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Wilfred Raymond Russ Shore

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Wilfred Raymond Russ Shore

November 11, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

4417

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

161 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Thomas and Eva Annie Shore, of Ryde, Isle of Wight.

Commemorated on Page 213 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. DESIR WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

VII. A. 10.

Location:

St Desir is a village on the N13 to Caen, 4 kilometres west of Lisieux. The war cemetery is about one kilometre west of the village and lies on a secondary road, the D159.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILFRED RAYMOND RUSS SHORE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILFRED RAYMOND RUSS SHORE – 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
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Chilliwack Progress. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Chilliwack Progress. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • 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
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Wilfred Raymond Russ Shore is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Wilfred Raymond Russ Shore is 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
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Wilfred Raymond Russ Shore is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Wilfred Raymond Russ Shore is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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