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Harold Lyne Purcell

In memory of:

Lieutenant (E) Harold Lyne Purcell

November 21, 1942
Montreal, Quebec

Military Service


Age:

49

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Donnacona

Additional Information


Born:

January 13, 1893

Son of James and Mary Purcell, of Barnehurst, Kent, England. Husband of Kathleen M. Purcell, of Montreal.

Commemorated on Page 108 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MONTREAL (MOUNT ROYAL) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. L6/1944F

Location:

From downtown Montreal access Avenue du Parc, then left to Cote St. Catherine. Turn left onto Boulevard Mont-Royal then follow chemin de la foret into the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec

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