Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Roy Chester
In memory of:
Warrant Officer Class II William Roy Chester
December 11, 1943
Military Service
R/122563
23
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
299 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Defense Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Bar.
Additional Information
Son of Thomas Augustus Chester and Ethel Elizabeth Warren, of Galt, Ontario.
He served in Canada and Great Britain.
He died when his aircraft crashed during a snowstorm.
Commemorated on Page 145 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Plot I/2. Grave 123A.
Botley is 2 miles west of the city of Oxford in the civil parish of North Hinksey. Leave the Oxford Western bypass (A34) at the Botley interchange and take the exit signposted Oxford A420. At the traffic lights bear left then immediately right into North Hinksey Lane. The entrance to the cemetery is about 200 yards along on the right hand side.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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