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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
17151	Wiley	James Wilson	Flying Officer	J/13479	Age 24	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	1Sqn	1943-11-25	Typhoon	Ib	JP592	JX-?	RAF Lympne, Kent	14:45	Ramrod 332	See archive report for further details	Killed	Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 05th January 1919 in Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada. Educated at Viscount Consolidated High School. Worked as a motion picture projectionist prior to enlisting. Holder of private flying licence (25 hours). Enlisted on the 28th June 1940 at Viscount, Saskatchewan. Trained at No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 31 and 12 Service Flying Training School. Awarded pilot badge on the 24th March 1941. An instructor at Mount Brandon with No.12 Service Flying Training School. Son of Frederick and Jessie Alwilda Wiley (née Mosher - died 02nd December 1942, age 64) brother of two sisters, Cora Enid and Retta Irene of Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada. Husband of Nadine Evaline Wiley (née Scott, married 07th June 1941 in Toronto), of Arden, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Not Just To-Day But Every Day In Silence We Remember'.	Archive loss report
17152	Wiley	George William	Pilot Officer	J7234	24th January 1922 in London, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot	MiD	RCAF	Middle East Command	112 (Fighter) Sqn	1943-03-10	P-40	K	42-45798	GA:?	Neffatia, Tunisia	15:45	Fighter Escort	See Archive report for details	PoW No. 930, Stalag Luft 3/Murdered	Poznań Old Garrison Cemetery Grave 7.D.2.		Son of Morley Riley and Ethel May (née Root) Wiley of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.	Read Archive Report
17153	Wilke	A E	Sergeant	1575740						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-22	Wellington	X	HE394	SE-V	Burn	2319	Mulheim	Crashed near Monchengladbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
17154	Wilkie		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-04-12	Hampden	I	AT120	EQ-	Balderton	2129	Essen	?	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
17155	Wilkie	R J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	VII	LM198	OW-V	Linton on Ouse	2218	Metz		Evader		Paradie Archive Database
17156	Wilkin	Richard Pennington	Squadron Leader	J/6026		Canadian	Pilot	DFC MC (Czechoslovakia) MiD	RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1943-09-20	Halifax	V	DG252	NF-B	Tempsford		SOE	Operation Gatarrh 14/Leek 9 over Holland. Crashed in the sea off the Frisians.	Killed	Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery Grave 109	Paradie Archive Database	All available evidence suggests that this Halifax was operated by a five man crew. Son of William Lewis Wilkin and Hilda Richardson Wilkin, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
17157	Wilkins	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Lancaster	X	KB767	VR-U	Middleton St George	1701	Oberhausen	Crash landed at Manston			Paradie Archive Database
17158	Wilkins	G W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-10-30	Halifax	III	LW388	PT-D	Tholthorpe	1704	Koln	Crashed at Manston Kent on return			Paradie Archive Database
17159	Wilkins	W T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-08-07	Halifax	VII	NP713	EQ-X	Linton on Ouse	2051	Caen	Crashed at East Moor on return
17160	Wilkins	W C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK627	ZL-K	Leeming	1615	Frankfurt	?	PoW
17161	Wilkinson	G L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	10 OTU	1942-06-25	Whitley	V	P4944	?-A	Abingdon	2252	Bremen	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17162	Wilkinson	Arthur Morley	Sergeant	R/182329			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1943-12-29	Lancaster	II	DS834	KO-F	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	1728	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Tungelroij Roman Catholic Cemetery Row 1. Grave 1	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17163	Wilkinson	Horace Edward John	Sergeant	R79192		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	142 Sqn	1942-11-16	Wellington	III	BK278	QT:C	RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire	17:14	Gardening	See archive report for further information	PoW No: 911, Stalag 11b		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17164	Wilkinson	Joseph Lorne	Flight Sergeant	R152849		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	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.	PoW No. 928, Stalag Luft 6		Paradie Archive Database
17165	WIlkinson	C W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NP695	QO-K	East Moor	1613	Osnabruck		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17166	Wilkinson	Thomas Edward	Flight Sergeant	R161487	2nd December 1917 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LK790	MP:K	Holme on Spalding Moor	18:55	Berlin	Claimed by Hptm. Berthold Ney, his 5th Abschuss, from Stab III./NJG2 in the Wismar area at 5.800 m at 22:01 hrs. Victory confirmed on the 7th September 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off. (J86917) with effect 23rd March 1944 Son of Arthur Davis and Edith (née Maughan) Wilkinson from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17167	Wilkinson		Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-05-30	Hampden	I	AE399	PT-P	Waddington	2305	Koln	On return collided with Lancaster below
17168	Wilkinson	F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-11-26	Lancaster	II	DS679	OW-R	Linton on Ouse	1733	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede
17169	Wilkinson	A W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-04-18	Halifax	III	LV971	BM-N	Skipton on Swale	2030	Noisy-le-Sec	Crashed target area	Killed	Clichy New Communal Cemetery
17170	Wilks	Arthur G.	Flight Sergeant	R/211126		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-05-14	Typhoon	Ib	RB446	F3-	B.150 Hustedt		Recce	Fuel starvation when switching from long range tanks to internal fuel. Belly landed near Flensburg Luftwaffe airfield.	Slight injuries		Accident report		RCAFA Awards database
17171	Willa	W G	Warrant Officer	R157014					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-07-09	Halifax	II	JB922	EQ-H	Leeming	2241	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Essen-Kupferdreh	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17172	Willcox	Arthur Jack	Pilot Officer	424499		Australia			RAAF		111 OTU RCAF	1943-12-22											RAAF Honour Roll
