Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Wesley Bethel Croft

In memory of:

October 14, 1942

Service Number:

R/83002

Age:

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

420 Sqdn.

Son of Bethel T. Croft and Ellen Kendrick Croft, of Maidstone, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 67 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Cemetery:

RIPON CEMETERY
Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. H. Grave 392.

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Photo of WESLEY BETHEL CROFT – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Photo of Wesley Bethel Croft – Wesley Bethel Croft 1921-1942 - A farm boy from Essex County, the youngest of eight, he yearned for the freedom of flight. Wes is remembered and missed to this day.
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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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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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II Wesley Bethel Croft 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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Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II Wesley Bethel Croft is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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