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Pilot Officer WILLIAM WATSON DOWNER

Service Number: J/86143
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death

Died 16 April 1944

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MALTA MEMORIAL

Panel 16, Column 1.

Malta

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  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Additional Info Son of James Arthur and Rhoda Downer, of Midland, Ontario, Canada.

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Buried or commemorated at

MALTA MEMORIAL
Malta
Number of casualties: 2291
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