque, Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Monument– Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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    Monument
    Monument – Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– This Stained Glass Window at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater includes four badges: HMCS Shearwater, HMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent, and HMCS Bonaventure. The caption states: 1945 Fifty years of Naval Air 1995 For those in peril on the sea

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – This Stained Glass Window at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater includes four badges: HMCS Shearwater, HMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent, and HMCS Bonaventure. The caption states: 1945 Fifty years of Naval Air 1995 For those in peril on the sea
  • Newspaper Clipping– This obituary appeared at page 32 of the August 1950 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This obituary appeared at page 32 of the August 1950 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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