Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Henry Erskine Drury
In memory of:
Squadron Leader William Henry Erskine Drury
January 5, 1942
Military Service
C/1265
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
Son of Harry and Maria Amy Drury; husband of Madge E. Drury, of Thornhill.
Commemorated on Page 70 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL
Ontario, Canada
N/A
The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in Beechwood Cemetery, in the east end of the city. It commemorates over 20 servicemen, most of whom were Canadians, who were cremated in various places, both in Canada and the United States. Facing the soldier's plot in the cemetery, this unusual memorial stands in front of a screen of pines and spruce. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL consists of a marble shelter housing a bronze plaque which reads:
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THESE OFFICERS AND MEN
WHO DIED IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND WHOSE MORTAL REMAINS WERE COMMITED TO FIRE.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the St Catharines Standard .c1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the St Catharines Standard .c1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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