Gravestones of Corporal Herbert Elkin and Aircraftsman 2nd class Lawrence Truesdale
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© 2020 Neil Burgess, Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland & Labrador Inc.
The graves of Corporal Herbert Elkin and Aircraftsman 2nd class Lawrence W. Truesdale, both of the Royal Canadian Air Force, are located in the Gander War Cemetery in Gander, NL.
The inscriptions on both their gravestones read:
“Greater love hath no man than this – that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
The grave of their comrade Aircraftsman 2nd class Thomas H. Cummings is located just beside them.
This military cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.