Billington Funeral

Item number: A992.0003.728
Creator: Henderson, J. Gordon - Photographer
Date: November 19, 1943
Early date: 1943-11-19
Later date: 1943-11-19
Dimensions: 3.5 x 5 in.
Who
Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Navy (RN)
What
Air bases, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, War, World War II, 1939-1945
Where
Goderich, Ontario, No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School
Object type
Negative, Film
Theme
Funerals and Memorials
Medium
Safety Film

A992.0003.728

Billington Funeral

Black and white image of a funeral procession. There is a flat bed truck with a casket draped with a Union Jack flag in the back. Men in British Fleet Air Arm uniforms are walking alongside the truck. In the background there is a crowd of people watching. There are also trees and other buildings visible. The procession was talking place in Courthouse Square. The negative was kept in a white envelope with "157 Billington Funeral" written on it in blue ink.

Rights: Public Domain

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