Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Peter Henry Cashen
In memory of:
Warrant Officer Class II Peter Henry Cashen
June 18, 1943
La Sebala, Tunisia
Military Service
R/96425
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
73 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with Clasp, Defense Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, Operational Wings.
Additional Information
Son of Peter Sylvester Cashen and Charlotte Frances Smith, of Ottawa, Ontario.
Peter served in England only for 22 months with the 77th Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, service number 144354, without ever having seen combat.
He served in Canada, Great Britain, North Africa, Malta and Tunisia.
Commemorated on Page 144 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY
Tunisia
7. G. 6.
The Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery is on the road to Le Kef (Route P5), about 3 kilometres west of Medjez-el-Bab. Medjez-el-Bab lies on the banks of the River Medjerda 60 kilometres west of Tunis.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. 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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