Charles William Willard Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class Status: Killed in Vehicle Accident 1943-09-18

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Willard, Charles William (Aircraftman 2nd Class)

Killed in Vehicle Accident 1943-September-18

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920-February-17 (age 23)

Son of Charles and Annie Maria Willard, of North Cobalt.

Home: Cobalt, Ontario

Service
RCAF

Unit
4 WS- Wireless School

Base
Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Aircraftman 2nd Class

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
chef

Service Numbers
R/220262

Death caused by injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Acton. At the time of the accident AC2 Willard was Absent Without Leave. There is no mention of this incident in the School Daily Diary.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Home

Cobalt, Ontario

Burial
Google Map

Mount Pleasant Cemetery
East half Plot 297

4 WS (4 Wireless School)

Trainees in the "Wireless Air Gunner" (WAG) stream spent 24 weeks at a Wireless Schoo learning the theory and application of wireless communications. This included signalling with lights and flags as well as radio. Their "WAG" training was completed with four weeks at a Bombing & Gunnery School.

NO4 WS Guelph

RCAF Roundel RCAF.info - RCAF Station Guelph ON - 4 WS

General Guelph Historical Society

Project 44 BCATP

General Project 44 BCATP

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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

Willard, Charles William (Aircraftman 2nd Class)

Killed in Vehicle Accident 1943-September-18

4 WS (4 Wireless School)

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