Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William James Howard Hartry
In memory of:
Sergeant William James Howard Hartry
July 16, 1941
Military Service
R/54186
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
115 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Commemorated on Page 32 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands
16. I. 1.
The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of William Hartry -
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Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Memorial – Sergeant William James Howard Hartry is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Sergeant William James Howard Hartry is also commemorated 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 -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of William James Howard Hartry – Joined the RCAF in June 1940, and graduated as a Navigator. Posted to England early in 1941 and flew with #115 Squadron RAF. His Wellington bomber crashed near Roggel, Holland. -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands
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