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Military service
Service number:
J/87758
Age:
20
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
431 Sqdn.
Birth:
May 13, 1924
Galiano Island, British Columbia
Enlistment:
June 18, 1942
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
July 29, 1944
The Baltic Sea
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 250.
Additional information
Son of Richard Edward and Jane (nee Heenan) Gardner, of Victoria, British Columbia. Brother of Peter, Vera, Nora and Joan.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star and Clasp, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, the 21 January 1947.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer John Edward Gardner
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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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Pilot Officer John Edward Gardner is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Pilot Officer John Edward Gardner is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of JOHN EDWARD GARDNER
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of JOHN EDWARD GARDNER
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Edward Gardner
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Edward Gardner
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Edward Gardner
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Edward Gardner
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer John Edward Gardner
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 312 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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