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Military service
Service number:
B/162294
Age:
23
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Death:
February 26, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. D. 7.
Additional information
Son of James and Vasiliki Kachafanas, of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
Digital gallery of Rifleman William Kachafanas
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Commemorative Poem
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Press Clipping
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Press Clipping
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Commemorative Album Cover
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Telegram
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Document
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Identification
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Photo of William Kachafanas
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Document
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Year Book Cover
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Memorial Page
From the Glace Bay High School 1947 year book, in memory of former students who served during the Second World War. -
Grave Marker
This photo of Rfn Kachafanas's gravemarker was taken in June 2003.
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Kachafanas
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Kachafanas
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Kachafanas
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 529 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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