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A MEMORIAL SITE PAYING TRIBUTE TO
F/L WILLIAM GAVIN CAMPBELL
and the
CREW OF LANCASTER KB879



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NOTICE

The dedication of a memorial to the crew of Lancaster KB879
-- victims of a WWII crash in the area --
will take place in the Village of Sandon, Staffordshire, England
on
August 28, 1999
11 AM
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There will be a Memorial Flight flypast of a 
Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane.
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Those in attendance will include:
~ relatives of the men killed ~
~ Mayor of Stafford ~
~ Commanding Officer from 16MU RAF Stafford ~
~ Air Attaché from the Canadian High Commission ~
~ members of the British Legion ~
~ RAF guard of honour ~
~ local people with memories of the crash ~
and 
~ local and national media coverage ~
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The service at the site will be given by 
Canon John Greaves the vicar of Sandon and Burston. 
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Lunch will follow.
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Part I: The Home Front

Staging Area - Contents - Dedication
William G. Campbell Tribute Site
Wonders of the Internet: Sandon/Strathclair
Two Villages Meet
A Hometown Story:
Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada
Campbell Family Album: Early Years
Campbell Family Album: 1920s
Campbell Family Album: 1930s
Campbell Family Album: 1940s
Hope... and Despair
Victory
Lancaster Story & Links
RCAF Pilot's Flying Log Book
Greetings & Mementos from Canada I
Greetings & Mementos from Canada II
Brandon Sun FP Story: WWW.HEROES
MY FRIEND BILL by Mick Spack
Sandon Memorial & Fly-Past Photos:
Phill Barratt Photo Gallery
.To Young to fly 
Old Enough to Die


Part II: Overseas

Day 1: Arrival Day 2: The Grand Tour ~ Sandon Church & Hall
Day 2: Sandon House Day 2: Sod Turning for the Stone
Day 3: Stone Village Tour I Day 3: Stone Village Tour II
Day 4: Blacon Cemetery I Day 4: Blacon Cemetery II - Memorials
Day 4: BBC Radio Interview Day 5: Chatsworth
Day 5: Banquet at the Crown Day 6: Memorial Dedication I
Day 6: Memorial Dedication II Day 6: Lancaster Fly Past
Day 6: Greyhound Inn Reception Day 6: F/S Graham Ward
Day 7: Goodbyes: Memorial Site
Burston & Purl Cottage & Sandon
Day 8: Return ~ Home Again

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