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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
901	Ash	Joseph William	Pilot Officer	J/95203	Age 23				RCAF		433Sqn	1944-12-02									Killed	France, Choloy War Cemetery, 2A. B. 2.		Son Of Frank And Delia Ash, Of Val D'Or, Province Of Quebec, Canada. ashx	Paradie Canadian Archive
902	Ash	Norman Andrews	Sergeant	R/105801	2 Jan 1922, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Canadian	Pilot	None Known	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1942-11-16	Wellington	III	BJ894	KW-K	Dishforth		Training	The aircraft was on a Bulls Eye exercise when it hit the ground and burst into flames at 1930 hrs on Pitsea Marshes near Southend-on-Sea	Killed	Southend on Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery Plot R Grave 12238	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Sidney Robert and Neina Andrews Ash, of Peace River, Alberta, Canada ashx
903	Ash	A C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-04-06	Wellington	X	HE743	ZL-X	Croft	2237	Training	Crashed East Vince Moor Farm	Killed	Darlington West	Paradie Archive Database	ashx
904	Ash	J W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-12-02	Halifax	III	MZ807	BM-C	Skipton On Swale	1749	Hagen		Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database	ashx
905	Ash	W F	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	411Sqn RCAF	1942-03-24	Spitfire	Vb	AD281				Circus		PoW			ashx
906	Ashburner	Leslie John	Flying Officer	J/7623	Age 23				RCAF		64Sqn	1943-04-29									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172.			Paradie Canadian Archive
907	Ashbury	Edwin Lusk	Flight Lieutenant	J/13089	Age				RCAF		521Sqn	1944-10-28									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 244.		Son Of Herbert Arthur And Lottie E. Lusk Ashbury, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
908	Ashby	Frederick Charles	Sergeant	1313797	Age 20				RAFVR		427Sqn (RCAF)	1943-06-25									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 140.			Paradie Canadian Archive
909	Ashby	F C	Sergeant	1313797						Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	V	DK135	ZL-	Leeming	2307	Wuppertal	Crashed WSW Rotterdam	Killed	Runnymede
910	Ashcroft	Thomas Alfred	Sergeant	999214	Age 22				RAFVR		431Sqn RCAF	1943-10-09									Killed	Germany, Hanover War Cemetery, 3. D. 18.		Son Of Edward Foulkes Ashcroft And Annie Ashcroft, Of Flint.	Paradie Canadian Archive
911	Ashcroft	T A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	V	LK657	SE-K	Tholthorpe	2243	Hannover	Crashed Kleinburgwedel	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
912	Ashdown	F J M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	21Sqn	1943-04-21	Ventura	I	AE692	YH-K	Oulton	1058	Abbeville	Crashed target area	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
913	Ashdown	Edward Thomas	Sergeant	R198096		Canadian	Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF	1945-04-04	Lancaster	I	RF150	QB:W	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	18:08	Merseburg (Leuna synthetic oil refinery)	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 51.F.7	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
914	Ashdown	Walter Ross	Flying Officer	J/39320	Canada	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Lancaster	X	KB778	NA-Y	Middleton St George	23:55	Chemnitz	Crashed in woods 14 km NE of la Roche-en-Ardenne Belgium	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
915	Ashdown	Evans Farrell	Flight Lieutenant	J/12093		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	430Sqn RCAF	1944-11-19	Mustang	I	AG664	H	B-78 Eindhoven	15:35	Top cover escort for photo aircraft	Hit by flak, abandonned aircraft near Venlo NL.	PoW		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
916	Ashdown	Frederick James Mackenzie	Pilot Officer	J/17262	Age 30				RCAF		21Sqn	1943-04-21									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175.			Paradie Canadian Archive
917	Ashdown	Walter Ross	Flying Officer	J/39320	Age 31				RCAF		428Sqn	1945-03-06									Killed	Belgium, Hotton War Cemetery, III. E. 12.		Son Of Walter Ernest And Ella Ashdown, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Dorothy Kathleen Ashdown, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
918	Ashdown	Edward Thomas	Pilot Officer	J/95123	Age				RCAF		424Sqn	1945-04-05									Killed	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. F. 7.		Son Of Alfred Thomas Ashdown And Ivy Isabel Ashdown, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
919	Ashfield	Frederick William	Sergeant	116084			Observer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-02-12	Hampden	I	P4400	PT-J	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	1337	Fuller	See archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 77		Read Archive Report
920	Ashford	Albert Henry	Flying Officer	151215	Age				RAFVR		405Sqn RCAF	1944-01-30									Killed	Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 7. D. 22.			Paradie Canadian Archive
921	Ashford	Albert Henry	Flying Officer	151215	Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada		Bomb Aimer		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.	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 7.D.22
922	Ashford	A E	Sergeant	1455065			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	426Sqn (Thunderbird), RCAF	1944-06-06	Halifax	III	LW377	OW:G	RAF Linton on Ouse	21:35	Coutances, Normandy, France	See archive report for details	Safe				Read Archive Report
923	Ashleigh	D D	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1944-06-30	Spitfire	IX	MH872				Recce	Crash landed at Mormal
