In memory of

Flying Officer

Theodore Alwyn Seeman

who died on 28 Jul 1946

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit Royal Canadian Air Force
  Rank Flying Officer
  Service number J51728
  Date of death 19460728
  Cause of death died in a training accident
Narrative history
  J51728 Flying Officer (RCAF pilot) (Theodore) Alwyn Seeman (b.1915) of Theodore died 19460728 and is buried at Brookside cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Seeman enlisted as an instrument technician and worked installing Link trainers, etc., but transferred to aircrew for training as a pilot early in 1945. Seeman's Harvard crashed near Cyrville, Ontario, on a practice flight from AFHQ at Uplands, Ottawa. He was the only son of Waldo Theodore and Edith Violet (Foster) Seeman who farmed at Theodore. He was a grandson of the man who named the Theodore post office, and left a wife Ruth Isobel (Larmour) at Ottawa (she was a native of Winnipeg). Alwyn was educated at Theodore and Yorkton collegiate and was farming with his family when he enlisted at Regina in 1937.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 275 - Insinger
  Cemetery or memorial location Brookside cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba    

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  Honour roll location(s) Theodore
  Geo-memorial Seeman Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.7667°N / 106.25°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74O16
  Geo-memorial details South of Scott Lake and east of Tazin Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19150629
  Place of birth Theodore    
  Date of enlistment 19370608
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Theodore    
  Occupation farmer
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