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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
16501	Unruh	V A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Halifax	III	LV985	ZL-K	Leeming	315	Mondeville		Killed	Bretteville-sur-Laize		Paradie Archive Database
16502	Unwin	Leonard Arthur	Flight Lieutenant	J/10393 (R/52074)	Age 27	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Comman	263Sqn	1944-12-24	Typhoon	Ib	RB335	HE-?	B.70 Deurne, Holland	15:20	Armed Reconnaissance	See archive report for details	Killed	Woudenberg General Cemetery Grave 186		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 02nd January 1917 in Sheffield, England. Moved to Canada when was aged 18 months. Educated at the Prince of Wales Public School and Sandwich Collegiate in Windsor. A member of the Border Cities Aero Club and completed 5 solo flying hours with a further 12 hours dual. Worked as a had been a shipping and invoicing clerk for Christie, Brown Co. Ltd, Windsor. Enlisted at Windsor on the 06th June 1940. Trained at No. 1 Initial Training School, No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School, No. Service Flying Training School. Pilot badge awarded on the 20th December 1940 and promoted to sergeant. Posted to Canadian Forces Station ,Trenton, Ontario for a Flying Instructor's Course on the 23rd December 1940 - 24th February 1941. Posted to No. 9 Service Flying Training School, Summerside, as an instructor. 23rd February 1941 to 31st March1942. Received his commission on the 01st March 1942. Arrived in England on the 15th June 1943.Joined 263 squadron on the 08th November 1943 Son of James Arthur (died 22nd November 1969, age 84) and Minnie Unwin (née Gosnay - died 26th, July 1984, age 98). He had two older sisters, Minnie, 35 and Cora, 28. of 365 Rankin Boulevard, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Husband of Evelyn Unwin,(née Paris - married on the 17th Mat 1941) They had a daughter, Marlys Ann Unwin, who was born and died on the 08th May 1943, Oof 117 Crawford Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: He Gave His Life In The Cause Of Freedom. Not A Day Do We Forget You In Our Hearts You Are Always Near We Who Love You Dearly Sadly Missed You More Each Year'.	Archive report on the loss
16503	Upper	B P	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ352	NP-K	Lissett	2226	Ardouval	Crashed target area	Killed	St-Hellier		Paradie Archive Database
16504	Upton	J H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	24 OTU	1943-11-03	Whitley	V	AD675	?-E	Honeybourn	1834	Nickel	Abandoned near Courtalain France	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
16505	Uren	E F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-11-17	Lancaster	III	JB226	LQ-G	Gransden Lodge	1730	Ludwigshafen	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16506	Uren	Harold Beaumont	Warrant Officer	437175		Australia			RAAF		8 OTU`` RCAF	1945-04-24												RAAF Honour Roll
16507	Uretzky	Harry	Flying Officer	J14818	19th October 1919 in Edmonton, Alberta	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-05-23	Halifax	II	JB841	EQ:K	RAF Leeming	23:06	Dortmund	See archive report for details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 175		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16508	Urquhart	D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-30	Lancaster	I	DV301	SR-I	Ludford Magna	2219	Vierzon	Crashed at Langon {Loir-et-Cher}	Killed	Langon Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16509	Urquhart	R N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1942-06-25	Wellington	IC	X2313	KJ-L	Steeple Morden	2312	Bremen	?	Killed	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16510	Urquhart	Kenneth Robertson	Flying Officer	J28220	10th June 1921	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-07-18	Halifax	V	LL364	NF:B	RAF Tempsford	22:30	SOE	See Archive report for details	KiA	Marigny-l’Eglise Communal cemetery, Collective Grave 1		Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report
16511	Urquhart	David Smith	Sergeant	R/119542	27 Aug 1921	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1942-12-06	Wellington	III	BJ657	KW-G	Dishforth	1659	Mannheim	At 0020 hrs an SOS message was received from the aircraft. Unfortunately nothing further was heard. The aircraft crashed Langonnet East of Plouray Near Brest (Flak/Shortage of Fuel/Equipment Failure?)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 107		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian Sqn Son of Charles Urquhart, and of Elizabeth R. Urquhart, of Carman, Manitoba, Canada
16512	Urquhart	J A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	X	KB759	NA-K	Middleton St George	2236	Hamburg	Lost with trace	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16513	Urquhart	R R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1943-08-17	Lancaster	III	JA900	QR-	Syerston	2129	Peenemunde	Crashed near Greifswald	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
