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William Harold Stanley Byers

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers

October 12, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/68121

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

57 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 25 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NORD-OOST-POLDER (EMMELOORD) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 102-105.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY BYERS– Photo of Sgt. William Harold Stanley Byers. Among one of the first Canadians to die in the Second World War. A grateful Natuon thanks you for your sacrifice, brave Airman.

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    Photo of WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY BYERS – Photo of Sgt. William Harold Stanley Byers. Among one of the first Canadians to die in the Second World War. A grateful Natuon thanks you for your sacrifice, brave Airman.
  • Photo of WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY BYERS– Parents William and Lottie Byers with William. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY BYERS – Parents William and Lottie Byers with William. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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
  • Medal– Memorial Cross

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    Medal – Memorial Cross
  • Medal– Memorial Cross reverse showing naming

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    Medal – Memorial Cross reverse showing naming
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Other – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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– Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker

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