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Son of Edwin W. and Emily T. Ingraham, of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
From the Sydney Academy Memorial booklet, published by the Student's Assembly in memory of former students who served during the Second World War. The original pictures were supplied by the Sydney Post-Record and the booklet was compiled by Jack Wilcox, class of 1946 and Donald Trivett, class of 1947.<p>
Additional Information courtesy of Floyd Williston:<br>
F/O Walter Crowe Ingraham, age 23, was killed when Halifax LK914, from 428 (Ghost) Squadron, in which he served as navigator, was shot down during a night raid on Hanover. There were no survivors and the crew is buried in a collective grave in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
Becklingen War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham as commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Sydney Academy Memorial booklet, published by the Student's Assembly in memory of former students who served during the Second World War. The original pictures were supplied by the Sydney Post-Record and the booklet was compiled by Jack Wilcox, class of 1946 and Donald Trivett, class of 1947.<p> Additional Information courtesy of Floyd Williston:<br> F/O Walter Crowe Ingraham, age 23, was killed when Halifax LK914, from 428 (Ghost) Squadron, in which he served as navigator, was shot down during a night raid on Hanover. There were no survivors and the crew is buried in a collective grave in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Becklingen War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham as commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Walter Crowe Ingraham is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 173 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Germany
BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY is 13 km south east of Soltau on the west side of the road from Hamburg to Hannover.
From Hannover travel north in the direction of Hamburg on the Autoroute No.7 for 80 km until the junction with Soltau Sud, this is in fact the junction of the A7 with the B3 Hannover to Hamburg road.
On leaving the A7 at Soltau Sud follow the B3 in the direction of Celle and Bergen. The cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 7 Km from the motorway junction.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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