Assigned to the regiment on September 23, 1944.
Wounded on October 10, 1944. Died of wounds on October 13, 1944.
Older brother Sapper Alexander Russell A/19443 who served in 11 Field Coy, Royal Canadian Engineers. Reported missing in action, later killed in action on August 19, 1942. Dieppe Raid. Remembered with Honour at Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, U.K.
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Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
Adopted Grave
Yes
Temporary Burial
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.17978167561777, 3.5670881572641546
Credits
Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).
Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.
Photographs headstone and temporary burial: Michael van de Velde.
