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William Samuel Richards

In memory of:

Flying Officer William Samuel Richards

August 3, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/28875

Age:

32

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

166 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of William and Nellie Richards; husband of Madge G. Richards, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 427 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CREIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Oise, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 1. Grave 392.

Location:

Creil is a town 32 kilometres south-east of Beauvais and 44 kilometres north of Paris. The CREIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies on the south side of the town on the Rue de Fauborg de Paris.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILLIAM SAMUEL RICHARDS– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM SAMUEL RICHARDS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM SAMUEL RICHARDS– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM SAMUEL RICHARDS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Other – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Samuel Richards is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William Samuel Richards is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Samuel Richards is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William Samuel Richards is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Creil Cemetary (Oise), where Flying Officer RICHARDS rests.

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    Cemetery – Creil Cemetary (Oise), where Flying Officer RICHARDS rests.
  • Grave Marker– Grave of Flying Officer Richards in the Creil Cemetery in France.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave of Flying Officer Richards in the Creil Cemetery in France.

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