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William Miskiman Webb

In memory of:

Pilot Officer William Miskiman Webb

September 24, 1942
Ellesø Mose, Kruså, Denmark

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15991

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Operational wings posthumously awarded 26 July 1947.

Additional Information

Born:

December 7, 1914
Broadview, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

October 23, 1940
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of William Richard and the late Annie (née Miskiman) Webb of Broadview, Saskatchewan. Sister of Thora Jean. He was a school teacher prior to enlistment. As a boy, he enjoyed hockey, tennis, and baseball.

Commemorated on Page 123 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AABENRAA CEMETERY
Denmark

Grave Reference:

Allied Military Plot. Row 2. Coll. grave 13.

Location:

Aabenra is in Jutland, on the main road from Germany into Denmark, about 24 kilometres north of the frontier. It is about 105 kilometres from the port of Esbjerg. AABENRAA CEMETERY is on the western side of the town. The 1939-45 Plot is on the left-hand side of the main path towards the rear of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer William Miskiman Webb is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer William Miskiman Webb is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Memorial – Pilot Officer William Miskiman Webb is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Memorial – 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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