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Walter Willard Dafoe

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Walter Willard Dafoe

December 11, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/105408

Age:

46

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Amos and Ruth Dafoe. Brother of Jean Kerrigan, of Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 150 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PROSPECT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 532.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of WALTER WILLARD DAFOE– Photo courtesy of Gloria Richard, photo posted on 21st Battalion website, at: http://21stbattalion.ca

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    Photo of WALTER WILLARD DAFOE – Photo courtesy of Gloria Richard, photo posted on 21st Battalion website, at: http://21stbattalion.ca
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail, December 23, 1943.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail, December 23, 1943.
  • Attestation Paper– WALTER WILLARD DAFOE survived his service in the First World War. He served as a Leading Aircraftman in the Second World War and died of natural causes. Attestation Paper Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World

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    Attestation Paper – WALTER WILLARD DAFOE survived his service in the First World War. He served as a Leading Aircraftman in the Second World War and died of natural causes. Attestation Paper Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World
  • Attestation Paper– WALTER WILLARD DAFOE survived his service in the First World War. He served as a Leading Aircraftman in the Second World War and died of natural causes. Attestation Paper Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World

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    Attestation Paper
    Attestation Paper – WALTER WILLARD DAFOE survived his service in the First World War. He served as a Leading Aircraftman in the Second World War and died of natural causes. Attestation Paper Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World

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