Military service
Burial/memorial information
Lieutenant Kavanagh attended Riverdale Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario where he was very strong in athletics
He worked as an office clerk to the manager of the Athletics Department at the T. Eaton Co Ltd. in Toronto before joining the service.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant John Gordon Kavanagh
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Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial inscription
This photo of the inscription honouring Lieutenant Kavanagh on the Memorial Wall at Groesbeek Cemetery in Holland, was taken by myself during a trip there in June, 1994. -
Obituary notice
This obituary of Lieutenant Kavanagh was clipped from a Toronto newspaper by Mrs. Ulla Richardson in 1945. -
Groesbeek Memorial
This photo of the inscription on the Groesbeek Memorial (Groesbeek Cemetery, Holland) was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of The Queen's Own Rifles in June of 1994. -
Photo of John Gordon Kavanagh
Lieutenant Kavanagh joined The Queen's Own Rifles as a rifleman in June, 1940. He served with the Regiment until 1944 when he returned to Canada for his officer training. Lieutenant Kavanagh eventually got back to the Regiment and was KIA by artillery fire at Pipelure (near Rha on the Ijssel River) while leading his platoon of Baker Company. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Card
An Easter card Mabel Kavanagh sent to her brother, Lt. John Kavanagh, in 1945. It was returned to her with the message “recipient deceased.” Kavanagh family
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gordon Kavanagh
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Gordon Kavanagh
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 529 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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STEENDEREN GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands
Steenderen is a village about 10 kilometres south of Zutphen and 4 kilometres east of the main Arnhem-Zutphen road. The STEENDEREN GENERAL CEMETERY is about 225 metres north-west of the village centre, in a small lane on the western side of the road to Brummen. The graves are close to the entrance, on the western side of the main path.
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