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Name

Norman Rule McGregor Mitchinson

Born

1919-09-14

Birth Place

Welland, ON

Occupation

Electrician

Religion

Church of England

Died

2008-08-22

Death Place

Awards

Mentioned in Dispatches for actions at the Combined Opertions Raid on Dieppe. He was also presented to HRH Queen Elizabeth and was one of the first recipients of the Ontario Medal of Good Citizenship.

Cemetery

Lundy’s Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

RCNV8986

Highest Rank

Leading Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

HMCS Skeena



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.


Online Collections Link




Notes

Served on H.M.C.S. Skeena. Norman was one of only a few Canadians to have participated in six major invasions of the Second World War: Dieppe, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, D-Day (Normandy) and Southern France.




Sources & Links

- Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection
- Find a Grave



News Clippings


Norman Mitchinson Dieppe letter, newspaper clipping
Norman Mitchinson Dieppe letter, newspaper clipping
Norman Mitchinson
Norman Mitchinson

LS Norman Mitchenson (Front 2nd from L)
LS Norman Mitchenson (Front 2nd from L)
Norman Mitchinson Dieppe letter, newspaper clipping
Norman Mitchinson Dieppe letter, newspaper clipping
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Military Patch
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