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PICKFORD, R E - Private

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RAYMOND ERNEST (R E) PICKFORD

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    RAYMOND ERNEST (R E) PICKFORD

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    RAYMOND ERNEST (R E) PICKFORD
    19 August 1922
    Wapella, Saskatchewan, Canada
    L/12806
    9 April 1940 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, CA
    Butcher
    Private
    South Saskatchewan Regiment R.C.I.C.
    19 August 1942
    Killed in action
    20 years
    BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL
    Panel 25. Column 1.

  • Private RAYMOND ERNEST PICKFORD's Story

  • Born
    19 August 1922 in Wapella, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Occupation
    Worked as a Butcher prior to enlisting.
    Enlisted
    9 April 1940 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan | Age: 17 years
    Buried
    19 August 1942 - BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL | Age: 20 years

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Interesting Facts

  • Son of Ernest and Winnifred Emily Pickford of Broadview, SK. Killed in action on the beaches of Dieppe on his 20th birthday. A lake in the Clearwater area, 320 miles northwest of Prince Albert, was later renamed Pickford Lake in honour of his sacrifice. Pte Pickford is commemorated on Page 106 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.

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Fallen Soldiers from Wapella Saskatchewan, Canada

Fallen Comrades of the South Saskatchewan Regiment R.C.I.C.


Fallen Soldiers buried in BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL