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Frederick William Cassidy

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Frederick William Cassidy

September 3, 1942
Warnan, Namur, Belgium

Military Service


Service Number:

R/74701

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

419 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

December 6, 1916
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

October 9, 1940

Son of Caswell William Cassidy, and Dorothy Haines, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Caswell was conscripted on July 30, 1918 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the 1st Battalion Depot, Manitoba Regiment, registration number 3348447, and was demobilized on December 28, 1918 without having taken part in combat.

He served in Canada and Great Britain. He had 695 days of service, including 306 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 63 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WARNANT-LES-DINANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Grave 2.

Location:

WARNANT-LES-DINANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY The village of Warnant is located north of the town of Dinant off the N971. From the motorway E411/A4 which runs between Namur and Luxembourg turn off at junction 15 onto the N90 direction Namur, follow the N90 to the junction with the N92, take the N92 direction Dinant. Follow the N92 along by the river to the town of Anhee and the junction with the N971. Turn onto the N971 direction Warnant, turn right at the sign into Warnant along Rue De La Gare and over the railway. Take the first turning left after the railway called Route De Bioul and the the first turning right called Rue De Quincay, the WARNANT-LES-DINANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY is along here on the right. The graves are located along the left hand wall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Frederick William Cassidy– Fred Cassidy 1940
  • Photo of Frederick William Cassidy– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Cemetery
  • Grave Marker
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Frederick William Cassidy 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
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Frederick William Cassidy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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