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Military service
Service number:
J/23753
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
420 Sqdn.
Death:
February 26, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
4. G. 31.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
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Photo of Frank Arthur Arnston
In memory for the students from Mimico (Ontario)) High School who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Mimico High School
In memory for the students from Mimico (Ontario) High School who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial Arch
The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “F/O F. A. ARNSTON R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Soldiers' Tower Memorial
The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations. -
Memorial Room
Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Memorial Book
University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 2 reads: F/O Frank Arthur ARNSTON 420 Sqn, RCAF. Former student in Victoria College, 1939-40. Killed in an air operation over Germany, 26 February 1944. Buried in the War Cemetery, Durnbach, Germany. -
Victoria College WWII Plaque
This outdoor plaque is located at Victoria College, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. “They were valiant in life and triumphant in death. [Victoria University Crest] Abeunt studia in mores. Erected to the memory of the students of this college who gave their lives in the Great War 1939-1945. This tablet was erected by the Board of Regents and Dedicated October 13th, 1953”. Among the 79 names inscribed is that of: “Frank Arthur Arnston”. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Memorial
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston 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 -
Photo of FRANK ARTHUR ARNSTON
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Id Card
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
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Grave marker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Frank Arthur Arnston
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 239 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY Germany
Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.
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