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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
16901	Waterbury	S E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1945-02-21	Halifax	VII	RG476	QO-T	East Moor	1617	Worms	Believed crashed on E bank of the Nahe	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16902	Waterbury	Orville Ray	Flight Lieutenant	J7520	12th June 1920 in Virden, Manitoba	Canadian	Navigator	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1943-03-12	Lancaster	I	W4928	OL:S	RAF Wyton	19:17	Essen	See archive report for details	KiA	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 10.C.4.	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16903	Waterman	Frederick Charles Ernest	Flight Lieutenant	J6362		Canadian	Navigator	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	109 Sqn	1944-08-31	Mosquito	XVI	ML985	HS:B	Little Staughton	21:10	Leverkusen	One of 6 crews tasked on this mission. Loss unexplained	Evader		Paradie Archive Database	DFC awarded whilst with 40 Sqn, gazetted 4th December 1942 Bailed out behind eney lines after raid on Tobruk on 9th August 1942
16904	Waterman	T J D	Flight Lieutenant					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1943-09-03	Lancaster	III	ED832	EM-X	Langar	1954	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16905	Waterman	P F	Flying Officer				Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	65Sqn	1944-01-03	Spitfire	IX	MA847				Ranger		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16906	Waters	G H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1942-09-13	Wellington	II	Z8523	PH-Y	Binbrook	.0025.	Bremen	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16907	Waters	J B	Flying Officer	J/21576		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1944-06-21	Fortress	II	SR381	BU-F	Oulton	2350	Bombing Gelsenkirchen	Damaged by enemy night fighter prior to reaching target. Crash landed at RAF Woodbridge and collided with a 61 Sqn Lancaster destroying both aircraft.	Safe		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
16908	Waters	M H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-02-08	Halifax	III	NA581	KW-U	Tholthorpe	942	Training	Crashed near Blyth	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
16909	Waters	Norman James	Flight Sergeant	R107768		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1943-05-25	Wellington	X	HZ476	NA:A	RAF Dalton, Yorkshire (satellite airbase of RAF Topcliffe)	23:34	Dusseldorf	See archive report for full details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Coll. grave 4.F.8-14	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16910	Waterston	E G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-02-19	Halifax	II	HR805	ZA-H	Melbourne	2339	Leipzig		Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16911	Waterworth	W F	Sergeant	R/92606		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1942-09-19	Wellington	III	BJ883	GT-	Warboys		Saarbrucken	Coned by searchlights in the Abbeville area and hit by Flak. Abandoned near Abbeville time unknown	PoW No. 27239 Stalag 344 Lamsdorf		Paradie Archive Database
16912	Wathen	Keith Cameron	Flying Officer	401004		Australia			RAAF		415Sqn RCAF	1943-05-17											RAAF Honour Roll
16913	Watkins	Trevor	Pilot Officer	186557			Flight Engineer	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-11-16	Halifax	III	MZ408	C8:X	RAF Leconfield	12:41	Julich	The crew released their bomb load onto the target area at 15:30 from 14,000 feet and while over the target area the aircraft was struck by flak which damaged the port wing. Four other 640 Squadron aircraft were damaged by flak on this raid. After leaving the target area the temperature gauge on the starboard outer engine rose so the crew shut down the engine and feathered the propeller, believing it was also damaged by flak. Despite the damage the crew managed to fly back to the circuit of RAF Leconfield airfield. At 17:34 the pilot attempted to land but was forced to fly an overshoot. At around 400 feet above the ground and with the wheels down the pilot temporarily lost control due to a loss of engine power. Regaining control a forced landing was made near the airfield with the wheels down, the aircraft ran through a couple of fields before it passed over a ditch and this broke the undercarriage legs. It came to rest a short distance later with fuselage broken in two and in doing so the aircraft was badly damaged. (Aircraft Accidents In Yorkshire).	Safe			Corrected information submitted by 640 Squadron archivist Keven Turner - November 2017 London Gazette dated 2nd March1945. Citation for DFC: ‘Flying Officer Ronald Owen James BUCKLAND (176444), RAFVR, 640 Sqn. Pilot Officer William Gordon HOLMAN (J92116), RCAF, 640 Sqn. Pilot Officer Trevor WATKINS (186557), RAFVR, 640 Sqn. These officers were pilot, air bomber and flight engineer respectively in an aircraft detailed to attack the Essen/Mulheim airfield in December, 1944. During the bombing run a shell burst in front of the aircraft and a large piece of shrapnel crashed through the windscreen of Pilot Officer Holman's compartment, narrowly missing his head. Unperturbed, he remained in his position ready to release the bombs. Almost immediately another shell burst close by. Two engines and the tailplane were damaged and the aircraft went into a dive. Flying Officer Buckland was wounded in the side. (Pilot Officer Watkins, displaying great promptitude, immediately went to his captain's assistance and the aircraft was righted. Although suffering acutely, Flying Officer Buckland held the aircraft on a straight run, enabling Pilot Officer Holman to execute a good attack. The injured pilot was now bleeding at the mouth. Although the aircraft was flying at great height he was forced to dispense with his oxygen mask. Nevertheless, he remained at the controls until over Allied territory. Pilot Officer Holman then took over. Though not as skilled as a regular pilot he flew the aircraft to England. On reaching the nearest airfield, Flying Officer Buckland, who, in the meantime, had been given expert first aid by Pilot Officer Watkins, was assisted to the cockpit and took over the controls. Although very weak from loss of blood he brought the aircraft down safely. Few captains could have showed greater resolution. He set a magnificent example of courage and fortitude. Pilot Officers Holman and Watkins also proved themselves to be outstanding members of aircraft crew. Their conduct in most harassing circumstances was exemplary’.
