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Squadron Leader GEORGE JOHNSTONE LAIRD

Service Number: J/4896
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Canadian Air Force

427 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 31 March 1944

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HOTTON WAR CEMETERY

XII. B. 3.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Additional Info Son of George J. and Isabella M. Laird, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; husband of Elma Laird.
  • Personal Inscription I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH
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Buried or commemorated at

HOTTON WAR CEMETERY
Luxembourg Belgium
Number of casualties: 668
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