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Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Crash report from the Dutch organization Bomber Command Search (Christel & Ger Boogmans). Information is from Allied and German sources.
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Crash report from the Dutch organization Bomber Command Search (Christel & Ger Boogmans). Information is from Allied and German sources.
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
F/Sgt. William Henry Fetherston
born 19 August 1924, London, Ontario
Former Student of Lawrence Park Collegiate (Toronto) 1937-42.
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
High school registration card for William Fetherston of Lawrence Park Collegiate in Toronto.
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Minute taken from Fetherston's personnel file describing the crash and naming the single survivor.
Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Missing Memorandum and brother's Enquiry Form asking for information on William's disappearance.
Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
RAF Missing Reasearch & Enquiry Unit #2 Report of the crash (page 1)
Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
RAF Missing Reasearch & Enquiry Unit #2 Report of the crash (page 2)
Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Post Presumption of Death Memorandum
Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
The crew of NN758, lost on the night of March 17th 1945.
F/Lt A.C. "Al" Watt, Pilot (RCAF J/89387), KIA 17-MAR-45
Sgt. J.F. “Jim” Jackson, Flight Engineer (RAF, 3040028) KIA 17-MAR-45
F/Sgt. W.H. “Bill” Fetherston, Bomb Aimer(RCAF, R/190659) KIA 17-MAR-45
F/Sgt. G.W. “George” Blackshaw, Navigator (RAF, 1620678) KIA 17-MAR-45
F/Sgt. J.S. “Stan” Hickey, Wireless Operator (RAF, 1230658) KIA 17-MAR-45
F/Sgt. A.C. Bellisle, Mid-Upper Gunner (RCAF, R/271059) POW 18-MAR-45 (Stalag 5a)
F/Sgt. A.E. “Al” Wotherspoon, Rear Gunner (RCAF, R/192267) KIA 17-MAR-45
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Durnbach grave site
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Original burial site, Lachigen
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
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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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
From the Toronto Star September 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston
From the Toronto Telegram September 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Crash report from the Dutch organization Bomber Command Search (Christel & Ger Boogmans). Information is from Allied and German sources. pg 1
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Crash report from the Dutch organization Bomber Command Search (Christel & Ger Boogmans). Information is from Allied and German sources. pg 2
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F/Sgt. William Henry Fetherston born 19 August 1924, London, Ontario Former Student of Lawrence Park Collegiate (Toronto) 1937-42.
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High school registration card for William Fetherston of Lawrence Park Collegiate in Toronto.
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Minute taken from Fetherston's personnel file describing the crash and naming the single survivor. Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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Missing Memorandum and brother's Enquiry Form asking for information on William's disappearance. Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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RAF Missing Reasearch & Enquiry Unit #2 Report of the crash (page 1) Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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RAF Missing Reasearch & Enquiry Unit #2 Report of the crash (page 2) Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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Post Presumption of Death Memorandum Source: Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada
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The crew of NN758, lost on the night of March 17th 1945. F/Lt A.C. "Al" Watt, Pilot (RCAF J/89387), KIA 17-MAR-45 Sgt. J.F. “Jim” Jackson, Flight Engineer (RAF, 3040028) KIA 17-MAR-45 F/Sgt. W.H. “Bill” Fetherston, Bomb Aimer(RCAF, R/190659) KIA 17-MAR-45 F/Sgt. G.W. “George” Blackshaw, Navigator (RAF, 1620678) KIA 17-MAR-45 F/Sgt. J.S. “Stan” Hickey, Wireless Operator (RAF, 1230658) KIA 17-MAR-45 F/Sgt. A.C. Bellisle, Mid-Upper Gunner (RCAF, R/271059) POW 18-MAR-45 (Stalag 5a) F/Sgt. A.E. “Al” Wotherspoon, Rear Gunner (RCAF, R/192267) KIA 17-MAR-45
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Durnbach grave site
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Original burial site, Lachigen
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston 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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From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star September 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 514 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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