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Military service
Service number:
J/44151
Age:
21
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
431 (Iroquois) Squadron
Birth:
November 27, 1923
Ottawa, Ontario
Death:
March 31, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
14. C. 8.
Additional information
Son of James Peter and Theresa Mary (nee Ellement) Dennison of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Lorna Bambrick, Barbara Handyside, June Lafreniere, Sheila McManus and Paul Dennison.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
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Gravemarker
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Entrance
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Cemetery
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Row of Gravemarkers
This set of headstones is a crew from 431 Squadron, that went down over Hamburg, Germany on March 31, 1945, in Lancaster KB-859, coded SE-U. From left to right, the names read: Albert Dorey, Patrick Dennison, John Casey, Martin Hartog, Frederick Alty and John Mercer of the RAFVR. -
Photo of Blake Dennison
F/O Patrick Blake 'Red' Dennison, RCAF, was a crew member of Lancaster X KB-859, 431 'Iroquois' Squadron, 6 Group, Bomber Command. He died March 31, 1945 when his plane was shot down on a mission over Hamburg. KB-859 was coded SE-U, failed to return (SOC 31.3.45). -
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Memorial
The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Memorial
Top of the Memorial. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Inscription
Middle of the Memorial. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Memorial Plaque
The plaque on the side commemorating 431 Squadron. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Plaque
The plaque at the back of the grounds. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Inscription
The bottom of the memorial. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Document
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Grave Marker
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of PATRICK BLAKE DENNISON
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of PATRICK BLAKE DENNISON
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
A memorial organ was unveiled at Blessed Sacrament Church in Ottawa on Christmas 1946, in memory of the parishioners who gave their lives in World War II. Blake Dennison was a parishioner at this church and is listed on this plaque. -
Grave marker
Becklingen War Cemetery ... April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison is also commemorated at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 509 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Germany
BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY is 13 km south east of Soltau on the west side of the road from Hamburg to Hannover.
From Hannover travel north in the direction of Hamburg on the Autoroute No.7 for 80 km until the junction with Soltau Sud, this is in fact the junction of the A7 with the B3 Hannover to Hamburg road.
On leaving the A7 at Soltau Sud follow the B3 in the direction of Celle and Bergen. The cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 7 Km from the motorway junction.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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