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Officer Cadet William James Whitley

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Military service

Service number: K65903210
Age: 24
Rank: Officer Cadet
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Military Engineering Branch
Birth: May 28, 1964 Calgary, Alberta
Enlistment: May 25, 1988
Death: June 20, 1988 CFB Chilliwack, British Columbia

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: Section 27, Grave 185, Range F
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Son of William and Margaret Whitley.

Commemorated on the Officer Cadet W.J. Whitley Memorial Trophy and the CFB Chilliwack Slesse Range Memorial.

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery.

The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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