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William Mackenzie Roderick Griffin

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant William Mackenzie Roderick Griffin

November 26, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

70267

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

268 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Edward Scott and Mabel Scott Griffin (nee Mackenzie), of Rockcliffe Park, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 605 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AMERSFOORT (OLD LEUSDEN) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 13. Row 4. Grave 68.

Location:

Amersfoort is a town lying 50 kilometres south-east of Amsterdam, and 22 kilometres north-east of Utrecht. The Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery is about 2.5 kilometres from the railway station, in an area known as Oud Leusden. The graves are in a special plot, well sited among trees.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • 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
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1943, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1943, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1943, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1943, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Inscription– William Griffin was a student at Appleby College. His name is inscribed on a tablet on the Memorial School building, shown above. The building was built as a memorial to those members of the Appleby Community killed in the Second World War. Every Remembrance Day the school Cadet Corps parades at a service in the Chapel, built as a memorial to those members of the Appleby Community killed in the First World War, and the names on the Honour Rolls from both World Wars are read out.

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    Inscription – William Griffin was a student at Appleby College. His name is inscribed on a tablet on the Memorial School building, shown above. The building was built as a memorial to those members of the Appleby Community killed in the Second World War. Every Remembrance Day the school Cadet Corps parades at a service in the Chapel, built as a memorial to those members of the Appleby Community killed in the First World War, and the names on the Honour Rolls from both World Wars are read out.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Globe and Mail, March 6, 1943

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Globe and Mail, March 6, 1943
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