In memory ofFlying OfficerWilfred Earl Weberwho died on 5 Mar 1945 |
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J40810 Flying Officer (No. 170 Squadron RAF navigator) Wilfred Earl Weber (b.1921) of Yellow Grass was KIA 19450305 and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial near London, England, for airmen from the north European theatre who died with no known grave. Weber's Lancaster failed to return from a raid on Chemnitz, Germany. He was the son of Roy and Emma (Dreger) Weber, Roy came from Poland to a farm five miles southeast of Yellow Grass in 1893. Wilfred graduated from Lewvan school and was farming when he enlisted at Regina in 1942. Cousin of Fred Weber. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration | 98 - Scott | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cemetery or memorial location | Runnymede Memorial, Egham, Surrey, England
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Honour roll location(s) | Yellow Grass | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial | Weber Bay, Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial location | 55.1667°N / 107.45°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial NTS map reference | 73O3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial details | West shore of Lac la Plonge. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19211112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yellow Grass | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of enlistment | 19420905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of enlistment | Regina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence on enlistment | Yellow Grass | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | farmer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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