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Alexander Lindsay

In memory of:

Flying Officer Alexander Lindsay

July 27, 1944
St Ignat, France

Military Service

Service Number:

J/27428

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

630 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

February 10, 1918
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

February 11, 1942
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of William and Margaret Lindsay of Glasgow, Scotland.

Brother of James Lindsay who was killed in action on October 14, 1944 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Commemorated on Page 366 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CLERMONT-FERRAND (DES CARMES-DECHAUX) COMMUNAL CEM
Puy-de-Dome, France

Grave Reference:

Row B. Coll. grave 3-4.

Location:

Clermont-Ferrand is in the Department of the Puy-de-Dome, in central France. The Des Carmes-Dechaux cemetery is in the north-eastern part of the town, the main entrance being off the Place des Carmes-Dechaux.

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 Alexander Lindsay is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Alexander Lindsay is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Letter – 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
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ALEXANDER LINDSAY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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