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William Anderson Whitehead

In memory of:

Flying Officer William Anderson Whitehead

October 15, 1944
Låstrup north of Viborg, Denmark

Military Service

Service Number:

J/28941

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

207 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 477 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LAASTRUP CHURCHYARD
Denmark

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 99.

Location:

Laastrup is a village of northern Jutland, about 15.5 kilometres north of Viborg, and 530 metres east of the main road from Viborg to Legstor. In the LAASTRUP CHURCHYARD, which is just west of the village, lie buried in a collective grave 5 airmen of the Royal Air Force and 2 of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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

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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 Anderson Whitehead is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William Anderson Whitehead is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Anderson Whitehead is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William Anderson Whitehead is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of WILLIAM ANDERSON WHITEHEAD– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM ANDERSON WHITEHEAD – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of WILLIAM ANDERSON WHITEHEAD – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – 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– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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