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Russell William Townsend

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Russell William Townsend

June 29, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/92330

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

78 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of George and Ruby Townsend, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 221 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MAASTRICHT GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Row 4. Grave 158.

Location:

Maastricht is a large town on the River Maas, close to the Belgian frontier, 40 kilometres north of Liege in Belgium. The MAASTRICHT GENERAL CEMETERY is some 3 kilometres south-west of the town on the west side of the road to Tongres, in Belgium. The war graves are in an extension on the north-east side of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– 22 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca

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    Grave marker – 22 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
  • 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 the Vancouver Sun. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Sun. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Russell William Townsend is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Russell William Townsend is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Russell William Townsend is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Russell William Townsend 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

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