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James Carswell

In memory of:

W.O.I Air Bomber James Carswell

August 21, 1944
Prezid, Yugoslavia

Military Service

Service Number:

R/152469

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

150 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Citation(s):

1939-1943 Star with Clasp, 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and Operational wings.

Additional Information

Born:

June 9, 1922
Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment:

February 7, 1942
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of Charles and Margaret Carswell, of Mimico, Ontario.

He had service in Canada and in Great Britain.

Commemorated on Page 269 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY
Serbia

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 6. B. 1-5.

Location:

BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY is in the Uliga Baju Sekulica, in the city's Fifth Region, and is on the edge of the New Yugoslav Cemetery (Novo Groblije).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– WO I Air Bomber James Carswell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – WO I Air Bomber James Carswell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– WO I Air Bomber James Carswell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – WO I Air Bomber James Carswell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– 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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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of JAMES CARSWELL– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES CARSWELL – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES CARSWELL– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES CARSWELL – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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