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David Richard Axler

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman David Richard Axler

January 15, 1941

Military Service


Service Number:

R/71565

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information


Son of Samuel and Celia L. Axler, of Brantford.

Commemorated on Page 22 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BRANTFORD JEWISH CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Album of Honour for Brant County  World War 11 1939 -1945
Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by
Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of David Richard Axler– Enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in March 1940, he began his training as a pilot at Brandon, Manitoba and wenton to various other Western stations. Died as a result of an aircrash at N.O. ( E.F.T.S. at Maidstone's Field on January 15, 1941.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. 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
  • Obituary– David Axler is honoured on page 7 of the memorial book,
CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,
compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948.  
This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume.  For additional information about these archival records, please contact:
The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 
1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)
telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 
facsimile:  514-931-0548 
website:     www.cjc.ca
  • Album Cover– Album of Honour for Brant County  World War 11 1939 -1945
Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by
Operation Picture Me

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