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Leonard Wilson Armstrong

In memory of:

Flying Officer Leonard Wilson Armstrong

March 15, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/41627

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

434 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Milton Coulter Armstrong and Mernie Laura Wilson Armstrong, of Auburnton, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 492 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HASSELT (KRUISVELD) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Row A. Grave 17.

Location:

Hasselt is a town in the province of Limburg. From the motorway E313 turn off at Junction 28 onto the N80. Follow the N80, direction Hasselt, and at the traffic lights next to the water tower continue straight on into St.-Truidersteenweg. Take the first turning right into Kerkhofstraat, and the cemetery will be found in front of you. The Commonwealth War Graves Plot is in the south-eastern part of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Entrance– Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Entrance – Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Cross of Sacrifice - Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery - April 2017 … 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 Leonard Wilson Armstrong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Leonard Wilson Armstrong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Leonard Wilson Armstrong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Leonard Wilson Armstrong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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