In memory of

Pilot Officer

Lewis Percival Archibald

who died on 16 Dec 1943


Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
  Rank Pilot Officer
  Service number J18858
  Date of death 19431216
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  J18858 Pilot Officer (No. 426 Thunderbird Squadron RCAF Lancaster pilot) Lewis Percival Archibald (b.1922) of Moose Jaw was KIA 19431216 during a raid on Berlin and is buried at Hanover war cemetery, Germany. Lewis was the son of William Alexander and Jessie Anna Archibald who came from Truro, Nova Scotia. Lewis was a switchman with Saskatchewan Government Telephones when he enlisted at Regina in 1941.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 161 - Moose Jaw
  Cemetery or memorial location Hannover war cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany    

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  Honour roll location(s) Moose Jaw
  Geo-memorial Archibald Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 56.1°N / 105.2667°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74A3
  Geo-memorial details Just east of Nagle Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19220814
  Place of birth Moose Jaw    
  Date of enlistment 19410902
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Occupation switchman
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