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Albert Gruchy

In memory of:

Sergeant Albert Gruchy

May 16, 1942
Malø Grund Nakskov Fjord, Denmark

Military Service


Service Number:

798608

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Division:

9 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Son of Albert and Elizabeth Maria Gruchy, of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Commemorated on Page 166 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SVINO CHURCHYARD
Denmark

Grave Reference:

Grave 1A.

Location:

Svino is small village in Southern Zealand, overlooking Dybso Fjord, some 90 kilometres south-south-west of Copenhagen. The British Plot is in an extension of the SVINO CHURCHYARD, to the north of the church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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– Sergeant Albert Gruchy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Albert Gruchy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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