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Son of Alexander and Lorraine McIntyre, of Dryden, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Alexander Russell McIntyre
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Alexander Russell McIntyre
Russell McIntyre
Birth: April 1, 1923
Death: December 13, 1943
Russell enlisted with the R.C.A.F. and trained at the No. 5 Air observer station in Winnipeg. In June 1943, he graduated with a gold identification disc by the R.C.A.F authorities for having graduated first in his class of 27. The ceremonies were attended by his parents, his younger sister Catherine, Mrs. D.E. Scott (wife of teacher of DHS), and others from the Dryden community.
Later that year, Russell was stationed in England. While in England, he wrote to his parents that he had visited the Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, and Westminster Abbey, where he saw the tomb of Neville Chamberlain.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Alexander Russell McIntyre
Birth: April 1, 1923
Death: December 13, 1943
Russell enlisted with the R.C.A.F. and trained at the No. 5 Air observer station in Winnipeg. In June 1943, he graduated with a gold identification disc by the R.C.A.F authorities for having graduated first in his class of 27. The ceremonies were attended by his parents, his younger sister Catherine, Mrs. D.E. Scott (wife of teacher of DHS), and others from the Dryden community.
Later that year, Russell was stationed in England. While in England, he wrote to his parents that he had visited the Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, and Westminster Abbey, where he saw the tomb of Neville Chamberlain.
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Russell McIntyre Birth: April 1, 1923 Death: December 13, 1943 Russell enlisted with the R.C.A.F. and trained at the No. 5 Air observer station in Winnipeg. In June 1943, he graduated with a gold identification disc by the R.C.A.F authorities for having graduated first in his class of 27. The ceremonies were attended by his parents, his younger sister Catherine, Mrs. D.E. Scott (wife of teacher of DHS), and others from the Dryden community. Later that year, Russell was stationed in England. While in England, he wrote to his parents that he had visited the Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, and Westminster Abbey, where he saw the tomb of Neville Chamberlain.
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Birth: April 1, 1923 Death: December 13, 1943 Russell enlisted with the R.C.A.F. and trained at the No. 5 Air observer station in Winnipeg. In June 1943, he graduated with a gold identification disc by the R.C.A.F authorities for having graduated first in his class of 27. The ceremonies were attended by his parents, his younger sister Catherine, Mrs. D.E. Scott (wife of teacher of DHS), and others from the Dryden community. Later that year, Russell was stationed in England. While in England, he wrote to his parents that he had visited the Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, and Westminster Abbey, where he saw the tomb of Neville Chamberlain.
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P/O A. R. McIntyre's Memorial Cross
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Alexander Russell McIntyre is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Alexander Russell McIntyre is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Commemorated on:
Page 190 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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