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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
17301	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
17302	Wilkinson		Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-05-30	Hampden	I	AE399	PT-P	Waddington	2305	Koln	On return collided with Lancaster below
17303	Wilkinson	F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-11-26	Lancaster	II	DS679	OW-R	Linton on Ouse	1733	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede
17304	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
17305	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
17306	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
17307	Willcox	Arthur Jack	Pilot Officer	424499		Australia			RAAF		111 OTU RCAF	1943-12-22											RAAF Honour Roll
17308	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
17309	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
17310	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
17311	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
17312	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
17313	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
17314	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
17315	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
17316	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
17317	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
17318	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
17319	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
17320	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
17321	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
17322	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
17323	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
17324	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
17325	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
17326	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
17327	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
17328	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
17329	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
17330	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
17331	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
17332	Williams	A J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-10	Halifax	III	LW685	AL-C			Training	Ditched off Aberdeen			Paradie Archive Database
17333	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
17334	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
17335	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
17336	Williams	F Spurgeon 'Pop'	Sergeant			Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	LL678	JI-L2	Waterbeach	2312	Gelsenkirchen	Shot down by nightfighter flown by Dietrich Schmidt. Crashed at Zuid Loo {Overijseel}	Evader		Paradie Archive Database	Lancaster 'The Lily Mars' Attacker Podcast
17337	Williams	G E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-07-03	Lancaster	I	R5663	QR-B	Syerston	2235	Gardening	Crashed Near Swedish port of Halsingborg	Interned		Paradie Archive Database
17338	Williams	E K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	III	LM419	PG-N	Coningsby	2008	Schweinfurt		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17339	Williams	A	Pilot Officer	J/4560			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	74Sqn	1941-11-26	Spitfire	IIa	P7551				Interception	Shot down 20 miles West of St Davids Head	Killed	Pembroke Dock (Llanion) Cemetery United Kingdom	Paradie Archive Database
17340	Williams	Tracy Arthur Thomas	Pilot Officer	J/18908	20 Jan 1922	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1943-08-23	Halifax	II	JD248	EY-J	Breighton	2024	Berlin	Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Netzow, 11 km NNE of Havelberg	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2.E.9	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Arthur Dougal Williams and Topsy Phyllis Williams, of Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
17341	Williams	Gordon Ivan	Flight Sergeant	R/119950	1923	Canadian	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JB659	OF-J	Bourn	1710	Berlin	Homebound when claimed by Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer on 30 Jan 1944 (near Amsterdam). Crashed near Zwanenburg (Noord-Holland)	Killed	Haarlemmereer (Zwanenburg) General Cemetery, Plot B, Row C, Coll. Grave 15.	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Fred and Daisy Williams, of Elkhorn, Manitoba, Canada
17342	Williams	W	Flt Sgt						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1945-03-22	Lancaster	X	KB832	WL-F	Croft	1055	Hildesheim	Collided with 431 Sqn Lancaster KB811 SE-T at base destroyed after bomb load exploded			Paradie Archive Database
17343	Williams	E J	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1941-12-28	Wellington	II	W5561	LQ-J	Pocklington	1705	Emden	?	Killed	Sage War Cemetery
17344	Williams	B	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-09-22	Wellington	X	LN547	QO-G	Skipton on Swale	1907	Hannover	?	PoW
17345	Williams	E C	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-06-09	Spitfire	IX	MJ827				Patrol	Crashed on Ohama Beach
17346	Williams	Hughie	Sergeant	1535229			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JA924	LQ:R	Gransden Lodge	17:14	Berlin	JA924 was hit by 3./schw.Flak Abt. 418 (Eisb.) and 2.-4./schw.Flak Abt 513. The aircraft crashed at Berlin-Neukölln at 20:20 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten). A fierce blaze broke out in the port wing and the bomber spiralled out of control. at about 15,000 feet a violent explosion occurred, catapulting the two survivors into the air.	PoW No 1351, Stalag Luft 1
17347	Williams	Wilfred Roy	Sergeant	982517			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1941-12-14	Hampden	I	P5392	EQ:W	RAF Balderton	00:32	Cherbourg	See archive report for details	KiA	Fawley (All Saints) Churchyard, New Portion, Grave 3			Read Archive Report
17348	Williams	D T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1941-12-28	Hampden	I	P1165	EQ-B	Bladerton	1855	Huls	Crashed at Winterswijk Holland	Killed
17349	Williams	R G	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-11-23	Lancaster	II	LL623	EQ-J	Linton on Ouse		Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede
17350	Williams	E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-11-26	Lancaster	II	DS712	EQ-G	Linton on Ouse	1711	Berlin	Crash landed SE of Lincoln