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William Garnett Nesom

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman William Garnett Nesom

December 11, 1949
Trenton, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

13388

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

RCAF Station Trenton

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-1945

Additional Information


Born:

November 16, 1925
Bishopton, England

Enlistment:

January 19, 1944
Edmonton, Alberta

Son of Thomas Henry and Mary Alice Nesom of St. Albert, Alberta. Husband of Marge Nesom of St. Albert, Alberta. Brother of John R., Alice Mary Wallace, Dorothy May Lechski, Viola Angela Nesom.

Commemorated on Page 6 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

EDMONTON (BEECHMOUNT) CEMETERY
Alberta, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 13, Block 199

Location:

During the 1939-1945 War, Canadian Infantry troops were stationed at Edmonton. No.13 Vocational Training School was set up and the airfield formed a link in the North-West Staging Route. Most of the war graves lie in Blocks 206 and 208. The cemetery also contains a Cross of Sacrifice. There are now 5 First World War and over 70 Second World War casualties commemorated in this site.

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