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Military service
Service number:
J/7453
Age:
24
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
145 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Birth:
December 6, 1918
Turtleford, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
October 2, 1941
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Death:
August 15, 1943
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Column 271.
Additional information
Son of David A. and Mabel A. Carswell, of Turtleford, Saskatchewan.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer James Richard Carswell
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Plaque
Bronze plaque that is mounted at the lake named after him in Northern Saskatchewan (Carswell Lake). Plaque was mounted by his sisters (Audrey Armstrong, Lillian Parks and Mildred Mills). <P> James is mentioned in the book "Hurricanes Over The Sand" by Michel Lavigne and W/C James F.Edwards which contains photos of Jim and his plane "Turtleford" and several facts regarding this fighter pilot during the North African battle. -
Photo of JAMES RICHARD CARSWELL
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Biography
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Flying Officer James Richard Carswell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer James Richard Carswell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer James Richard Carswell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 144 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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