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Edward Forsaith Williams

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Edward Forsaith Williams

January 12, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/95193

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

435 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Ernest Edward and Margaret Lucy Williams; husband of Irene A. Williams, of Tompkins, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 576 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
Myanmar

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 18. H. 3-6.

Location:

TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY is outside Yangon (formerly Rangoon, Burma), near the airport and immediately adjoining the village of Taukkyan. It is on PY1 road (formerly Prome Road), about 35 kilometres north of the city from which it is easily accessible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of EDWARD FORSAITH WILLIAMS– RCAF photo

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    Photo of EDWARD FORSAITH WILLIAMS – RCAF photo
  • Attestation paper– RCAF enrolment paper signed October 1940.

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    Attestation paper
    Attestation paper – RCAF enrolment paper signed October 1940.
  • Document– Crew of Dakota KG899 and their final burial in Mandalay Military Cemetery

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    Document – Crew of Dakota KG899 and their final burial in Mandalay Military Cemetery
  • Circumstances of crash– Circumstances of crash of Dakota III KG 899 and death of crew.

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    Circumstances of crash
    Circumstances of crash – Circumstances of crash of Dakota III KG 899 and death of crew.
  • Taukkyan War Cemetery– Final resting place for P/O Williams and his fellow crew mates.

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    Taukkyan War Cemetery
    Taukkyan War Cemetery – Final resting place for P/O Williams and his fellow crew mates.
  • Photo of EDWARD FORSAITH WILLIAMS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of EDWARD FORSAITH WILLIAMS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of EDWARD FORSAITH WILLIAMS– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of EDWARD FORSAITH WILLIAMS
    Photo of EDWARD FORSAITH WILLIAMS – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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