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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William Thomas Claridge

In memory of:

Warrant Officer William Thomas Claridge

April 28, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/11959

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

419 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Joseph and Hannah Bell Claridge, of Ashington, Northumberland.

Commemorated on Page 273 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MAASTRICHT GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Row 1. Grave 88.

Location:

Maastricht is a large town on the River Maas, close to the Belgian frontier, 40 kilometres north of Liege in Belgium. The MAASTRICHT GENERAL CEMETERY is some 3 kilometres south-west of the town on the west side of the road to Tongres, in Belgium. The war graves are in an extension on the north-east side of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Warrant Officer William Thomas Claridge is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer William Thomas Claridge is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer William Thomas Claridge is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer William Thomas Claridge 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 THOMAS CLARIDGE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM THOMAS CLARIDGE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Notification of death– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Notification of death – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation Paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation Paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– 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
  • Grave marker– 22 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca

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    Grave marker – 22 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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