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Francis Evan Robert Briggs

In memory of:

Squadron Leader Francis Evan Robert Briggs

September 13, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

C/199

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Edward R. Briggs and Frances E. Briggs, of Toronto; husband of Christine Briggs, of Ottawa.

Commemorated on Page 24 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PROSPECT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 10. Lot 552.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Francis Evan Robert Briggs– Yearbook entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto, 1936. While a student, Briggs was a member of the Canadian Officers Training Corps, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

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    Photo of Francis Evan Robert Briggs – Yearbook entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto, 1936. While a student, Briggs was a member of the Canadian Officers Training Corps, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  • Photo of FRANCIS EVAN ROBERT BRIGGS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of FRANCIS EVAN ROBERT BRIGGS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Francis Briggs– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Francis Briggs – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. 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

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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