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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
16951	Watson	William Thomas Glenn	Flying Officer	J19884		Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn (Porcupine) RCAF	1944.10.05	Halifax	III	NP944	BM:?	RAF Skipton-on-Swale		Gardening 'Rosemary area'	Took off on the night of the 5th October, to carry out 'Gardening' operations in the Rosemary area. The mines were dropped in their allotted positions and the aircraft had just turned for Base when it was attacked by a Ju188. Cannon shells exploded in the Rear Turret, Empennage, and Port Wing, and the Rear Gunner was instantly killed with a cannon shell through the head. Due to damaged controls the aircraft could not corkscrew and the only evasive action possible was to dive. Up to this time it was impossible for the Mid-Upper Gunner to fire, but as the fighter closed in the Mid-Upper was able to open fire and struck the fighter’s starboard wing, engine and cockpit. He held his fire on the fighter until it closed to 100 yards range when it dropped its undercarriage flipped over on its back arid was last seen diving towards the sea. The aircraft then proceeded to England without further incident and landed at RAF Carnaby.	Returned				Fg Off. Watson was awarded the DFC whilst with 433 Sqn. London Gazette 5th December 1944. Citation: This officer has completed very many sorties. He has proved himself to be a cool and skilful pilot and a very fine captain. On one occasion, early in September, 1944, he piloted an aircraft detailed to attack Emden in daylight-. When crossing the English coast on the outward flight, Flying Officer Watson was compelled to feather the propeller of the port engine when the oil cooler became defective. Despite the loss of engine power, Flying Officer Watson continued to the target and executed his attack. His determination was characteristic of that which he has invariably displayed.
16952	Watt	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-09-13	Lancaster	III	PB456	SR-	Ludford Magna	1905	Training	Crashed at Dumbarton	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
16953	Watt	D H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-02-02	Halifax	II	W7882	DY-P	Pocklington	1835	Koln		Killed	Eindhoven (Woensel)		Paradie Archive Database
16954	Watt	E T	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/145226		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-01-21	Halifax	II	JN952	DY-L	Pocklington	1945	Magdeburg	German documents state that the aircraft was shot down at Wietzendorf 13km West the airfield at Faszberg and was completely destroyed. It crashed about 700m North East of Wietzendorf in the middle of a sawmill and burned on the ground for approximately two hours. (Part extract from report by Flt.Lt. R E G Redman Section 23 No.4 MREU dated 10th January 1948)	PoW No. 1087, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug			Paradie Archive Database
16955	Watt	A C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1945-03-16	Lancaster	I	NN758	PM-S	Elsham Wolds	1715	Nurnberg	Crashed near Laichingen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16956	Watt	T M	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1942-11-20	Wellington	III	BK536	QT-C	Waterbeach	1828	Torino	Abandoned	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16957	Watt	Alick	Flight Sergeant	J/89063			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-08-15	Lancaster	I	LM263	EM-N	RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire	959	Dealen Luftwaffe airfield	See archive report for further details	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. Plot XV.C.10		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report LM263
16958	Watt	Walter David	Flying Officer	J21540	Age 22	Canada	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-04-23	Halifax	II	LW285	MA:Z	RAF Middleton St George	20:46	Gardening. Baltic area	See Archive report for details	Interned Sweden			Paradie Archive Database	Courtesy Lt.Col (Ret.)Trący Hatch Walter David 'Wally' Watt of 12370 Reed Street, Cartierville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Completed 19 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
16959	Watt	B E	Pilot Officer	J90946					RCAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1943-04-16	Lancaster	III	ED427	EA-O	Fiskerton	2114	Plzen	Crashed at Laumersheim	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 2 Row F collective grave 19-20		Paradie Archive Database	Information courtesy Traugott Vitz - February 2018
16960	Watt	A R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-11-27	Halifax	III	LV945	ZL-F	Leeming	1654	Neuss	Crashed at Shipdham Norfolk on return
16961	Watt	T R	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	443Sqn RCAF	1945-04-26	Spitfire	XVI	SM364				Recce		Injured
16962	Watt	Lawrence Charles Joseph	Leading Aircraftman	441609		Australia			RAAF		4 Bombing & Gunnery School RCAF	1945-01-20												RAAF Honour Roll
16963	Watters	J F	Sergeant						RCAF	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		Paradie Archive Database
16964	Watters	I	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-07-31	Halifax	II	W7718	LQ-T	Pocklington	.0034.	Dusseldorf	Crashed SE of Heppeneert Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium
16965	Watterson	D D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	MZ503	PT-L	Tholthorpe	2135	Karlsruhe	Crashed Zuilichem {Gelderland}	Killed	Zuilichem General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16966	Watterworth	Mack William	Sergeant	R/68126	Age 21	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-10-05	Stirling	I	BF322	HA-F	RAF Downham Market, Norfolk	1926	Aachen	See Archive report for further brief details	Killed	Beck Row (St. John) Churchyard, Suffolk. Grave Ref: Row C. Grave 6. United Kingdom		Accident report		Paradie RCAF database
16967	Watts	R McG	Sergeant	R122699					RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1943-07-12	Lancaster	I	ED769	PM-U	Elsham Wolds	2215	Torino	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16968	Watts	Humphrey Stanley	Flying Officer	J37111		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	VII	NP793	OW-H	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Riding of Yorkshire	1642	Chemnitz	Crashed Kirbymoorside Yorkshire	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. H Row P. Grave 16.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16969	Watts	Frederick Hubert	Flying Officer	J/25939		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-08-16	Lancaster	III	LM133	UL-H2	Elsham Wolds	2110	Stettin	Flak damaged, abandoned & crashed at Hoor Sweden	Killed, accidentally strangled by parachute cords	Malmo Eastern Muncipal Cemetery				Paradie Database
16970	Watts	Jack Vincent	Squadron Leader	J4688		Canada	Navigator	DSO DFC DFC Bar	RCAF	Bomber Command	109 Sqn	1944-04-08	Mosquito	XVI	ML957	HS:R	Little Staughton	20:50	Essen	Hit by flak and crashed-landed at 00:05 at Bradwell Bay, Essex.	Safe		Courtesy Francois Dutil		Sqn Ldr Watts was awarded the DFC whilst with 10 Sqn. Gazetted 4 August 1942. Awarded Bar to DFC whilst with 109 Sqn. Gazetted 13 October 1944. Citation reads: "This officer has completed more than 100 sorties. He has at all time's displayed the greatest keenness and devotion to duty and his example has impressed all. Squadron Leader Watts is a navigator of high merit and the successes obtained on the many sorties in which he has taken part are a fine tribute to his outstanding skill. This officer has proved of the greatest value to the Squadron." Awarded the DSO whilst with 105 Sqn. Gazetted 27 April 1945.
16971	Watts	E M	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1941-08-28	Wellington	II	W5488	LQ-B	Pocklington	2350	Duisburg	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
16972	Watts	R E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB280	LQ-K	Gransden Lodge	.0023.	Berlin	Crashed at Nieuw Schoonebeek {Drenthe}	Killed	Schoonebeek General Cemetery
16973	Watts	G L	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-09-27	Lancaster	III	LM345	LQ-L	Gransden Lodge	1920	Hannover	?	Evader
16974	Watts	John Bradford	Flight Sergeant	419978		Australia			RAAF		1 Bombing & Gunnery School (RCAF)	1944-07-03												RAAF Honour Roll
16975	Watts	Charles Reginald	Flying Officer	J/23393		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	524Sqn RAF	1944-08-30	Wellington	XIII	MF175	7R	Bircham Newton				Killed					Paradie Database
16976	Waugh	A E	Warrant Officer	1042277					RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-06-21	Stirling	III	BK815	LS-V	Mildenhall	2355	Krefeld	Crashed near Melsele Belgium	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16977	Waugh	D H	Flight Sergeant	R108809					RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1943-04-26	Lancaster	I	W4140	GT-K	Warboys	.0043.	Duisburg	Crashed target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16978	Waugh	H C	Warrant Officer	R58818					RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	DT723	LQ-F	Leeming	1956	Essen	Shot down near Rotterdam	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16979	Waugh	James Harry	Sergeant	R/201625			Air Gunner	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	III	HX346	PT-U	Tholthorpe	1532	Castrop-Rauxel	Crash landed after hitting trees on landing at Leeming	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
16980	Waugh	James	Flight Sergeant	R201625	1st June 1924 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	NA190	PT:U	RAF Tholthorpe	16:29	Chemnitz	See archive report for details	Abandoned aircraft, parachuted safely. Survived			Paradie RCAF Database		Archive Report
16981	Way	Wilfred Howard	Flight Lieutenant	J/1077	22 October 1920		Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-06-06	Lancaster	III	NE173	PM-F	Full Sutton	2140	Vire	Crashed at Coulonces	Killed	Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, XII.C.13-15 (Coll.)		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Edgerton S. and Helen Way, of Edmonton, Alberta wayx
16982	Way	D C	Flight Sergeant	R92992					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-04-08	Halifax	II	BB327	VR-Q	Middleton St George	2147	Duisburg	Crashed near Bochum	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	wayx
16983	Way	William Albert	Pilot Officer	J94149		Canadian	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	VII	NP793	OW-H	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Riding of Yorkshire	1642	Chemnitz	Crashed Kirbymoorside Yorkshire	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. H. Row P. Grave 15.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report wayx
