Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Matthew Simpson Napier
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant Matthew Simpson Napier
February 5, 1943
Military Service
R/114490
19
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
50 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
December 18, 1923
Newton, Scotland
July 25, 1941
Hamilton, Ontario
Son of James Hamilton Napier and Mima Simpson Napier, of Sandwich, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 198 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY (ORAN)
Algeria
Plot E. Row C. Grave 9.
Oran is an important seaport on the Algerian coast. LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY is situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Oran, about 4 kilometres from the Place Foch, in the centre of the town. The entrance is on the Avenue de Sidi Chami, where the road forks right to the Le Petit Lac. The United Kingdom and Commonwealth war plot lies about 180 metres from the entrance, on the right of the main path. The Cemetery Register is kept in the toolshed.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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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 -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant Matthew Simpson Napier is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant Matthew Simpson Napier is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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