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Wilbur Dennison Van Vliet

In memory of:

Group Captain Wilbur Dennison Van Vliet

October 25, 1942

Military Service

Age:

39

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of George Wilbur Van Vliet and Mary Ann Van Vliet, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; husband of Audrey Van Vliet, of Ottawa.

Commemorated on Page 121 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 29. Lot 3. Grave 82.

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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