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Flight Lieutenant George William Wiley

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Military service

Service number: J/7234
Age: 22
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 112 (R.A.F.) Squadron
Birth: January 24, 1922 London, Ontario
Enlistment: December 4, 1940 Ontario
Death: March 31, 1944 Sagan, Poland

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: 7. D. 2.
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Son of Morley Riley and Ethel May (nee Root) Wiley of Windsor, Ontario. Brother of Marjorie Rhea.

Flight Lieutenant Wiley was taken as Prisoner of War in March 1943 after escaping from his Kittyhawk aircraft which crashed over Tunisia. He was one of six Canadian airmen shot after being recaptured during an escape from Stalag Luft 3.

Flight Lieutenant George William Wiley has been honoured by having Wiley Creek named after him. The location of Wiley Creek is in Yukon (105F04- 61° 01’ 57”- 133° 46’ 53”).

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 478 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY Poland

Poznan (or Posen), which is the capital of the Province of the same name, is a cathedral city on the River Wanta. The POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY is on the northern side of the town.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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