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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Wray William Heywood

In memory of:

Sergeant Wray William Heywood

May 8, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/52038

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

150 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 32 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NANTES (PONT-DU-CENS) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Loire-Atlantique, France

Grave Reference:

Plot L. Row A. Grave 17.

Location:

Nantes is a large town and port on the River Loire about 48 kilometres east of St Nazaire. The NANTES (PONT-DU-CENS) COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the north-western outskirts of the town on the western side of the road to Rennes. The Commonwealth War Graves are in a special plot about 100 yards east (right) of the main entrance.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Wray Heywood– Photo extracted from graduation photograph of 1st Observer Course August 16th, 1940. He and 21 other classmates out of a class of 39 were dead by 21 September 1944.

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    Photo of Wray Heywood
    Photo of Wray Heywood – Photo extracted from graduation photograph of 1st Observer Course August 16th, 1940. He and 21 other classmates out of a class of 39 were dead by 21 September 1944.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Wray William Heywood is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Wray William Heywood is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant Wray William Heywood is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Sergeant Wray William Heywood is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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