16914	Watkins	D A	Flight Sergeant	938881				DFM		Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-04-20	Halifax	II	JB912	VR-B	Middleton St George	2114	Stettin	Crashed near Stettin	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery
16915	Watkins	Albert Allen	Flying Officer	J/26919		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	440Sqn RCAF	1944-05-22	Typhoon	Ib	MN489	I8-N	RAF Hurn	18:40	Flak suppression	Hit by intense flak, wing tank caught fire, abandoned over English Channel 5 miles from French coast	Rescued		Accident report	Led flak suppression effort during bombing attack on the giant Wuerzburg radar near Arromanches. Spent 5 1/2 days drifting in dinghy prior to rescue. Was delirious in hospital believing British medical staff were enemy and only giving name and serial number.	Paradie RCAF Database
16916	Watkinson	J L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-11-16	Wellington	III	X3597	KO-Q	East Wretham	1655	Gardening	?	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
16917	Watlington	John Hartley	Flying Officer	J8381	1919 in Bermuda		Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	400Sqn RCAF	1943-06-22	Mustang	I	AG641	B			Intruder	Hit by Flak and abandoned	Evader			Successfully evaded and returned to the UK on the 23rd May 194
16918	Watmough	George Frank	Sergeant	1875536			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	433 (Porcupine) Sqn, RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LW120	BM:E	RAF Skipton on Swale	22:14	Villeneuve	See archive report for details	PoW, 78439 Buchenwald, PoW No. 8120, Stalag Luft 3				Read Archive Report
16919	Watson	Kenneth Story	Sergeant	574343	1922		Flight Engineer		RAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-07-26	Halifax	II	W1186	LQ-P	Pocklington	2312	Hamburg	Believed to have exploded over marshy ground in the vicinity of Stein on the south bank of the Elbe, 10km SE of Stade.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 96.		Son of Robert William and Olive Jane Watson, of Westfield War Memorial Village, Lancaster
16920	Watson	H C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1942-05-19	Wellington	IC	Z1141	PM-	Elsham Wolds	2248	St-Naziere	Crashed target area	Killed	Escoublac la Baule War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16921	Watson	D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1945-01-28	Lancaster	III	PB186	GT-A	Upwood	2020	Stuttgart	Crashed at Vaihingen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16922	Watson	R F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1942-12-11	Halifax	II	DT579	NP-V	Rufforth	1654	Torino	Crashed at Villeneuve en Montagne France	Killed	Villeneuve en Montagne Communal	Paradie Archive Database
16923	Watson	Ian Reay	Sergeant	R77490	8 April 1922 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland		Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	1652 CU	1942-06-25	Halifax	II	V9993	GV:U	Marston Moor	23:58	Bremen	Claimed by Oblt. Fritz Carstens, his 2nd Abschuss, from 7./NJG1, 1.5 km north of Luttenburg (Overijssel), 6km ENE of Raalte, Holland at 02:09 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (30 May - 31 December 1942) The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Raalte General Cemetery Grave 5		Son of John Watson, and of Jane (Jennie) Reid (née Sutherland) Watson, of Kansas City, Missouri, USA
16924	Watson	P	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	199Sqn	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	HF453	EX-F	Lakenheath	1600	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16925	Watson	A A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-03-31	Halifax	VII	NP806	EQ-Q	Linton on Ouse	653	Hamburg	Paradie Archive: shot down by Me262. Crashed 14km SE of Hamburg	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16926	Watson	Donald Alexander	Sergeant Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	R/74057					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-01-09	Halifax	II	W7857	VR-O	Middleton St George	1632	Gardening in the Schiermonnikoog and Simonsand areas	Shot down over the North Sea by Obit. Hans-Joseph Jabs (1) of 11./NJG1 at 2215hrs	Killed	Kviberg Cemetery. Grave Ref. 3. A. 6	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16927	Watson	J H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-06-16	Wellington	III	X3359	VR-N	Mildenhall	2355	Essen	Crashed near Wuustwezel	Evader		Paradie Archive Database
16928	Watson	W C	Flying Officer	J29526		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF	1944-07-04	Lancaster	X	KB718	VR:J	Middleton St George	21:50	Villeneuve	See archive report for details	Evader		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16929	Watson	E W	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	III	NA192	PT-Q	Tholthorpe	1846	Magdeburg		Killed	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16930	Watson	Earl Carruthers	Flying Officer	J28858		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside) Sqn,RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LW582	QO:N	East Moor	23:04	Acheres	See archive report for details	PoW, 78431 Buchenwald, PoW No. 8072 Stalag Luft 3		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16931	Watson	Joseph William 'Pop'	Flying Officer	J41735		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF	1945-04-04	Lancaster	I	RF150	QB:W	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	18:08	Merseburg (Leuna synthetic oil refinery)	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 51.F.6	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16932	Watson	W W	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-07-18	Halifax	III	LW672	KW-N	Tholthorpe	2330	Wesseling	Crashed at Koln-Riehl	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
