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Son of Charles W. and Ida Annett, of Wakeham, Gaspe Co., Quebec.
He was one of 53 Canadians who lost their lives on July 4-5, 1943. They were travelling in convoy KMS-18B on their way to Sicily, Italy, for Operation Husky. Three ships (City of Venice, St. Essylt and Devis) were torpedoed and sunk by Germans u-boats in the Mediterranean Sea near Alger, Algeria.
Digital gallery of Lance Bombardier Wilson Henry Annett
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Lance Bombardier Wilson Henry Annett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 131 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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