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Rob McSorley

In memory of:

Flying Officer Rob McSorley

November 26, 1943
Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Military Service

Service Number:

J/21393

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

625 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

April 12, 1921
London, England

Enlistment:

July 25, 1940
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Charles Herbert and Elizabeth Florence (nee Stanisford) McSorley, of Verdun, Quebec. Brother of Malcolm, Arthur and Jean.

Commemorated on Page 193 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

APELDOORN (UGCHELEN-HEIDEHOF) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 4. Coll. grave 294-298.

Location:

Apeldoorn is a town in the province of Gelderland, lying about 40 kilometres east of Amersfoort and 24 kilometres north of Arnhem. Ugchelen, where the cemetery is situated, is about 5 kilometres south of Apeldoorn. The APELDOORN (UGCHELEN-HEIDEHOF) GENERAL CEMETERY is east of the village, on the road to Beekbergen. The Commonwealth plot is on the north-western side of the entrance.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Photo of grave marker courtesy of Frans van Cappellen.

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    Grave Marker – Photo of grave marker courtesy of Frans van Cappellen.
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Rob McSorley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Rob McSorley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Rob McSorley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Rob McSorley 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

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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 Rob Mcsorley– Photo taken about 1943

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    Photo of Rob Mcsorley – Photo taken about 1943
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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