Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Desmond Purcell
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant James Desmond Purcell
August 25, 1942
Military Service
R/69899
32
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
459 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Son of James Joseph Purcell and of Elizabeth Purcell (nee Carpenter), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Commemorated on Page 108 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
1. H. 1.
Tel-el-Kebir lies 110 kilometres north-north-east of Cairo and 75 kilometres south of Port Said. The War Memorial Cemetery is situated about 175 metres east of the railway station and the Ismailia(Sweet Water)Canal.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of James Desmond Purcell (known as Des) -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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