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Lorne Sinclair McMurchy

In memory of:

Flying Officer Lorne Sinclair McMurchy

June 22, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/25893

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

9 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of John Sinclair McMurchy and Winnifred Annie McMurchy; husband of Lucy Adele McMurchy, of Calgary, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 390 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

XIV. H. 16.

Location:

Groesbeek is located 10 km south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 km north of the village and 1500 metres east of the main road to Nijmegen. On leaving the A73 motorway at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek follow directions to Mook. Follow direction signs towards Mook War cemetery. After passing Mook War cemetery continue to the village of Groesbeek to a set of traffic lights. Turn left at the lights onto Dorpstraat passing through Groesbeek. The road name then changes to Molenweg. A Commonwealth War Graves Commission direction sign indicates the right hand turning from Molenweg onto the Zeven Heuvelenweg. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is located on the right hand side, about 1 km after entering this road. On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words:
Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus, We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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

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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
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Lorne Sinclair McMurchy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Lorne Sinclair McMurchy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Lorne Sinclair McMurchy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Lorne Sinclair McMurchy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of LORNE SINCLAIR MCMURCHY– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of LORNE SINCLAIR MCMURCHY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of LORNE SINCLAIR MCMURCHY– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of LORNE SINCLAIR MCMURCHY
    Photo of LORNE SINCLAIR MCMURCHY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Notification of death– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Notification of death
    Notification of death – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Correspondence
    Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker
  • Photo of Lorne McMurchy

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    Photo of Lorne McMurchy
    Photo of Lorne McMurchy
  • Family Photo– Lorne (in the back) and his family. Just before Lorne stands his brother Ronald, his father John Sinclair, his sister Blanche and their mother Winnifred.

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    Family Photo
    Family Photo – Lorne (in the back) and his family. Just before Lorne stands his brother Ronald, his father John Sinclair, his sister Blanche and their mother Winnifred.
  • Lorne and his nephew– Lorne and his three year old nephew Tory, just before he had to go to Europe. This picture was taken in 1943.

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    Lorne and his nephew
    Lorne and his nephew – Lorne and his three year old nephew Tory, just before he had to go to Europe. This picture was taken in 1943.
  • Adoption Papers– the official adoption paper that was signed on 8 october 1947. Here in Groesbeek they asked families just after the war to keep in repair the graves of the soldiers and so a Dutch family adopted the grave of Lorne McMurchy untill now.

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    Adoption Papers
    Adoption Papers – the official adoption paper that was signed on 8 october 1947. Here in Groesbeek they asked families just after the war to keep in repair the graves of the soldiers and so a Dutch family adopted the grave of Lorne McMurchy untill now.
  • Grave Marker 2– The girls put some flowers on the grave in 1946/1947.

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    Grave Marker 2
    Grave Marker 2 – The girls put some flowers on the grave in 1946/1947.
  • Grave Marker 3– Here two other family members Henk and Annie at the grave of Lorne.

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    Grave Marker 3
    Grave Marker 3 – Here two other family members Henk and Annie at the grave of Lorne.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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