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William Stirling Burns

In memory of:

Flying Officer William Stirling Burns

September 23, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/22423

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

61 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

January 22, 1920
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Burns, of Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 263 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ALMELO GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Grave 6.

Location:

The town of Almelo is 23 kilometres north-west of Enschede, on the main road to Zwolle. The ALMELO GENERAL CEMETERY is 2 kilometres west of the town on the south side of the road to Wierden and Zwolle. The British plot is in the south-eastern part.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Stirling Burns is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William Stirling Burns is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Stirling Burns is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William Stirling Burns 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
  • Photo of WILLIAM STIRLING BURNS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM STIRLING BURNS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1945.......Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1945.......Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1945.......Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1945.......Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Wiliam S. Burns

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    Photo of Wiliam S. Burns
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  • Grave Marker– Photo taken 2018, Almelo Netherlands

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    Grave Marker – Photo taken 2018, Almelo Netherlands
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