Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Richard Murray Trites

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites

January 18, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/7919

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

464 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Raleigh and Isobel Isla Trites, of Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 571 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 1. Row B. Grave 28A.

Location:

Merville is a village 15 kilometres north of Bethune and 20 kilometres south-east of Armentieres. The MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the north-east side of the village on the north side of the road to Neuf-Berquin. The Extension, which has a separate entrance, is on the eastern side of the Communal Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sackville War Memorial. Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Sackville War Memorial. Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray Trites is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Richard Trites– In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of Richard Trites
    Photo of Richard Trites – In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: