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Richard Murray Trites

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites

January 18, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/7919

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

464 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Raleigh and Isobel Isla Trites, of Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 571 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 1. Row B. Grave 28A.

Location:

Merville is a village 15 kilometres north of Bethune and 20 kilometres south-east of Armentieres. The MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the north-east side of the village on the north side of the road to Neuf-Berquin. The Extension, which has a separate entrance, is on the eastern side of the Communal Cemetery.

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

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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– Sackville War Memorial. Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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    Memorial – Sackville War Memorial. Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Richard Murray Trites– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Richard Murray Trites – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Richard Trites– In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Richard Trites – In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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