Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Willard Hugh Rowland
In memory of:
Pilot Officer Willard Hugh Rowland
July 6, 1944
Military Service
J/42435
27
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
Son of William Albert and Alwilda Rowland, of Leaside; husband of Viola Rowland, of Toronto.
Commemorated on Page 433 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
TORONTO (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada
Sec. 32. Lot 533.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Other – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of WILLARD HUGH ROWLAND – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Other – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – A plaque on the exterior wall of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, a hockey arena and recreational complex at 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto. The original facility was opened in 1951 and was named in remembrance of local (Leaside) men who died in World War II. Included in the names on the plaque, which was placed in 1963, is that of Willard Hugh Rowland. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.) -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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