Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Edward Russell Free
In memory of:
Flying Officer Edward Russell Free
June 9, 1943
Military Service
J/10060
30
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
202 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Additional Information
November 27, 1912
Toronto, Ontario
February 25, 1941
Toronto, Ontario
Son of James Edward and Victoria Free. of Toronto. Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 160 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
GIBRALTAR MEMORIAL
Gibraltar
N/A
The GIBRALTAR MEMORIAL commemorates, by name, 7 soldiers from the 1914-1918 War, and 84 airmen who died during the 1939-45 War, and were buried at sea. The Memorial stands in a triangular site west of the North Front Cemetery and close to the sea and consists of screen walls of local limestone carrying panels of Cornish granite on which the names are carved.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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