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Military service
Service number:
J/36997
Age:
25
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
439 Sqdn.
Death:
March 24, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
31. B. 18.
Additional information
Son of Simon Christian and Gonda Anderson of Calgary, Alberta.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer William Anderson
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Photo of William Anderson
Bill Anderson and Robert Ross - Calgary, Alberta, August, 1941. -
Newspaper Clipping
The Red Deer Advocate 4 Apr 45 F/O Anderson was a Typhoon Pilot in 439 Squadron. The Squadron carried out pre D-Day operations from Southern England. On 27 June they moved across the Channel to Lantheuill, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. His brother, John, was lost 10 February 1942 when HMCS Spikenard was torpodoed south of Iceland. -
Photo of William Anderson
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of William Anderson
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Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of WILLIAM ANDERSON
Copyright expired free domain photo -
Document
Details of crash, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa -
Document
Details of crash, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Anderson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Anderson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Anderson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Anderson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Anderson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Anderson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Anderson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Anderson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 491 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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