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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
601	Baker	W A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	NR209	EQ-A	Linton on Ouse	1641	Hannover	Crashed near Hollenstede	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
602	Baker	Douglas Haig	Flying Officer	J25179		Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Fighter Command	410Sqn RCAF	1944-06-23	Mosquito	NF.XIII	HK463	RA:R	RAF Hunsdon, Essex	00:15	Patrol	See archive report for further details	KiA	Bayeux War Cemetery. Grave IV. F. 16		Paradie Archive Database		Archive report
603	Baker	R E	Flying Officer	J/20144			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	414Sqn RCAF	1943-09-08	Mustang	I	AP197				Tactical Recce	Crashed near Dunkirk	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
604	Baker	H D	Pilot Officer	J/15823					RCAF	Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1943-04-09	Boston	III	W8325				Intruder Sortie		Killed	St- Andre-De-L'eure Communal Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
605	Baker	George Raymond	Pilot Officer	J/16767			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-03-09	Wellington	III	X3284	OW-X	RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire	1832	Gardening	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 175		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
606	Baker	Frank Greenaway	Flight Sergeant	R115073		Canadian	Navigator		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	KiA	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 4.F.17		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
607	Baker	E C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-11-26	Halifax	II	JD333	AL-W	Leeming	1648	Stuttgart	Crash landed at Snape Mires near base				Paradie Archive Database
608	Baker	D G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1945-04-25	Lancaster	X	KB822	SE-W	Croft	1455	Wangerooge	Colliede with plane below off Nordeney	Killed	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
609	Baker	S W F	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-12-02	Lancaster	II	LL618	QO-F	East Moor	1703	Berlin	Crashed at Mahlw S of Berlin	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
610	Baker	Johial William (CWGC list his name as Jonial)	Sergeant Pilot	J/17766					RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-07-03	Wellington	X	HE630	QO-B	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	2244	Koln	Hit house and crashed Henhurst area, Gravesend, Kent	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 40.1.7.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
611	Baker	Douglas Charles	Warrant Officer Class II	R107959		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-10-08	Wellington	X	LN451	QO-W	Skipton on Swale	2254	Hannover	Coned by searchlights. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery				Paradie database
612	Baker	T L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	MZ863	BM-I	Skipton on Swale	2115	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
613	Baker	Clifford Stanley	Warrant Officer Class 2 Air Gunner	R/146764					RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	I	DV378	PO-C	RAF Waddington	1712	Berlin	Exploded in target area	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Grave 7.K.7.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
614	Baker	W L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-01-20	Lancaster	II	LL627	JI-U	Waterbeach	2000	Magdeburg	Crashed in IJsselmeer	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
615	Baker	W M	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1941-12-18	Stirling	I	W7436	MG-D	Oakington	948	Brest	Crashed at Plouguerneau	Killed	Plouguerneau		Paradie Archive Database
616	Baker	Carl George	Flight Sergeant	R/66134		Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-08-30	Lancaster	III	JA937	MG-H	Oakington	.0043.	Monchengladbach	Lost without trace	Killed Age 21	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. Grave 7. B. 1-4.		Paradie Archive Database	Lancaster JA937, piloted by Flight Sergeant J. Suthurst, was lost without trace whilst on a bombing raid to Mönchengladbach
617	Baker	E S	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-08-12	Lancaster	III	JA682	MG-D	Oakington	2108	Milano	Crashed near Fours {Nievre} France	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
618	Baker	Joseph Kenneth	Sergeant	R69242	21 August 1921	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1942-07-26	Halifax	II	W1153	DY-H	Topcliffe	2300	Hamburg	Forced down by heavy Flak over Hamburg and while crossing the coast, at about 100 feet, near Emden, a burst of light Flak hit the port outer, which burst into flames. Ditched approximately 8 km off the coast in very shallow water. as the survivors waded ashore. Claim by Hptm Helmut Lent Stab II/NJG2 - North Sea. North West of Vlieland at 0235.(Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1)	Killed	Sage War Cemetery Plot 13 Row A Grave 8.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Alfred Joseph and Martha Elizabeth Baker, of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada
