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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
17351	Williams	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-02-26	Wellington	III	Z1599	OW-B	Dishforth	1850	Koln	Crashed at Boerdonk	Killed	Eindhoven {woensel}
17352	Williams	A T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW618	ZL-E	Leeming	2205	Nurnberg	Crashed Hohenroth	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
17353	Williams	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-08-31	Halifax	V	DK249	NA-K	Middleton St George	2018	Berlin	Crashed Holxdorf	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
17354	Williams	F S	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	DK238	NA-I	Middleton St George	2128	Peenemunde	Crashed near Barth-Velgast	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
17355	Williams	A J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-08-02	Halifax	V	EB274	NA-H	Middleton St George	2247	Hamburg	Shot down by Hpt. Hans Jabs	Killed	Runnymede			Attacker
17356	Williams	K	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	II	JD323	AL-S	Leeming	2245	Hannover	Crashed Siebenhofen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
17357	Williams	John Richard	Sergeant	1029717			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn, RCAF	1943-12-03	Halifax	II	JD361	AL:Y	Leeming	23:54	Leipzig	JD361 or 102 Sqn Halifax JD303 was claimed as a probable by L. Herbert Koch, his 2nd Abschuss, from 11./NJG3 in a probable area of Burg near Magdeburg at 6000 m at 03:25 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 September - 31 December) 1943 Part 3 - Theo Boiten) The aircraft burst into flames and exploded in mid-air and the wreckage was strewn over a wide area 1 km east of Wittenmoor. No trace of three of the crew were found and it was presumed that they were totally disintegrated by the explosion	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 170			Son of John and Ellen Mary Williams; husband of Myfanwy Williams, of Llanllyfni, Caernarvonshire.
17358	Williams	R A	Sergeant	1239188						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-05-21	Wellington	X	HE200	SE-P	Bourn	2245	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
17359	Williams	H C	Sergeant	1389188						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-05-21	Wellington	X	HE200	SE-P	Bourn	2245	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
17360	Williams	J I	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	III	MZ591	QO-K	East Moor	2217	Metz	Crashed at Chevrieres {Oise}	Killed	Creil Communal Cemetery
17361	Williams	Evan	Sergeant	416901		Australia			RAAF		34 OTU RCAF	1943-02-26												RAAF Honour Roll
17362	Williams	Bayden Bala	Pilot Officer	J/21199	Age 25	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Training Command	34OTU (RCAF)	1943-01-23	Ventura	II	AE872	-	RCAF Pennfield Ridge,New Brunswick, Canada	910	Formation Practice	See archive report for further details	Killed	St. George Rural Cemetery, Charlotte County. Lot 32. Range 12	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Born on the 30th November 1917 in Saint George, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. Enlisted in 1938 as . Worked for Calgary Stock Exchange and the York Hotel. Son of Thomas Owen Williams (died 28th March 1963, age 81) and Bertha Mae Williams (née Shaw - died 1930, age 37), of Strome, Alberta. Brother of Gayne Williams who served in the RAF in India. (Divorced Bernie Y. Williams of 129-E-29th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada. Next of kin listed as his other brother, O.N. Williams, of 3213 Elgow Drive, Calgary, Canada.	Read Archive Report
17363	Williamson	Albert John	Pilot Officer	J/88424			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	I	ME814	EM-E	RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire	2251	Revigny	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Margerie-Hancourt churchyard		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17364	Williamson	N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1941-12-11	Wellington	Ic	W5727HA-V		Marham	1520	Brest	Crash landed Upavon				Paradie Archive Database
17365	Williamson	N	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-02-12	Wellington	IC	Z1091	VR-A	Mildenhall	1700	Fuller	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17366	Williamson	Charles Frederick	Flight Sergeant	R94468		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	425 (Alouette) Sqn, RCAF	1944-10-14	Halifax	III	MZ674	KW:N	Tholthorpe	06:05	Duisburg	Aircraft crashed just south of Bracht at 09:00 hrs on the 14th October 1944.	PoW No 1088, Stalag 3A Luckenwalde			Paradie Archive Database	Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off (J92205) whilst a PoW
