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Son of Walter and Elizabeth G. Cann; husband of Elizabeth Cann, of Ottawa.
Digital gallery of Squadron Leader John Osmond Gilbert Cann
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader John Osmond Gilbert Cann
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader John Osmond Gilbert Cann
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader John Osmond Gilbert Cann
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 501 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery.
The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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