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Alexander Ian McFarlane

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Alexander Ian McFarlane

December 30, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/18750

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

159 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, The African Star, The Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, The War Medal 1939-45.

Additional Information

Born:

October 1, 1921
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

October 21, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Alexander Thomas McFarlane and Lillian Marceline McFarlane, of Ottawa, Ontario. Pilot Officer McFarlane was known as 'Jimmy' to friends and family.

Commemorated on Page 96 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY
Syrian Arab Republic

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave Q. 126-127.

Location:

The DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY is approximately 5 kilometres south-west of the city centre in an area known as Sabara (Arabic for prickly pear). The DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY is amongst an area of prickly pear plants, which is located behind apartment blocks and therefore is not easily viewed from any main roads. However, visitors can best reach the cemetery by private car or taxi. From the large roundabout on the west side of Damascus, known as Al Umawiyeen Square, visitors pass the entrance of the Sheraton Hotel on the main dual carriage way, towards the Australian Embassy, and should take the side road 40 metres on the left, then turn immediately right. The DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY will be found on the left.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Pilot Officer Ian McFarlane with his crew. Damascus Commonwealth Cemetery, March 27, 2014.

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    Grave Marker – Pilot Officer Ian McFarlane with his crew. Damascus Commonwealth Cemetery, March 27, 2014.
  • Grave Marker– Pilot Officer - Alexander Ian McFarlane headstone. Immaculately kept. Damascus Commonwealth Cemetery, March 27, 2014.

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    Grave Marker – Pilot Officer - Alexander Ian McFarlane headstone. Immaculately kept. Damascus Commonwealth Cemetery, March 27, 2014.
  • Grave Marker– Pilot Officer - Alexander Ian McFarlane headstone. Buried with his crew. Damascus Commonwealth Cemetery, March 27, 2014.

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    Grave Marker – Pilot Officer - Alexander Ian McFarlane headstone. Buried with his crew. Damascus Commonwealth Cemetery, March 27, 2014.

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