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Joseph Arthur Leo Couture

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Joseph Arthur Leo Couture

July 21, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/20061

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

578 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

April 14, 1921
St. Bonniface, Manitoba

Enlistment:

August 20, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Arthur and Albina Couture, of Seattle, Washington, United States.

Commemorated on Page 281 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

UDEN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

5. A. 13.

Location:

Uden is a town on the main road between Eindhoven and Nijmegen. The Uden War Cemetery is 350 metres from the centre of the town, on the Nijmegen road at its junction with the road to Zeeland. The cemetery is also signposted on the N265 Uden-Eindhoven.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Photo of JOSEPH ARTHUR LEO COUTURE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Joseph Arthur Leo Couture is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Joseph Arthur Leo Couture is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Joseph Arthur Leo Couture is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Joseph Arthur Leo Couture is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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  • Grave marker– Grave marker from Joseph Couture's grave at Uden War Cemetery, The Netherlands.

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    Grave marker – Grave marker from Joseph Couture's grave at Uden War Cemetery, The Netherlands.

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