Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Alec Ellis Flexer
In memory of:
Lance Corporal Alec Ellis Flexer
June 6, 1944
Military Service
D/166551
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Army
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
December 1, 1921
Montreal, Quebec
September 14, 1942
Montreal South, Quebec
Son of Jacob and Sarah Flexer, of Montreal, Quebec.
Commemorated on Page 306 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France
IVA. H. 6.
Ranville is best reached by taking the D513 north-eastwards out of Caen, and after about 9 kilometres turning left at Herouvillette. Go north for one kilometre and then turn left into Ranville village. The War Cemetery is on Rue des Airbornes.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Alec Flexer – Alec Flexer is honoured on page 24 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
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