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Gordon Winston Knupp

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Navigator Gordon Winston Knupp

May 9, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/23950

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 354 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHIEVRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 31.

Location:

CHIEVRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY is located 15 km north west of Mons on the N525 a road leading from the N56 connecting Mons to Ath. From Mons the N56 Chaussee de Mons leads for 22 Km to the left hand turning onto the N525 Grande Rue. 2 Km along the N525 lies the village of Chievres. The cemetery is located immediately before entering the village on the right hand side of the Grande Rue. Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • War Memorial– Vespera Cenotaph-Barrie, Ontario

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    War Memorial – Vespera Cenotaph-Barrie, Ontario
  • Newspaper clipping– This report appeared on page 1 of the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario) on 18 May 1944. F/L Knupp was the navigator in a Lancaster bomber of 405 (City of Vancouver) Squadron, in Bomber Command's elite Pathfinder Force, that was shot down at Chievres, Belgium, during a night raid against Haine St. Pierre, Belgium.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – This report appeared on page 1 of the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario) on 18 May 1944. F/L Knupp was the navigator in a Lancaster bomber of 405 (City of Vancouver) Squadron, in Bomber Command's elite Pathfinder Force, that was shot down at Chievres, Belgium, during a night raid against Haine St. Pierre, Belgium.
  • Newspaper Clipping– This picture of Flight Lieutenant Gordon W. Knupp, Royal Canadian Air Force, appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario) at page 1 on 18 May 1944.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This picture of Flight Lieutenant Gordon W. Knupp, Royal Canadian Air Force, appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario) at page 1 on 18 May 1944.
  • Memorial– Barrie street named in honour of Flight Lieutenant Navigator Gordon Winston Knupp with a poppy.

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    Memorial – Barrie street named in honour of Flight Lieutenant Navigator Gordon Winston Knupp with a poppy.
  • 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 Navigator Gordon Winston Knupp is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Navigator Gordon Winston Knupp is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Navigator Gordon Winston Knupp is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Navigator Gordon Winston Knupp is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of GORDON WINSTON KNUPP– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of GORDON WINSTON KNUPP – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Family Photo– L-R Carson, Winston, Yvonne and Vona. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Family Photo – L-R Carson, Winston, Yvonne and Vona. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of GORDON WINSTON KNUPP– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of GORDON WINSTON KNUPP
    Photo of GORDON WINSTON KNUPP – 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
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper
    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Each year in Barrie, Ontario, in about October and November, banners commemorating local war dead are displayed. Pictured here is a banner in memory of Flight Lieutenant G. Winston Knupp. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2020.)

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    Memorial – Each year in Barrie, Ontario, in about October and November, banners commemorating local war dead are displayed. Pictured here is a banner in memory of Flight Lieutenant G. Winston Knupp. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2020.)

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