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Alexander Carruthers

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Alexander Carruthers

March 12, 1943
Flagnières, Marne, France

Military Service

Service Number:

J/16064

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

214 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

May 13, 1914
Duryea, Pennsylvania

Enlistment:

February 10, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of James D. and Agnes D. Carruthers, of Tonawanda, New York.

He had service in Canada and Great Britain. He had 752 days of service, including 484 days overseas.

Commemorated on Page 144 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHALONS-SUR-MARNE EAST CEMETERY
Marne, France

Grave Reference:

Sec. I. Coll. grave 1591.

Location:

Chalons-sur-Marne is the chief town in the Department of the Marne. The CHALONS-SUR-MARNE EAST CEMETERY lies on the east side of the town approximately 1.5 kilometres east of the railway station.

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– Pilot Officer Alexander Carruthers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Alexander Carruthers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Alexander Carruthers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Alexander Carruthers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Alexander Carruthers– PO Alexander Carruthers, RCAF circa 1943 He made the supreme sacrifice and his family will never forget him.

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    Photo of Alexander Carruthers – PO Alexander Carruthers, RCAF circa 1943 He made the supreme sacrifice and his family will never forget him.
  • Stirling Bomber– "Stirling Bomber" The type of aircraft Pilot Officer Carruthers was flying when shot down on March 12, 1943.

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    Stirling Bomber
    Stirling Bomber – "Stirling Bomber" The type of aircraft Pilot Officer Carruthers was flying when shot down on March 12, 1943.
  • Gravemarker– Gravestone at Chalons-Sur-Marne Cemetary in Marne, France

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    Gravemarker – Gravestone at Chalons-Sur-Marne Cemetary in Marne, France

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