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1 AndersonMark Sylvester HaroldAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O




KIFA
Age 23
R
J
66575
92728
Sec Guard
PLT
RCAF
1SFTS (RCAF)
1 TC (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
4 MD (RCAF)
1AGGTS (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3 (P)AFU (RAF)
1540 BATF (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1659CU (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Moth & Finch
Harvard
X
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax MZ845 KW-J
14 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
10 Dec 1940 - Guard
20 Dec 1940 - Guard
7 July 1942 - Guard
28 Feb 1942 - Guard
1 March 1943 - Guard
21 March 1943 - Remustered to pilot
30 May 1943
24 July 1943
8 April 1944 - UK
25 April 1944
30 April 1944
11 July 1944
31 Oct 1944
19 Dec 1944
1945-03-05 - Mid air collision. Halifax VII PN228 OW-A, with an aircrew of 7, took off from RAF Linton-on-Ouse for an air operation over Chemnitz, Germany. On the outward flight PN228 collided in mid-air with Halifax MZ845] KW-J, from 425Sqn. PN228 crashed near Nun Monkton, entire crew lost. [6 members of MZ845 crew lost; only the wireless operator was able to bail out]
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row H. Grave 12. United Kingdom. Son of John J. Anderson and Lexinska Plante M. Anderson, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil).

MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire.
2 AndersonHarold GranvilleSergeantKilled 1943-04-01 Age 23R/86274Commemorated Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Plot Z. Grave 232. USA.
3 AndersonMarino HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1945-05-26 Age 21R/215787Commemorated Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Mil. Sec. Lot 2030. Canada. Son Of Olafur T. Anderson And Gertrude Anderson, Of Winnipeg.
4 AndrewWilliam Arthur RolandSergeantKilled 1944-03-22 Age 20R/201503Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Melville Andrew And Of Mary Camilla Theodore Andrew (Nee Wonnacott), Of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
5 AndrewsGordon HerbertSergeant

Killed 1941-12-15 Age 24R/87689Commemorated Abbotsford (Hazelwood) Cemetery, Plot 13. Grave 47. Canada. Son of Harold S. Andrews and Alice M. Andrews, of Abbotsford.
6 AndrewsWalter HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 AgeR
J
134633
86120
AG57Sqn
Last Op - 57Sqn
Lancaster
Lancaster JB311
X -
29 Jun 44 (**B)
29 Jun 44 - KIA
Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. H. 13. Germany.
7 AngerFrancis Harold EmmanuelFlight SergeantKilled 1942-03-09 AgeR/67247Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102. United Kingdom. Husband Of Marjorie Ann Anger, Of Barriefield, Ontario, Canada.
8 AnnableHarold CealF/SgtR214012AG419Sqn (RCAF)Lancaster KB73518 Sep 1944 - Overshot runway on landing(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
9 AppelHarold JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-27 Age 25J/695781Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sutton Bridge (St. Matthew) Churchyard, Sec. R. Grave 35. United Kingdom. Son Of Andrew And Alma Appel; Husband Of Joan K. Appel, Of Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk.
10 ArmitageDavid HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-06-08 Age 24R/92416Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 5. Plot 11. Lot 10. Canada. Son Of The Revd. Harold Joseph Armitage And Stella M. Armitage, Of Kaslo.
11 ArmstrongHarold AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-25 Age 21J/36897428SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 14. E. 15-18. Germany. Son Of Harry And Lucy Armstrong, Of Edwards, Ontario, Canada.
12 ArmstrongJohn KeithFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 24J/28574433SqnCommemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. E. 21. Germany. Son Of Roy Harold And Myrtle Lillie Armstrong, Of Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada.
13 AustenHarold CalvenFlying Officer
Killed 1944-04-17 Age 26J/18002525Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. H. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry John And Mary Alice Austen, Of Oyen, Alberta, Canada.
14 BaileyDennis HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 AgeJ/24693432SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 3. J. 24. Germany.
15 BaileyHarold RoyFlight SergeantKilled 1944-05-23 AgeR/19606757Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 26. B. 13-18. Germany.
16 BallHarold LesterSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

KIA
Age 21
R
J
162674
93228
PLTRCAF
3MD (RCAF)
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
1542 BATF (RAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF)
41 Base HCU (RAF)
76Sqn (RAF)
76Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Cornell
Anson & Crane
Anson
X
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax NR121
16 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 July 1942
25 Oct 1942
24 Jan 1943
4 Apr 1943
31 July 1943
31 Oct 1943 - UK
24 Jan 1944
22 March 1944
28 March 1944
2 May 1944
21 July 1944
7 Nov 1944
21 Feb 1945 - Shot down over Germany

