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Bruce Leroy Parkinson Pollock

In memory of:

Flying Officer Bruce Leroy Parkinson Pollock

June 17, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/12059

Age:

30

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of James Alexander and Martha Parkinson Pollock, of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. B.Sc.

Commemorated on Page 204 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BASRA WAR CEMETERY
Iraq

Grave Reference:

8. L. 6.

Location:

The cemetery is about 8 kilometres north-west of Basra, a town on the west bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, 90 kilometres from its mouth in the Persian Gulf. Note: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission strongly advises that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office should be contacted before attempting to visit Iraq. Their details are as follows:
Travel Advice Unit Consular Division Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
London, England
SW1A 2AF
Tel: 0207 008 0232/0233
Fax: 0207 008 0164

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the St Catharines Standard c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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