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William Joseph Dempster

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II William Joseph Dempster

February 2, 1943

Military Service


Service Number:

R/83543

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

75 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Medal

Additional Information


Son of Thomas Jeffrey and Eleanor Elizabeth Dempster, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 152 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ROTTERDAM (CROOSWIJK) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot LL. Row 2. Grave 26.

Location:

Rotterdam lies 23 kilometres south-east of the Hague and 52 kilometres south-west of Utrecht. Crooswijk is a district east of the centre of the city. The address of the ROTTERDAM(CROOSWIJK) GENERAL CEMETERY is:
Algemene Begraafplaats
Kirkoflaan 5
Rotterdam

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II William Joseph Dempster is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II William Joseph Dempster is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Headstone at the Rotterdam (Crooswijk) general cemetery. Photo courtesy of Pieter Schlebaum.
  • Photo of William Joseph Dempster– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Western Technical School– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Plaque– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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