(Photo: crew of Halifax NR121)
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 19. B. 18-22. Germany.
Son of Charles Henry and Ann Isabella Ball, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
17 BarnesLemuel GeorgeF/LBaled out - evadedJ/10072PLT402Sqn RCAF
Spitfire RM83921 Feb 45 - Safe -
Born on the 08th January 1918. in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Husband of Katherine Grace. A Crescent Heights High School. At the age of twenty-two, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served in Europe and Malta during World War II as a spitfire pilot. On his return home from England, he went on to study civil engineering at the University of Alberta. Upon graduation, he worked briefly as an engineer in Ottawa and after the birth of his second child, came home to Calgary to be closer to his family. He then started to work at Burns and Dutton where he ultimately achieved the position of Chief Engineer of Heavy Construction. In 1959, he formed a partnership with his university friend Ian Campbell. They spent many years doing the work that they both enjoyed, completing many of Calgary’s major construction projects.

He was also a skilled curler in his younger years and golfed throughout his life. Lem shared his love of the game of golf with his family and friends at the Earl Grey Golf Club. He had a lifelong passion for literature, theatre and music. He believed in education and actively encouraged and supported his grandchildren in their pursuits, taking pride in their accomplishments. Lem lived life with integrity and care for others, setting an example by his actions. He strongly believed in the potential of all individuals. One defining contribution that exemplified his generous spirit was building, through determination, commitment and expertise, a camp at Gull Lake for people with disabilities named in honour of him. They lived in Victoria for the past four years, where Lem often remarked that “he was pursuing the even tenor of his days”, he and Katherine were able to enjoy the natural beauty of the city.

Returning to Calgary, his family felt blessed by time spent together. They had five children, Debbie, Harold, Sharon MacGregor (Ian), George (Nancy) and Tom (Menchie); eight grandchildren, one great grandchild, his remaining siblings, Mary, Kay and Tom and other extended family. He was predeceased by his mother Frances Sarah (née Twamley - died 27th January 1977, age 79), father Lemuel Arthur Wesley (died 01st July 1966, age 86), brother Jack, and sister Winnie. He passed away on the 07th January 2008, age 89.

18 BarnhartHarold WilliamP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J14199NAVRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
9AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
428Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Anson
X
?
Halifax
X
X
24 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
13 Sep 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
3 Jan 1942 - St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Apr 1941 - Moncton, New Brunswick
10 April 1942 - Remustered to Navigator - Trenton, Ontario
23 May 1942 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
22 Oct 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
?
Aug 1943 - Middleton St George, Durhamshire
31 March 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
10 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 10 July 1944 - 428Sqn - These three Ghost Squadron fliers were all recently awarded the DFC. L to R stand F/O M.W.Barnhart, Ottawa, Ontario, navigator; W/C W.A.G. McLeish, Hamilton,Ontario, Squadron Commander; F/O W.W. Robson, Transcona, Manitoba, navigator. Just re-equipped with Canadian-built Lancasters, their squadron has been attacking invasion targets and flying-bomb installations lately.)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.428 Squadron - Award effective 14 July 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1861/44 dated 25 August 1944.
Deceased on 11 October 1978, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
19 BarronsHarold JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 AgeJ/19345630SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
20 BartmanGordon HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-04-21 Age 24R/103506102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Nyborg New Cemetery, Grave G2. Denmark. Son Of Harold Wellington Bartman And Christina Vera Bartman, Of Hanna, Alberta, Canada.
21 BartmanLloyd WallaceWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-04-15 Age 21R/925437Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. D. 22. Germany. Son Of Harold And Christina Bartman, Of Hanna, Alberta, Canada.
22 BattersHarold MarkFlight Sergeant
KilledR95487Pilot401SqnSpitfire BS277X - 04 Dec 42 - 04 Dec 42 - KIA - English Channel -
23 BattersHarold MarkFlight SergeantKilled 1942-12-04 Age 24R/95487401SqnCommemorated Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Plot 8. Row A. Grave 6. France. Son Of Harold And Rowena Batters, Of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
24 BeakePercival HaroldS/LDFC

MiD
Canadian in the RAFRAF84923PLTRAF
64Sqn (RAF)
92Sqn (RAF)
601Sqn (RAF)
193Sqn (RAF)
164Sqn (RAF)
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
1939 - Joined the RAF - From Quebec
1939
1941 -
X -
X - 1944
X - Sep 44 - CO
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.64 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 5 September 1944.
Mention in Despatches - awarded as per London Gazette dated 8 June 1944.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
25 BealeHarold FridFlying OfficerKilled 1943-09-25 Age 20J/14816179SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 1. Malta.
26 BeallGordon ScowcroftSquadron LeaderKilled 1944-05-28 Age 28C/1344420SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. C. 19. Belgium. Son Of Harold G. And Elizabeth S. Beall, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. B.A. (Mcgill).
27 BeanBruce George Harold RobertFlight SergeantKilled 1944-08-16 Age 23R/171347148SqnCommemorated Assisi War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Ii. B. 9-12. Italy. Son Of Harold And Lillian Bean; Husband Of Kathleen Nettie Bean, Of Magog, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
28 BeasleyWilliam HaroldAircraftman 1st Class

Killed 1944-06-12 Age 31R/188567ArmourerRCAF Mountain View, CanadaBorn on the 19th January 1913 in Ottawa, Ontario. Enlisted on the 28th August 1942.

