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Archibald Roy McCurdy

In memory of:

Flying Officer Archibald Roy McCurdy

April 21, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

C/17966

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

225 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Archibald G. and Mary M. McCurdy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 541 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Panel 279.

Location:

During the Second World War more than 116,000 men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth gave their lives in service. More than 17,000 of these were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, or Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force. Approximately one-third of all who died have no known grave. Of these, 20,450 are commemorated by name on the Runnymede Memorial, which is situated at Englefield Green, near Egham, 32 kilometers by road west of London.

The design of the Runnymede Memorial is original and striking. On the crest of Cooper's Hill, overlooking the Thames, a square tower dominates a cloister, in the centre of which rests the Stone of Remembrance. The cloistered walks terminate in two lookouts, one facing towards Windsor, and the other towards London Airport at Heathrow. The names of the dead are inscribed on the stone reveals of the narrow windows in the cloisters and the lookouts. They include those of 3,050 Canadian airmen. Above the three-arched entrance to the cloister is a great stone eagle with the Royal Air Force motto, Per Ardua ad Astra". On each side is the inscription:

IN THIS CLOISTER ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF TWENTY THOUSAND AIRMEN WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM IN RAID AND SORTIE OVER THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE LANDS AND SEAS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN EUROPE

In the tower a vaulted shrine, which provides a quiet place for contemplation, contains illuminated verses by Paul H. Scott."

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of ARCHIBALD ROY MCCURDY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ARCHIBALD ROY MCCURDY
    Photo of ARCHIBALD ROY MCCURDY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– 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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    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Stained Glass Window– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2643 F/O Archibald Roy McCurdy (RMC 1938) was the son of Archibald G. and Mary M. McCurdy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He died on Apr 21, 1945 at 25 years of age. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 225 Sqdn. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom Panel 279.

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2643 F/O Archibald Roy McCurdy (RMC 1938) was the son of Archibald G. and Mary M. McCurdy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He died on Apr 21, 1945 at 25 years of age. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 225 Sqdn. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom Panel 279.
  • Plaque– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2643 F/O Archibald Roy McCurdy (RMC 1938) was the son of Archibald G. and Mary M. McCurdy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He died on Apr 21, 1945 at 25 years of age. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 225 Sqdn. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom Panel 279.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2643 F/O Archibald Roy McCurdy (RMC 1938) was the son of Archibald G. and Mary M. McCurdy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He died on Apr 21, 1945 at 25 years of age. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 225 Sqdn. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom Panel 279.
  • Memorial Arch– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2643 F/O Archibald Roy McCurdy (RMC 1938) was the son of Archibald G. and Mary M. McCurdy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He died on Apr 21, 1945 at 25 years of age. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 225 Sqdn. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom Panel 279.

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    Memorial Arch
    Memorial Arch – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2643 F/O Archibald Roy McCurdy (RMC 1938) was the son of Archibald G. and Mary M. McCurdy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He died on Apr 21, 1945 at 25 years of age. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 225 Sqdn. His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom Panel 279.

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