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William Harold Stanley Byers

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers

October 12, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/68121

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

57 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

June 9, 1913
Asansol, Bengal, India

Enlistment:

June 27, 1940
London, Ontario

Adopted son of William Price Byers and Charlotte Maria (nee Forster) Byers, of Stratford, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 25 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NORD-OOST-POLDER (EMMELOORD) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 102-105.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY BYERS– Photo of Sgt. William Harold Stanley Byers. Among one of the first Canadians to die in the Second World War. A grateful Natuon thanks you for your sacrifice, brave Airman.

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    Photo of WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY BYERS – Photo of Sgt. William Harold Stanley Byers. Among one of the first Canadians to die in the Second World War. A grateful Natuon thanks you for your sacrifice, brave Airman.
  • Photo of WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY BYERS– Parents William and Lottie Byers with William. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY BYERS – Parents William and Lottie Byers with William. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Medal– Memorial Cross

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  • Medal– Memorial Cross reverse showing naming

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    Medal – Memorial Cross reverse showing naming
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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

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  • Other– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Other – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers 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
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley Byers is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker

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