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William Crawford Campbell

In memory of:

Flying Officer William Crawford Campbell

July 7, 1945
Chan Hills, Leiktho, Burma

Military Service


Service Number:

J/39896

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

436 Sqdn.

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Operational Wings.

Additional Information


Born:

May 5, 1924
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 3, 1942
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of William Roy Campbell and Hazel Noel Smith, of Hamilton, Ontario. Hazel, enlisted on 14 February 1916, served as a nursing sister at the Ontario Military Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, before serving in England during the First World War.

William Crawford served in Canada, in England and in Burma.

Commemorated on Page 501 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
Myanmar

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 16A. H. 24-27.

Location:

TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY is outside Yangon (formerly Rangoon, Burma), near the airport and immediately adjoining the village of Taukkyan. It is on PY1 road (formerly Prome Road), about 35 kilometres north of the city from which it is easily accessible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of William Crawford Campbell– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Crawford Campbell– Death certificate
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1945.......Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Hamilton Spectator July 19, 1945

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