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John Francis Edward Tabor

In memory of:

Flying Officer John Francis Edward Tabor

June 17, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/27196

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

426 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 457 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WONSERADEEL-(MAKKUM)-PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Row O. Grave 36.

Location:

Makkum, administered by the commune of Wonseradeel, is on the eastern coast of the Ijsselmeer (Zuyder Zee) 13 kilometres south of Harlingen. The WONSERADEEL-(MAKKUM)-PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD surrounds the church, which is on the northern outskirts of the village close to the dyke. The British plot is on the northern side of the church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JOHN FRANCIS EDWARD TABOR– photo from service file

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    Photo of JOHN FRANCIS EDWARD TABOR
    Photo of JOHN FRANCIS EDWARD TABOR – photo from service file
  • Identification– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Identification – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN FRANCIS EDWARD TABOR– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN FRANCIS EDWARD TABOR – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Service Book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Gravemarker

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  • Monument– Inscription to the memory of John Francis Edward Tabor on the family grave marker in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Monument – Inscription to the memory of John Francis Edward Tabor on the family grave marker in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Newspaper Clipping– John Francis Edward Tabor was killed on June 17, 1944. He was reported 'Missing After Air Operations' in casualty list No. 942 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on July 24, 1944. He was reported 'Previously Missing, Now Officially Presumed Dead' in casualty list No. 1132 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on March 5, 1945.

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    Newspaper Clipping – John Francis Edward Tabor was killed on June 17, 1944. He was reported 'Missing After Air Operations' in casualty list No. 942 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on July 24, 1944. He was reported 'Previously Missing, Now Officially Presumed Dead' in casualty list No. 1132 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on March 5, 1945.
  • Newspaper Clipping 2– John Francis Edward Tabor was killed on June 17, 1944. He was reported 'Missing After Air Operations' in casualty list No. 942 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on July 24, 1944. He was reported 'Previously Missing, Now Officially Presumed Dead' in casualty list No. 1132 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on March 5, 1945.

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    Newspaper Clipping 2
    Newspaper Clipping 2 – John Francis Edward Tabor was killed on June 17, 1944. He was reported 'Missing After Air Operations' in casualty list No. 942 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on July 24, 1944. He was reported 'Previously Missing, Now Officially Presumed Dead' in casualty list No. 1132 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, published in the Globe and Mail on March 5, 1945.
  • Memorial– Flying Officer John Francis Edward Tabor is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer John Francis Edward Tabor is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer John Francis Edward Tabor is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer John Francis Edward Tabor 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

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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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