Husband of Lola Catherine Beasley (née Hutt), of 47 Cameron Road, Ottawa, Canada. Epitaph: 'Until The Day Break'.

His family lost another son later that same year.

Commemorated Ottawa (Pinecrest) Cemetery, Family Plot. North Half 137. Sec. M. Grave 1. Canada.
29 BeattieHarold DavidCorporalKilled 1943-10-20 Age 25RR/84899Passenger10Sqn (RCAF)B-24 Liberator 3701 HCommemorated St. Donat Roman Catholic Cemetery, Coll. Grave. Lot Ge. 34. Canada. Son Of William A. Beattie And Jessie Beattie, Of Nash Greek. New Brunswick.
30 BeattieHarold JamesFlight SergeantKilled 1943-11-27 Age 22R161665Air Bomber166Sqn

Lancaster
Lancaster DV387
X - 07 Nov 43 -
07 Nov 43 - MIA - Tgt = Berlin -
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 181. United Kingdom.
31 BeattyHarold CreightonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-06 Age 28R/75332Commemorated Hereford Cemetery, Plot A. (C. Of E.). Joint Grave 5640. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert H. Beatty And Ina E. Beatty, Of Belbic, Saskatchewan, Canada.
32 BeaudryJoseph Emile RolandSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

KIFA
Age 21
R
J
136843
94216
NAVRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
10AOS (RCAF)
8 AOS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
NCO School
3(O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1659CU (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Anson
Anson
Anson
X
X
Botha
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax MZ845 KW-J
28 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
6 Dec 1942
1 May 1943
9 May 1943
2 Oct 1943
22 Dec 1943 - UK
16 Feb 1943 - London
14 March 1944
30 May 1944
31 Oct 1944
19 Dec 1944
5 Mar 1945 - Mid air collision in cloud with Halifax PN228 from 426Sqn
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row H. Grave 13. United Kingdom.
Son of Dr. Raymond Beaudry and Annette Beaudry, of Quebec City, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF
33 BellCharles HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1941-11-08 AgeR/52850405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 11. G. 16. Germany.
34 BellHarold CopelandPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 Age 22J/86232578Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row C. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of Norman And Mary Bell; Husband Of Dorothy Rose Bell, Of Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
35 BesleyGordon WilmerFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-14 AgeJ/29732162SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 245. United Kingdom. Son Of Elmer H. And Beatrice M. Besley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
36 BestHarold Francis SargentFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 22J/2951590Sqn
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvi. D. 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Harry John And Helen Carrie Best, Of Toronto, Ontario.
37 BiersRobert LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 19J/863959Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. E. 1. Germany. Son Of Harold J. Biers And Sadie M. Biers, Of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada.
38 BischlagerHaroldSergeantKilled 1941-12-18 Age 20R/74903PLT97Sqn

Last Op - 97Sqn
X
X
X - 18 Dec 41 - 18 Dec 41 - KIA - See J.L. Gibson -Commemorated Coningsby Cemetery, Row 65. Grave 1277. United Kingdom. Son of the Revd. Canon Arthur Bischlager, A.K.C., And Gertrude Alice Bischlager, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
39 BladesJohn WilfredFlying Officer

