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Son of John Falkner Shortt and Margaret Frances Shortt, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer John Patrick Shortt
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Pilot Officer John Patrick Shortt RCAF was known as "Shorty" to his mates in the Phillis Crew, No. 419 "Moose" Squadron. Photo from the collection of the late R.G. MacKinnon, bomb aimer, Phillis Crew.
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Pilot Officer John Patrick Shortt is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer John Patrick Shortt is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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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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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 442 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BASSU COMMUNAL CEMETERY Marne, France
Bassu is a village and commune 28 kilometres south-east of Chalons-sur-Marne and 16 kilometres north-east of Vitry-le-Francois. The cemetery is located about 150 yards down a local road leading off the road from Vitry-le-Francois where it passes through the village. The Commonwealth graves are in the north-west corner of the cemetery.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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