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Gordon Herbert Andrews

In memory of:

Sergeant Gordon Herbert Andrews

December 15, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/87689

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Harold S. and Alice M. Andrews, of Abbotsford, BC.

Commemorated on Page 22 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MATSQUI (HAZELWOOD) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot 13. Grave 47.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Gordon Herbert Andrews– 6 June 1917 - 15 December 1941 Died in a flying accident in a Stranraer at Nanoose Bay while on Operational Patrol Patricia Bay to Prince Rupert. He was posthumously awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal w/clasp, 1939/45 Star and War Medal (1939/45). Mt. Andrews, a 6600 ft mountain about 150 miles east of Vancouver, BC, was named in his memory.

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    Photo of Gordon Herbert Andrews
    Photo of Gordon Herbert Andrews – 6 June 1917 - 15 December 1941 Died in a flying accident in a Stranraer at Nanoose Bay while on Operational Patrol Patricia Bay to Prince Rupert. He was posthumously awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal w/clasp, 1939/45 Star and War Medal (1939/45). Mt. Andrews, a 6600 ft mountain about 150 miles east of Vancouver, BC, was named in his memory.
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. 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

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. 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

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo of the grave of R87689 Pilot Sgt. Gordon H. Andrews R.C.A.F. taken in the Hazelwood Cemetery June 2004

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    Grave Marker – Photo of the grave of R87689 Pilot Sgt. Gordon H. Andrews R.C.A.F. taken in the Hazelwood Cemetery June 2004

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