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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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
16801	Walsh	Patrick Charles	Sergeant	R75183	10th April 1921 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada	Canadian	2nd Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1942-03-28	Manchester	I	R5781	OL:R	RAF Scampton	19:30	Lubeck	Coned by searchlight batteries of M. Flak Abt. 221, 241 and 251 at 00:.59 hrs. Hit by M. Flak Abt. 221, 241, 251, 261 and 271 and seven Kriegsmarine vessels including the Scharnhorst. The aircraft exploded and crashed near Klausdorf-Schwentine at 01:04 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (13 July 1941 - 29 May 1942) The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Kiel War Cemetery 1.F.5	Paradie Archive Database	Son of William (deceased in June 1933) and Mary Frances Romana (née Toner) Walsh of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
16802	Walsh	H	Sergeant	1084155						Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-12	Halifax	I	JB861	VR-C	Middleton St George	2314	Duisburg	Crashed near Zuidland	Killed	Rotterdam (Crooswijk)
16803	Walsh	Archibald Philip	Wing Commander	43421	1912	Canadian	Pilot	DFC AFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-09-02	Wellington	III	X3711	VR-R	Topcliffe	2253	Karlsruhe	Claim by Oblt Kurt Martinek 9/NJG4 - 2km South of Warmant/8km North of Dinant (7A): 3,400m at 0211. Crashed near Warmant 9km NNW of Dinant	Killed	Warnant-Dinant Communal Cemetery Grave 4		Son of Francis Philip and Edith Anne Walsh, of London, Ontario, Canada
16804	Walsh	R J H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	II	JD318	AL-F	Leeming	1659	Berlin	Crashed at Albergen Holland	Killed	Tubbergen {Albergen} RC
16805	Walsham	R T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-07-31	Halifax	III	LV950	AL-C	Leeming	2151	Coquereaux	Crashed at St-Martin-au-Bosc {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	St Martin-au-Bosc Communal Cemetery
16806	Walshaw	D H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-08-22	Halifax	V	EB255	IP-P	Tholthorpe	2112	Leverkusen	Crashed near Tongeren Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium
16807	Walter	B H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Lancaster	III	PA988	LQ-P	Gransden Lodge	2100	Stettin		Evader		Paradie Archive Database
16808	Walter	G S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	II	JD158	VR-D	Middleton St George	2127	Peenemunde	Crashed in the Baltic	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
16809	Walter	R W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-12-09	Halifax	VII	NP741	OW-K	Linton on Ouse	1131	Wanne-Eickel		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16810	Walter	S A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-09-27	Halifax	V	LK648	IP-F	Tholthorpe	1921	Hannover	?	Killed	Runnymede
16811	Walters	E A	Warrant Officer Class 2				Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND325	PM-C	Wickenby	30	Berlin	Bailed out The aircraft made a forced landing with wheels down but incurred damage to right main wheel on an obstruction at Wingsbach 3km North of Taunusstein and well off its track	PoW No. 269889, Stalag 4B		Paradie Archive Database
16812	Walters	R G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-08-18	Halifax	VII	NP690	QO-G	East Moor	2125	Bremen	Crashed on take off	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
16813	Walters	R S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-08-23	Halifax	V	DK261	IP-V	Tholthorpe	2026	Berlin	Crashed W of Mano island	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16814	Walters	E J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	617Sqn	1943-12-10	Lancaster	III	ED825	AJ-E	Tempsford	2035	SOE	Crashed Northern France	Killed	Maharicourt Communal	Paradie Archive Database
16815	Walters	H E	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	400Sqn RCAF	1943-10-17	Mustang	I	AG587				Intruder	Crash landed near Truro
16816	Walters	F P C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-09-05	Halifax	V	LK636	ZL-H	Leeming	1940	Mannheim	?	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
16817	Walton	R H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	II	JD466	VR-E	Middleton St George	1941	Magdeburg	Crashed at Borne	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16818	Walton	J H	Flight Sergeant	R137620					RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	V	DK135	ZL-	Leeming	2307	Wuppertal	Crashed WSW Rotterdam	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16819	Walton	Richard John	Sergeant	R163129		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	630 Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	ME782	LE:N	RAF East Kirby	23:08	Wesseling	See archive report for further information	Killed	Schoonselhof Cemetery. Collective grave IVa.F.8-10.	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16820	Walton	William Archibald	Flight Lieutenant	J35832	8 December 1923 at Silverton, British Columbia, Canada	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	640Sqn	1945-03-18	Halifax	III	MZ494	C8-B	RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire	00:44	Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Shot down over the target	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 278	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16821	Walton	John Murray	Master Sergeant	10601391	Canada	USA	Navigator	DFM Air Medal (USA) Purple Heart (USA)	USAAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-10-22	Lancaster	III	EE196	AS-Z	RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire	1812	Kassel	Shot down by night fighter, crashed at Brakelsiek, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Killed	Ardennes American Cemetery, Grave No. D.10.54. Li̬ge, Belgium	Accident report	Joined RCAF S/N R/115217, transferred to the USAAF. Was still on 166 Squadron strength awaiting posting to USAAF unit.	Paradie RCAF Database
16822	Walton	E W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-07-24	Halifax	III	MZ713	PT-U	Tholthorpe	2204	Ferfay	Crashed off Pas-de-Calais	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery
16823	Walton	J.C.	Sergeant	1332301		UK	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF	1943-07-17	Wellington	X	HE962	QB-N	RAF Kairouan	21:00	Bombing Monte Corvina	Starboard engine caught fire on climb out. Bailed out safely.	Bruised		Accident report
