William James Chilvers Rank: Leading Aircraftman Status: Died 1942-07-10

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Chilvers, William James (Leading Aircraftman)

Died 1942-July-10

Male Head

Birth Date: 1911 (age 31)

Mr. & Mrs. W. Chilvers, of West Byfleet, Surrey, England

Ruth Chilvers, of Wembley, Middlesex, England.

Service
RAFVR

Unit
31 ANS- Air Navigation School (RAF)

Base
RCAF Stn. Port Albert, Ontario

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Position

Service Numbers
1264973

Chilvers died in a car accident and is buried in St.Catharines, Ontario. No further details are available.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Finadagrave.com

Burial
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Victoria Lawn Cemetery
Sec A Div 2 Row 3 Grave 2

31 ANS (31 Air Navigation School)

Nos. 1 & 2 Air Navigation Schools offered four-week courses in astronavigation and were the last step for Air Observers.

The RAF schools, Nos. 31, 32, and 33, provided the same training as Air Observer Schools.

NO31 ANS Port Albert ON

Originally Navigation School No. 48 General Reconnaissance from St. Athan, Wales, which moved to Port Albert as No. 31 Air Navigation School in October 1940.

RCAF Roundel RCAF.info - RCAF Station Port Albert On

General HuronCounty.ca - 31 ANS History

General RAF Metman - 31 ANS History

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

Chilvers, William James (Leading Aircraftman)

Died 1942-July-10

31 ANS (31 Air Navigation School)

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