17173	William Francis	W F	Flight Sergeant	R/107561	17 May 1916, Golden Ridge, SK, Canada	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.	Killed	Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery Plot 5 Row H Grave 9	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
17174	Williams	Jack Herbert	Sergeant	1604309			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-01-21	Lancaster	II	DS843	QO-O	RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire	2023	Magdeburg	See archive report for full details	Pow No: 1030 Camp: 357	None - thought to have survived the war		Read Archive Report
17175	Williams	Mark Arthur Letherington	Squadron Leader	40584			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-01-15	Wellington	III	BK364	ZL-G	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	1702	Lorient	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Guidel Communal Cemetery. Row 2. Collective grave 15-18		Read Archive Report
17176	Williams	J D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1943-03-01	Lancaster	I	W4880	PM-H	Elsham Wolds	1851	Berlin	Crashed WSW of Bremen	Killed	Sage War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17177	Williams	M A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-12-12	Lancaster	I	ME649	PM-	Elsham Wolds	1624	Essen	Force landed	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17178	Williams	M W	Pilot Officer						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
17179	Williams	D G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-12-06	Wellington	III	BJ898	KO-C	East Wretham	1733	Mannheim	Crashed Alsheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17180	Williams	G E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-03-01	Stirling	I	W7518	LS-G	Bourn		Berlin	Crashed on Tholen Holland	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17181	Williams	K H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1943-11-22	Halifax	II	HR977	NP-A	Lissett	1650	Berlin	Crashed near Klein Berssen	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17182	Williams	E F	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	ME318	AS-E	Kirmington	1615	Karlsruhe		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17183	Williams	P G	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1943-02-25	Lancaster	I	ED356	EM-W	Langar	1950	Nurnberg	Crashed at Ludwigshafen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17184	Williams	J D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU	1942-09-10	Wellington	IC	R1616		Stratford	2005	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Biervliet	Killed	Vlissengen Northern Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report
17185	Williams	J F H	Flight Lieutenant	J/17270			Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Fighter	257Sqn	1944-07-26	Typhoon	Ib	MN919	Q					Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom	Paradie Archive Database
17186	Williams	L H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-10-02	Halifax	II	DG228	LQ-H	Topcliffe	1826	Krefeld	Crashed at Vredbest Farm	Killed	Noordwijk General	Paradie Archive Database
17187	Williams	A R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-01-14	Lancaster	II	LL699	EQ-C	Linton on Ouse	1700	Braunschweig		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17188	Williams	R W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-04-18	Halifax	VII	NP776	EQ-R	Linton on Ouse	1019	Heligoland		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17189	Williams	Charles Franklin	Flight Sergeant	R/75063			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-07-06	Wellington	III	X3556	VR-L	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk		Training	Crashed near Catworth, Huntingdonshire	Killed	St. John's Churchyard, Beck Row, Suffolk - Grave reference Row B. Grave 6.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17190	Williams	D J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-05-10	Lancaster	X	KB704	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2133	Gent	Overshot on return and damaged			Paradie Archive Database
17191	Williams	A J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-10-23	Halifax	III	NA509	PT-V	Tholthorpe	1618	Essen	Crashed at Wellesbourne Mountford			Paradie Archive Database
17192	Williams	A F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-03-26	Hampden	O	AE298	PT-D	Waddington	1927	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17193	Williams	E M	Wing Commander					AFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1945-01-28	Halifax	III	LW164	QB-C	Skipton on Swale	1921	Stuttgart	Crashed and exploded on take off	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17194	Williams	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-08-23	Lancaster	II	DS676	OW-	Linton on Ouse	2022	Berlin	Crashed at Gusen	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17195	Williams	R E	Sergeant	R137111					RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-03-05	Wellington	III	BK401	OW-M	Dishforth	1910	Essen	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17196	Williams	A R	Flight Sergeant	R196508			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1945-02-14	Halifax	III	MZ422 (Other sources quote it erroneously as ML422 - there were no Halifaxes with a serial number commencing with ML)	ZL-N	Leeming	1649	Chemnitz		PoW		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Information on serial number courtesy John Jones May 2018 with additional details by Roy Wilcock on 20 November 2020
17197	Williams	A J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-10	Halifax	III	LW685	AL-C			Training	Ditched off Aberdeen			Paradie Archive Database
17198	Williams	J E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Halifax	III	LW572	SE-Q	Croft	1532	Vaires	Crashed at Nerville-la-Foret {Valdioise}	Killed	Boran-sur-Oise Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17199	Williams	R H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1945-04-19	Lancaster	III	ME357	EA-C	Fulbeck	1127	Training	Crashed into sea 5 miles off Skegness LINCS			Paradie Archive Database
17200	Williams	J H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-06-08	Lancaster	I	W4824	VN-Z	Skellingthorpe	945	Bois de Cassan	Crashed at Pontoise	Killed	Val d'Oise Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database