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Son of Henry Western Otway Boger and Sarah Elizabeth Boger.
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Captain William Otway Boger
Captain William Otway Boger was the son of Henry Western Otway Boger and Sarah Elizabeth Boger. He was cadet 1016 in the class of 1914 at the Royal Militart College of Canada. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse and Royal Air Force 56th Squadron. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on Aug 10, 1918 at 22 years of age. He is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial in Pas de Calais, France. As an ex-cadet, he is named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada.
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Captain William Otway Boger
Pro Deo Et Patria Erected by the Royal Military College Club of Canada Anno Domini 1923. Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada.
1016 Captain William Otway Boger (RMC 1914) was the son of Henry Western Otway Boger and Sarah Elizabeth Boger. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse and Royal Air Force 56th Squadron. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on Aug 10, 1918 at 22 years of age. He is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial in Pas de Calais, France.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 385 of 762
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted by Operation Picture Me
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Captain William Otway Boger alumni of the Royal Military College of Canada 1914 #1016. He served with the Royal Air Force 56th Squadron. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on Aug 10, 1918.
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Captain William Otway Boger was the son of Henry Western Otway Boger and Sarah Elizabeth Boger. He was cadet 1016 in the class of 1914 at the Royal Militart College of Canada. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse and Royal Air Force 56th Squadron. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on Aug 10, 1918 at 22 years of age. He is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial in Pas de Calais, France. As an ex-cadet, he is named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada.
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On their 50th anniversary, the class of 1915 at the Royal Military College of Canada have placed this memorial stained glass window to honour their fallen comrades.
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Pro Deo Et Patria Erected by the Royal Military College Club of Canada Anno Domini 1923. Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada. 1016 Captain William Otway Boger (RMC 1914) was the son of Henry Western Otway Boger and Sarah Elizabeth Boger. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse and Royal Air Force 56th Squadron. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on Aug 10, 1918 at 22 years of age. He is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial in Pas de Calais, France.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
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Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
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Medals, Memorial Cross and items from W.O. Boger DFC can be seen on display at The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Hamilton Airport Mt. Hope Ontario.
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From the Hamilton Spectator 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Hamilton Spectator November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL Pas de Calais, France
The Arras Flying Services Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras, near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.
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