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Huntley Donald Brander

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Huntley Donald Brander

June 30, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

J/1447

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

7 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

July 4, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

May 10, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Edith Brander. B.Sc. (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia).

Commemorated on Page 24 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 13. F. 11.

Location:

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY is 13 km south east of Soltau on the west side of the road from Hamburg to Hannover. From Hannover travel north in the direction of Hamburg on the Autoroute No.7 for 80 km until the junction with Soltau Sud, this is in fact the junction of the A7 with the B3 Hannover to Hamburg road. On leaving the A7 at Soltau Sud follow the B3 in the direction of Celle and Bergen. The cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 7 Km from the motorway junction.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Becklingen War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave marker – Becklingen War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Huntley Donald Brander is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Huntley Donald Brander is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Huntley Donald Brander is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Huntley Donald Brander 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

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    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 Huntley Donald Brander– B.Sc. (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia).

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    Photo of Huntley Donald Brander – B.Sc. (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia).
  • Honour roll– Plaques in the lobby of the Great-West Life Assurance Company Building (60 Osborne Street, Winnipeg) list employees who were killed during service in the First World War and Second World War. They were unveiled originally at ceremonies held on 11 November 1921 and 11 November 1948, respectively.

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    Honour roll
    Honour roll – Plaques in the lobby of the Great-West Life Assurance Company Building (60 Osborne Street, Winnipeg) list employees who were killed during service in the First World War and Second World War. They were unveiled originally at ceremonies held on 11 November 1921 and 11 November 1948, respectively.

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