of Tilbury, Kent Co., ON. Born 10/11/1915 the son of Ray and Eleanor E. Struthers; husband of Betty J. Struthers, of Chatham, ON., later living in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

In April of 1941 William and his wife spent a ten day furlough with his parents in Chatham, ON. After the furlough was up the couple returned to DeBert, NS. TT 17/04/41.

Age: 24, KIA – Date of Death: 07/04/1943, in Liberator bomber on flare drop on Burma coast.

F/L. William Maxwell Struthers

10 Nov. 1915 – 7 April, 1943

“Not here he lies but in a foreign field afar. Here is his living spirit that knows no grave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources	Chatham Fire Fighters 1944 Field Day Booklet 7 to 12/08/1944. CWGC. Found on Valetta Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour. Found in “The Tilbury Story 1887 -1987”. Index of Overseas Deaths, CVWM.
Supplemental Information	Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead, Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 429. Memorial: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL.

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