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Military service
Service number:
127628
Age:
25
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Death:
January 28, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Sec. G. Grave 339 South.
Additional information
Son of William Joseph and Mary Louise Farrell, of Colborne, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
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Photo of DOUGLAS JOSEPH FARRELL
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Grave Marker
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of DOUGLAS JOSEPH FARRELL
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial Arch West
The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers' Tower in 1949. The name "FS D.J. FARRELL R.C.A.F." is among the names inscribed. -
Memorial Room
Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Memorial Book
University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Edited by H. E. Brown, published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 20 reads: "Sgt/Pilot Douglas Joseph Farrell 14 OTU, RCAF. Former student in Trinity College, Arts, 1939-40. Killed in a flying accident at RAF Station, Waddington, England, 28 January 1943. Buried in Newport Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England." -
Memorial Stele
This stone stele is located in the chapel at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. "AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE. TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO GREAT WARS." The name of "D.J. FARRELL" is among those inscribed. -
Memorial Scroll
This framed illuminated scroll, written in calligraphy, is entitled "Men and Women of Trinity College on Active Service. Met'Agona Stephanos". It hangs in the hallway outside the narthex of the chapel at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. Small symbols beside the names indicate men and women who are fallen, decorated, and prisoner of war. The list of names includes: '43 Farrell, D.J. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell 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.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Douglas Joseph Farrell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 158 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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