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Douglas Dennison Shackleton

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dennison Shackleton

July 6, 1945

Military Service


Service Number:

J/13988

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information


Son of Gerald F. Shackleton and Lee Langhorne Shackleton; cousin of Edward S. Willing, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Commemorated on Page 563 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 27. Lot G. Grave 31.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of DOUGLAS DENNISON SHACKLETON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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