Profile image
Military service
Service number:
J/20214
Age:
21
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
514 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Birth:
July 15, 1922
McCreary, Manitoba
Enlistment:
October 6, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
November 26, 1943
Germendorf, Germany
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
9. D. 16.
Additional information
Son of Amedee J. and Julienne M. Cantin (1960 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of McCreary, Manitoba.
Brother of Private Wilfred Cantin deceased November 4, 1940 and Flying Officer Clement Francis Cantin deceased October 9, 1942.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
-
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 -
Newspaper Clipping
Winnipeg Free Press<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Winnipeg Free Press<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Winnipeg Free Press<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Winnipeg Free Press<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Winnipeg Free Press<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Winnipeg Free Press<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Winnipeg Free Press<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Winnipeg Free Press<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Mrs. Cantin
National Silver Cross Mother<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Julienne & Amedee Cantin
Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Cantin Family
Top to Bottom Row 1 Noel, Wilfred, Clement, <BR> Row 2 Marie, Maurice, Nivon, Amadee<BR> Row 3 Lionel, Joseph, Albert<P> Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Maurice Cantin
One of eleven members of the same family serving during WW11 Submitted with permission of Albert Cantin By Operation Picture Me -
Grave Marker
Gravemarker of M.R. Cantin at the Berlin War Cemetery -
Parts of an aircraft
Air intake of the F/O Cantin's Lancaster Mk.II bomber found near the crash site at Germendorf, Germany -
Photo of Maurice Raoul Cantin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Maurice Raoul Cantin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Attestation Paper
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin 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 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Maurice Raoul Cantin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 144 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.