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Warrant Officer William Roy Chester

Male 1920 - 1943  (23 years)


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  • Name William Roy Chester 
    Prefix Warrant Officer 
    Born 16 Apr 1920  Perth, Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-388563 
    Died 11 Dec 1943  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Cause: Killed in Action - Killed in Flying Accident 
    Buried Botley Cemetery, Botley, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I388563  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Thomas Augustus Chester,   b. CALC 1 May 1893, Carleton Place, Lanark Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1935, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Mother Ethel Elizabeth Warren,   b. 1897, , Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1983  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1914  Perth, Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F262597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2492] zzz Military.
      Name:William Roy Chester Birth Date:16 Apr 1920 Birth Place:Perth, Ont Residence Place:Galt, Ont Death Date:11 Dec 1943 Service Number:R122563 Force:Air Regiment:Royal Canadian Air Force Rank:Warrant Officer Class II Next of Kin:Elizabeth Ethel Chester Relationship:Mother

    2. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link.
      CHESTER/ In loving memory of/ Thomas A. CHESTER/ died Feb. 18, 1935/ aged 42 years/ his wife/ Ethel E. WARREN/ died Apr. 19, 1983/ aged 86 years/ Helen M. daughter/ died Jan. 11, 1934/ aged 17 years/ William R. CHESTER/ R122563 W. O. 2 R. C. A. F./ killed in action Dec. 11, 1943/ aged 23 years/ For ever with the Lord/

    3. [S1372] Canadian Virtual War Memorial, William Roy Chester - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada. (2019). Veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 8 June 2019, from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2436750.

    4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 013068 (1914).
      Name:Thomas A Chester Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1893 Birth Place:Carleton Place, Ontario Marriage Date:24 Feb 1914 Marriage Place:Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father:Thos A Chester Mother:Elizabeth Mccollogh Chester Spouse:Elizabeth Ether Warren

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Apr 1920 - Perth, Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Killed in Action - Killed in Flying Accident - 11 Dec 1943 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Botley Cemetery, Botley, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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