17367	Williamson	John Sherwood	Pilot Officer	J87864		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF	1944-10-04	Halifax	III	MZ756	ZL:E	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	18:55	Gardening - Onions Area (Oslo Harbour)	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 253.		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17368	Williamson	William Alfred	Sergeant	R/108342			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-08-31	Halifax	V	EB251	ZL-T	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2020	Berlin	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 222800 Camp: Stalag Muhlberg (Elbe) 4B	None - understood to have survived the war.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17369	Williamson	Jack	Sergeant	R/186329			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Halifax	V	LK898	SE-O	RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire	2334	Leipzig	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Grave 4.Z.21		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17370	Williamson	J A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-04	Ventura	II	AE957	EG-M	Methwold	1800	Rotterdam	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17371	Williamson	H R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-10-01	Lancaster	I	R5759	QR-	Syerston	1805	Wismar	Crashed at Sildemow	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17372	Williamson	B A	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1945-04-10	Lancaster	I	SW254	PG-S	Strubby	1831	Leipzig	Crashed at Loberitz	Killed	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17373	Williamson	H	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	402Sqn RCAF	1943-02-16	Spitfire	IX	BR633				Rodeo		PoW
17374	Williamson	L F	Sergeant	R107665						Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-04-08	Wellington	III	HE238	NA0X
17375	Williamson	Walter Donald	Sergeant	R/131709	Age 20	Canada	Pilot (U/T)		RCAF	Training Command	7 Elementary Flying Training School. 51 Group	1943-02-16	Tiger Moth	II	DE461	-	RAF Desford, Leicestershire	1150	Passing Out Test Exercise	See archive report for further details	Killed	Ibstock Cemetery. Row V 3. Grave 3	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Born on the 04th January 1923 in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada. Educated at Carbon High School. Worked as a telegraph operator for Canadian Pacific Railway. Enlisted in November 1941. Awarded his wings on the 19th November 1942 at Dauphin, Manitoba. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williamson of Carbon, Alberta, Canada.	Read Archive Report
17376	Willig	A K	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-09-23	Halifax	II	JB971	VR-X	Middleton St George	1909	Mannheim	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
17377	Willigar	L E	Flight Sergeant					RCAF	RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1942-04-17	Wellington	III	X3655	SR-V	Bourn	2345	Hamburg	Crashed at Lubeck-Taterborn	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17378	Willington	D	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-11-22	Halifax	II	LW333	DY-K	Pocklington	1631	Berlin	Collided with 77 Sqn Halifax and crashed near Barmby Moor	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17379	Willis	J G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ686	6U-U	East Moor	2218	Hamburg	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
17380	Willis	James Ralph	Pilot Officer	J19484		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqn (Thunderbird) RCAF	1944-05-03	Lancaster	II	DS757	OW:D	Linton on Ouse	14:25	Air test and sea search	Flying low over the water, the port outer engine failed and in an attempt to gain height, the aircraft stalled into the sea losing its tail section	Survived, PoW 29 Jun 1944			Paradie Archive Database	Brother of J23367 Fg Off Gordon Keith Willis RCAF. 44 Squadron Lancaster III ND741 KM:K	Read Archive Report
17381	Willis	Albert Anthony Joseph	Sergeant	R221202	24th November 1921 at Regina	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-09	Halifax	VII	LW206	OW:Q	RAF Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire	15:17	Volkel	See Archive report	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery Plot 43 Row I Grave 6	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report on loss
17382	Willis	James Ralph	Pilot Officer	J/19484		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	VII	NP683	OW-M	Linton on Ouse	22:20	Metz marshalling yards, France	See Archive Report for details	PoW No. 86487, Stalag Luft 1			Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report
17383	Willis	Gordon Keith	Flying Officer	J23367	28th February 1916 in Calabogie, Ontario	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqn	1944-05-07	Lancaster	III	ND741	KM:K	Dunholme Lodge	21:46	Salbriz	Claim by Lt. Fred Hromadnik 9./NJG4 - 30-50km South West of Orleans: 1,600m at 00:48.  (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten). Crashed Herbilly Cne de Mer (2km North East) 19km North East of Blois. The aircraft craft crashed with a full bomb load. The village was destroyed by the explosion which caused several civilian casualties	Killed	Orleans Main Cemetery Plot 2 Row A Grave 3		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Herbert Francis and Ethel Eva (née Closs) Willis, of Calabogie, Ontario, Canada
17384	Willis	Calvin Erskine	Flying Officer	J25541		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	640 Sqn	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LW434	C8:H	RAF Leconfield	22:27	Trappes	See archive report for details	PoW, 78342 Buchenwald, PoW No. 8073 Stalag Luft 3			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17385	Willis	L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-13	Stirling	I	R9316	AA-K	Newmarket	1753	Lorient	Abandoned near Plouay	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
17386	Willis	J D W	Pilot Officer							Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1942-04-12	Boston	III	Z2210				Night Intruder		PoW
