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Alan Dick Foote

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Alan Dick Foote

January 8, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/102678

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

9 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

September 24, 1920

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Foote, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 159 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VORDEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 5-6.

Location:

Vorden is a village on the Zutphen-Groenlo road. It is 8 kilometres south-east of Zutphen. The VORDEN GENERAL CEMETERY is 1 kilometre north-east of the village, in the woods some 450 metres north of the road to Ruurlo. The graves are in a special pelouse d'honneur on the eastern side of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Alan Dick Foote is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Alan Dick Foote is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Alan Dick Foote is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Alan Dick Foote is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of ALAN DICK FOOTE– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of ALAN DICK FOOTE – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Group Photo – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Alan Dick Foote– R102678 WOII(Pilot) Alan Dick Foote, RCAF 9(RAF)Sqdn, 24 September 1920 - 8 January 1943. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Foote, Toronto, Ontario

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    Photo of Alan Dick Foote – R102678 WOII(Pilot) Alan Dick Foote, RCAF 9(RAF)Sqdn, 24 September 1920 - 8 January 1943. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Foote, Toronto, Ontario
  • Document– High school registration card for Alan Foote filled out when he entered North Toronto Collegiate in Toronto (1933). He later transferred to Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute when it opened in 1936. He left in 1940 to join the RCAF.

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    Document – High school registration card for Alan Foote filled out when he entered North Toronto Collegiate in Toronto (1933). He later transferred to Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute when it opened in 1936. He left in 1940 to join the RCAF.
  • Death Certificate– Alan's Ontario Death Certificate. Note that the date on this document does not agree with the RCAF's. There is very little in Foote's miltiary Pers file in Ottawa. There is no Committee of Adjustment file, no Estate file, no reports of any type on his crew and their deaths. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Death Certificate – Alan's Ontario Death Certificate. Note that the date on this document does not agree with the RCAF's. There is very little in Foote's miltiary Pers file in Ottawa. There is no Committee of Adjustment file, no Estate file, no reports of any type on his crew and their deaths. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document (2)– This sheet shows the date he left for Europe and arrived, as well as the dates of his courses. He arrived at his squadron about 3 months before he was killed. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document (2) – This sheet shows the date he left for Europe and arrived, as well as the dates of his courses. He arrived at his squadron about 3 months before he was killed. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document (3)– This is Alan's RAF trade card. It shows him as a Sergeant (Pilot). Not all pilots were commissioned officers. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document (3)
    Document (3) – This is Alan's RAF trade card. It shows him as a Sergeant (Pilot). Not all pilots were commissioned officers. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Enlistment agreement– Alan Foote's Enlistment Agreement taken from his file in Ottawa. The date on it is April 1941. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Enlistment agreement – Alan Foote's Enlistment Agreement taken from his file in Ottawa. The date on it is April 1941. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Letter– This letter by Flying Officer Reynolds was submitted as a reference to his enlistment in the RCAF. You can see that Alan is enthusiatic about flying as he already has his private pilots licence. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Letter – This letter by Flying Officer Reynolds was submitted as a reference to his enlistment in the RCAF. You can see that Alan is enthusiatic about flying as he already has his private pilots licence. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document (4)– This report on Alan's training progress has him slated to be pilot from the very beginning of his training. His marks on the course are exceptional. The comments by the S/L commanding the #80 Course highly recommend him for pilot duies. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document (4) – This report on Alan's training progress has him slated to be pilot from the very beginning of his training. His marks on the course are exceptional. The comments by the S/L commanding the #80 Course highly recommend him for pilot duies. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document (5)– This card shows the posting and attachments that Alan had during his training and operations with 9 Sqdn. Not that he was SOS his Sqdn as soon as his aircraft was declared missing. He was TOS the RCAF Non/Effectives Unit(ie. missing or dead)> Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document (5) – This card shows the posting and attachments that Alan had during his training and operations with 9 Sqdn. Not that he was SOS his Sqdn as soon as his aircraft was declared missing. He was TOS the RCAF Non/Effectives Unit(ie. missing or dead)> Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document (6)– Here is the main Service Document from Foote's file in Ottawa. It condenses his time in the RCAF to a few groups of dates and Places. There is no indication in his service file as to where or how his plane crashed. Iam still researching that part of his service. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document (6)
    Document (6) – Here is the main Service Document from Foote's file in Ottawa. It condenses his time in the RCAF to a few groups of dates and Places. There is no indication in his service file as to where or how his plane crashed. Iam still researching that part of his service. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document (7)– This is the front of Alan Foote's training file. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document (7) – This is the front of Alan Foote's training file. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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