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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William James Hogg

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) William James Hogg

February 13, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/97033

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

50 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 171 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GAVRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Morbihan, France

Grave Reference:

S.W. Plot. Row 3. Grave 5.

Location:

Gavres is a village 12 kilometres south-west of the town of Hennebont. The village is situated just north of the Pointe-de-Gavres, a peninsula close to the town of Port Louis, with which it is connected by ferry. The GAVRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY is 150 yards north of the church. West (half left) of the entrance are the graves of 3 airmen of the Royal Air Force, one airman of the Royal Canadian Air Force and one Polish airman.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) William James Hogg is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) William James Hogg is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) William James Hogg is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Navigator (Bomber) William James Hogg is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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