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John Cachia

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II John Cachia

December 7, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/83541

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

425 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 28, 1921
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Paul and Aloysia Cachia, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 62 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Panel 102.

Location:

During the Second World War more than 116,000 men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth gave their lives in service. More than 17,000 of these were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, or Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force. Approximately one-third of all who died have no known grave. Of these, 20,450 are commemorated by name on the Runnymede Memorial, which is situated at Englefield Green, near Egham, 32 kilometers by road west of London.

The design of the Runnymede Memorial is original and striking. On the crest of Cooper's Hill, overlooking the Thames, a square tower dominates a cloister, in the centre of which rests the Stone of Remembrance. The cloistered walks terminate in two lookouts, one facing towards Windsor, and the other towards London Airport at Heathrow. The names of the dead are inscribed on the stone reveals of the narrow windows in the cloisters and the lookouts. They include those of 3,050 Canadian airmen. Above the three-arched entrance to the cloister is a great stone eagle with the Royal Air Force motto, Per Ardua ad Astra". On each side is the inscription:

IN THIS CLOISTER ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF TWENTY THOUSAND AIRMEN WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM IN RAID AND SORTIE OVER THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE LANDS AND SEAS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN EUROPE

In the tower a vaulted shrine, which provides a quiet place for contemplation, contains illuminated verses by Paul H. Scott."

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN CACHIA– From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN CACHIA – From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– former manager of the Canada House Hotel

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    Newspaper clipping – former manager of the Canada House Hotel
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Allied Airmen Memorial– The 153 airmen listed on the memorial came from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. Some were shot down while carrying out missions over the German occupied Channel Islands, while others were returning from missions elsewhere in Europe. Allied Airmen Memorial is located at Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Forest, Guernsey. Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut.

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    Allied Airmen Memorial
    Allied Airmen Memorial – The 153 airmen listed on the memorial came from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. Some were shot down while carrying out missions over the German occupied Channel Islands, while others were returning from missions elsewhere in Europe. Allied Airmen Memorial is located at Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Forest, Guernsey. Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut.
  • Allied Airmen Memorial– The 153 airmen listed on the memorial came from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. Some were shot down while carrying out missions over the German occupied Channel Islands, while others were returning from missions elsewhere in Europe. Allied Airmen Memorial is located at Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Forest, Guernsey. Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut.

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    Allied Airmen Memorial
    Allied Airmen Memorial – The 153 airmen listed on the memorial came from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. Some were shot down while carrying out missions over the German occupied Channel Islands, while others were returning from missions elsewhere in Europe. Allied Airmen Memorial is located at Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Forest, Guernsey. Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut.
  • Allied Airmen Memorial– The 153 airmen listed on the memorial came from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. Some were shot down while carrying out missions over the German occupied Channel Islands, while others were returning from missions elsewhere in Europe. Allied Airmen Memorial is located at Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Forest, Guernsey. Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut.

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    Allied Airmen Memorial
    Allied Airmen Memorial – The 153 airmen listed on the memorial came from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. Some were shot down while carrying out missions over the German occupied Channel Islands, while others were returning from missions elsewhere in Europe. Allied Airmen Memorial is located at Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Forest, Guernsey. Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut.
  • Inscription– The 153 airmen listed on the memorial came from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. Some were shot down while carrying out missions over the German occupied Channel Islands, while others were returning from missions elsewhere in Europe. Allied Airmen Memorial is located at Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Forest, Guernsey. Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – The 153 airmen listed on the memorial came from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom. Some were shot down while carrying out missions over the German occupied Channel Islands, while others were returning from missions elsewhere in Europe. Allied Airmen Memorial is located at Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Forest, Guernsey. Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut.
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II John Cachia is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II John Cachia is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II John Cachia is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II John Cachia is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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