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Willis Hilson Lloyd

In memory of:

Flying Officer Willis Hilson Lloyd

July 29, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/27896

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

162 (R.A.F.) Squadron

Additional Information

Son of Charles Henry and Carrie Elizabeth Lloyd

Commemorated on Page 367 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LERWICK NEW CEMETERY
Zetland (Shetland), United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Terrace 7B. Grave 23.

Location:

From Sumburgh Airport, take the A 970 to Lerwick (approx 35 miles). Enter Lerwick and follow the signs for Old Port. At the top of the hill that leads down into the Old Port, turn sharp right into Knab Road. The cemetery is situated at the junction of Knab Road and Gressey Loan.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Willis Hilson Lloyd– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Willis Hilson Lloyd – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of death– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Circumstances of death – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Willis Hilson Lloyd– In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Willis Hilson Lloyd – In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Willis Hilson Lloyd– Flying Officer Willis Hilson Lloyd, son of Charles Henry and Carrie Elizabeth Lloyd, who died on July 29, 1944 while serving as a member of 162 (R.A.F.) Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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    Photo of Willis Hilson Lloyd
    Photo of Willis Hilson Lloyd – Flying Officer Willis Hilson Lloyd, son of Charles Henry and Carrie Elizabeth Lloyd, who died on July 29, 1944 while serving as a member of 162 (R.A.F.) Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
  • Group photo– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me

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    Group photo – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Biography
    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Cemetery– Headstone for WH Lloyd (centre), along with GG Bradshaw (left) & JE Bowler (right). Photo was scanned from a slide taken by WH Lloyd's brother, CE Lloyd, during a visit to New Lerwick Cemetery in October 1966.

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    Cemetery – Headstone for WH Lloyd (centre), along with GG Bradshaw (left) & JE Bowler (right). Photo was scanned from a slide taken by WH Lloyd's brother, CE Lloyd, during a visit to New Lerwick Cemetery in October 1966.
  • Grave marker– Grave of Willis Hilson Lloyd in Lerwick Cemetery in Shetland.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave of Willis Hilson Lloyd in Lerwick Cemetery in Shetland.

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