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Angus Lloyd Kippen

In memory of:

Observer Angus Lloyd Kippen

May 16, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

J/7208

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

407 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Son of Angus Wilmer and Charlotte May Kippen, of Toronto, Ontario. B.A. (University of Toronto).

Commemorated on Page 87 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

GREAT BIRCHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Norfolk, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 16.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Angus Lloyd Kippen– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Evaluation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Annually, in about October and November, banners commemorating the local war dead are displayed in Barrie, Ontario.  Pictured here is a banner in memory of Pilot Officer Lloyd Kippen.  (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2020.)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook for 1938, lists Kippen's interests and activities. Kippen was a graduate of Victoria College.
  • Group Photo– Group photo showing Kippen as member of the Victoria College French Club executive, from Torontonensis yearbook, 1938.
  • Memorial Plaque– This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief.  Photo:  Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1942. 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
  • Cemetery– Angus Kippen's grave is in the 3rd row from the front and is the 4th marker in from the left.
  • Grave Marker

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