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Military service
Service number:
J/17643
Age:
25
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
78 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Birth:
December 3, 1917
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
October 29, 1940
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
August 24, 1943
Klosterfelde, Germany
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
5. A. 12.
Additional information
Son of George H. Castle and Eleanor M. Castle, of Toronto, Ontario. Nephew of Florence S. Hay, of Toronto, Ontario.
He served in Canada and in Great Britain. He had 1,030 days of service, including 680 days overseas.
Additional citations
1939-1945 Star, Europe Star, Defense Medal, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Bar, Operational Wings.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
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Memorial
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle 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 July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
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Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Gordon Castle
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 145 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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