Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Leonard John Clark
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant William Leonard John Clark
January 2, 1944
Military Service
R/157740
22
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
405 Pathfinder Squadron
Additional Information
November 2, 1921
Brentford, United Kingdom
November 18, 1942
Vancouver, British Columbia
Son of William and Isabel Annie Clark, of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Brother of Phyllis, Eileen and Joan.
Commemorated on Page 274 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
SCHOONEBEEK (OUD SCHOONEBEEK) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands
Plot 3. Row 1. Coll. grave 735.
Oud Schoonebeek is in the commune of Schoonebeek, about 17 kilometres due east of Coevorden, near the German border. The cemetery is 90 metres south of the church in Oud Schoonebeek, on the southern side of the road to the village of Nieuw-Schoonebeek. The graves are immediately south of the entrance.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant William Leonard John Clark 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 Leonard John Clark 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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Photo of William Leonard John Clark – Jon served with the the elite 405 Pathfinder Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. -
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Phillis' tribute to her brother -
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Eileen's tribute to her brother -
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Joan's tribute to her brother -
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Jon's poem for Alice -
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Obituary – This obituary was written by Jon's sisters Phillis, Eileen and Joan in 2002. Sadly, by then, three of Jon's brothers, Jack, Bob and Harry, had passed away, leaving Gordon as Jon's only surviving brother. -
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Photo of William Leonard John Clark
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