Advertisement

Leading Aircraftman Eric Henry Williams

Advertisement

Leading Aircraftman Eric Henry Williams

Birth
Simpson, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death
12 Mar 1941 (aged 22)
Lakeburn, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Burial
Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada GPS-Latitude: 45.3416618, Longitude: -75.7807116
Plot
Plot 237. Sec. L. Grave 4.
Memorial ID
View Source
New Brunswick death record- RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates
Name: WILLIAMS, ERIC HENRY
Date/County: 1941-03-12/WESTMORLAND
Registration: 31529---Volume: 137---Microfilm: F19366

Leading Aircraftman Williams perished in a mid-air collision when 8 SFTS's Avro Anson 9742 aircraft struck Avro Anson 1909, being piloted by Pilot Officer Charles Gillard who also lost his life in this accident.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Trade: Pilot (Under Training)
Service Number: R/54298
Age: 22
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #8 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) [Moncton, New Brunswick]

Son of Richard E. Williams and Harriet Ann Williams of City View, Ontario, Canada.

Leading Aircraftman Eric Henry Williams is commemorated on Page 48 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
New Brunswick death record- RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates
Name: WILLIAMS, ERIC HENRY
Date/County: 1941-03-12/WESTMORLAND
Registration: 31529---Volume: 137---Microfilm: F19366

Leading Aircraftman Williams perished in a mid-air collision when 8 SFTS's Avro Anson 9742 aircraft struck Avro Anson 1909, being piloted by Pilot Officer Charles Gillard who also lost his life in this accident.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Trade: Pilot (Under Training)
Service Number: R/54298
Age: 22
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #8 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) [Moncton, New Brunswick]

Son of Richard E. Williams and Harriet Ann Williams of City View, Ontario, Canada.

Leading Aircraftman Eric Henry Williams is commemorated on Page 48 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.

Inscription

A VACANT CHAIR
IS HARD TO SEE.
BUT LOVING MEMORIES
I TREASURE OF THEE.



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: Apr 2, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127325329/eric_henry-williams: accessed ), memorial page for Leading Aircraftman Eric Henry Williams (8 Jul 1918–12 Mar 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127325329, citing Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).