Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Charles Ellis
In memory of:
Sergeant William Charles Ellis
June 25, 1944
Military Service
R/156577
20
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
624 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Son of John and Charlotte Ellis, of Mimico, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 300 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MAZARGUES WAR CEMETERY
Bouches-du-Rhone, France
Plot 3. Row E. Coll. grave 30-37.
Marseilles is the chief town in the Department of the Bouches-du-Rhone. Mazargues is a suburb on the south-east side of the town, 6 kilometres from the centre of Marseilles, on the coast road to Toulon via La Ciotat - Avenue General Delattre de Tassigny (No.24). The MAZARGUES WAR CEMETERY lies on the western side of this road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Wartime diary – Record of final flight of Sergeant Ellis on June 24/25 1944. Extracted from the Operations Record Book for the 624 Squadron RAF (AIR 27/2142). -
Details
Photo of William Charles Ellis – July 31, 1944 TORONTO DAILY STAR article
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