KIA: Members of the Canadian Army Film Unit

Six members of the Film & Photo Unit were killed; One still photographer, three Cine Cameramen, and two drivers.

Lieut. Terry Faulkner Rowe - Killed: February 6 (Sunday), 1944, Italy
Still Photographer
Unit: Canadian Army General List.
Division: 1st Canadian Public Relations Dept.
From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Burial Info: Anzio War Cemetary, Italy

* Capt. John Purcell Brophy - Killed: June 13 (Tuesday), 1944, Italy.
Adjutant of No. 2 Public Relations Group
Unit: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Burial Info: Beach Head War Cemetary (Anzio), Italy.

Private Lewis Luke Currie - Killed: July 4 (Tuesday), 1944, France.
Driver
Service Number: F-35610
Unit: Royal Canadian Infantry Corps.
Division: attd. 3rd Public Relations Group
Burial Info: Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetary, Calvados, France.

Sergeant James (Jimmy) Campbell - Killed: July 20 (Thursday), 1944 France Cine Cameraman
Service Number: K-53057
Unit: Canadian Army General List
Burial Info: Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetary, Calvados, France.

Sergeant Lloyd Frank Millon - Killed: November 1 (Wednesday), 1944, NetherlandsNOTE: Lloyd Millon was officially listed as missing in action as his body was never recovered.(The boat he was on had received a direct hit)
Cine Cameraman
Service Number: H-3121
Unit: Canadian Army Dental Corps
Burial Info: Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands

Gunner Herbert Ralph Bush - Killed: December 18 (Monday), 1944, Italy
Driver
Service Number: L-57842
Unit: Royal Canadian Artillery.
Division: 2 Public Relations Group
Burial Info: Villanova Canadian War Cemetary, Italy.

Sergeant Harry Henry Alfred Barnett (Barney) - Killed: March 11 (Sunday), 1945, Netherlands
Cine Cameraman
Service Number: D-46110
Unit: Canadian Army General List
Burial Info: Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetary, Netherlands

* Although Capt. John Purcell Brophy, mentioned above, was not a member of the Film Unit, he was involved in the responsibility of acquiring lodging and accommodations for the Unit when he was accidentally struck and killed by an American lorry when they stopped for lunch by the side of the road.

My good friend and veteran of the Canadian Army Film & Photo Unit, Charles, ‘Chuck’ Ross once told me, everyone under the Public Relations banner were all part of the family.

Lest We Forget.

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Dale Gervais has been actively researching and documenting the history of the Canadian Film & Photo Unit since 2006. Dale recently retired in September, 2018, after over 36 years with Library & Archives Canada. Dale now works as an independent researcher, with experience in audio visual holdings, video production and more recently doing Archival textual document searches, and photographic scanning.

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