Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William Peter Duthie

In memory of:

Sergeant William Peter Duthie

February 3, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/58766

Age:

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

419 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Robert McKay Duthie, and Lily Eliza Duthie, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 156 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SLEEN GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 12. Grave 286.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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William Peter Duthie (Left) and his brother Gordon Duthie in Winnipeg about 1927. – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorial – Sergeant William Peter Duthie is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Memorial – Sergeant William Peter Duthie 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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Group Photo – William on left. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Photo of William Peter Duthie – Wm. Peter Duthie, taken in front of his home in Winnipeg
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Photo of William Peter Duthie – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me.
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Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Telegram – First telegram sent to parents. A second one a few weeks later confirmed Peter's death in the crash of his Halifax bomber (shot down over the Netherlands en route to Germany).