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Pilot Officer Lewis Johnston Burpee

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Pilot Officer Lewis Johnston Burpee

Birth
Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
17 May 1943 (aged 25)
Gilze en Rijen Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Bergen op Zoom, Bergen op Zoom Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Add to Map
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23. B. 3.
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Military Service
Service Number: J/17115
Age: 25
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 617 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Honours and Awards:
Distinguished Flying Medal

Pilot Officer / Pilot.

Lewis was killed in action when attacking the Ruhr dams during the famous Dambusters Raid.

Husband of Lillian Emily (nee Westwood) Burpee, of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Alice Rosalind (Burpee) Kopp (1920-2006) and Matthew Orme Burpee (1921-2003).
Military Service
Service Number: J/17115
Age: 25
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 617 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Honours and Awards:
Distinguished Flying Medal

Pilot Officer / Pilot.

Lewis was killed in action when attacking the Ruhr dams during the famous Dambusters Raid.

Husband of Lillian Emily (nee Westwood) Burpee, of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Alice Rosalind (Burpee) Kopp (1920-2006) and Matthew Orme Burpee (1921-2003).

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INTO THE MOSAIC OF VICTORY WE PLACED OUR MOST PRECIOUS PIECE. WIFE AND SON.

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