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Military service
Service number:
J/15844
Age:
20
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
22nd OTU (R.A.F.)
Birth:
March 13, 1922
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
October 24, 1940
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
September 16, 1942
Pebsworth, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 1372.
Additional information
Son of Frederick and Margaret Ellen Casimiri, of Toronto, Ontario.
He had service in Canada and Great Britain.
Additional citations
1939-1945 Star, Europe Star, Defense Medal, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp, Operational Wings.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Harry Casimiri
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Grave marker
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Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Harry Casimiri is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Pilot Officer Harry Casimiri is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 63 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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EVESHAM CEMETERY Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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