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Niall Hope Burnett

In memory of:

Sergeant Niall Hope Burnett

July 8, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/72647

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

June 28, 1913
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

October 15, 1940
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Son of James Robertson and Hope Burnett, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Commemorated on Page 25 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BASSINGBOURN CUM KNEESWORTH CEMETERY
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

B.A. Row CC. Grave 13.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. 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
  • Memorial– Sergeant Niall Hope Burnett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Niall Hope Burnett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Niall Hope Burnett is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Niall Hope Burnett 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
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Niall Burnett– Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers'

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    Photo of Niall Burnett – Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers'

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