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Son of Frank Allan Pickersgill and Sara Cornelia (née Smith) Pickersgill, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Brother of John (Jack) W. Pickersgill, a member of the Canadian House of Commons and a Cabinet Minister until 1967. Captain Pickersgill enlisted on 9 November 1942 in London, England where he was a student. He spoke English, French, German and Spanish. Captain Pickersgill, an alumni of the University of Toronto was honoured on September 15, 2004 at a wreath-laying at a small garden dedicated to him and his fellow Special Operations Executive agent, Captain John Kenneth Macalister at the foot of the University's Soldiers Tower. The ceremony was attended by members of the 2 Intelligence Company, the Toronto-based reserve army intelligence unit, along with veterans and University of Toronto officials.
Digital gallery of Captain Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill
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Photo of Frank Pickersgill
From: University of Toronto Memorial Book Second World War 1939-1945. The book was published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto. <P> Submitted with permission, by Operation Picture Me. -
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Statement
Translation of speech given by French Ambassador at the posthumous Award Ceremony held 12 December 1950 at the French Embassy in Ottawa, Ontario honouring Capt Frank Pickersgill. -
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Digital gallery of
Captain Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill
Digital gallery of
Captain Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill
Digital gallery of
Captain Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill
Digital gallery of
Captain Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill
Digital gallery of
Captain Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill
Digital gallery of
Captain Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 417 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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