Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Richard Nowell
In memory of:
Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
April 23, 1945
Military Service
J/26775
21
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
21 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He was Mentioned in Despatches (1-1-46) AFRO No 388 dated 12 April 1946. His family was posthumously awarded his Operational Wings on 1 June 1947.
Additional Information
April 21, 1924
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Charles Edward and Emmie (née Tritton) Nowell, of St. Vital, Manitoba. He was the brother of Pamela Elizabeth and Ronald Charles who served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. He attested on 18 June 1942 at Winnipeg, Manitoba. He stated he was single and employed as a chartered account.
Commemorated on Page 550 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
SCHOONEBEEK (OUD SCHOONEBEEK) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands
Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 734.
Oud Schoonebeek is in the commune of Schoonebeek, about 17 kilometres due east of Coevorden, near the German border. The cemetery is 90 metres south of the church in Oud Schoonebeek, on the southern side of the road to the village of Nieuw-Schoonebeek. The graves are immediately south of the entrance.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of GEORGE RICHARD NOWELL – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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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 -
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Memorial – Flying Officer George Richard Nowell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flying Officer George Richard Nowell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Photo of George Richard Nowell -
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Photo of George Richard Nowell -
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Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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