619	Baker	R E	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-05-04	Halifax	II	JB897	LQ-T	Gransden Lodge	2143	Dortmund	Crash landed near Wyton
620	Baker	C P	Sergeant	576634						Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-29	Halifax	II	JB805	VR-B	Middleton St George	2248	Wuppertal	Crashed Perones-lez-Binche	Killed	Charleroi Communal Belgium
621	Baker	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-02-18	Hampden	I	AD915	PT-F	Waddington	1816	Gardening	Ditched off Schiermonnikoog	Killed	Vredenhof Cemetery
622	Baker	J C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1945-02-25	Halifax	III	MZ452	ZL-E	Leeming	1658	Gardening	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede
623	Baker	R E	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	V	LK657	SE-K	Tholthorpe	2243	Hannover	Crashed Kleinburgwedel	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
624	Baker	Alwyn Royce	Leading Aircraftman	439637		Australia			RAAF		15 Service Flying Training School RCAF	1944-07-20												RAAF Honour Roll
625	Baker	William "Bill"	Flying Officer	J23291	22nd October 1919 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, USA	American	Pilot	MiD	RCAF	No. 38 Wing, Royal Air Force	570 Sqn RAF	1944-09-23	Stirling	IV	EF298	V8:T	RAF Harwell, Berkshire	14:34	Operation "Market Garden"	Hit by flak shortly after leaving the Drop Zone near Ede	Killed	Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Coll.Grave 31.A. 2-7			MiD awarded with effect 14th June 1945 for Distinguished services rendered whilst serving with the RCAF, overseas. Promulgated in the London Gazette 21st September 1945. Son of Louis Henry and Winifred (née Peavey) Baker of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. His father predeceased him in May 1937	Read Archive Report on this incident
626	Bakewell	L	Sergeant	141771						Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-03-05	Halifax	II	DT646	VR-C	Middleton St George	1857	Essen	Crashed near Elst	PoW
627	Balcer	C R	Sergeant	J17747					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-04-28	Wellington	X	HE543	NA-D	Dalton	2059	Gardening	Presumed crashed in sea	Killed	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
628	Balchin	David Henry	Sergeant Air Gunner (Rear)	J/89965					RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-08-12	Lancaster	III	PB258	SR-V	RAF Ludford Magna,Lincolnshire	2134	Braunschweig	3 variants for shot down by fighter. One is possibly shot down by night fighter piloted by Lt. Josef F̦örster and crashed at Barver, Germany. See Archive Report for other 2. Crew believes shot down by flak	PoW No. 546 Stalag Luft Bankau-Kreulberg - L7			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
629	Balcombe	J K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1945-02-23	Lancaster	I	RA523	SR-I	Ludford Magna	1547	Pforsheim	Shot down over target area	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
630	Balcombe	Alfred Alexander	Flight Sergeant	J/18378	Age 23	Canada	Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-08-14	Lancaster	III	JA850	MG-M	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2102	Milano	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sassenay Churchyard. Collective Grave	Sassenay Churchyard, France	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
631	Balden	Samuel Richard	Pilot Officer	J8602	22nd January 1912 Yokohama, Japan	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Coastal Command	407 Sqn RCAF	1942-05-15	Hudson	V	AM812	RR:S	Bircham Newton	20:24	Strike Mission	Part of a strike force from 320 Sqn (9 aircraft) and 407 Sqn (12 aircraft) which was sortied to attack an east-bound convoy of German ships off the Dutch Frisian Islands. Failed to return from the operation	Killed	Sage War Cemetery 3.F.3			Son of William Fisher Balden and Elizabeth (née Lucus) Balden. Both his parents predeceased him in Japan
632	Balden	Samuel Richard	Pilot Officer	J/8602		Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Coastal Command	407Sqn RCAF	1942-05-05	Hudson	V		RR-H	RAF Bircham Newton	04:10	Anti-Shipping	Damaged by flak attacking 12 ship enemy convoy at extreme low altitude off the Dutch coast. Starboard engine knocked out, pilot safely brought back aircraft.	Safe			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
633	Balderston	John Percival Ernest	Flight Sergeant	R133749			Air Gunner		RCAF (Middle East Command)	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1943-06-29	Wellington	X	MS496	KW-Q	RAF Kairouan, Tunisia	21.31	Messina, Sicily	Not known	Missing believed killed	Malta Memorial - Panel 11, Column 1			First French Canadian squadron Read Archive Report
634	Baldock	Richard Marlow	Flight Sergeant	R/87969	23 Sep 1922	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-11-09	Stirling	I	R9169	MG-Y	Oakington	1755	Hamburg	Claim by Hptm Dr Horst Patuschka 4/NJG2 - Sea 30km North West of Ijmuiden (Zander?): 2,800m at 22:42. Also claimed by Flak of 1 & 4/schw Flak Abt 231, 1 & 4/schw Flak Abt 163 and 1 & 2/Res Flak Abt 247 (Stirling near Wijk aan Zee 22:42). OKL Flak Abschussmeldung bearing hand written note “8 Flak Division + NJ” Victory Hptm Dr Patuschka confirmed on 27 Sep 1944	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 102		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Denys and Elsie Winifred Baldock, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
