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Robert Cresswell Marchant

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Robert Cresswell Marchant

June 26, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/92040

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Herbert and Nellie Marchant, of Shalalth, British Columbia, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 94 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TERSCHELLING (WESTERSCHELLING) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Grave 48.

Location:

Terschelling, an island at the entrance to the Ijsselmeer (Zuyder Zee), belongs to the Frisian group which lies off the north coast of Holland. Westerschelling is the main village and port on the island, and is reached by ferry boat from Harlingen on the mainland. The TERSCHELLING (WESTERSCHELLING) GENERAL CEMETERY is 2 kilometres north-west of the village in the sand dunes. The British, Commonwealth and Allied graves occupy a full length row on the left of the main path as you enter, and a short row on the right of this path at the far end of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Robert Cresswell Marchant is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Robert Cresswell Marchant is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Robert Cresswell Marchant is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Robert Cresswell Marchant 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
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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Vancouver Sun. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Vancouver Sun. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Cemetery– Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave marker– Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave marker – Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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