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William Carrall Hilborn

In memory of:

Captain William Carrall Hilborn

August 26, 1918

Military Service


Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

45th Squadron

Citation(s):

Distinguished Flying Cross

Additional Information


Son of Stephen Lundy Hilborn and Josephine Elizabeth Hilborn, of Quesnel, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 588 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Italy

Grave Reference:

Plot 6. Row A. Grave 8.

Location:

Montecchio Precalcino is a town in the Province of Vicenza, 4 kilometres north of Dueville and 16.8 kilometres north of the town of Vicenza. Take the autostrada A31, Vicenza Schio, and leave it at Dueville. Follow the signs for Montecchio Precalcino. On arriving in the village a CWGC sign will be seen.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y96uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Photo of William Hilborn– Submitted by Operation Picture Me

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