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Military service
Service number:
J/91098
Age:
24
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
148 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Birth:
May 15, 1920
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
May 20, 1942
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
August 5, 1944
Morzychna, Poland
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Coll. grave 1. D. 1.
Additional information
Son of George and Katherine (née Gregory) Chapman, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Bernice.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. 'Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, the 21 January 1947.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
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Group photo
Back Row from Left to Right:<BR> Kenneth Ashmore (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), Arthur Liddell, Charles Wylie, George Chapman<BR> Front Row from Left to Right:<BR> Harold Brown, Arnold Blynn, Jack Hobbs (Survived the War) -
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Story of the discovery of Halifax JP-276A and crew from BBC news -
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Halifax JP-276 and crew on Special Duties Squadron over Poland. -
Military Cemetery in Kracow, Poland
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Halifax JP-276 crew on Special Operations in Poland-1 -
Cemetery
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Cemetery
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Cemetery
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Cemetery
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Cemetery
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Cemetery
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Cemetery
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Grave Marker
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Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of GEORGE ALFRED CHAPMAN
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Page 1 of 3. Article regarding discovery of the plane wreckage and burying the remains of Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman, Flight Lieutenant Arnold Raymond Blynn, Flying Officer Harold Leonard Brown, Flight Sergeant Arthur George William Liddell, Flight Sergeant Charles Burton Wylie, and two British crewmen. From: Toronto Star, Oct. 5, 2007. -
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Page 2 of 3. Article regarding discovery of the plane wreckage and burying the remains of five Canadians: Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman, Flight Lieutenant Arnold Raymond Blynn, Flying Officer Harold Leonard Brown, Flight Sergeant Arthur George William Liddell, Flight Sergeant Charles Burton Wylie, and two British crewmen. From: Toronto Star, Oct. 5, 2007. -
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Page 3 of 3. Photo accompanying article regarding discovery of the plane wreckage and burying the remains of five Canadians: Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman, Flight Lieutenant Arnold Raymond Blynn, Flying Officer Harold Leonard Brown, Flight Sergeant Arthur George William Liddell, Flight Sergeant Charles Burton Wylie, and two British crewmen. From: Toronto Star, Oct. 5, 2007. -
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From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star June 1045. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial Plaque
This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. 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”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto. -
Memorial
Polish Home Army - Canadian Airmen Memorial, Confederation Park, Ottawa.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George Alfred Chapman
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 271 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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KRACOW RAKOWICKI CEMETERY Poland
Krakow is a large city in the south of Poland about 257 kilometres south-west of Warsaw on the main road 4. Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, a large Military Cemetery which contains Polish, Russian and German graves as well as Commonwealth graves, is located east of the city. Follow the road 4 into the city and continue to the T junction at the end of the road 4. At this junction turn left along the road 7 (Al J Slowackiego) and follow this road round the town, then round a left hand bend and under the railway bridge where the road name changes to Al 29 Listopada. Take the first turning on the right after the bridge, called Prandoty, and the cemetery will be found along here on the left. The Commonwealth War Graves Plot is located through the entrance and to the left of the cemetery in the north-eastern corner of the burial ground.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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