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J E GAUNT — Fleet Air Arm

1943-06-03 · USA · Canada

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Name: J E GAUNT
Rank: Lieutenant
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RCNVR
Squadron: 1830 Squadron, Quonset Point
Ship/station: H.M.C.S. Asbury (R.C.N.)
Date of death: 1943-06-03
Aircraft: Corsair JT116
Place of death: USA
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery, Ontario
Commemoration details: Section 19, Lot 496
Family details: Son of Elizabeth Gaunt of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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