Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Oriel Freele
In memory of:
Corporal William Oriel Freele
June 1, 1945
Military Service
R/59167
47
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
Son of William and Sarah Freele, of St. Thomas, Ontario; husband of Louise Joan Freele, of Winnipeg.
Commemorated on Page 516 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
Mil. Sec. Lot 2028.
The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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