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William Edmond Dubroy

In memory of:

Pilot Officer William Edmond Dubroy

February 11, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/85409

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

425 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 15, 1917
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 21, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Louis and Mary Bridget Dubroy, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Brother of Signalman Joseph Leonard Dubroy, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals.

Commemorated on Page 295 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PERSHORE CEMETERY
Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot R. Grave 115.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer William Edmond Dubroy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer William Edmond Dubroy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer William Edmond Dubroy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer William Edmond Dubroy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Letter of recommendation – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Edmond Dubroy– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of William Edmond Dubroy – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
  • Photo of William Dubroy– Pilot Officer WILLIAM EDMOND DUBROY who died on February 11, 1944 along with his brother Signalman Joseph Leonard DUBROY in a airplane crash in England.

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    Photo of William Dubroy – Pilot Officer WILLIAM EDMOND DUBROY who died on February 11, 1944 along with his brother Signalman Joseph Leonard DUBROY in a airplane crash in England.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Two Ottawa Men Killed in Britain As Plane Crashes Death Notice Sgt. William Edmond DUBROY R.C.A.F. & Sgmn. Joseph Leonard DUBROY R.C.C.S.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Two Ottawa Men Killed in Britain As Plane Crashes Death Notice Sgt. William Edmond DUBROY R.C.A.F. & Sgmn. Joseph Leonard DUBROY R.C.C.S.
  • Newspaper Clipping– OTTAWA CITIZEN Killed Overseas Death Notice of Sgt. William Edmond DUBROY R.C.A.F. & Sgmn. Joseph Leonard DUBROY R.C.C.S.

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    Newspaper Clipping – OTTAWA CITIZEN Killed Overseas Death Notice of Sgt. William Edmond DUBROY R.C.A.F. & Sgmn. Joseph Leonard DUBROY R.C.C.S.

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