Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Bernard Hugh Cassidy
In memory of:
Sergeant Bernard Hugh Cassidy
February 6, 1942
Aston Down, United Kingdom
Military Service
R/78841
23
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Defense Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and bar.
Additional Information
May 25, 1918
St. Thomas, Ontario
December 18, 1940
London, Ontario
Son of Hugh John Cassidy and Kathleern Ryan, stepson of Norah Beatrice Pavey, of St. Thomas, Ontario.
He served as private with the 2nd Elgins Regiment – NPAM – under NRMA 1940, service number A-420839, from October 9 to November 7, 1940, during a training session at camp number 11.
He had service in Canada and in Great Britain. He had 416 days of service, including 133 days overseas. He was killed when his Spitfire collided midair with another plane.
Commemorated on Page 63 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WOODCHESTER (CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION) CHURCHYARD
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Sec. E. Grave 61.
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 -
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Cemetery – This is a view of the Churchyard in which Sergeant Cassidy is buried. -
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Grave Marker – His gravemarker
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