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Alfred Charles Cornell

In memory of:

Sergeant Alfred Charles Cornell

January 26, 1942
Kingston, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

R/105098

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Additional Information

Born:

March 22, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

May 16, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Alfred Charles and Dora (nee Ellicott) Cornell, of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Betty Dorothy (nee Ruddell) Cornell and father of Carl, Craig and Keith of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 66 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (ST. JOHN'S NORWAY) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 15. Range 1. Plot 19.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ALFRED CHARLES CORNELL– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ALFRED CHARLES CORNELL – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Alfred Cornell– Dad in front of a Harvard trainer on the day he received his wings. He was killed in a crash near Kingston when his Harvard went down near the Penitentary.

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    Photo of Alfred Cornell – Dad in front of a Harvard trainer on the day he received his wings. He was killed in a crash near Kingston when his Harvard went down near the Penitentary.
  • 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
  • Ceremony– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Ceremony – 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
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter of recommendation
    Letter of recommendation – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter of recommendation
    Letter of recommendation – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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