Military service
Burial/memorial information
He took his training at No. 2 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba; No 5 Bombing & Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan; and No 2 Wireless School in Calgary, Alberta and left for overseas on April 10, 1944. He was posthumously awarded his Operational Wings on February 7, 1947.
1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-45
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
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Maple Tree
Maple tree planted in memory of Albert Dorey in the newly dedicated Remembrance Gardens Park, London, ON - August 2015 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Inscription
Inscription on the stone at the base of the maple tree planted in memory of Albert Dorey in the newly dedicated Remembrance Gardens Park, London, ON - August 2015 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of Albert Dorey
Albert Dorey (photo taken about 2 weeks before leaving for overseas in early April 1944) -
Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper notice (appeared in what is now the London Free Press, presumably a day or so after word was received) -
Becklingen War Cemetery
Row of headstones in Becklingen War Cemetery. (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: Dorey, Dennison, Casey, Hartog, Alty, Mercer. -
Gravemarker
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Gravemarker
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Entrance
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Cemetery
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Letter
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Letters
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Certificate
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Certificate of Honour
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Group Photo
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Photo of Albert Dorey
Source: City of London Remembrance books. Online since 2005. -
Inscription
Memorial Cross -
Memorial Cross
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Medals
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Memorial
Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Memorial
The top of the memorial. The memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Inscription
Centre 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. -
Memorial Plaque
The plaque on the side commemorating 431 Squadron. The Memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Inscription
Bottom of the Memorial. The memorial is located in Dalton-on-Tees, Yorkshire. -
Paying respects
The daughter that Albert never knew seen standing by his grave marker - April 2017 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
The crew of Lancaster KB-859 SE-U - Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany - April 2017 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany - April 2017 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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 -
Grave Marker
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 -
Grave marker
Becklingen War Cemetery ... April 2017 … 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 -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey is also commemorated at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of Albert Dorey
Albert's name in the "Barber's Book" at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon, MB. -
Photo of Albert Dorey
The origin of the "Barber's Book" at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon, MB.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Albert Dorey
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 510 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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