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Robert John Westgate

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Robert John Westgate

July 11, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15812

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

97 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 10, 1921
East Angus, Quebec

Enlistment:

July 24, 1940
Thetford Mines, Quebec

Son of Robert Westgate and Marion Ward of East Angus, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 123 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MALBORK COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY
Poland

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 3. B. 12-14.

Location:

Malbork (formerly Marienburg) is a town on the River Nogat, lying south-east of Gdansk (Danzig). The Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery will be found on the outskirts of Malbork and contains Commonwealth war graves of both world wars. The graves lie in mown grass plots and have headstones of Portland stone. The Cross of Sacrifice is also of Portland stone and stands high above the headstones on a podium of local stone, its bronze Crusader's sword facing the graves. Along the rows of headstones are continuous borders wherein flowers of various kinds give colour in their seasons.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Robert John Westgate– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Robert John Westgate – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Robert John Westgate is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Robert John Westgate is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Robert John Westgate is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Robert John Westgate is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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– Polish Home Army - Canadian Airmen Memorial, Confederation Park, Ottawa.

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    Memorial – Polish Home Army - Canadian Airmen Memorial, Confederation Park, Ottawa.
  • Memorial inscription– Pilot Officer ROBERT JOHN WESTGATE is comemmorated on a memorial erected in Confederation Park in Ottawa, Ontario by the Polish Home Army Ex-Servicemen’s Association in Canada in memory of the Canadian Airmen who fell over Poland while flying support missions during World War II.

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    Memorial inscription – Pilot Officer ROBERT JOHN WESTGATE is comemmorated on a memorial erected in Confederation Park in Ottawa, Ontario by the Polish Home Army Ex-Servicemen’s Association in Canada in memory of the Canadian Airmen who fell over Poland while flying support missions during World War II.
  • Dedication Panel– Upper and Lower Dedications

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    Dedication Panel
    Dedication Panel – Upper and Lower Dedications
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail, July 17, 1942

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail, July 17, 1942
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail, November 8, 1942

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail, November 8, 1942

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