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

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

Fallen Comrades of the Royal Canadian Air Force

• Warrant Officer Class II
  PETTES, GEORGE DELSON
  23 February 1944
  ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
  
• Sergeant
  REYNOLDS, VERNON ELMER
  4 January 1942
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Pilot Officer
  SCOTT, FREDERICK ARTHUR
  4 January 1942
  ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
  
• Flight Lieutenant
  REIF, ARNDT WALTHER
  23 December 1944
  RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  TUHKANEN, WALTER
  26 November 1942
  OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
  
• Leading Aircraftman
  BRIMBERRY, PAUL RUSSELL
  20 October 1941
  AKRON (ROSE HILL) BURIAL PARK
  
• Flying Officer
  ARMOUR, EDSON GILROY
  18 March 1944
  HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY
  
• Sergeant
  BURNSIDE, DAVID GEORGE DAVIDSON
  3 September 1943
  JURBY (ST. PATRICK) CHURCHYARD
  
• Flight Sergeant
  STEVENSON, WILLIAM JAMES
  8 April 1942
  ANDOVER CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  GARDNER, JOHN EDWARD
  29 July 1944
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Flying Officer
  FLATT, WILLIAM HENRY
  23 June 1943
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Sergeant
  BARKER, ALFRED CYRIL SEYMOUR
  1 July 1944
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL