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John Elvin Boulter

In memory of:

Able Seaman John Elvin Boulter

December 3, 1969
At Sea 4220N 5515W

Military Service


Service Number:

N65704

Age:

23

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Bonaventure

Additional Information


Born:

August 28, 1946
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

August 20, 1965
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Leigh Orwell and Mary Jane Boulter of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Brother of Donald and Gemi Boulter.

Commemorated on Page 144 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

PLEASANT VALLEY (FLORAL HILLS MEMORIAL GARDENS) CEMETERY
Prince Edward Island, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave D3, Plot 348

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Group photo– Johnny Boulter is on the left.
  • Stained Glass Window– Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney 
This stained glass window and plaque at St. Brendan's Chapel, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS is dedicated to the four seamen of the H.M.C.S. Bonaventure killed in an "av" gas disaster.
[stained glass window/vitrail]
WHERE THE LIGHT OF THY PRESENCE SHINETH FOR EVERMORE

[plaque/plaque]
HMCS BONAVENTURE DECEMBER 1969
IN MEMORY
[The names of 4 seamen who died in an "av" gas disaster are listed, but are not clear in the photo./Les noms des 4 marins tués par une explosion de gaz AV sont inscrits, mais ils ne sont pas clairs sur la photo.]

John Elvin Boulter; Gordon Hayes Morrell; Donald Raymond Patterson; Gary Lee Swim  
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6310
  • Photo of John Elvin Boulter
  • Grave marker
  • Memorial Stained Glass– This Stained Glass Window at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater includes four badges: HMCS Shearwater, HMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent, and HMCS Bonaventure. The caption states:
1945 Fifty years of Naval Air 1995
For those in peril on the sea

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