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Son of John Philip and Irene Eden Bannier, of Gaspe, 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 German u-boats in the Mediterranean Sea near Alger, Algeria.
Digital gallery of Lance Sergeant William Arthur Bannier
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Photo of William Bannier
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant William Arthur Bannier
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 134 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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