Military service
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Son of James H. MacBrien and N. Louise MacBrien. Nephew of Mr. W. A. H. MacBrien, of Toronto.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
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Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
From the Owen Sound Sun Times 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
From the Toronto Telegram January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
In memory of the Ashbury College alumni and staff who gave their lives in Word War I, World War II and the Korean War. Plaque erected in the Ashbury College Chapel, 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
From the Toronto Star January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
at Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
From the Niagara Falls Evening Review. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
From a World War 2 issue of the St Catharines Standard .c1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2468 Flying Officer Michael Desmond Macbrien (RMC 1935) was the son of Sir James H. MacBrien, Commissioner of the R.C.M.P. and N. Louise MacBrien. He graduated from Ashbury College and entered RMC in 1935, where he was appointed betallion sergeant major of cadets during his last term of 1938-39. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a plane crash in Manitoba on Jan 6, 1941 at 23 years of age. He was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario Sec 63 lot 1.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2468 Flying Officer Michael Desmond Macbrien (RMC 1935) was the son of Sir James H. MacBrien, Commissioner of the R.C.M.P. and N. Louise MacBrien. He graduated from Ashbury College and entered RMC in 1935, where he was appointed betallion sergeant major of cadets during his last term of 1938-39. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a plane crash in Manitoba on Jan 6, 1941 at 23 years of age. He was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario Sec 63 lot 1.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
2468 Flying Officer Michael Desmond Macbrien (RMC 1935) was the son of Sir James H. MacBrien, Commissioner of the R.C.M.P. and N. Louise MacBrien. He graduated from Ashbury College and entered RMC in 1935, where he was appointed betallion sergeant major of cadets during his last term of 1938-39. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a plane crash in Manitoba on Jan 6, 1941 at 23 years of age. He was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario Sec 63 lot 1.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Michael Desmond MacBrien
Memorial Arch at Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario
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Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Owen Sound Sun Times 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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In memory of the Ashbury College alumni and staff who gave their lives in Word War I, World War II and the Korean War. Plaque erected in the Ashbury College Chapel, 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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at Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery.
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From the Niagara Falls Evening Review. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the St Catharines Standard .c1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2468 Flying Officer Michael Desmond Macbrien (RMC 1935) was the son of Sir James H. MacBrien, Commissioner of the R.C.M.P. and N. Louise MacBrien. He graduated from Ashbury College and entered RMC in 1935, where he was appointed betallion sergeant major of cadets during his last term of 1938-39. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a plane crash in Manitoba on Jan 6, 1941 at 23 years of age. He was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario Sec 63 lot 1.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2468 Flying Officer Michael Desmond Macbrien (RMC 1935) was the son of Sir James H. MacBrien, Commissioner of the R.C.M.P. and N. Louise MacBrien. He graduated from Ashbury College and entered RMC in 1935, where he was appointed betallion sergeant major of cadets during his last term of 1938-39. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a plane crash in Manitoba on Jan 6, 1941 at 23 years of age. He was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario Sec 63 lot 1.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2468 Flying Officer Michael Desmond Macbrien (RMC 1935) was the son of Sir James H. MacBrien, Commissioner of the R.C.M.P. and N. Louise MacBrien. He graduated from Ashbury College and entered RMC in 1935, where he was appointed betallion sergeant major of cadets during his last term of 1938-39. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a plane crash in Manitoba on Jan 6, 1941 at 23 years of age. He was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario Sec 63 lot 1.
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Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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Memorial Arch at Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario
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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