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Kenneth Leete Anson

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Leete Anson

April 26, 1941
Prince Edward Island

Military Service

Service Number:

R/52703

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Frederick G. and Annie Anson, of Kingston, Ontario. Husband of Bertha Anson, of Kingston, Ontario.

Brother of Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Warton Anson, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps.

Commemorated on Page 22 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HARROWSMITH CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot 22. Range 7. Grave 4.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Group Photo– Photo of Kenneth's father (right), Frederick G. Anson. On the left is his brother, Lawrence, who was killed 4 days after Kenneth when the merchant marine ship, SS Nerissa, carrying a number of Canadian servicemen, was sunk off the coast of Ireland on its way to Liverpool when it was struck by German torpedoes. See WOII Lawrence Anson, April 30, 1941, for details.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Photo of Kenneth's father (right), Frederick G. Anson. On the left is his brother, Lawrence, who was killed 4 days after Kenneth when the merchant marine ship, SS Nerissa, carrying a number of Canadian servicemen, was sunk off the coast of Ireland on its way to Liverpool when it was struck by German torpedoes. See WOII Lawrence Anson, April 30, 1941, for details.
  • Certificate– Copy of Marriage Certificate

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    Certificate
    Certificate – Copy of Marriage Certificate
  • Record of Service– RCAF record of service form with family information.

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – RCAF record of service form with family information.
  • Tickets– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Tickets
    Tickets – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter
    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter
    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter
    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Kenneth Leete Anson– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Kenneth Leete Anson
    Photo of Kenneth Leete Anson – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– This is a copy of a picture from a Kingston newspaper.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – This is a copy of a picture from a Kingston newspaper.

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