16933	Watson	F S	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ712	KW-S	Tholthorpe	2230	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
16934	Watson	J K	Pilot Officer	J22809					RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-05-25	Wellington	X	HE590	OW-	Dishforth	2321	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Zemst {Brabant}	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16935	Watson	Lloyd George	Flying Officer	J/38782			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-11-30	Halifax	III	MZ288	AL-O	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1631	Duisburg	Believed to have been hit by anti aircraft flak batteries	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 248.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16936	Watson	R A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	III	MZ284	BM-T	Skipton on Swale	1613	Castrop-Rauxel		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16937	Watson	F B	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	EB218	IP-M	Tholthorpe	1729	Kassel	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16938	Watson	D E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-11-18	Halifax	V	LK893	IP-U	Tholthorpe	1702	Mannheim	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16939	Watson	W J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-07-04	Lancaster	I	LM229	BQ-S	North Killingholme	2208	Orleans	Crashed on take off			Paradie Archive Database
16940	Watson	J A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1941-10-26	Wellington	Ic	R1722	DX-	Feltwell	1820	Hamburg	Crash landed at Berners Heath Suffolk	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
16941	Watson	J A	Flying Officer					MiD	RCAF	Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	III	ND781	GI-R	Mildenhall	2150	Friedrichshafen	Crashed St-Hippolyte {Haut-Rhin}	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
16942	Watson	R M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-10-03	Halifax	V	DK247	MP-W	Holme on Spalding Moor	1821	Kassel	Crashed near Oldenburg	Killed	Sage War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16943	Watson	Harry Raeburn	Flight Sergeant	R/98140	10 Sep 1921		Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1942-09-10	Lancaster		W4104	OL-A	Wyton	43	Dusseldorf	The aircraft crashed at Neuss (Flak?)	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 11 Row D Grave 8	Paradie Archive Database	The crew were initially buried in the Nordfriedhof Dusseldorf Plot 3A Graves 97-101,109 and 111
16944	Watson	Herbert George	Warrant Officer Class 2	R140083	29th October 1923 in Lethbridge, Alberta	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	9 Sqn	1943-06-12	Lancaster	III	ED558	WS:N	Bardney	22:43	Bochum	ED558 was claimed by Hptm. Manfred Meurer, his 40th Abschuss, from 3./NJG1 over Braamt, 3 km north of Zeddam at 6.200 m at 01:14 hrs. Victory confirmed on the 19th December 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Bergh (Zeddam) Protestant Cemetery Grave 2	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Herbert Hutton and Aileen (née Bond) Watson, of South Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
16945	Watson	J H	Flight Sergeant	R/57840			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-05-19	Stirling	I	N6073	MG-Y	Oakington	2305	Mannheim	Claimed by Ofw Wilhelm Engel 8/NJG4 - near Munscheweiler at 0113.	PoW No.102 Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug		Paradie Archive Database
16946	Watson	Walter McDonald	Sergeant	1112566	Age 22	UK	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-07-02	Stirling	I	N3718	HA-C	RAF Marham, Norfolk	23:25	Bremen	Shot down by a Ju88 night fighter of 9./NJG 2	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 96. United Kingdom	Accident report	Son of George S. and Josephine Watson, of Sandhaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.	Read Archive Loss Report Paradie RCAF Database
16947	Watson	R V	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	411Sqn RCAF	1945-02-25	Spitfire	IX	PK992				Dive Bombing	Abandoned near Wesel
16948	Watson	A M	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	416Sqn RCAF	1943-04-03	Spitfire	IX	BR978				Ramrod 49		PoW
16949	Watson	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	VII	NP795	OW-T	Linton on Ouse	1835	Magdeburg	Tyre burst on take off
16950	Watson	Richard Arthur	Warrant Officer Class II	R/135831		Canadian	Pilot	Croix de Guerre (France) Croix de Guerre (Belgium)	RCAF	2 TAF	440Sqn RCAF	1944-07-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN644	I8-T	B-9 Lantheuil	07:55	Armed recce	Hit by flak, abandoned near Frementel	Safe		Accident report	Pilot walked back to unit in charge of 120 enemy prisonners the Canadian Army dumped on him.	Paradie RCAF Database