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Darwin Cameron Lawton

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Darwin Cameron Lawton

March 15, 1945

Military Service


Service Number:

J/95383

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

432 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

August 11, 1925
Tessier, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

October 6, 1943
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Son of Frederick and Helga Lawton, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 533 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

31. D. 16.

Location:

The REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY is located 5 km south west of Kleve. From Kleve the cemetery is located, using the Hoffmannallee from the Town Centre, which becomes the Materbornerallee. This road enters Reichswald Forest and becomes the Grunewaldstrasse. Follow direction Gennep, entering Reichswald Forest the cemetery is situated 500 metres on the left. Alternatively from the motorway 57, take exit Kleve/Goch, which leads onto the 9 N road in the direction towards Kleve. After 3 km turn left on to the 504 direction Kranenburg. Reichswald cemetery is clearly signposted on the 504 at cross roads Grunewald. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY is situated on the Grunewald Strasse direction Kleve on the right, 3 km from cross roads Grunewald.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of DARWIN CAMERON LAWTON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of DARWIN CAMERON LAWTON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Darwin Cameron Lawton
  • Group Photo– Darwin Cameron Lawton with his mother Helga Louise Anderson Lawton, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1943-44.
  • Group Photo– Darwin Lawton with his brother Wallace Lawton, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, April 1942.
  • Group Photo– Darwin Cameron Lawton and his mother, Helga Lawton.  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, circa 1944.
  • Group Photo– Darwin Lawton and his Halifax Bomber Crew Mates."
  • Id card– Darwin Cameron Lawton, RCAF identification card
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Darwin Cameron Lawton 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– Pilot Officer Darwin Cameron Lawton is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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