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Glen Mason Weaver

In memory of:

Flying Officer Glen Mason Weaver

May 4, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

J/19918

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

July 26, 1919
Birnie, Manitoba

Enlistment:

July 15, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Sydney and Mary Weaver of Birnie, Manitoba.

Brother Corporal G. M. Weaver, Private Charles Edward Weaver who died while serving with the Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), and Trooper Frederick Weaver, who died while serving with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, R.C.A.C.

Nephew of Private Charles Weaver, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 473 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MONTDIDIER FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 5811-5814.

Location:

Montdidier is a town 35 kilometres south-east of Amiens on the main road (N35) to Compiegne. The MONTDIDIER FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY is on the eastern side of the town, north of the N36 road to Roye, and the war graves will be found in the north-eastern part of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of GLEN MASON WEAVER– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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.
  • Photo of Glen Weaver– Cecil Pittman travelled with the Royal Winnipeg Riffles Association
when they participated in the 40th Anniversary of the D day
tour to the Normandy beaches (Juno Beach) in 1984, the Royal
Winnipeg Riffles "pilgrimage" tour in 1989, the year the memorial
was unveiled in the little village of Audrieu and the Royal Winnipeg
Riffles 50th Anniversary tour in 1994. He also attended the unveiling
ceremonies of the Juno Beach Memorial located in Normandy,
France in June of 2003.

Mr. Pittman has researched information through the National
Archives, military histories, former veterans and from any other
materials he can locate. In 2002, he completed 104 stories for the
Manitoba Geographical Names Program (Lakes, Rivers, Islands,
etc are named after Manitoba's world War II and the Korean
Conflict casualties) Several soldier's photo from his collection
were included with these stories in the Map Branch's publication
"A Place of Honour".

(Notes taken from the Cecil Pittman's photo collection)
  • Biography
  • Document– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Glen Mason Weaver is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Glen Mason Weaver 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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