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Military service
Service number:
J/39029
Age:
21
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth:
February 26, 1923
Guelph, Ontario
Enlistment:
October 10, 1943
Jarvis, Ontario
Death:
May 29, 1944
Sturminster, Newton, Dorset, England
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
49. E. 2.
Additional information
Son of William and Myrtle Geddes, of Guelph, Ontario. Brother of Eric Donald, Dorothy Jane, Joy Helen, Mary Grace and Shirley Faith.
Additional citations
Defence Medal, General Service Medal, CVSM and Clasp, Operational Wings October 4, 1946.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
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Grave marker
Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike and Dale Symmonds -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. 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 -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of William Howard Geddes
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Service book
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Howard Geddes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 314 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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