In memory of

Flying Officer

Donald Anderson Staples

who died on 2 Nov 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
  Rank Flying Officer
  Service number J35924
  Date of death 19441102
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  J35924 Flying Officer (No. 408 Goose Squadron RCAF navigator) Donald Anderson Staples (b.1919) of Regina was KIA 19441102 and is buried at Leopoldsburg war cemetery northeast of Leuven, Limburg, Belgium. Staples' Halifax was shot down at Fosses during a night raid on Dusseldorf, Germany. He was the son of John Thomas, a barber, and Jean Murray (Slater) Staples, both Ontarians. Donald attended Albert school and Scott collegiate and was a cashier and mortgage clerk for Huron & Erie when he enlisted at Regina in 1942.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 159 - Sherwood
  Cemetery or memorial location Leopoldsburg war cemetery, Limburg, Belgium    

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  Honour roll location(s) Regina
  Geo-memorial Staples Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 57.6333°N / 102.8667°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64E10
  Geo-memorial details West of Reindeer Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19190211
  Place of birth Regina    
  Date of enlistment 19420407
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Regina    
  Occupation cashier
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