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Son of John Wilfred and Katie May Derry Larmouth, of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Elizabeth L. Larmouth, of Ridgetown, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
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Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
The Toronto Star March 28, 1945, page 4
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
The Toronto Star March 28, 1945, page 4
The following information is from www.lostbombers.co.uk:
P/O Larmouth served in 514 (RAF) Squadron. Lancaster HK 571 was airborne 2307 on 20 July 1944 from Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, on an operation to Homberg. It crashed 0124 on 21 July at Daubenspecknof and the crew buried in the Communal Cemetery at Mores Meerbeck, Germany, exhumed and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. This crew was one of three from 514 Squadron lost on this raid.
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Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
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Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth
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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The Toronto Star March 28, 1945, page 4
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The Toronto Star March 28, 1945, page 4 The following information is from www.lostbombers.co.uk: P/O Larmouth served in 514 (RAF) Squadron. Lancaster HK 571 was airborne 2307 on 20 July 1944 from Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, on an operation to Homberg. It crashed 0124 on 21 July at Daubenspecknof and the crew buried in the Communal Cemetery at Mores Meerbeck, Germany, exhumed and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. This crew was one of three from 514 Squadron lost on this raid.
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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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Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer William Oswald Derry Larmouth 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
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Page 359 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Germany
The REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY is located 5 km south west of Kleve. From Kleve the cemetery is located, using the Hoffmannallee from the Town Centre, which becomes the Materbornerallee. This road enters Reichswald Forest and becomes the Grunewaldstrasse. Follow direction Gennep, entering Reichswald Forest the cemetery is situated 500 metres on the left.
Alternatively from the motorway 57, take exit Kleve/Goch, which leads onto the 9 N road in the direction towards Kleve. After 3 km turn left on to the 504 direction Kranenburg. Reichswald cemetery is clearly signposted on the 504 at cross roads Grunewald. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY is situated on the Grunewald Strasse direction Kleve on the right, 3 km from cross roads Grunewald.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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