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Military service
Service number:
39928
Age:
27
Rank:
Wing Commander
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Air Force
Division:
434 Bluenose Squadron (R.C.A.F.)
Birth:
January 1, 1917
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
July 1, 1937
Death:
June 13, 1944
Lille, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
4. G. 9.
Additional information
Son of Christopher Pennycuick and Dora Margaret (nee Smales) Bartlett, of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. Brother of Dick. Bartlett Lake, thirty air miles northeast of La Ronge was named for Wing Commander Bartlett. In 1999, fifteen members of his family visited Bartlett Lake, erected a plaque and raised their glasses in a champagne toast to Wing Commander Bartlett. He was originally buried at Givenchy-en Gohelle Cemetery, in France, and later re-buried at the Calais Canadian War Cemetery.
Additional citations
Wing Commander Christopher Bartlett received his first Distinguished Flying Cross while serving with #216 Squadron in Egypt. The Bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross was earned during an attack on Arras, France.
Digital gallery of Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
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Newspaper Clipping
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Grave Marker
Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Entrance
Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Wind Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett 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 -
Memorial
Wind Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Regina Leader Post June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Regina Leader Post December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Regina Leader Post May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 607 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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