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Alfred Kirby

In memory of:

Observer Alfred Kirby

August 9, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/95300

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Edmund Cecil and Catherine Edith Kirby, of Transcona, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 87 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FETTERCAIRN CEMETERY
Kincardineshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. D. Grave 17.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial– Observer Alfred Kirby is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Observer Alfred Kirby is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Observer Alfred Kirby is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Observer Alfred Kirby 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
  • Grave marker– Alfred Kirby grave at Fettercairn Cemetery, Kincardine, Scotland, taken 8 July 2004.

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    Grave marker – Alfred Kirby grave at Fettercairn Cemetery, Kincardine, Scotland, taken 8 July 2004.

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