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Anthony Richard Playfair

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Anthony Richard Playfair

September 5, 1939
Yorkshire, England

Military Service

Service Number:

39679

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

7 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Alan and Caroline Playfair, of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 614 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FINNINGLEY (HOLY TRINITY & ST OSWALDS) CHURCHYARD EXN
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Anthony Richard Playfair is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Anthony Richard Playfair is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Anthony Richard Playfair is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Anthony Richard Playfair 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
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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