Flying Officer
MAURICE GEORGE (M G) GANT

• Flying Officer MAURICE GEORGE GANT's Story

• 	Born 14 August 1923 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  	Occupation Worked as a Student in Accounts prior to enlisting.
  	Enlisted 6 November 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba | Age: 19 years
  	Buried 27 March 1945 - LEEK (ZEVENHUIZEN)-GENERAL-CEMETERY | Age: 21 years

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Interesting Facts

• Son of Maurice D. and Sophia Gant, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Flying Officer Gant spoke english, german, and french according to his Attestation papers. He died in a plane crash on 27 March 1945.

  There is a book written about the plane crash and reference Sources are available in the Media section of his profile.

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  A bombing mission to Berlin, with a fatal outcome March 27, 1945

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  Een bombardements-missie naar Berlijn, met fatale afloop 27 maart 1945(A bombing[...]

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Fallen Soldiers from Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada

• Flying Officer
  HARACZAY, WALTER
  8 July 1944
  BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
  
• Sergeant Pilot
  GORDON, JAMES
  8 July 1941
  BASSINGBOURN CUM KNEESWORTH CEMETERY
  
• Leading Aircraftman
  DYKER, ALLAN LLOYD
  25 June 1943
  WINNIPEG (ELMWOOD) CEMETERY
  
• Private
  BERRYHILL, ROY THOMAS
  26 September 1916
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  
• Lance Sergeant
  FOX, JOHN ELWOOD
  24 January 1942
  BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
  
• Rifleman
  SARUK, EMIL
  6 June 1944
  BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
  
• Sergeant
  MCCRON, SAMUEL LORNE WILFRED
  30 November 1944
  BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  GANT, MAURICE GEORGE
  27 March 1945
  LEEK (ZEVENHUIZEN)-GENERAL-CEMETERY
  
• Captain
  BURBIDGE, GEORGE WHEELOCK
  4 March 1943
  CASSINO MEMORIAL
  
• Sergeant (Air Observer)
  EASTON, HERBERT ROBINSON
  8 April 1941
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Flying Officer
  TACKABERRY, HAROLD GORDON
  1 June 1944
  SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
  
• Flight Lieutenant
  COLLEDGE, WILLIAM WILSON
  1 July 1943
  BATH (HAYCOMBE) CEMETERY
  

Fallen Comrades of the Royal Canadian Air Force

• Flight Sergeant
  MILLER, WILLIAM DOUGLAS
  29 September 1943
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Flight Sergeant
  MONYPENNY, ERIC BURKE
  12 May 1943
  TORONTO (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  DITZLER, DONALD WILLOUGHBY
  3 November 1943
  RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  EDWARDS, EMERY KENNETH
  22 May 1943
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Flight Lieutenant
  THOMPSON, EDWARD
  22 April 1943
  OTTAWA MEMORIAL
  
• Flying Officer
  YOUNG, DONALD SIDNEY THOMSON
  27 September 1940
  SAINT JOHN (FERNHILL) CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  FOSTER, JOHN ELWOOD
  5 August 1945
  BRACEBRIDGE (UNITED CHURCH) CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  WINTERS, ARTHUR HENRY
  20 May 1942
  ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
  
• Warrant Officer Class II
  STEWART, ROBERT WILLIAM
  15 December 1942
  BOLDRE (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD
  
• Pilot Officer
  MCINNES, COLIN HARVEY
  5 January 1945
  HANOVER WAR CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  LENICHEK, VICTOR RAYMOND
  27 July 1942
  HAMBURG CEMETERY
  
• Sergeant
  GUGINS, CLARENCE WALTER
  24 February 1944
  HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY