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Military service
Service number:
39675
Age:
23
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Air Force
Division:
74 Sqdn.
Birth:
April 2, 1917
Montreal, Québec
Death:
November 1, 1940
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 4.
Additional information
Son of Henry S. and Sarafina Nelson; husband of Marjorie Isobel Nelson.
Additional citations
Distinguished Flying Cross
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Illustrated article
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson is honoured in this illustrated article published by the Canadian Jewish Congress. This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact:<p> The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives <br> 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)<br> telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 <br> facsimile: 514-931-0548 <br> website: www.cjc.ca -
Obituary
William Nelson is honoured on page 51 of the memorial book,<br> CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,<br> compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. <br> This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact:<p> The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives <br> 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)<br> telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 <br> facsimile: 514-931-0548 <br> website: www.cjc.ca -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Star May 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 603 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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