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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William Young Emerslund

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant William Young Emerslund

September 25, 1942
Near Grønhøj, Denmark

Military Service


Service Number:

R/92023

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

61 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of Hjalmer August and Edna Young Emerslund, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 72 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

FREDERIKSHAVN CEMETERY
Denmark

Grave Reference:

Allied Plot, grave 29.

Location:

Frederikshavn is an important port about 32 kilometres from the northernmost point of Denmark. The FREDERIKSHAVN CEMETERY is on the northern outskirts of the town on the road to Skagen.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Young Emerslund is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Young Emerslund 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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  • Photo of William Young Emerslund– This is a Head and Shoulders photo of William Young Emerslund taken in England shortly before his death.

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