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Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) William Freeborne “Bill” Colville

Birth : 29 Apr 1917 Bowmanville, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death : 6 May 1942 Canada
Burial : Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Kent County, USA
Coordinate : 42.9043999, -85.7514038
Plot : Plot 3. Row 3. Grave 15.
Inscription : WE LOVE YOU SO,
DARLING BILL.
HE GAVE HIS TODAY
FOR OUR TOMORROW.
Description : Lockheed Hudson (#761) aircraft from #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron crashed shortly after it had taken flight from its base airport at RCAF Torbay in the Dominion of Newfoundland; it was a flight that was to have taken the aircraft to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in Canada. Two aircrew and six passengers on board the Hudson perished in the accident.

The eight casualties of this crash were-
Flight Sergeant William (‘Bill’) Freeborne COLVILLE,
Sergeant Harold Fulford TAYLOR,
Flight Lieutenant Joseph Hyacinthe Ulysses LE BLANC,
Flight Lieutenant Rudolph Irwin EHRLICHMAN,
Sergeant Montezuma (‘Monty’) Hold BROTHERS,
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  • Where is Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) William Freeborne “Bill” Colville's memorial?

    Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) William Freeborne “Bill” Colville's memorial is located at: Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Kent County, USA.

  • When did Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) William Freeborne “Bill” Colville death?

    Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) William Freeborne “Bill” Colville death on 6 May 1942 in Canada

  • Where are the coordinates of the Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) William Freeborne “Bill” Colville's memorial?

    Latitude: 42.9043999
    Longitude: -85.7514038

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1. Grandville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9043999, -85.7514038

2. River Bend Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9352989, -85.7750015

3. Jenison Cemetery
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6. Resurrection Cemetery
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7. Ridgeview Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 42.8632600, -85.8023900

8. Hanley Cemetery
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9. Sleepy Hollow Pet Cemetery and Crematory
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Coordinate: 42.8377991, -85.7433014

13. Saint Pauls Anglican Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.9711200, -85.7321700

14. Haire Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9363260, -85.8374910

15. Rosedale Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 42.9721160, -85.7876870

16. Georgetown Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8941710, -85.8519780

17. Lowing Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9219444, -85.8525000

18. Rest Lawn Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 42.9007988, -85.6438980

19. Saint Andrews Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9463997, -85.6567001

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21. Gerald R Ford Museum
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Coordinate: 42.9668140, -85.6771000

22. Kent Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 42.8356018, -85.6883011

23. Westminster Presbyterian Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.9619070, -85.6646760

24. Mount Calvary Cemetery
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