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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.
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.
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Wind Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
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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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
Wind Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
From the Toronto Telegram May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
From the Regina Leader Post June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
From the Regina Leader Post December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett
From the Regina Leader Post May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Wind Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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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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Wind Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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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
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From the Regina Leader Post December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Regina Leader Post May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 607 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (Leubringhen) Pas de Calais, France
Leubringhen is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, halfway between Calais and Boulogne. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery is in Leubringhen and is situated on the east side of the Calais-Boulogne road, 14 kilometres from Calais.
From Calais leave the motorway at junction 9 and turn left onto the N3-E402 toward St Inglevert. Proceed through the village and immediately after, turn first left over motorway bridge and follow the road for approximately 250 metres. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery will be found on the left.
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