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Merl Taz Tillotson

In memory of:

Flying Officer Merl Taz Tillotson

September 28, 1956
Marville, France

Military Service

Service Number:

224785

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

439 (Fighter) Squadron

Additional Information

Born:

August 18, 1929
Colchester South, Ontario

Enlistment:

April 9, 1954
Windsor, Ontario

Son of the late Taz Thomas and Ethel Roosevelt (nee Leach) Tillotson of Harrow, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 72 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:

Grave 16, Plot 2, Row C

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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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Original Grave Marker– Temporary grave marker at Choloy Cemetery for F/O Merl Taz Tillotson who died on September 28, 1956. Photo courtesy of National Archives of Canada - C208035.

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    Original Grave Marker
    Original Grave Marker – Temporary grave marker at Choloy Cemetery for F/O Merl Taz Tillotson who died on September 28, 1956. Photo courtesy of National Archives of Canada - C208035.
  • Grave marker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.

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    Grave marker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.
  • Flying Officer Merl Taz Tillotson– Flying officer Merl Taz Tillotson in service uniform

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    Flying Officer Merl Taz Tillotson – Flying officer Merl Taz Tillotson in service uniform

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