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LAC William Timothy Cavanagh

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LAC William Timothy Cavanagh Veteran

Birth
Death
12 May 1940 (aged 22)
Borgharen, Maastricht Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Burial
Maastricht, Maastricht Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
3-142-143
Memorial ID
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William was born in Belfast on November 14, 1917. Mother : Annie Grace. Father : Unknown. Annie married Timothy Cavanagh on May 6, 1919 in Dublin.
Source : Civil Records / Irish Genealogy / Church Records: Marriages / Church Records : Births.
LAC (Leading Aircraftman ) William Cavanagh crashed in his Bristol Blenheim bomber, MSN L8847, in Borgharen near Maastricht on May 12, 1940. Also Flying Officer Thomas George Bassett (pilot) and Sergeant Neville Middlemass (Oberserver/Gunner) were killed in this crash.
William was born in Belfast on November 14, 1917. Mother : Annie Grace. Father : Unknown. Annie married Timothy Cavanagh on May 6, 1919 in Dublin.
Source : Civil Records / Irish Genealogy / Church Records: Marriages / Church Records : Births.
LAC (Leading Aircraftman ) William Cavanagh crashed in his Bristol Blenheim bomber, MSN L8847, in Borgharen near Maastricht on May 12, 1940. Also Flying Officer Thomas George Bassett (pilot) and Sergeant Neville Middlemass (Oberserver/Gunner) were killed in this crash.

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Gravesite Details

542287. Leading Aircraftman (W. Op. Air), Royal Air Force, 15 Sqdn. Age 22. Son of Timothy and Annie Cavanagh. Row 3, Joint grave 142-143.


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