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Eric Robert McDowall

In memory of:

Squadron Leader Eric Robert McDowall

October 16, 1958
Camp Borden, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

20462

Age:

44

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Air Training Command Headquarters

Citation(s):

Distinguished Flying Cross, Canadian Forces Decoration, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star and Clasp, Italy Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal, Coronation Medal

Additional Information


Born:

March 23, 1914
Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

October 1, 1946
Sea Island, British Columbia

Son of Eric and Florence McDowall of Victoria, British Columbia. Husband of Marie (nee Vinter) McDowall and father of Carol Linda and Eric Bruce McDowall of Trenton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 110 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:

VICTORIA (ROYAL OAK) BURIAL PARK
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

No. 32; B Garden of Remembrance

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Squadron Leader Eric Robert McDowall, DFC, CD– Squadron Leader Eric Robert McDowall, DFC, CD in service uniform.

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