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Cecil William Anderson

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Cecil William Anderson

May 2, 1945
Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island

Military Service

Service Number:

J/7991

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

#10 Bombing and Gunnery School

Additional Information

Born:

July 18, 1921
Northern Ireland

Enlistment:

December 28, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Cecil William and Dorothea Anderson, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 491 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PARK LAWN) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. D. Tier 34. Lot 12. Grave 1.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Biography– Page from the 'yearbook' of a RCAF Flight School in Hagersville, Ontario 1945.

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    Biography – Page from the 'yearbook' of a RCAF Flight School in Hagersville, Ontario 1945.
  • 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
  • Photo of Cecil William Anderson

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    Photo of Cecil William Anderson
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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