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Military service
Service number:
R/103722
Age:
21
Rank:
Warrant Officer Class II
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
427 Sqdn.
Birth:
January 20, 1922
Enlistment:
May 19, 1941
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
February 28, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
1. G. 6.
Additional information
Son of Harlow Munson and Nan C.(née Fraser) Hartney, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Enjoyed skating, skiing, swimming and working as a mechanic. He was an only child.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Pilot's Flying Badge awarded on 22 February 1942 and Operational Wings awarded posthumously 10 July 46.
Digital gallery of Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
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Cemetery
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Grave marker
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Photo of WILLIAM DOUGLAS HARTNEY
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of WILLIAM DOUGLAS HARTNEY
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: PIcture Me -
Memorial
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II William Douglas Hartney
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 168 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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