Killed 1945-01-28 AgeJ/35935W/Op/Air/Gnr428SqnLancaster KB770 NA-DBorn on the 28th November 1909. Enlisted 12th August 1942. Son of William and Ethel Blades (née Jackson), of Milton, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Christina Blades, of Fort William, Ontario, Canada.Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 1. K. 19-21. Germany.
40 BolesWilliam HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-27 Age 30J/18781NAV426Sqn
Last Op 426Sqn
X - 27 Nov 43 -
27 Nov 43 - KIA - See K.W. Sawyer -
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
41 BondDeryck HunterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-15 Age 22J/8652913Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Iii. C. 7. Italy. Son Of Harold And Florence Bond, Of Kelowna, British Columbia.
42 BotterillHarold WallaceFlight SergeantKilled 1944-11-01 Age 21R/196196424SqnCommemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Iv. D. 11-13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George Frederick And Sarah Helen Botterill, Of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
43 BraathenHaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 AgeJ/2750044Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Marissel French National Cemetery, Coll. Grave 284. France.
44 BradHarold ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-27 AgeJ/88650106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. E. 25. Germany. Son Of Alva Ernest And Marion Matilda Brad, Of Isabella, Manitoba, Canada.
45 BrammallJohn AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 Age 20J/8840812Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. C. 13. Germany. Son Of Harold And Margaret Ann Brammall, Of St. Laurent, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
46 LunnHarold OscarSgt
P/O
USAR
J
106869
10501
PLTRCAF
-----------
USAAF
1941-1942
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?
Deceased on 6 December 2006, in Salem, Oregon, USA. (Ref Ancestry.ca)
47 BreezeHarold Arthur AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 26J/87376434SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 6. A. 12. Belgium. Son Of Arthur And Margaret Livingston Breeze, Of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Beatrice Emma Louise Breeze, Of Nelson.
48 BrettHarold BeverlyFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 27J/23959550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 9. Joint Grave 190. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Charles Cain Brett And Elizabeth Maude Brett, Of Galt, Ontario, Canada.
49 BrownHarold AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-08-06 Age 21R/67850419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 18. D. 12. Germany. Son Of Peter And Catherine Keddie Brown, Of Chatham, Ontario, Canada.
50 BrownCharles Harold LatshawFlight SergeantKilled 1942-02-26 Age 30R/64344158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Barmby-On-The-Moor (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Row F. Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles R. Brown And Douglas Woodhall Brown, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
51 BrownHarold EarlFlight Lieutenant

Courtesy Oleg Marin

Killed 1944-09-28 Age 29J/8965PLT627Sqn (RAF)Mosquito B.XX KB366 AZ-OBorn on the 26th April 1915 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Harley E. and Mary Brown. Worked for Winnipeg Free Press prior to enlisting on the 18th April 1941 at Winnipeg. Husband of Jessie McDougall Brown (née McDougall later Stone then Leary - died 21st August 1996 age 82), of Rolla, North Dakota, USA. Grave inscription: 'He Is Not Forgotten'. Harold Brown Bay, in the Nelson River, Manitoba was named after him in 1995Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 2. K. 20. Germany.
52 BrownHarold LeonardFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-05 Age 20J/26853148Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. D. 1. Poland. Son Of Henry M. Brown And Edith Lovinia Brown, Of Crediton, Ontario, Canada.
53 BrownHarold AllanFlying Officer

Killed 1945-07-11 Age 23J/18028Commemorated Regina Cemetery, Block C. Plot 5. Grave 9. Canada. Son Of George And Sarah Jane Brown, Of Ste. Rose Du Lac, Manitoba.
54 BrownDouglas HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1945-01-07 AgeR/214565405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint grave 9. A. 17-18. Germany.
55 BrownscombeMorley CraigAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1943-09-17 Age 19R/224893Commemorated Burlington Bayview Cemetery And Mausoleum, 22133A. Canada. Son Of Harold And Vera Brownscombe, Of Hamilton.
56 BumsteadCharles HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1941-12-20 Age 27R/5617484Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Tobruk War Cemetery, 8. R. 2. Libya. Son of Bertie Novello Bumstead and Emily Eva Evans Bumstead, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
57 BurnePeter HaroldF/O

KIAR
J
117254
88797
PLT487Sqn (RNZAF)
Last Op - 487Sqn
Mosquito
Mosquito HP933
X - 22 Feb 45 - NAV = F/L A.J. Vickers also killed -
22 Feb 45 - KIA -
58 BurnePeter HaroldFlying Officer

Killed 1945-02-22 Age 21J/88797487Sqn (RNZAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 24. A. 6. Germany. Son Of Harold Edgar And Doris Rose Burne, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Carol Burne.
59 BurnepHaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-07-23 Age 32R/53020Commemorated Toronto (Resthaven) Memorial Garden, Sec. 33. Block F. Lot 2. Canada. Son Of Thomas And Minna Burnep, Of Toronto; Husband Of Doris Burnep, Of Toronto.
60 BurrDouglas HaroldFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-06-17 Age 28J/10294Commemorated Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery, Lot 15. Row 30. Canada. Son Of Frederick And Mary V. Burr, Of Vancouver; Husband Of Euphemia Marquis Burr, Of Kelowna.
61 Burt-GerransHarold FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-19 Age 26J/16744422SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of James Tresawna Burt-Gerrans And Nellie Christina Burt-Gerrans; Husband Of Magdalene Burt-Gerrans, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
62 ButlerHarold StuartSergeantKilled 1943-05-09 Age 22R/25004858Sqn RAFCommemorated Bilbao British Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 11. Spain.
63 ByersHaroldSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 25
R
J
59667
13485
PLTRCAF
14EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
12SFTS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
17SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth
Yale & Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB325
12 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
29 Nov 1940
16 Jan 1941
7 Apr 1941
27 June 1941 - Instructor
3 July 1942 - Instructor
31 Nov 1943
18 May 1944 - UK
23 May 1944
12 Sep 1944
6 Dec 1944
5 Jan 1945
23 Jan 1945 - Shot down by flak over Dremmen, Germany

Commemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, IV. A. 8. Netherlands.
Husband of Frances Muriel Byers, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
64 ByersWilliam Harold StanleySgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 28
IndiaR68121WAGRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
2WS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2Radio School (RAF)
21OTU (RAF)
57Sqn (RAF)
57Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Fort
Battle
X
Dragon & Dominie
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington R1757
27 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario
2 July 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
22 July 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
16 Sep 1940 - Calgary, Alberta
18 Jan 1941 - Fingal, Ontario
20 Apr 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
28 Apr 1941 - RAF Yatesbury, Wiltshire
13 July 1941 - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
30 Sep 1941 - RAF Feltwell, Norfolk
10 Oct 1941 - Shot down by a night fighter
Commemorated Noord-oost-polder (Emmeloord) General Cemetery, grave 105, Netherlands.
Adopted son of William Price Byers and Charlotte Maria (nee Forster) Byers, of Stratford, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
65 ByrdHarold ChaunceyFlying OfficerKilled 1945-03-19 AgeJ/89351403SqnCommemorated Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery, Row B. Grave 22. Netherlands (Holland).
66 CabushGordon HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-07-24 Age 21R/121935Commemorated Edmonton (Beechmount) Cemetery, Block 208. Grave 32. Canada. Son Of Julius And Carrie Cabush, Of Edmonton.
67 CallinHarold JohnFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-09-01 Age 23J/11454524Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row 4. Grave 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Philip And Jane Callin; Husband Of Kathleen Callin, Of Tingley, Yorkshire.
68 CarioniHarold MarioP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
MBE
C3396RADRCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
31 RS (RCAF)
1 R&CS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
X
6 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 Feb 1941 - UK
14 Apr 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
15 May 1943 - Instructor
1 Nov 1945 - Chief Instructor
7 May 1946 - Retired from the RCAF
Member, Order of the British Empire - Radio and Communications School - Award effective 13 June 1946 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 660/46 dated 5 July 1946.
From Medicine Hat Alberta
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
69 CarrRaymond ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-01 Age 20J/16335132SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold H. And Ethel Carr, Of Quebec, Canada.
70 CarruthersHarold AllenPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-12 Age 24J/93886424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Clinton I. And Margaret E. Carruthers, Of Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada.
71 CarterHenry HamiltonSergeantKilled 1943-05-15 AgeR/160385Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 5. Canada. Son Of Harold And Jenny Carter, Of Mimico, Ontario.
72 CawkerDouglas EarlFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-03-22 Age 24J/8759432SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 5. D. 2. Germany. Son Of Harold Mitchell Cawker And Of Alice Marian Cawker (Nee Willcox), Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
73 ChadwickLeslie AnwylPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-26 Age 25J/95233224SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Gertrude Chadwick, Of Fairville, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Bachelor Of Commerce, Queen'S University.
74 ChandlerJohn HaroldSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
KIFA
Age 32
R
C
69274
23571
PLT16SFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF) last Flight
Harvard
Harvard 2652
1 Jun 45 - Hagersville - ON -
01 Jun 45 - Killed in a crash -
Commemorated North Bay (Terrace Lawn) Cemetery, Plot 471. Grave 7. Canada. Son Of William G. Chandler And Pauline Chandler, Of North Bay; Husband Of Teresa M. Chandler, Of North Bay. (Dutil)
75 ChapmanDonald HaroldSergeantKilled 1942-09-10 Age 19R/113527Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 17. E. 15-18. Germany. Son Of Aubrey Ora And Pearl Lillian Chapman, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
76 ChapmanHarold Ernest LeslieFlying OfficerKilled 1945-04-11 Age 24J/26941144SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son Of The Revd. Thomas Henry Chapman And Blanche Elizabeth Chapman, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
77 CharronRonald Edward OscarLAC
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 22
R
J
187864
40447
BARCAF
4WS (RCAF)
6ITS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6 (O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1659HCU (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax MZ845 KW-J
20 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
30 Oct 1942
18 Apr 1943
22 Aug 1943
28 Nov 1943
31 Jan 1944
May 1944 - UK
25 May 1944
28 May 1944
1944
19 Dec 1944
5 March 1945 - Mid air collision with 426Sqn Halifax PN228
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row H. Grave 11. United Kingdom.
Son of Oscar Charron, and of Azelma Charron (Nee Pelon), of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF
78 ChristleRichard HaroldAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
-----
F/Sgt
BEM
CAN6052Aero Eng MechRCAF
5Sqn (RCAF)
116Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF)
1FES (RCAF)
TTS (RCAF)
RCAF
---------------------
410Sqn Aux (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Stranraer
Canso
Liberator
Halifax & Beaufort
X
X
---------------------
Harvard
X
15 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Winnipeg, Manitoba
26 Sep 1939 - Dartmouth. Nova Scotia
21 March 1943 - Shelburne, Nova Scotia
24 July 1944 - Dartmouth. Nova Scotia
16 Nov 1944 - Aylmer, Ontario
31 March 1945 - St. Thomas, Onatario
12 Oct 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
---------------------
28 Oct 1946 - Enlisted in RCAF Auxiliary - Montreal, Quebec
28 Oct 1948 - Retired from the RCAF Aux
- British Empire Medal - No.116 Squadron (Canada) - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per Canada Gazette dated 9 January 1943 and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
79 ChurchHarold WilliamFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-01-18 Age 26J/5977Commemorated Prince Albert (South Hill) Cemetery, Plot 757. Canada. Son Of William Leonard And Dora Church, Of Prince Albert; Husband Of Runa May Church, Of Prince Albert.
80 ClancyJames HaroldWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1943-08-20 Age 25R/83153407SqnCommemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row Q Grave 9. United Kingdom.
81 ClarkHarold AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 21J/88361426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 4. J. 20. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Ethel Clark, Of Marville, Ontario, Canada.
82 ClarkHarold LutherPilot Officer

