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William Seaman Grant

In memory of:

Observer William Seaman Grant

September 17, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

R/84623

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

September 17, 1915
West Saint John, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

January 13, 1941
Moncton, New Brunswick

Son of Nehemiah and Ruth Grant, of Clifton Royal, King's Co., New Brunswick.

Commemorated on Page 77 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Row A. 22.

Location:

Maubeuge is a large town in the department of the Nord, south-east of Bavay. MAUBEUGE-CENTRE CEMETERY stands inside the Communal Cemetery of Maubeuge.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Crash Report
  • Crash Report (September 17, 1942)
  • Crash Report (September 18, 1942)
  • Crash Report (September 21, 1942)
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Observer William Seaman Grant is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Observer William Seaman Grant is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Saint John Telegraph Journal c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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