16514	Urquhart	Robert Alexander	Flying Officer	J/9763	Age 23	Canada	Navigator	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	617Sqn	1943-05-16	Lancaster	III	ED937	AJ-Z	RAF Scampton Lincolnshire	2159	Chastise: Dambusters Raid	See archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 5.B.16-18		.	Born on the 02nd August 1919 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Alexander James Urquhart (died 25th March 1956, age 73) and Susan Grace Urquhart (née Rollins - died 22nd April 1965, age 85) of British Columbia, Canada.	Read Archive Report on this incident
16515	Urquhart	A S	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-05-07	Hampden	I	AE389	PT-D	Waddington		Gardening	Crashed Kalifornien NE of Kiel	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
16516	Urquhart	A J	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	442Sqn RCAF	1945-01-14	Spitfire	IX	PL370				Recce	Abandoned near Enschede	PoW
16517	Urquhart	G E	Flight Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	443Sqn RCAF	1944-05-29	Spitfire	IX	MH370				Ramrod	Damaged	Injured
16518	Usher	M L	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1942-03-30	Halifax	II	R9438	TL-H	Kinloss		Tirpitz	Lost off Lerwick	Killed			Paradie Archive Database	Some details on this report: Read Archive Report
16519	Usher	L E	Flight Lieutenant	J14135					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-04-14	Halifax	II	BB311	EQ-L	Leeming	2131	Stuttgart	Crashed Montescourt-Lizerolles	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16520	Usher	G A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-09-05	Halifax	II	JD210	VR-S	Middleton St George	1948	Mannheim	Crashed Harrenheim	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16521	Uttley	W G	Flight Sergeant	R/105253			Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-05-13	Spitfire	IX	BS104				Ramrod 71		Killed	Grevillers British Cemetery France
16522	Utton	T E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-05-08	Lancaster	III	ND347	LQ-W	Gransden Lodge	214	Haine-St-Pierre	Crashed Bon-Secours {Hainaut}	PoW
16523	Uyen	W	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	HX241	EX-P	Breighton	2223	Nurnberg	Crashed Allendorf	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16524	Uyen	W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-02-15	Halifax	III	LV798	EY-A	Breighton	1718	Berlin	Abandoned on return	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16525	Uzelman	Peter	Pilot Officer	J93105	10th March 1917 in Revenue, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Navigator II		RCAF	Bomber Command	582Sqn	1944-12-23	Lancaster	III	PB120	6O:P	RAF Little Staughton	10:29	Koln	See archive report for details	KiA	Reinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7.C. 22-25		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16526	Vachon	H E	Flying Officer	J41395		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Halifax	VII	NP689	QO:M	East Moor	17:07	Hagen	See archive report for details	PoW Unknown camp			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16527	Vachon	Everitt Thomas	Flight Sergeant	R/79229		Canada	Air/Gnr	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	Wireless Interception Flight 1474 (Special Duties)	1942-12-03	Wellington	ic	DV819	DT-G	RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire	202	Special Duties	See archive report for further brief detail	Safe	None - survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16528	Vaillancourt	C J L	Flight Lieutenant	J12563					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-04	Halifax	II	W7817	VR-A	Middleton St George	2301	Dortmund	Crashed at Zwolle Holland	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16529	Vair	Marshall Robert Ross	Sergeant	R/71606	Born 19th April 1912 Age 29	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	402Sqn RCAF	1941-11-11	Hurricane	IIb	BE472				Ramrod	See archive report for details	Killed	Janval Cemetery. Section F, Row B, Grave 12			Son of Dr Marshall George Vair (dentist) and Lina Gamey of 109 Clendenan Avenue, Toronto, Canada.	Read Archive Report
16530	Valastin	Jan R.	Warrant Officer Class 2 Air Bomber	R/017055					RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	I	DV378	PO-C	RAF Waddington	1712	Berlin	Exploded in target area	PoW No: 1189 Camp: L6/L4	None - Left the RCAF on 6th May 1946 - died 3rd February 1993.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16531	Valde	Victor Lewis	Pilot Officer (Posth)	J/90964	Age 20	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemeter. Plot 7. Row B. Collective Grave 14-18.	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Also remembered on the Transcona War Memorial. Born on the 2oth September 1924 in Transcona, Manitoba. Son of Lewis and Emma Josephine Valde, of Transcona, Manitoba, Canada. Grave inscription: 'To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind Is Not To Die'. Valde Lake northeast of Lac du Bonnet was named after P/O Valde in 1973. Also Victor Valde Memorial Park in his home town of Transcona is named in his honour. Was Flight Sergeant R/215823	Archive report
16532	Valde	V L	Sergeant						RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ686	6U-U	East Moor	2218	Hamburg	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
