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Military service
Service number:
R/90351
Age:
20
Rank:
W.O.II Navigator
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
408 Sqdn.
Death:
April 17, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Coll. grave 3-5.
Additional information
Son of Thomas and Emily Birchall, of St. Thomas, Ontario. His brother Albert also died on service.
Digital gallery of W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
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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. -
Grave marker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Group Photo
Roland (left) and his brother Albert. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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
WO II Navigator Roland Birchall is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
WO II Navigator Roland Birchall is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
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Newspaper clipping
From the Edmonton Bulletin February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
Digital gallery of
W.O.II Navigator Roland Birchall
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 136 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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