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William Kennedy Ferguson

In memory of:

Pilot Officer William Kennedy Ferguson

January 15, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/85171

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

401 Ram Squadron

Additional Information

Born:

February 29, 1920
Peterborough, Ontario

Enlistment:

March 1, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of William Lauder Ferguson and Mary Sophia Ferguson (nee Hannah) of Peterborough, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 158 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. MARTIN-DES-ENTREES (ST. GERMAIN) CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorandum– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Memorandum – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Certificate of Death– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Certificate of Death
    Certificate of Death – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Street named after William Ferguson– William Ferguson is buried in a pretty little cemetery, St. Martin-des-entrées (St. Germain) Cemetery, in a small town in France. The road leading to the cemetery was named after him.

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    Street named after William Ferguson
    Street named after William Ferguson – William Ferguson is buried in a pretty little cemetery, St. Martin-des-entrées (St. Germain) Cemetery, in a small town in France. The road leading to the cemetery was named after him.
  • Photo of William Ferguson

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    Photo of William Ferguson
  • Grave Marker– January 15, 2013 - 15 janvier 2013.

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    Grave Marker – January 15, 2013 - 15 janvier 2013.
  • Remembering William Kennedy Ferguson– Francois Oxeant has written a book about the Crash at Bayeux that took the life of Ferguson and the other members

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    Remembering William Kennedy Ferguson
    Remembering William Kennedy Ferguson – Francois Oxeant has written a book about the Crash at Bayeux that took the life of Ferguson and the other members

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