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William Owen Wheten

In memory of:

Company Quarter Master Sergeant William Owen Wheten

October 28, 1946
Hay Cove, Nova Scotia

Military Service


Service Number:

SF/8089

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Cape Breton Highlanders, R.C.I.C

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp

Additional Information


Born:

July 17, 1919
Pictou, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

March 16, 1942
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Son of Sarah Wheaton, of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Company Quarter Master Sergeant Wheten was a passenger in the vehicle driven by his brother, John (Jack) Aloysius Wheaton when the accident occurred. Both were killed.

Commemorated on Page 591 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ANTIGONISH (ST. NINIAN'S) R.C. CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot 174.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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