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Bernard Bercuson

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Bernard Bercuson

August 17, 1944
Baltic Sea near Langeland, Denmark

Military Service


Service Number:

J/88065

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

433 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

July 2, 1916
Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment:

January 1, 1941

Son of Jack and Sarah Bercuson of Calgary, Alberta. Husband of Adele Bercuson, of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 248 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MAGLEBY CHURCHYARD
Denmark

Grave Reference:

A. 11. 35.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Letter– Letter to wife re memorial service in Magleby Cemetery
  • Grave marker– Photo of grave marker found on www.airmen.dk
  • Other– Memorial wall in Magleby cemetery erected by residents of the area to :Allied airmen who lost their lives during the occupation.   Photo on www.airmen.dk
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Bernard Bercuson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Bernard Bercuson 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
  • Photo of BERNARD BERCUSON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Service Book– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bernard Bercuson– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bernard Bercuson– Bernard Bercuson is honoured on page 13 of the memorial book,
CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,
compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948.  
This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume.  For additional information about these archival records, please contact:
The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 
1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)
telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 
facsimile:  514-931-0548 
website:     www.cjc.ca
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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