Military service
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Son of Alexander and Annie Josephine Colville (1966 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of Bowmanville, Ontario.
Brother of Flying Officer John Spencer Colville and Flying Officer Alexander Colborne Colville, both died while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant William Freeborne Colville
Image gallery
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Photo Courtesy of Gander War Cemetery: A Digital exhibit sponsored by Canada's Digital Collections.
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Provided by John Stephens
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From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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William F. Colville
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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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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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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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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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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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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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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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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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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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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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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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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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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From the Bowmanville Canadian Statesman November, 1st 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 65 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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GANDER CEMETERY Newfoundland, Canada
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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