Killed 1945-01-28 AgeJ/90197PLT428Sqn
Last Op - 428Sqn RAF Middleton St George
Lancaster
Lancaster X KB763 NA-S
X - 26 Jan 45 -
Ref J.W. Ross (**B) 26 Jan 45 - KIA

1945-01-28 14:29. Training. Flying accident during a training flight. Broke through low cloud and hit the ground almost immediately on the outskirts of Stockton on Tees Co. Durham. Crashed near Stockton on Tees
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row F. Grave 3. United Kingdom.
83 ClarkeHarold WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-21 Age 20J/5703408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of George Harold And Georgina Mary Clarke, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
84 ClarkeRussell BeverleyPte
P/O

KIA
Age 22
B
J
612158
24709
INF
NAV
Queen's York Rangers
RCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
X
X
Anson
X
X
9 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army
14 May 1942 - Transferred to the RCAF
30 Aug 1942
22 Nov 1942
4 Apr 1943 - For shipping to the UK
22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of Harold Hubert Clarke and Eva Louisa Clarke of Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
85 CobbettJohn ArthurSergeant
Killed 1944-01-03 Age 21R/193139Air Gunner432SqnLancaster II DS739 QO-YSgt. John Arthur Cobbett. Choloy War Cemetery, France. Grave 1 H 10. Son of Harold Frank (died 09th June 1951, age 59) and Gladys Georgiana Cobbett (née Mathews - died 1983, age 88) of 25 Hilda Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; husband of Patricia Jane Cobbett, of Hamilton. Further details: Born on the 15th September 1922 in Ontario, Canada. A tool and die maker prior to enlistment in September 1942, Sgt Cobbett trained at No.5 SFTS and gained his air gunner badge from No.3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba on 11 June 1943. Marrying the former Patricia Jane Warner just eight days after graduation on 19 June he was then posted overseas embarking for the UK on 30 June 1943. After training at 23OTU and 1679 HCU he joined 432 Squadron on 14 November 1943. Epitaph: 'To The Great Heights, O God; Through Difficult Paths'.Sgt. Cobbett had completed 2½ operations of his first tour when lost.Commemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 1. H. 10. France.
86 CollinsMaxwell RitchieSergeantKilled 1941-07-14 Age 35R/74592214SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold V. And Hilda C. Collins, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
87 CookHarold LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-10 Age 25J/1525812SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles And Margaret Lillian Cook, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
88 CoppingHarold James LangfordWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-11-26 AgeR/54352429SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. L. 7. Germany.
89 CotnamHarold ClintonSergeantKilled 1941-10-31 Age 22R/77479Commemorated Bristol (Canford) Cemetery, Sec. QQ. Grave 305A. United Kingdom. Son Of William J. Cotnam And Minnie E. Cotnam, Of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
90 CouttsHarold AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-03-07 AgeJ/35810171Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 18. G. 6. Germany.
91 CowleyStuart HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-17 Age 19R/109687Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. H. 10-16. Germany. Son Of Harold And Catherine Cowley, Of Riverside, Ontario, Canada.
92 CoyneVincent HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-28 Age 27J/90927Commemorated Le Petit Lac Cemetery, Plot E. Row C. Grave 1. Algeria. Son Of Vincent And Mary Mccloskey Coyne, Of Chesterville, Ontario, Canada.
93 CreswellRalph Nelson AdamsFlight Sergeant Courtesy Oleg Marin

