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Son of John Alexander Buchanan and Alma Valetta Douglass Buchanan, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
Douglass Buchanan was my mother's brother. He was killed in action before I was born. In the photo the King of England is awarding my Uncle Doug with the Distinguished Flying Cross for "great gallantry in the performance of his duty while serving with No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force."
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
From the Owen Sound Sun Times March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
From the Edmonton Bulletin June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan
From the Edmonton Bulletin March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Douglass Buchanan was my mother's brother. He was killed in action before I was born. In the photo the King of England is awarding my Uncle Doug with the Distinguished Flying Cross for "great gallantry in the performance of his duty while serving with No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force."
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Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber Douglass John Alexander Buchanan 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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From the Owen Sound Sun Times March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Edmonton Bulletin June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Edmonton Bulletin March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 499 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOTTON WAR CEMETERY Belgium
HOTTON WAR CEMETERY is located 58 km south east of Namur. From Namur the N4 leads onto the town of Marche-en-Famenne. From Marche-en-Famenne, the N86 leads towards Hotton. On reaching Hotton, the cemetery is located 500 metres on the N86 towards Menil.
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