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Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
22
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Air Force
Division:
56th Sqdn.
Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 10, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Henry Western Otway Boger and Sarah Elizabeth Boger.
Digital gallery of Captain William Otway Boger
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 385 of 762 -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of William Boger
Submitted by Operation Picture Me -
Circumstances of Death Registers
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. 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 during World War One. 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 during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Arras Flying Services Memorial
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Inscription
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Plaque
Captain William Otway Boger alumni of the Royal Military College of Canada 1914 #1016. He served with the Royal Air Force 56th Squadron. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on Aug 10, 1918. -
Memorial Arch
Captain William Otway Boger was the son of Henry Western Otway Boger and Sarah Elizabeth Boger. He was cadet 1016 in the class of 1914 at the Royal Militart College of Canada. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse and Royal Air Force 56th Squadron. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on Aug 10, 1918 at 22 years of age. He is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial in Pas de Calais, France. As an ex-cadet, he is named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada. -
Stained Glass Window
On their 50th anniversary, the class of 1915 at the Royal Military College of Canada have placed this memorial stained glass window to honour their fallen comrades. -
Plaque
Pro Deo Et Patria Erected by the Royal Military College Club of Canada Anno Domini 1923. Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada. 1016 Captain William Otway Boger (RMC 1914) was the son of Henry Western Otway Boger and Sarah Elizabeth Boger. He served with the Lord Strathcona's Horse and Royal Air Force 56th Squadron. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on Aug 10, 1918 at 22 years of age. He is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial in Pas de Calais, France. -
Memorial Doll
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. -
Memorial
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Artifacts
Medals, Memorial Cross and items from W.O. Boger DFC can be seen on display at The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Hamilton Airport Mt. Hope Ontario. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton Spectator November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Captain William Otway Boger
Digital gallery of
Captain William Otway Boger
Digital gallery of
Captain William Otway Boger
Digital gallery of
Captain William Otway Boger
Digital gallery of
Captain William Otway Boger
Digital gallery of
Captain William Otway Boger
Digital gallery of
Captain William Otway Boger
Digital gallery of
Captain William Otway Boger
ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL Pas de Calais, France
The Arras Flying Services Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras, near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.
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