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Aircraftman 1st Class William Henry Smalley

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Aircraftman 1st Class William Henry Smalley

Birth
Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Death
18 Feb 1942 (aged 29)
Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Block 208. Grave 12.
Memorial ID
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Aircraftman 1st Class Smalley died of natural causes in the Royal Alexander Hospital.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class
Service Number: R/130957
Age: 29
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #3 Manning Depot, Edmonton

A lumberjack and farmer by trade, residing on 98th Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 4 Nov 1941 in Edmonton.

Son of Melvin Veach and Beatrice (née Rigby) Smalley of Grosmont, Alberta [father born in North Dakota, USA; mother born in England]; husband of Mary Jane (née Boggett) Smalley Hayward of Grosmont [they married on 2 June 1940].

Aircraftman 1st Class William Henry Smalley is commemorated on Page 115 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Aircraftman 1st Class Smalley died of natural causes in the Royal Alexander Hospital.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class
Service Number: R/130957
Age: 29
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #3 Manning Depot, Edmonton

A lumberjack and farmer by trade, residing on 98th Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 4 Nov 1941 in Edmonton.

Son of Melvin Veach and Beatrice (née Rigby) Smalley of Grosmont, Alberta [father born in North Dakota, USA; mother born in England]; husband of Mary Jane (née Boggett) Smalley Hayward of Grosmont [they married on 2 June 1940].

Aircraftman 1st Class William Henry Smalley is commemorated on Page 115 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.

Inscription

Epitaph...
TIME AND SPACE CAN NEVER
DIVIDE, OR KEEP OUR LOVED
ONE FROM OUR SIDE.


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  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: Aug 22, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134716768/william_henry-smalley: accessed ), memorial page for Aircraftman 1st Class William Henry Smalley (8 Sep 1912–18 Feb 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134716768, citing Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).