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Edwin Albert Russell

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class I Edwin Albert Russell

May 26, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

R/78150

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

250 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of William Angus Russell and Margaret Agnes Russell, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 111 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

11. D. 2.

Location:

HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY is on the main coast road from Mersa Matruh through to Libya, and is on the east side of Halfaya Sollum, approximately 12 kilometres from the Egypt/Libya border.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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