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Bruce Norman Reed

In memory of:

Flying Officer Bruce Norman Reed

March 28, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/88627

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

113 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

June 26, 1922
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 19, 1942
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Middleton and Ethel Reed of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 557 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
Myanmar

Grave Reference:

25. E. 5.

Location:

TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY is outside Yangon (formerly Rangoon, Burma), near the airport and immediately adjoining the village of Taukkyan. It is on PY1 road (formerly Prome Road), about 35 kilometres north of the city from which it is easily accessible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Toronto Telegram. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Toronto Telegram. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bruce Norman Reed– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Bruce Norman Reed
    Photo of Bruce Norman Reed – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– This plaque as well as chimes were installed, after World War II, in Collier Street United Church, Barrie, Ontario, to commemorate members of the congregation who died in the war, including Flying Officer Bruce Reed. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2019.)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – This plaque as well as chimes were installed, after World War II, in Collier Street United Church, Barrie, Ontario, to commemorate members of the congregation who died in the war, including Flying Officer Bruce Reed. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2019.)

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