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Military service
Service number:
J/26775
Age:
21
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
21 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Birth:
April 21, 1924
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
April 23, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 734.
Additional information
Son of Charles Edward and Emmie (née Tritton) Nowell, of St. Vital, Manitoba. He was the brother of Pamela Elizabeth and Ronald Charles who served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. He attested on 18 June 1942 at Winnipeg, Manitoba. He stated he was single and employed as a chartered account.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He was Mentioned in Despatches (1-1-46) AFRO No 388 dated 12 April 1946. His family was posthumously awarded his Operational Wings on 1 June 1947.
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Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
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Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
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Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
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Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
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Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
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Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
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Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
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Flying Officer George Richard Nowell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 550 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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