Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Blythe Wilson
In memory of:
Flying Officer William Blythe Wilson
March 14, 1957
Weisbaden, Germany
Military Service
204313
28
Air Force
421 (Fighter) Squadron
Additional Information
July 8, 1928
Winnipeg, Manitoba
September 22, 1952
Vancouver, British Columbia
Son of George and Jessie (nee Harrison) Wilson. Brother of George W., Samuel, Theodore, Robert J. Wilson, Beatrice L. Martin, Helen A. Pitfield, Eva M. Mitchell.
Commemorated on Page 86 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Grave 8, Plot 2, Row C
Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.
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