Killed 1942-05-31 AgeR/59557Observer22OTU. 91 GroupWellington IC DV701Worked for Worked for Timothy Eaton Company Ltd (department store chain later known as Eaton's). prior to service. Enlisted July 1940. Son of Horatio Nelson (died 11th November 1941, age 59) and Ruth Bertilla Creswell (née Adams - died 07th November 1962) of 125 Nassau Street, Winnipeg, Canada. Sisters Doris Anita, Irene Bell, Mildred and Constance.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 103. United Kingdom.
94 CrossleyHarold GraemeF/OInjuredJ38763NAV1659HCU (RCAF)Halifax LL16831 Aug 1944 - Crashed shortly after take off after engine explosion(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
95 CrouseHarold BanfordFlight SergeantKilled 1942-05-08 Age 22R/76367141Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Haddington (St. Martins) New Burial Ground, Sec. E. Grave 894. United Kingdom. Son Of William Banford Crouse And Edith L. Crouse, Of Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia, Canada.
96 CroweHarold JamesFlying Officer

Killed 1943-03-12 Age 24J/11646Commemorated Gibraltar Memorial, Gibraltar.
97 CruickshankJohn DuncanFlying OfficerKilled 1945-04-25 Age 28J/43017431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kviberg Cemetery, 3. B. 1. Sweden. Son Of Harold Fraser And Dorothy May Cruickshank, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
98 CulversonDonald HarveyFlight Sergeant


Killed 1944-08-13 AgeR/217185Rear gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster PD260 AS-NAttack on Brunswick. Shot down by nightfighter. Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. E. 6. Germany.

Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner
99 CunninghamHarold ThomasSgt
F/Sgt

KIFA
Age 25
R79406PLTRCAF
MD4A (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
234Sqn (RAF)
234Sqn (RAF) Last Op
RCAF
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire EE689
X
28 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
6 May 1941 - St. Hubert, Quebec
10 June 1941 - Montreal, Quebec
28 July 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
2 Sep 1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario
26 Oct 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
23 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
12 May 1942 - RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire
2 June 1942 - RAF Rednal, Shropshire
28 Aug 1942 - RAF Portreath, Cornwall
2 Dec 1942 - Drowned following ditching in the English Channel
16 Dec 1942 - Body recovered from Plymouth Sound
Commemorated Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Sec. C. Cons. Grave 8983. United Kingdom.
Son of William and Alice (Nee Deal) Cunningham, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Husband of Lois Hazel (Nee Van Dyke) Cunningham, father of Donna Valerie Cunningham.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
100 CushonGeorge RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1941-06-17 Age 26J/4906Commemorated Hawarden (St. Deiniol) Churchyard, North part. United Kingdom. Son Of William Harold And Agnes W. Cushon, Of Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
101 CyplesWilliam HaroldWarrant Officer Class I
Killed 1944-11-17 Age 25R/104145Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. A. 4. United Kingdom. Son Of William Cyples And Maud Louise Cyples (Nee Jevons); Husband Of Mary Christina Cyples, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
102 DaerHarold CrawfordFlight SergeantKilled 1945-04-09 Age 21R/209991Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row J. Grave 16. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert And Agnes Nancy Crawford Daer, Of Goderich, Ontario, Canada.
103 DavenportHaroldSergeantKilled 1943-03-30 AgeR/62274408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 4. B. 3. Germany.
104 DaveyWilliam HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-10 Age 20R/129865102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 7. E. 21. Germany. Son Of John S. Davey And Mary Alice Caswell Davey, Of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
105 DavidsonLeonard HaroldLeading Aircraftman

Killed 1942-08-21 Age 32R/120744Commemorated Regina Cemetery, Block B. Plot 1. Grave 14. Canada. Son Of Alice Davidson; Husband Of Muriel Kathleen Davidson, Of Regina.
106 DaviesLawrence WardWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1944-08-13 AgeR/159100PLT166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster PD260 AS-NAttack on Brunswick. Shot down by nightfighter Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. E. 7. Germany. Son Of Thomas Ivan And Dorothy May Davies, Of Hillspring, Alberta, Canada. Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner
107 DavisNorman HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1944-12-22 Age 23R/52547Commemorated Niagara Falls (Fairview) Cemetery, Lot 142. Sec. N. Grave 3. Canada. Son Of Ernest And Orpha Irene Digweed, Of Niagara Falls.
108 DavisonHarold HastingsPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-19 Age 24J/14041Commemorated Fonthill Cemetery, Sec. A. Lot 216. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of Harold D. Davison And Helen Davison, Of Welland.
109 DawsonHarold ClydeSergeantKilled 1943-07-26 AgeR/17831875Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Scottow Cemetery, Grave 300. United Kingdom.
110 DaymanHarold GordonFlying Officer

Killed 1943-10-12 Age 24J/24498Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, Cons. Portion. Grave 1206. United Kingdom.
111 DeCruyenaere (De Cruyenaere)Joseph Andre JeanF/Sgt
P/O
SurvivedR
J
177985
X
WAG425Sqn RCAF
Halifax MZ845 KW-J5 Mar 1945 - Mid air collision in cloud with Halifax PN228 from 426SqnDeceased 9 July 2006
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF
112 DibnahRoland Harold 'Rolly'