17387	Willis	Frank Cameron	Squadron Leader	40332	Age 27	UK	Pilot		RAFVR	Fighter Command	421Sqn RCAF	1942-11-08	Spitfire	Vb	EN779				Circus 235	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 65	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Son of Mr and Mrs Frank L. Willis of 327 Poplar Crescent, Saskatoon, Canada	Archive Report
17388	Willis	Charles Albert	Wing Commander	C836		Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Coastal Command	404Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Beaufighter	X	LZ297	EE-A	RAF Dyce	17:05	Anti-Shipping	Shot down by naval flak	PoW - Interned at Luft Stalag L1			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17389	Willis	Robert Edgar	LAC	R/118031	Age 20	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Trainin Command	I2 Service Flying Training School (2 Training Command RCAF)	1942-07-25	Cessna Crane	I T-50	7776	MSM 1219	RCAF Brandon, Manitoba	13:35	Training	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Vancouver Cemetery (Mountain View). Abray. Block 5. Plot 6. Lot 14.			Born on the 24th May 1922 in Winnipeg. Educated at Lord Bang High School. Enlisted on the 09th July 1941 in Vancouver. Son of Charles (died 24th May 1969, the 78) and Harriet Willis (née Burnand - died 21st July1963, age 87), of 4665 W. 6th Avenue, Vancouver.	Archive report on the loss
17390	Williston	R O	Flight Sergeant	R76596					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-07-03	Halifax	II	JD159	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2230	Koln	Crashed Muizen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17391	Williston	A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-01-21	Lancaster	II	LL672	A2-C2	Waterbeach	2001	Magdeburg		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17392	Williston	A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	620Sqn	1943-10-15	Stirling	III	EF149	QS-X	Chedburgh	1215	Training	Undercarriage collapsed on T/O				Paradie Archive Database
17393	Willmott	D M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	LM158	WP-P	Tuddenham	2331	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Eerbeek {Gelderland}	Killed	Brummen {Hal} General Cemetery	Photo courtesy Johan Pauwels	Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report Notes
17394	Willoughby	D A	Sergeant	1288344			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	420 Sqn RCAF	1944-02-29	Halifax	III	LW366	PT:	RAF Tholthrope		Training	Crashed 300 yards North East of farm buildings Hafod Farm near Aberystwyth at 15:10	Slightly Injured				Proceedings of the Court of Enquiry or Investigation available
17395	Willoughby	Edwin Bertram	Pilot Officer	J/85159					RCAF	Bomber Command	25 OTU	1942-07-31	Wellington	IC	T2909	PP-E	Finningley	2336	Dusseldorf	Crashed off coast of Holland	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 101		Paradie Archive Database	Info via John Jones November 2016
17396	Willoughby	James Byron	Flying Officer	J35130	5 August 1914 at Sintaluta, Saskatchewan, Canada	Canadian	Air Bomber		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	PoW - details not known			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17397	Willoughby	S A	Flying Officer	49765						Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-05-12	Wellington	X	HE913	AL-	East Moor	2350	Duisburg	Crashed Huppel	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
17398	Wills	Robert	Sergeant	1799461			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	ME748	AS:Q	RAF Kimington	22:15	Duisburg	Lancaster LM165 or 166 Sqn Lancaster ME748 was hit by flak from 3./schw. Flak Abt. 446 (Eisb.), 1. schw. Flak Abt. 472 (0), 1./schw, Flak Abt. 243 (0) and 8. & 9./schw. Flak Abt. 244. One aircraft crashed at Hamborn-Bruckhausen at 01.35 hrs, the other crashed at the railway station of Meiderich-Neumühl at 01:34 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (24 July 1944 - 15 October 1944) Part 4 - Theo Boiten) Note: According to ‘Report on Duisburg crashes 14/15th October 1944’ from RAF Graves Service Rheinberg to Air Ministry dated 03.08.1950, LM165 and ME748 collided in mid-air and crashed in fairly open grounds near Flak barracks in the area between the Brahmsstraße, Neumitihler Straße, Moriansmuhle and the Oberhauser Allee in Duisburg-Meiderich. An engine excavated from the crash scene was identified as having come from LM165, four of the crew of LM165 were buried in the North Cemetery at Duisburg-Hamborn, and the pilot of ME748 was found by personnel of the Flak barracks and buried in Essen South West Cemetery. During the second half of the 1940's, farmers working in the fields of the crash location found two lots of human remains, which were buried in Rheinberg Military Cemetery, Plot VIl-D-21 and in Plot XXIX-B-7. Still, the whole crew of LM165 and six of the crew of ME748 are officially posted as missing in action to this day. fFound in the Canadian Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947 of Fg Off. Archie Verdun Batty J21182 RCAF trom 428 Sqn Lancaster KB780),	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 240
17399	Willshire	A H	Sergeant	1268645						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-28	Wellington	X	HE443	SE-O	Burn	2330	Koln	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
17400	Willson	L	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1945-02-13	Lancaster	I	PB686	KO-D	Witchford	2150	Dresden	Abandoned and crashed at Joncourt [Noord]				Paradie Archive Database