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William Peter Duthie

In memory of:

Sergeant William Peter Duthie

February 3, 1943

Military Service


Service Number:

R/58766

Age:

21

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
  • William Peter Duthie (Left) and his brother Gordon Duthie in Winnipeg about 1927.– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Sergeant William Peter Duthie is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant William Peter Duthie 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
  • Group Photo– William on left. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Peter Duthie– Wm. Peter Duthie, taken in front of his home in Winnipeg
  • Photo of William Peter Duthie– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me.
  • 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
  • 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).

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