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Bernard Carroll

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Bernard Carroll

July 30, 1943
Corsais, Belgium

Military Service


Service Number:

R/77956

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Europe Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Bar and Operational Wings.

Additional Information


Born:

June 22, 1917
Red Deer, Alberta

Enlistment:

January 31, 1941
Calgary, Alberta

Son of James Edward Carroll and Sarah Ellen Agnew.

Served as a gunner with the 2nd/78th Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery in Red Deer, Alberta, from August 1940 to January 1941.

He served in Canada and Great Britain. He had 546 days of service, 173 days of which were overseas.

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


Cemetery:

CORBAIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 1-5.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– The Red Deer Advocate 30 June 43
F/Sgt. Carroll was the son of Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Carroll, Red Deer, Alberta.
Information from the crash from www.lostbombers.co.uk
Airborne 2306 29Jul42 from Topcliffe. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Reinhold Exkardt, 7./NJG3) and crashed 0300 at Corbais (Brabant), 35 km SE of Brussels. All are buried in Corbais Communal Cemetery. Oblt Eckardt was himself shot down by return fire from the Halifax and in baling out his parachute became entangled in the tail plane of his Me110 and he was killed. F/S R.F.Stone RNZAF KIA Sgt M.A.Barrett KIA F/S J.Kirkwood KIA Sgt E.H.Williams KIA F/S B.Carroll RCAF KIA sgt V.H.Twining KIA "
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Bernard Carroll is also 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
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Bernard Carroll is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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