Paul Douglas McLaren (1936 - 1962)

Born 2 Nov 1936 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 25 May 1962 at age 25 in Gimli Rural Municipality, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Paul Douglas McLaren was born on November 2, 1936 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, son of Robert Wallace McLaren (1890–1962) and Marjorie Brunton (1900–1987).^[1]

Paul died on May 25, 1962 in Gimli Rural Municipality, Manitoba, Canada, aged 25. He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Brant County Municipality, Ontario.^{[1] [2]}

Military Service

Service Number: 243568

Age: 25

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: RCAF Station Gimli

Enlistment: December 2, 1955 Windsor, Ontario

Son of Robert and Majorie McLaren. Husband of Karen E. McLaren. Father of Paul Dale and Anthony Shawn McLaren. Brother of Robert, John, David McLaren, Daphne Allen and Diane Campbell.

Commemorated on Page 118 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192326963/paul_douglas-mclaren: accessed May 25, 2024), memorial page for Flying Officer Paul Douglas McLaren (2 Nov 1936–25 May 1962), Find A Grave: Memorial #192326963, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Carolyn McDonald (contributor 49661062).
2. ↑ veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80003093?Paul%20Douglas%20McLaren

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