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William Herbert Lough

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II William Herbert Lough

February 7, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/82621

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

408 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of William Herbert and Irene Grace Lough, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 183 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GUIDEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Morbihan, France

Grave Reference:

Row 4. Grave 12.

Location:

Guidel is a village in the Department of the Morbihan, 60 kilometres west-north-west of Vannes, the chief town of the Department, and 10 kilometres north-west of Lorient. It lies 2 kilometres off the Lorien-Quimperle Road. The GUIDEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the north-eastern side of the village on the road to Gestel, opposite a market square.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– William Lough, banner, Cumberland, Nov 2018

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    Memorial – William Lough, banner, Cumberland, Nov 2018
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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 – 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 Herbert Lough is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II William Herbert Lough is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II William Herbert Lough is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II William Herbert Lough is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail March 20, 1943

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail March 20, 1943
  • Newspaper Clipping (2)– Source: Globe and Mail August 10, 1943

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    Newspaper Clipping (2) – Source: Globe and Mail August 10, 1943
  • Monument– Public Memorial, Cumberland Ontario

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    Monument – Public Memorial, Cumberland Ontario
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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