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Military service
Service number:
J/16198
Age:
21
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
403 Sqdn.
Birth:
August 30, 1921
Sudbury, Ontario
Enlistment:
December 16, 1940
North Bay, Ontario
Death:
May 15, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
H. 18.
Additional information
Son of Frederick Carleton Lane and Doris Thompson Lane, of Sudbury, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer William Thompson Lane
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens) -
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star October 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of William Thompson Lane
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Thompson Lane
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Thompson Lane
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Thompson Lane
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Thompson Lane
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 179 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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