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William Anderson Black

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant William Anderson Black

June 27, 1944
Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois, France

Military Service


Service Number:

J/1444

Age:

36

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

2 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Citation(s):

"Flying Officer Black has been an outstanding instructor, as an NCO Warrant Officer and Commissioned Officer for the past eighteen months during which time he has completed 1,450 flying hours. His personality, his steadfastness and his conscientiousness have produced many excellent pilots and assisted in the maintenance of harmony among his fellow instructors."

Honours and Awards:

Air Force Cross

Additional Information


Born:

September 22, 1907
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

May 27, 1940
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Walter A. and Violet M. Black. Husband of Helen M. A. Black, of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 251 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LE MANS WEST CEMETERY
Sarthe, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 21. Row A. Grave 16.

Location:

Le Mans is a large town and the seat of the Prefecture of the Department of La Sarthe. LE MANS WEST CEMETERY is on the north-western side of the town and west of the River Sarthe.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant William Anderson Black is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant William Anderson Black is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant William Anderson Black is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of WILLIAM ANDERSON BLACK– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM ANDERSON BLACK– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Biography
  • Memorial Ceremony
  • Ceremony
  • Memorial Plaque
  • Paying respects
  • Group photo
  • Grave Marker
  • Family Memorial– Barely legible inscription to the memory of Flight Lieutenant WILLIAM ANDERSON BLACK on the family grave marker in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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