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Military service
Age:
30
Rank:
Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Artillery
Division:
3 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Birth:
April 16, 1914
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
September 2, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
October 16, 1944
In the field, Belgium
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. K. 9.
Additional information
Son of Harold S. and Amy Jane Willis, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Husband of Lauretta Merle Willis.
Digital gallery of Major Charles James Willis
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Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Grave Marker
Grave marker … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery Entrance
Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cross of Sacrifice
Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave marker
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Document
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Correspondence
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Correspondence
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Document
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Correspondence
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Photo of CHARLES JAMES WILLIS
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Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Charles James Willis
Digital gallery of
Major Charles James Willis
Digital gallery of
Major Charles James Willis
Digital gallery of
Major Charles James Willis
Digital gallery of
Major Charles James Willis
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 479 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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