Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Francis William Darragh

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class I Francis William Darragh

August 21, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

3027

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Daniel A. Darragh and Ellen Darragh, of Ottawa; husband of Ethel Ida Darragh, of Ottawa.

Commemorated on Page 286 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 17A. Lot 135. Grave 1.

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of FRANCIS WILLIAM DARRAGH– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of FRANCIS WILLIAM DARRAGH
    Photo of FRANCIS WILLIAM DARRAGH – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Other
    Other – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker
  • Grave marker

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Honour Roll– Lisgar Collegiate honour roll

    Details

    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – Lisgar Collegiate honour roll

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: