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Allan Willson Troup

In memory of:

Flying Officer Allan Willson Troup

December 12, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

J/4760

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

22 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

September 17, 1908
Fort Erie, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 24, 1940
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Son of Willson A. Troup and Isabella J. Troup, of Fort Erie, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 47 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NANTES (PONT-DU-CENS) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Loire-Atlantique, France

Grave Reference:

Plot L. Row B. Grave 4.

Location:

Nantes is a large town and port on the River Loire about 48 kilometres east of St Nazaire. The NANTES (PONT-DU-CENS) COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the north-western outskirts of the town on the western side of the road to Rennes. The Commonwealth War Graves are in a special plot about 100 yards east (right) of the main entrance.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Soldiers' Tower Memorial– The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.

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    Soldiers' Tower Memorial
    Soldiers' Tower Memorial – The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Arch– The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “F/O A. W. TROUP R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Arch
    Memorial Arch – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “F/O A. W. TROUP R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Room– Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Room – Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Book– University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 71 reads: “F/O Allan Wilson [sic] TROUP RCAF, 22 Sqn RAF. Former student in Applied Science and Engineering - Mechanical, 1930-32. Killed during a night bombing raid over France, 12 December 1941. Buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery, La Gaudiniere, Nantes, France. Exhumed and reburied in the Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.”

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    Memorial Book
    Memorial Book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 71 reads: “F/O Allan Wilson [sic] TROUP RCAF, 22 Sqn RAF. Former student in Applied Science and Engineering - Mechanical, 1930-32. Killed during a night bombing raid over France, 12 December 1941. Buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery, La Gaudiniere, Nantes, France. Exhumed and reburied in the Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.”
  • Grave Marker– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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