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Charles Murray Downton

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) Charles Murray Downton

January 29, 1943

Military Service


Service Number:

R/97522

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

420 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Son of Geoffrey Murray Downton and Winifred Heather Downton; husband of Iris Evelyn Downton, of Fleggburgh, Norfolk.

Commemorated on Page 155 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

EXETER HIGHER CEMETERY
Devon, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. Z.K. Grave 28.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Charles Murray Downton– C. Murray Downton relaxing in uniform.
  • Photo of CHARLES MURRAY DOWNTON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of CHARLES MURRAY DOWNTON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) Charles Murray Downton is also 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
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) Charles Murray Downton is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Lillooet Cemetery– Lych gate at Lillooet Cemetery, Lillooet, BC. This was erected in memory of Downton.
  • Memorial– Commemoration from lych gate, Lillooet cemetery, Lillooet BC.

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