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In memory of:

Pilot Officer William Philip Macdonnell McIntosh

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Military service

Service number: J/18231
Age: 21
Rank: Pilot Officer
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 35 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Birth: June 21, 1922 Cornwall, Ontario
Enlistment: February 7, 1941 Ottawa, Ontario
Death: August 24, 1943 Wensickendorf, Germany

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: Coll. grave. 5. L. 12-15.
Additional information
Son of James Alexander and Inez Agatha (nee MacDonnell) McIntosh of Cornwall, Ontario. Brother of George Valentine and Margaret Jessie.
Additional citations

Distinguished Flying Medal, London Gazette, 10 September 1943. "As air bomber, F/S McIntosh has completed many successful operations which have been outstanding for the invariably accurate bombings of the target. Fearless in the face of the heaviest opposition, he has set a praiseworthy example of tenacity and devotion to duty.¿
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Operational Wings posthumously awarded on 16 February 1945.

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 190 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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