Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Gerald Russell Avey

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Gerald Russell Avey

March 5, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/99993

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

100 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Avey, of Norwich, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 133 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LONG BENNINGTON (ST. SWITHUN) CHURCHYARD
Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Grave B.1.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Gerald Russell Avey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Gerald Russell Avey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Gerald Russell Avey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Gerald Russell Avey 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

    Details

    Memorial
    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 Gerald Russell Avey– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of Gerald Russell Avey
    Photo of Gerald Russell Avey – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation Paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Attestation Paper
    Attestation Paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Document
    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Correspondence
    Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Document
    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Document
    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Document
    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Document
    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Gerald Russell Avey– Gerald at 28 OTU

    Details

    Photo of Gerald Russell Avey
    Photo of Gerald Russell Avey – Gerald at 28 OTU
  • Photo of Gerald Russell Avey

    Details

    Photo of Gerald Russell Avey
    Photo of Gerald Russell Avey
  • Grave Marker

    Details

    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker
  • Group photo– The last crew of Lancaster ED 549 100 Squadron

    Details

    Group photo
    Group photo – The last crew of Lancaster ED 549 100 Squadron
  • Photo of GERALD RUSSELL AVEY– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of GERALD RUSSELL AVEY
    Photo of GERALD RUSSELL AVEY – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: