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William Ernest Armstrong

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant William Ernest Armstrong

July 4, 1943

Military Service


Service Number:

R/131602

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

432 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

August 24, 1920
Botha, Alberta

Enlistment:

August 30, 1941
Calgary, Alberta

Son of George Ernest and Emma Elizabeth Armstrong, of Stettler, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 132 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Row A. Grave 11.

Location:

Maubeuge is a large town in the department of the Nord, south-east of Bavay. MAUBEUGE-CENTRE CEMETERY stands inside the Communal Cemetery of Maubeuge.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Document– Eyewitness account of the crash.
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Ernest Armstrong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Ernest Armstrong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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