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Military service
Service number:
J/94600
Age:
24
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
434 Sqdn.
Birth:
March 27, 1920
Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
July 29, 1941
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
December 18, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. B. 17.
Additional information
Son of Alexander and Mabel Kurtzhals, of Salmo, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
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Photo of ALLAN EDWARD KURTZHALS
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Group Photo
Allen is in the back row centre. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Letter
Letter to parents re recollection of P/O (WAG) Herbert Brown of Alberta, the only crew member who was able to bail out of the aircraft. Final investigation showed that a collision of Halifaxes resulted in this loss. Additional information and photos about crashes are available on the following website: http://www.rcaf434squadron.com/crash-sites-memorials/crash-sites-failed-to-return/12642860 -
Grave marker
Photo courtesy of Des Philippet (find-a-grave) -
Essay
Circumstances of the Last Flight: a daylight raid over Duisberg, Germany. [researcher G. E. Chase] -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Identification
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Service Book
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Group Photo
Group photo of the 104 crew flying Halifax NR-118 “WL-U” in 434 Squadron -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.January 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Allan Edward Kurtzhals
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 356 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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