924	Ashley	Borden Bramshott	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	I	ME581	BQ-D	North Killingholme	2243	Dusseldorf	Crashed near Spa {Liege}, 10 km S of Verviers. Shot down by night fighter.	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium	Paradie Archive Database
925	Ashley	Borden Bramshott	Flying Officer	J/25521	Age				RCAF		550Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-23									Killed	Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. E. 19-25.			Paradie Canadian Archive
926	Ashley	Robert Joseph	Pilot Officer	J/93511	Age				RCAF		417Sqn RCAF	1945-01-15									Killed	Malta, Malta Memorial, Panel 19, Column 2.			Paradie Canadian Archive
927	Ashley	Russell Bradfield	Flight Lieutenant	J/21969	Age 31				RCAF			1945-04-12									Killed	Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 455.		Son Of Roy E. And Mayme K. Ashley, Of La Porte City, Iowa, U.S.A.	Paradie Canadian Archive
928	Ashmore	J Q	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-03-01	Halifax	II	DT797	EQ-H	Leeming	1844	Berlin	Crashed SE of Bathmen Holland	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
929	Ashton	T R	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-07-21	Hampden	I	AT139	EQ-A	Balderton	2341	Duisburg	Crashed in the Waddenzee	Killed
930	Ashton	J N S	Sergeant					DFM		Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-02-12	Halifax	II	HR910	VR-R	Middleton St George	1806	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
931	Ashton	J N S	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-08-30	Halifax	II	JD381	VR-R	Middleton St George	2330	Monchengladbach	Damaged on return to base
932	Ashun	W P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-04-01	Wellington	II	Z8527	LQ-L	Pocklington	107	Poissy	Crashed at Marly-le-Roi	Killed	les Gonards Communal France
933	Ashun	Kenneth Cromwell	Sergeant	3010619	Age				RAFVR		431Sqn RCAF	1945-03-20									Killed	United Kingdom, Bootle Cemetery, Sec. 7. C. of E. Grave 431.			Paradie Canadian Archive
934	Ashwood	John	Warrant Officer Class 2	R129078	23rd May 1923 in Toronto	Canada	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Coastal Command	3OTU	1943-11-07	Wellington	XlV	MP615		RAF Haverfordwest	20:00	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Haverford West Cemetery. Cons. Row. 1. Grave 7.	Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report
935	Ashworth	Charles Henry	Flying Officer	124708	Age 28				RAFVR		431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-29									Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. B. 19-23.		Son Of Charles Frederick And Hilda Mary Goldie Ashworth, Of Erlestoke, Wiltshire.	Paradie Canadian Archive
936	Ashworth	William James	Flight Sergeant	R/104833			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-12-20	Halifax	II	DT509	EY-Q	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Riding of yorkshire	1738	Duisburg	Ditched off the Norfolk Coast	Uninjured		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
937	Ashworth	C H	Flying Officer	124708						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-28	Wellington	X	HE443	SE-O	Burn	2330	Koln	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
938	Asken	G W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-07-25	Halifax	II	JD256	VR-A	Middleton St George	2217	Essen	Crashed near target	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
939	Askew	R	Sergeant	153562						Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-06-11	Wellington	X	HE322	NA-J	Dalton	2255	Dusseldorf	Crashed almost at once	Killed	Grimsargh Lancs
940	Askew	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-05-27	Wellington	X	MS481	NA-Q	Dalton	2301	Essen	Ditched off Grimsby Lincs
941	Askew	George William	Flight Sergeant	R/134348	Age 22				RCAF		419Sqn	1943-07-26									Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 6. D. 2-3.		Son Of William Ruskin E. And Josephine Askew, Of Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
942	Askew	Robert	Sergeant	1535621	Age				RAFVR		428 (RCAF)Sqn	1943-06-11									Killed	United Kingdom, Grimsargh (St. Michael) Churchyard, Row 6. Grave 13.			Paradie Canadian Archive
943	Askew	John Ruskin	Flight Sergeant	R/134417	Age 23				RCAF			1943-01-28									Killed	United Kingdom, Ripon Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 406.			Paradie Canadian Archive
944	Askew	Richard Gainford	Flying Officer	J36378	Age 21				RCAF		69Sqn (RAF)	1944-07-25									Killed	France, Bayeux War Cemetery, Viii. F. 22.		Son Of Edward And Mary Agnes Askew, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
945	Askey	Michael William Hamilton	Pilot Officer	J/19049	Age				RCAF		92 (RAF)Sqn	1943-10-28									Killed	Egypt, Alamein Memorial, Column 271.			Paradie Canadian Archive
946	Askwith	Richard John	Flying Officer	C/1611	Age				RCAF		418Sqn	1942-04-28									Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 27. A. 5.			Paradie Canadian Archive
947	Aspden	Ernest Joseph	Sergeant	1236891	Age 21				RAFVR		431Sqn RCAF	1943-03-30									Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 23. C. 8.		Son Of Thomas And Gertrude Aspden, Of Blackburn, Lancashire.	Paradie Canadian Archive
948	Aspden	E J	Sergeant	1236891						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	HE182	SE-A	Burn	1950	Bochum	Hit by flak and exploded	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
949	Aspinall	L E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-09-16	Halifax	II	LW240	VR-S	Middleton St George	1904	Modane	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
950	Aspinall	J S A	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND963	OL-H	Coningsby	2244	Braunschweig	Crashed Nieuw Dordrecht {Gelderland}	PoW		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Hptm Werner Husemann