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Philip Edward Thompson Townsend

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Philip Edward Thompson Townsend

March 1, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/16876

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

420 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Philip H. B. Townsend and Helen L. Townsend, of Balgonie, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 221 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DARLINGTON WEST CEMETERY
Durham, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. W.7K. Grave 360.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Philip Edward Thompson Townsend is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Philip Edward Thompson Townsend is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Philip Edward Thompson Townsend is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Philip Edward Thompson Townsend 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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