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Cecil Gurevitch

In memory of:

Flying Officer Cecil Gurevitch

January 15, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/36930

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

431 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 521 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

Joint grave 4. A. 17-18.

Location:

The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer Cecil Gurevitch is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Cecil Gurevitch is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Cecil Gurevitch is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Cecil Gurevitch is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of CECIL GUREVITCH– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of CECIL GUREVITCH – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Obituary– Cecil Gurevitch is honoured on page 32 of the memorial book, CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties, compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact: The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada) telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 facsimile: 514-931-0548 website: www.cjc.ca

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    Obituary – Cecil Gurevitch is honoured on page 32 of the memorial book, CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties, compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact: The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada) telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 facsimile: 514-931-0548 website: www.cjc.ca
  • Cemetery– Entrance to the Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Entrance to the Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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