Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of William and Ann S. Strachan, of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Sergeant William Alexander Strachan
Image gallery
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From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Cemetery Entrance
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Picture of W.A. Strachan's grave, the headstone, made june 16th 2015, at the Vredenhof Cemetery, Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands. Thank you Canada and we shall never forget.
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Cemetery with Cross of Sacrifice
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Close up of grave marker
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Source: Hamilton Spectator, October 11, 1945
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Source: Globe and Mail, December 16, 1941
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant William Alexander Strachan is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant William Alexander Strachan is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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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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view of cemetery, WWII portion
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view of cemetery
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II.<P> Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II.<P> Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
SCHIERMONNIKOOG (VREDENHOF) CEMETERY Netherlands
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