16984	Way	J O	Warrant Officer	R102353					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	I	BF451	AA-Z	Newmarket	2214	Mannheim	Crashed at Rilly-la-Montagne	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database	wayx
16985	Way	C W	Pilot Officer					DFC		Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	III	NA192	PT-Q	Tholthorpe	1846	Magdeburg		Killed	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery			wayx
16986	Wayce	S V	Sergeant	R93302					RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-01-08	Lancaster	I	ED367	PO-H	Bottesford	1726	Duisburg	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16987	Waychuk	W S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-07-10	Lancaster	II	LL675	EQ-T	Linton on Ouse	2158	Training	Crashed at Eaton Leicestershire	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16988	Waye	Wendell Clifford	Flight Sergeant	R/154885	Age 21	USA	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-06-30	Halifax	III	LV782	MH-E	RAF Snaith, Yorkshire	PM	Villers-Bocage	See archive report for further details	Killed	Bretteville-sur-laize Canadian War Cemetery. Grave XVIII.F.3.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16989	Weakley	L O'N	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-01-27	Halifax	II	DT721	MH-J	Snaith	1750	Dusseldorf	Crashed Huize Padua Mental Hospital Holland	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery		Paradie Archive Database
16990	Weal	Kenneth George	Leading Aircraftman	NZ/413287	Age 19	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (U/T)		RNZAF	Training Command	9 Bombing and Gunnery School No. 3 Training Command	1942-05-19	Fairey Battle	I	2022	PQ	RCAF Mt. Joli, Quebec, Canada	1000	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Metis Beach Cemetery (United Church). Lot 34. Grave 1.	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 23rd May 1922 in Ngaruawahia. A grocers assistant for W.A Waltin in Franklin. Enlisted at Levin as a wireless operator/air gunner on the 08th June 1941. Embarked for Canada on the Dominion Monarch 22nd July 1941. With wireless school on the 18th August 1941. (hospital 17th November - 18th December 1941). wireless operator badge in late April 1942. With 9 Bombing and Gunnery School 30th April 1942. Son of Arthur Thomas (died 28th January 1961) Weal and Christina Weal (née McKinnon), of Pukeatua, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
16991	Weatherby	C L	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-04-10	Halifax	III	LV877	EY-S	Breighton	2109	Tergnier	Crashed Pierrecourt {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Poix-de-la-Somme		Paradie Archive Database
16992	Weatherhead	Richard John	Flying Officer	J/6992	Age 30	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Coastal Command	59Sqn	1943-03-23	B-17 Fortress	IIA	FK209	J		1315	Anti-submarine Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel. 175	Courtesy Herb Montgomery		Son of John Christopher and of Florence Edith of Mission City, British Columbia, Canada	Read Archive Report
16993	Weaver	H D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	144Sqn	1941-09-20	Hampden	I	X3030	PL-	N Luffenham		Frankfurt	Crashed near Airfield	Killed			Paradie Archive Database	Until 1942-04-21 Bomber Command, thereafter Coastal Command
16994	Weaver	J B T	Sergeant	R72493					RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1942-08-11	Wellington	III	X3798	GT-	Alconbury	2245	Mainz	Crashed at Tildonk Belgium	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16995	Weaver	Glen Mason	Pilot Officer	J/19918	Age 23	Canada	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	ND881	LQ-Q	RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire	2302	Montdidier Luftwaffe airfield	Shot down by night fighter over target	Killed	Montdidier French National Cemetery. Collective grave 5811-5814		Accident report	Also remembered on a plaque at Birnie Memorial Park. Son of Sydney and Mary Weaver, of Birnie, Manitoba, Canada. His brothers Pte. Charles Edward H/77190 (09th December 1943) and Tpr. Frederick Murray H/77168 (killed 0n the 05th September 1944) also served. Grave inscription: 'Peace I Leave With You, My Peace I Give Unto You'.	Archive report Paradie RCAF database
16996	Weaver	H McE	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Lancaster	I	NG458	QB-H	Skipton on Swale	1642	Chemnitz		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16997	Weaver	S E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-04	Ventura	II	AE957	EG-M	Methwold	1800	Rotterdam	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16998	Weay	C W	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK804	AL-Q	Leeming	2150	Nurnberg	Ditched in English Channel on return	Injured
16999	Webb	W G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-08-09	Wellington	III	BJ608	JN-	Snaith	.0030.	Osnabruck	Crashed at Almelo	Killed	Wierden General Cemetery		Wierden General Cemetery
17000	Webb	R L	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	189Sqn	1945-02-02	Lancaster	I	PB840	CA-K	Fulbeck	2018	Karlsruhe	Crashed at Unterowisheim	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database