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William Ernest Calverley

In memory of:

Able Seaman William Ernest Calverley

August 5, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

V/56792

Age:

18

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.M.T.B. 748

Additional Information

Son of William and Agnes Calverley, of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 265 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRIXHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Devon, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot N. Row 21. Joint grave 1058.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province. c1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province. c1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province. c1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province. c1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province. c1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province. c1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province. c1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province. c1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • 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
  • Gravemarker– William Ernest Calverley is the third stone from the left. The gravesite is beautifully kept in St. Mary's Church, Brixham, England.

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    Gravemarker – William Ernest Calverley is the third stone from the left. The gravesite is beautifully kept in St. Mary's Church, Brixham, England.

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