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William Fletcher Salton

In memory of:

Lieutenant William Fletcher Salton

June 9, 1918

Military Service


Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

66th Wing

Additional Information


Born:

March 1, 1895
West Hartlepool, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

May 14, 1916
Bowmanville, Ontario

Son of William and Florence Salton, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 593 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OTRANTO TOWN CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

Otranto is a small port town on the heel of Italy, situated about 80 kilometres south of Brindisi, 45 kilometres from Lecce. The cemetery is best accessed from route No.16 from Lecce, following Otranto Centro. On entering the town follow the sign for the Sacrario Militare, located immediately inside the town limits on the right hand side. The war graves are in the south-east corner of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of William Fletcher Salton– From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919.
  • Photo of WILLIAM FLETCHER SALTON– Photo of William F Salton

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