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John Douglas Mawson

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant John Douglas Mawson

March 1, 1957
Manotick, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

J19057

Age:

35

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

Air Material Command Headquarters

Citation(s):

Distinguished Flying Cross, Canadian Forces Decoration, 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star and Clasp, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal (Korea)

Additional Information

Born:

June 13, 1921
Kingston, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 21, 1939
Trenton, Ontario

Son of Alfred and Anne Mawson of Kingston, Ontario. Husband of Moira Philomena (nee Coghlan) Mawsonn and father of Michael, Maureen and Kathleen Mawson of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Alfred and Gertrude Mawson.

Commemorated on Page 86 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:

KINGSTON (ST. MARY'S) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot 4, Plot Mawson, Plan 4, Section 2, Row T

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