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Clifford Irwin Purdy

In memory of:

Coder Clifford Irwin Purdy

April 13, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

V57602

Age:

21

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Strathadam

Additional Information

Son of Norman Adam and Florence Jane Purdy, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 556 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BELFAST CITY CEMETERY
County Antrim, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. B.S. Grave 108. Glenalina Extension

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Coder CLIFFORD IRWIN PURDY was one of six members of the crew of HMCS Strathadam killed by a premature explosion on board during an attack on a suspected submarine Source: Globe and Mail June 9, 1945

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    Newspaper clipping – Coder CLIFFORD IRWIN PURDY was one of six members of the crew of HMCS Strathadam killed by a premature explosion on board during an attack on a suspected submarine Source: Globe and Mail June 9, 1945
  • Newspaper clipping– Source: Hamilton Spectator June 9, 1945

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    Newspaper clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator June 9, 1945
  • H.M.C.S. Strathadam

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    H.M.C.S. Strathadam
    H.M.C.S. Strathadam

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