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Alister Frank Gray Ritch

In memory of:

Flying Officer Alister Frank Gray Ritch

February 4, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

10305

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

57 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of James William and Elsie Gray Ritch, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 207 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. GERMAIN-AU-MONT-D'OR COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXT
Rhone, France

Grave Reference:

Row C. Grave 17.

Location:

St. Germain-au-Mont-d'Or is a village 14.5 kilometres north of Lyon. ST. GERMAIN-AU-MONT-D'OR COMMUNAL CEMETERY is situated to the east of the village on the Rue du Souvenir, on a hill overlooking the River Saone. The EXTENSION is situated on the west side of the Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Cemetery– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Cemetery – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Alister Frank Gray Ritch– Alister at 19 OTU, RAF Kinloss, Course No.42- 30 June 1942

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    Photo of Alister Frank Gray Ritch
    Photo of Alister Frank Gray Ritch – Alister at 19 OTU, RAF Kinloss, Course No.42- 30 June 1942
  • 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
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Alister Frank Gray Ritch is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Alister Frank Gray Ritch is 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
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Alister Frank Gray Ritch is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Alister Frank Gray Ritch is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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