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Joseph Henry Gabriel Matthews

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Joseph Henry Gabriel Matthews

February 8, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/54296

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

74 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Henry and Alberta Matthews, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 94 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

STRANRAER (GLEBE) CEMETERY
Wigtownshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. H. Class 1. Grave 150.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Biography
    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Press Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail, February 12, 1942

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    Press Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail, February 12, 1942
  • Press Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail, February 18, 1942

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    Press Clipping
    Press Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail, February 18, 1942
  • 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
  • Grave marker– Inscription to the memory of Gabriel Matthews on the family grave marker at Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Grave marker – Inscription to the memory of Gabriel Matthews on the family grave marker at Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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