16533	Vale	William Richard	Flying Officer	J/42694	16 August 1917	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1945-03-16	Lancaster	III	ND644	HW-N	Grimsby	1756	Nurnberg	Shot down near Kraftshof some 8 km NNW from Nürnberg Bahnhof. There were two possible German fighter claims for ND644. Firstly, Oblt. Johannes Engels from 4./NJG6 over Nürnberg at 2137 hrs and secondly , Lt. Bruno Lange as from 4./NJG6 10km WNW Nürnberg at 2140 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries - Vol 2: Theo Boiten)	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery 8.A.25		Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried at Kraftshof
16534	Valensky	Sanders	Sergeant	R/90544		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	25OTU	1942-07-31	Wellington	IC	DV439	PP-D	Finningley	2341	Dusseldorf	The aircraft was initially hit by flak over the target are. It was then finished off by Lt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer Stab II/NJG1 - 1km South West of Loon op Zand (6C): 3,000m at 0228	PoW No. 25682 Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf			Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to WO2 whilst as PoW Attacker
16535	Valentine	V G B	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-10-06	Halifax	III	LW129	BM-G	Skipton on Swale	1600	Dortmund		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16536	Valk	J C	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	MZ863	BM-I	Skipton on Swale	2115	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark		Paradie Archive Database
16537	Valkenier	W J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-05-06	Wellington	III	X3717	VR-C	Mildenhall	2205	Stuttgart	Crashed vicinity of Mannheim	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16538	Vallance	L G	Flying Officer	J10684					RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1943-04-14	Stirling	III	BF500	OJ-M	Lakenheath	2157	Stuttgart	Crashed Belval France	Killed	Belval Communal		Paradie Archive Database
16539	Valley	W A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1943-11-19	Halifax	II	JD118	EY-U	Breighton	1616	Leverkusen	Crashed North Cave HUMBS	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall)		Paradie Archive Database
16540	Vallier	R R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1945-02-02	Halifax	VII	NP704	QO-L	East Moor	2013	Wanne-Eickel		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16541	Vallieres	S K	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	III	LV938	ZL-A	Leeming	2145	Metz	Crashed at Juvincourt-et-Damary {Aisne}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16542	Vallis	K G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-01-26	Wellington	III	BJ714	QB-F	Topcliffe	1715	Lorient	Crashed at Ereac France	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16543	Van Alstyne	P N T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LV970	QB-T	Skipton on Swale	2228	Villeneuve	Crashed at Boissy-sous-St-You {Essone}	Killed	Boissy-sous-St-Yon Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16544	Van Blarcom	Eugene Clifford	Flight Sergeant	R/168321		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-08-29	Lancaster	I	NF921	VN-Q	Skellingthorpe	2028	Konigsberg	Failed to return, missing, presumed lost at sea	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom		Accident report	Received posthumous commission to Pilot Officer with service number J/89465	Paradie RCAF Database
16545	Van Buren	Russell Benson	Sergeant	R/109924	Age 33	USA	Air gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-03-05	Halifax	II	BB282	MP-R	RAF Linon-On-Ouse, Yorkshire	1853	Essen	See archive report for further details	Missing-believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 180.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Charles Bradley Van Buren and Lena M. Van Buren, of North Troy, New York State, U.S.A., husband of Dorothy Helen Van Buren.	Read Archive Report on this incident
16546	Van Buskirk	Douglas Byrd	Flying Officer			USA			RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1941-11-07	Stirling	I	N3677	MG-J	Oakington	1731	Berlin	Crashed near Dusiburg	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16547	Van Camp	R H	Flight Sergeant	R134679					RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1943-06-14	Lancaster	III	ED980	PG-	Woodhall Spa	2315	Oberhausen	Crashed Schijndel Holland	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery		Paradie Archive Database
16548	van Cleaf	Raymond Kenneth	Pilot Officer	J/17409			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Ferry Training Unit	310	1943-05-19	Wellington	X	HZ437	Not issued	RAF Harwell, Buckinghamshire	1245	Ferry flight	See archive report for further details	Killed	Bicester Cemetery, Buckinghamshire. Sec B. Cons. Grave 147		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16549	Van Den Bok	R	Flying Officer					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-08-28	Hampden	I	AE197	EQ-	Balderton	1954	Saarbrucken	Crashed at Boussu-lez-Walcourt Belgium	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
16550	Van Denk	J L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-11-27	Halifax	III	LV945	ZL-F	Leeming	1654	Neuss	Crashed at Shipdham Norfolk on return				Paradie Archive Database