Purcell, James Desmond (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-August-25

Flight Sergeant James Desmond Purcell RCAF

Birth Date: 1910

Born:

Parents: Son of James Joseph Purcell and of Elizabeth Purcell (nee Carpenter), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

459 Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/69899

Home

Toronto, Ontario

Final Burial

Tel el Kebir War Memorial Cemetery
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459 Australia Squadron. Hudson aircraft crashed.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson FH257

Flight Sergeant John Edward Michael Lamb RCAF

Flight Sergeant Lamb, John Edward Michael (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-August-25
Tel el Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Tell El Kebir, Egypt

Flight Sergeant Joseph Kenneth Norman Macmillan RCAF

Flight Sergeant Macmillan, Joseph Kenneth Norman (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-August-25
Tel el Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Tell El Kebir, Egypt

Flight Sergeant James Desmond Purcell RCAF

Flight Sergeant Purcell, James Desmond (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-August-25
Tel el Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Tell El Kebir, Egypt

Hudson serial: FH257

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons. National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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