16824	Walz	D M	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	443Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Spitfire	IX	MK605				Sweep		Evaded
16825	Walz	D M	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	443Sqn RCAF	1945-02-24	Spitfire	XVI	SM478				Recce	Abandoned near Munster	Evaded
16826	Wanless	F G	Flying Officer						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
16827	Wanless	W W A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-04-14	Halifax	II	DT698	MP-W	Linton on Ouse	2118	Stuttgart	Crash landed at Manston KENT			Paradie Archive Database
16828	Wanless	W W A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-10-03	Halifax	V	DK201	MP-P	Middleton St George	1808	Kassel	Crashed at Leistrup	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16829	Wanless	W W A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-08-23	Halifax	V	DK241	MP-Q	Holme on Spalding Moor	2011	Berlin	Crashed at base on return			Paradie Archive Database
16830	Wann	John Alistair	Flying Officer	J/9543			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1943-04-04	Halifax	II	HR699	ZA-J	RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire	2052	Kiel	See archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede War Memorial. Panel 175	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16831	Wannop	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-01-30	Halifax	III	LV797	BM-L	Skipton on Swale	1719	Berlin	Crashed at Frankendorf	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
16832	Warburton	E G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-16	Lancaster	I	LL773	SE-D	Ludford Magna	2310	Sterkrade	Force landed at Woodbridge Suffolk on return			Paradie Archive Database
16833	Warburton	J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-11-24	Halifax	III	MZ304	ZL-H	Leeming	109	Gardening	Crashed near Kingston Morayshire on return	Killed	Bellie Burial Ground	Paradie Archive Database
16834	Warburton	Eric	Flight Sergeant	R/56900			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1941-10-31	Whitley	V	Z9141	MH-J	RAF Dishforth, North Riding of Yorkshire	1739	Hamburg	Shot down by night fighter.Crashed on Island of Texel	Killed	Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery Noord Holland, Netherlands. Grave reference: Plot K. Row 4. Coll. grave 76A-79	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16835	Ward	Norman Vincent	Sergeant	1819837			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF	1944-05-22	Halifax	III	LK810	KW:Y	RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire	00:10	le Mans	See Archive report for details	Killed	Le Mans West Cemetery. Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 36			Read Archive Report
16836	Ward	G L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	II	LL701	KO-F	Witchford	1850	Schweinfurt		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16837	Ward	R H	Warrant Officer	R86739					RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1943-03-08	Lancaster	I	W4896	GT-W	Warboys	2015	Nurnberg	Believed crashed near Furth	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16838	Ward	A W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-09-23	Stirling	III	EJ104	HA-G	Downham Market	1925	Mannheim	Exploded and crashed in the Bauwaldthal	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
16839	Ward	S G	Flight Sergeant	R101923					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-29	Halifax	II	JB793	VR-X	Middleton St George	2252	Wuppertal	Crashed near Eupen Belgium	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16840	Ward	F W	Flying Officer	J/4818			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	421Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Spitfire	IX	MK796				Recce	Crashed at Domfront	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
16841	Ward	J L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-02-28	Wellington	III	BK343	ZL-V	Croft	1810	St Nazaire	Believed crashed in sea	Killed	Pornic War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16842	Ward	H B	Flying Officer	J11359					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	V	DK228	NA-D	Middleton St George	2338	Aachen	Crashed Mesnil-St-Blaise Belgium	Killed	Florennes Communal	Paradie Archive Database
16843	Ward	G J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-08-25	Halifax	III	MZ658	SE-E	Croft	2309	Brest	Abandoned near Allendale Northumberland			Paradie Archive Database
16844	Ward	Donald McLeod William	Sergeant Air Gunner	J/92137					RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-10-14	Halifax	III	MZ920	WL-C Nicknamed 'C The Comet'	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	2350 hrs crash time - take off time shortly before	Duisburg	Crashed near Church Lawford	Killed	Chester {Blacon} Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16845	Ward	H K	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-09-03	Lancaster	III	W4988	AR-Q	Binbrook	1957	Berlin	Abandoned and crashed at Larod Sweden	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16846	Ward	F	Flight Sergeant	R105321					RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1943-03-12	Lancaster	III	ED449	VN-T	Skellingthorpe	1940	Essen	Crashed at Well Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16847	Ward	R L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	58Sqn	1941-09-03	Whitley	V	Z6869	GE-T	Linton on Ouse	1921	Brest	Crashed Acklington	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
16848	Ward	F J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-06	Lancaster	II	DS768	EQ-J	Linton on Ouse	2132	Coutances	Landed damaged at Melbourne on return
16849	Ward	Walter Graham	Flight Sergeant	1567245	7 November 1928		Flight Engineer (Pilot)			Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1945-04-26	Lancaster	X	KB879	NA:Y	RAF Middleton St. George		Cross Country Flying Training	See archive report for details	Killed	Selkirk Cemetery Section H Grave 2009			See Archive Report
16850	Ward	James William	Sergeant	1484108	1922		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK746	AL:K	Leeming	00:11	Berlin	Claim by Hptm Paul Semrau Stab III./NJG2 - Brusendorf at 03:30. The aircraft was shot down from 18,000ft and crashed into trees near Teltow some 16km from the the centre of Berlin. Those who perished were initially buried at Kiekebusch Cemtery Teltow.	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 4 Row G Collective Grave 11-15		Son of Thomas and Ada Blanche Ward, of Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire