Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Edwin Platt
In memory of:
Corporal William Edwin Platt
November 2, 1971
Darnley Bay, Northwest Territories
Military Service
87378
25
Air Force
440 Transport and Rescue Squadron
Additional Information
July 30, 1946
Winnipeg, Manitoba
November 3, 1964
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Charles Ladlaw of St. Boniface, Manitoba. Husband of Mary Elizabeth (nee Hamilton) Platt and father of Kevin and Cristin Platt of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Commemorated on Page 152 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
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
Plot 5818
The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Grave Marker – Headstone in WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
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