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Military service
Service number:
C/170
Age:
28
Rank:
Wing Commander
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
409 Sqdn.
Death:
September 2, 1941
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Row 3. Grave 36.
Additional information
Son of James and Meta Petersen. B.Sc. (University of Manitoba).
His father, James died on March 26, 1917 while serving with the Canadian Army. He is buried at Shorncliffe Military Cemetery.
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Grave marker
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Grave Marker
Marker stone to Wing Cdr N. B. Petersen in Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Lincolnshire, England. The Personal inscription reads: Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Hebrews. XII.2. -
Scopwick Church Burial Ground
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Funeral Procession
Burial at Scopwick 1941 -
Graveside service
Graveside service Scopwick 1941 -
Funeral Procession
Funeral march Scopwick 1941 -
Paying last respects
409 Squadron Scopwick 1941 -
Biography
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Photo of NORMAN BREDSGAARD PETERSEN
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Ceremony
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Ceremony
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Ceremony
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Letter (1)
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Letter
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Letter (2)
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Sketch of collision
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Document
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Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator c.1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
Digital gallery of
Wing Commander Norman Bredsgaard Petersen
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 41 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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