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William Ivan Girvin

In memory of:

Pilot Officer William Ivan Girvin

June 11, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

J/92124

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

98 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Born:

August 6, 1918
Toronto, Ontario

Son of William Ivan and Catherine Hanna Girvin, of Collingwood, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 316 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Coll. grave XIV. C. 7.

Location:

Banneville-la-Campagne is a village of Normandy, in the Department of the Calvados, some 10 kilometres east of Caen on the road towards Pont Audemer and Pont l'Eveque. The BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY is some 450 metres west of the village, on the south side of the road to Caen, and about 110 metres from the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of WILLIAM IVAN GIRVIN– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer William Ivan Girvin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer William Ivan Girvin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of WILLIAM IVAN GIRVIN– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM IVAN GIRVIN– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM IVAN GIRVIN– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM IVAN GIRVIN– William in middle. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM IVAN GIRVIN– William 1st row on left marching down Collingwood main street.

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