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James Angus Francis Halcro

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant James Angus Francis Halcro

September 12, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/11483

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

139 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of George F. Halcro and Sadie E. Halcro, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 325 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

Joint grave 4. A. 3-4.

Location:

The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant James Angus Francis Halcro is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant James Angus Francis Halcro is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant James Angus Francis Halcro is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant James Angus Francis Halcro is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Brave young men....

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    Group Photo – Brave young men....
  • Photo of Flight Lieutenant Frank Halcro

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    Photo of Flight Lieutenant Frank Halcro
  • Photo of Francis Halcro– While overseas, many friendships were made, here Frank is posing with one of his pals in 1943 UK.

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    Photo of Francis Halcro – While overseas, many friendships were made, here Frank is posing with one of his pals in 1943 UK.
  • Photo of James Angus Francis Halcro

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  • Photo of James Angus Francis Halcro– Francis as a boy

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    Photo of James Angus Francis Halcro – Francis as a boy
  • Document– F. Halcro trained on many different types of aricraft at many bases across Canada. He logged many hours of flight during training, see flight log entry of Jan. 1941 shown here. After graduation, he became a flight instructor himself and then went on to operational service where he was a Mosquito pilot with his Co-Pilot Tom Martin. Both were killed over Berlin September 1944.

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    Document – F. Halcro trained on many different types of aricraft at many bases across Canada. He logged many hours of flight during training, see flight log entry of Jan. 1941 shown here. After graduation, he became a flight instructor himself and then went on to operational service where he was a Mosquito pilot with his Co-Pilot Tom Martin. Both were killed over Berlin September 1944.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Flight Lieutenant JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO was listed as Missing After Air Operations, in the Department of National Defense for Air Casualty List 1013 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on October 14, 1944. Flight Lieutenant Navigator THOMAS JAMES MARTIN is also named in this list. He was the Co-Pilot of the Mosquito aircraft that Flight Lieutenant HALCRO was flying which went down over Berlin on September 12, 1944. They are buried in Joint grave 4. A. 3-4 at the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Germany

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    Newspaper Clipping – Flight Lieutenant JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO was listed as Missing After Air Operations, in the Department of National Defense for Air Casualty List 1013 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on October 14, 1944. Flight Lieutenant Navigator THOMAS JAMES MARTIN is also named in this list. He was the Co-Pilot of the Mosquito aircraft that Flight Lieutenant HALCRO was flying which went down over Berlin on September 12, 1944. They are buried in Joint grave 4. A. 3-4 at the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Germany
  • Newspaper Clipping– Flight Lieutenant JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO was declared Previously Missing, Now Officially Presumed Dead, in the Department of National Defense for Air Casualty List 1248 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on July 28, 1945.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Flight Lieutenant JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO was declared Previously Missing, Now Officially Presumed Dead, in the Department of National Defense for Air Casualty List 1248 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on July 28, 1945.
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO is one of 21 men commemorated on this plaque, placed In Loving Memory of the Men of St Lukes Parish who gave their lives in the World War II, in St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario. He died on September 12, 1944 and is buried in BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Germany

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS HALCRO is one of 21 men commemorated on this plaque, placed In Loving Memory of the Men of St Lukes Parish who gave their lives in the World War II, in St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario. He died on September 12, 1944 and is buried in BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Germany
  • Cemetery– Entrance sign to the Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Entrance sign to the Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY– 1994

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    BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY – 1994
  • Gravemarker– Grave of Francis Halcro "My dear brave son, your life you gave that all that you left behind in peace might live."

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    Gravemarker – Grave of Francis Halcro "My dear brave son, your life you gave that all that you left behind in peace might live."

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