Guide to the Cold War Memorial

The Cold War Memorial commemorates over 900 members of Canada's Air Force who died during the Cold War between the late 1940's and 1989. The primary feature of the Memorial is the searchable database that includes an alphabetical listing of every individual, along with their Name, Rank, Awards, Squadron/Unit, Event, Cemetery, Date of Death and Age.

Navigating the Memorial

At the top of the Memorial page is a Alphabetical list of letter links. Clicking on one of these letters will display all the surnames that start with that letter. The Search field can also be used to enter specific names, such as firstnames or lastnames. For best results use single words with no blank spaces. Click Reset to restore the display.

The listing also includes an abbreviation of the Rank and Awards. For convenience the full description of each abbreviation is included below.

Awards

• AFC: Air Force Cross
• CD: Canadian Forces' Decoration
• DFC: Distinguished Flying Cross
• DFM: Distinguished Flying Medal
• DSO: Distinguished Service Order
• GM: George Medal
• MC: Military Cross
• OBE: Order of the British Empire

Rank

• AC1: Aircraftman 1st Class
• AC2: Aircraftman 2nd Class
• Air Cdre: Air Commodore
• AVM: Air Vice Marshall
• Capt: Captain
• Col: Colonel
• Cpl: Corporal
• F/C: Flight Cadet
• F/L: Flight Lieutenant
• F/Sgt: Flight Sergeant
• F/O: Flying Officer
• G/C: Group Captain
• LAC: Leading Aircraftman
• Lt: Lieutenant

• LCol: Lieutenant Colonel
• 2Lt: Second Lieutenant
• S/Lt: Sub-Lieutenant
• Maj: Major
• MCpl: Master Corporal
• MWO: Master Warrant Officer
• OCdt: Officer Cadet
• P/O: Pilot Officer
• Pte: Private
• Sgt: Sergeant
• S/L: Squadron Leader
• WO: Warrant Officer
• WO1: Warrant Officer Class1
• W/C: Wing Commander