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Ralph Loudon Blackmore

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Ralph Loudon Blackmore

June 13, 1941
Noordwijk Beach, Netherlands

Military Service

Service Number:

J/3273

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

22 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

February 7, 1916
Toronto, Ontario

Son of George and Winifred Blackmore.

Commemorated on Page 24 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 1. Joint grave 15.

Location:

The town of Noordwijk is 32 kilometres north-north-east of The Hague and about 7 kilometres west of the main road from The Hague to Haarlem. The NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY is a little to the west of Noordwijk on the outskirts of the coastal village of Noordwijk-Aan-Zee. The British Plot is situated in abelt of trees overlooking the remainder of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. 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
  • Letter– Letter to Mrs. Blackmore Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

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    Letter – Letter to Mrs. Blackmore Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse
  • Record of Service– Record of Service in Canada Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

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    Record of Service – Record of Service in Canada Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse
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    Record of Service (Page 2) – Record of Service in Canada pg 2 Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse
  • Death Certificate– Death Certificate issued in Canada Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

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    Death Certificate – Death Certificate issued in Canada Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse
  • Letter– Gunn Letter to Family This letter to Blackmore's mother describes the fate of all the members of the plane's crew. Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

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    Letter – Gunn Letter to Family This letter to Blackmore's mother describes the fate of all the members of the plane's crew. Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse
  • Original Grave Marker– The Original CWGC Cross This picture (take from his file in Ottawa) was sent to his mother in Windsor. There are two men in this grave. One deep and one shallow. This is very unusual for men that have been definitely identified. This is because of the circumstances at this cemetery alone. It caused great deal of confusion at first because it appeared that there were two names for the same grave location. A special team was sent to investigate the problem. A letter is attached explaining. Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse

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    Original Grave Marker
    Original Grave Marker – The Original CWGC Cross This picture (take from his file in Ottawa) was sent to his mother in Windsor. There are two men in this grave. One deep and one shallow. This is very unusual for men that have been definitely identified. This is because of the circumstances at this cemetery alone. It caused great deal of confusion at first because it appeared that there were two names for the same grave location. A special team was sent to investigate the problem. A letter is attached explaining. Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert Whitehouse
  • Grave Marker– Photo and information courtesy www.flensted.eu.com Airwar Over Denmark. Beaufort IV W6522 of 22 (RAF) Sqn Coastal Command took off at 00:44 from Thorney Island on a raid against the Rotterdam E-.boat base. The Beaufort was hit by flak from Hoek van Holland and crashed into the North Sea killing all onboard. Observer P/O Blackmore was the only member of the RCAF. P/O Blackmore and W/Op-Air Gnr. Sgt. James Parsons rest in Noordwijk General Cemetery, Holland. They were both washed ashore on Noordwijk Beach. Blackmore on 5/7 and Parsons on 6/9 1941. On 12/8 W/Op-Air Gnr. Sgt. Harold K. Orme was found washed ashore on the beach of Havgård between Hjerting and Sædding near Esbjerg and laid to rest in Fovrfelt cemetery, Esbjerg on 18/8 1941. Pilot P/O James O.H. Willing rests in Sage War Cemetery, Germany

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo and information courtesy www.flensted.eu.com Airwar Over Denmark. Beaufort IV W6522 of 22 (RAF) Sqn Coastal Command took off at 00:44 from Thorney Island on a raid against the Rotterdam E-.boat base. The Beaufort was hit by flak from Hoek van Holland and crashed into the North Sea killing all onboard. Observer P/O Blackmore was the only member of the RCAF. P/O Blackmore and W/Op-Air Gnr. Sgt. James Parsons rest in Noordwijk General Cemetery, Holland. They were both washed ashore on Noordwijk Beach. Blackmore on 5/7 and Parsons on 6/9 1941. On 12/8 W/Op-Air Gnr. Sgt. Harold K. Orme was found washed ashore on the beach of Havgård between Hjerting and Sædding near Esbjerg and laid to rest in Fovrfelt cemetery, Esbjerg on 18/8 1941. Pilot P/O James O.H. Willing rests in Sage War Cemetery, Germany

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