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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

James Russell Courtney Tyre

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant James Russell Courtney Tyre

July 13, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

C/1370

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

401 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Cecil Watson Claire Tyre and Gertrude Ellen Tyre; husband of Frances M. Tyre, of Saanichton, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 120 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 7. Row A. Grave 5.

Location:

The town of Abbeville is on the main road from Paris to Boulogne, about 80 kilometres south of Boulogne. On reaching Abbeville from Boulogne on the N1 at the roundabout, take the right turn immediately before Boulogne Road direction. A CWGC direction sign is on site. Enter the ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY by the left hand side main gate and follow CWGC signs within the Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– Flight Lieutenant James Russell Courtney Tyre is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Inscription – Flight Lieutenant James Russell Courtney Tyre is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant James Russell Courtney Tyre is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant James Russell Courtney Tyre is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Biggin Hill– Flight Lieutenant James Russell Courtney Tyre is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Biggin Hill – Flight Lieutenant James Russell Courtney Tyre is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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