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Albert served overseas in the First World War with the 11th Brigade Machine Gun Company, service number 127437 and fought in France.
Served in Canada, Great Britain, Nassau in the Bahamas, India, Burma, Ceylon and Bengal.
His Liberator EV-945 bomber was shot down on May 15, 1945 and he was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese. He died in captivity. He had 1,046 days of service, including 593 days overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp, Operational Wings.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Frank Albert Casson
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Photo of FRANK ALBERT CASSON
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Photo of FRANK ALBERT CASSON
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Newspaper clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Frank Albert Casson
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Frank Albert Casson
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Frank Albert Casson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 502 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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