635	Baldry	E F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-05-01	Halifax	III	LW415	AL-K	Leeming	2212	St Ghislain	Exploded & crashed Bevere-Meerschaert {Oost-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Oudenaarde Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
636	Baldwin	W H	Squadron Leader					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-08-23	Halifax	II	HR918	LQ-G	Gransden Lodge	2015	Berlin	?	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
637	Baldwin	J S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	I	DV401	QR-Z	Skellingthorpe	2346	Berlin	Crashed at Mirns {Friesland}	Killed	Gaasterland {Bakhuizen} RC Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
638	Baldwin	J M	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	JB671	OF-A	Bourn	1855	Berlin	Crashed Luijksgestel {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Eindhoven {Woensel}		Paradie Archive Database
639	Baldwin	S A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-10-04	Halifax	V	LK931	NA-W	Middleton St George	1725	Frankfurt	Crashed Ubereisenbach	PoW
640	Baldwin	H V	Sergeant							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-07-16	Wellington	X	JA119	QO-			Air Test	Disintegrated and crashed near Malton	Killed
641	Baldwin	Frederick Alexander	Flying Officer	J13058	22nd February 1913	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2nd Tactical Air Force	180 Sqn	1944.03.28	B-25 Mitchell	II	FL685	EN:V	139 Wing Airfield, RAF Dunsfold	14:10	Bonnieres, France	Six aircraft assigned to bomb the Constructional works at Bonnieres, France. The aircraft was hit by flak just after turning off the target. It was observed to go into a gentle spin and finally appeared to be under partial control but still diving steeply. One parachute was seen to open before the aircraft was lost from sight.	PoW No 4415, Stalag Luft 3
642	Baldwinson	W B	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	ND469	OL-C	Coningsby	2056	Munchen	Crashed Allach	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
643	Balfour	Andrew George	Sergeant	R103358	25th September 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario	Canada	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	VII	NP771	OW:J	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	17:23	Oberhausen	See archive report for full details	KiA	Venray War Cemetery. Grave VI.F.12		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
644	Balkam	M E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-08-02	Wellington	X	HE906	QO-H	Skipton on Swale	2333	Hamburg	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
645	Ball	N S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-08-27	Wellington	III	X3418	JN-	Snaith	2045	Kassel	Crashed Wevershoof	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
646	Ball	R J J	Flight Lieutenant	J12326					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-06-19	Halifax	II	JD107	EQ-Y	Leeming	2159	le Creusot	Crashed near Caen France	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
647	Ball	Donald George Elmore	Squadron Leader	J/3753	Age 22	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	411Sqn RCAF	1943-04-14	Spitfire	Vb	EP489	DB-?	RAF Redhill, Surrey	PM	ASR	See Archive Report for details	Missing - beloved killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 172		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 22nd April 1920. Worked as a clerk for the Hudson Bay Store. Enlisted on the 29th June 1940. Trained at Toronto, Fort William and Ottawa, Ontario. Awarded his wings on the 25th January 1941. Son of Lieutenant Colonel George William Ball RCMP MiD. (Retired from the RCMP on the 30th June 1946 - died on the 19th August 1965, age 70) and Kathleen Ball, of Ste1, Lonsdale Apartments, 9925 104 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Epitaph: 'For Evermore: Stories Of The Fallen'.	Archive report on the loss
648	Ball	J D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB835	WL-J	Croft	1631	Hagen	Crashed at Landen [Brabant]	Killed	Hasselt [Kruisveld] Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
649	Ball	J H	Sergeant	A408949					RCAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-04-08	Lancaster	I	W4785	UV-J	Breighton	2111	Duisburg	Crashed at Meiderich	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
650	Ball	William Sidney	Pilot Officer	J/86161	1914	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	DS823	JI-M	Waterbeach	2351	Leipzig	Shot down by night-fighter and crashed at 0230 hours at Essern-Osterloh on the SW edge of Großes Moor, 11Km NE Rehden	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 7.C.9		Paradie Archive Database	Son of William R. Ball and Edith Ball, of Valjean, Saskatchewan, Canada