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Gordon Parsons

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Gordon Parsons

June 13, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/90294

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

427 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 412 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FONCQUEVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

L.A. 1A.

Location:

Foncquevillers is a village situated at the extreme south of the department of the Pas de Calais about 18 kilometres south-west of Arras on the D3. The FONCQUEVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western outskirts of the village and a CWGC signpost indicating the direction of the site is situated at the junction just beyond the village green on the D3, coming from Arras.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Photo of GORDON PARSONS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of GORDON PARSONS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Identification– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Identification – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Service Book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Service Book – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Gordon Parsons Foncquevillers Military Cemetery_Photo credit J Dyer Aug 2021

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    Grave marker – Gordon Parsons Foncquevillers Military Cemetery_Photo credit J Dyer Aug 2021
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  • Engine– This engine was recovered from the ill fated crash.

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    Engine – This engine was recovered from the ill fated crash.
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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Gordon Parsons is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Gordon Parsons is 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
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Gordon Parsons is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Gordon Parsons is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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  • Photo of Gravemarker– Photo of grave marker courtesy of Keith Boswell, England.

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    Photo of Gravemarker – Photo of grave marker courtesy of Keith Boswell, England.
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