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Military service
Service number:
J/16260
Age:
30
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
156 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Birth:
April 27, 1913
Owen Sound, Ontario
Enlistment:
November 22, 1940
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
September 3, 1943
Kenninghall, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 13942.
Additional information
Son of Russel Grimby and Euphemia Stewart (nee Campbell) Gordon of Owen Sound, Ontario. Brother of Josephine and Margaret Gordon.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
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Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of William Campbell Gordon
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of William Campbell Gordon
Photo courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library. -
Dedication program
Memorial dedication service program for crew of flight JA915- 20th September 2009 -St Mary's Church, Kenninghall, Norfolk, UK. Page 2 and 3 -
Dedication program
Memorial dedication service program for crew of flight JA915- 20th September 2009 -St Mary's Church, Kenninghall, Norfolk, UK. Frontispiece page. -
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church Kenninghall, Norfolk, UK. Photo by Richard E Flagg. -
Memorial
Memorial to crew of Lancaster Flt JA915 at St Mary's Church Kenninghall, Norfolk, UK. Dedicated 20th September 2009. Photo by Richard E Flagg. -
Memorial
Memorial to crew of Lancaster Flt JA915 at St Mary's Church Kenninghall, Norfolk, UK. Dedicated 20th September 2009. Photo by Richard E Flagg. -
Dedication program
Memorial dedication service program for crew of flight JA915- 20th September 2009 -St Mary's Church, Kenninghall, Norfolk, UK. Page 6 and 7 -
Dedication program
Memorial dedication service program for crew of flight JA915- 20th September 2009 -St Mary's Church, Kenninghall, Norfolk, UK. Page 4 and 5 -
Memorial Plaque
This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto. -
Memorial
Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War Memorial. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Owen Sound Sun Times April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Owen Sound Sun Times September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Owen Sound Sun Times September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of William Campbell Gordon
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Campbell Gordon
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 164 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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