Pilot1Sqn RAF

242Sqn

91Sqn

Battle of Britain. Died February 1990

Posted to 1Sqn RAF in France on 27 April 1940, P/O Roland H "Rolly" Dibnah was wounded in the thigh in a combat over Ochamps on 29 May and made a forced-landing at Nancy. On 31 August, he damaged an Me 110 and on 6 September shared another destroyed. The Canadian was posted to 242Sqn RAF at RAF Coltishall on 21 September, remaining with them until 30 December 1940. His subsequent service is currently unknown until January 1944 when Dibnah joined 91 Squadron at Tangmere. He transferred to the RCAF on 18th January 1945 and was released on 21st October 1947 as a Flight Lieutenant.
113 DicksonHarold Archibald WilfredP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
OBE
C79EQPRCAF
?
5Equip Depot (RCAF)
Eastern Air Command HQ (RCAF)
5Equip Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
X
1 Jan 1926 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
?
6 March 1940 - Barry Mills, New Brunswick
Aug 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
4 Oct 1943 - Barry Mills, New Brunswick
25 April 1946 - Retired from the RCAF
- Officer, Order of the British Empire - No.5 Equipment Depot - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 1127/45 dated 6 July 1945.
Deceased on 2 July 1950, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
114 DixonNorman HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1945-05-25 Age 20J/47339271Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 1. E. 8. France. Son Of Harold G. Dixon And Elva M. Dixon, Of Scarborough Junction, Ontario, Canada.
115 DohertyWilliam JosephFlight Sergeant
Killed 1945-02-21 AgeR/280274Rear gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster NG183 AS-DAttack on Dortmund Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. F. 12-16. Germany.

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
116 DoidgeRonald WilliamP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
J26406PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
132Sqn (RCAF)
111Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon MN257
Typhoon PD469
1 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 Aug 1942
25 Oct 1942
10 Jan 1943
3 June 1943
1 Nov 1943
1 Feb 1944 - UK
12 Feb 1944
7 June 1944 - Hit by flak, abandonned aircraft and was rescued
20 Oct 1944 - Hit by flak, exploded in mid air

(Photo: F/O Dewar (left) with F/O Doidge - 17 June 1944)Commemorated Hellendoorn General Cemetery, Grave 15. Netherlands (NL).
Son of Wlliam Harold and Charlotte Elizabeth (nee Harwood) Doidge, of Lasalle Ontario. Brother of Leslie Travis Doidge (also in the RCAF overseas) and Constance Elizabeth Doidge.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
117 DollLincoln EdwardF/O

J40411NAV166Sqn

Lancaster PA320 AS-Y2 May 1945 Supply droppingCrew Members:Sqn. Ldr. George Harold Whowell DFC RAF 128986 - Pilot: Sgt. Donald Albert Campbell Leeming RAF 1897924 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Dougherty RCAF J/27431 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Herbert George Ball RAF 1655355 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. George Wilfred Winstanley DFC RAF 137613 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. R. E. Doust RCAF R/127980 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Lincoln Edward Doll RCAF J/40411 Navigator
118 DorwardDavid TaylorFlying OfficerKilled 1943-06-03 AgeJ/14637Pupil Navigator10OTUWhitley V BD414 JOn 3 June 1943, Dorward was the air gunner of Whitley V BD414/J taking off at 1045 hours from RAF St. Eval in Cornwall on an Atlantic Patrol. Carrying 6 x 250 lb depth charges the course was set for the Bay of Biscay in search of German U-boats. The aircraft failed to return and no communication was received from the aircraft. An Air Sea Rescue procedure was put into operation, but without any results. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.

The crew of six were captain AUS.415212 FS Douglas Frederick Bavin (Pupil Pilot), RAAF; 2nd pilot J.22032 Plt Off. Harold Douglas Pepper (Pupil Pilot), RCAF, navigator J.14637 Plt Off. David Taylor Dorward (Pupil Navigator), RCAF, wireless operationer/air gunner 1385126 Sgt Colin Arthur Richardson (Pupil WT/AG), RAFVR, bomb aimer 136821 Plt Off. Cecil Aspland Nicholls (Pupil B/A), RAFVR, and air gunner R.10786 Sgt Eric Haakon Neilson (pupil air gunner), RCAF. They were victims of Unteroffizier Hermann Mannetstetter of 8. Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'. Three Fw 190 from this unit took off at 1934 hours from Fontenay-le-Comte on a free chase against anti-submarine aircraft over the Bay of Biscay. About 100 km northwest of Ushant, they engaged a Whitley which was shot down at about 500 meters height. The aircraft exploded in mid-air and only debris was seen falling into the sea. It was the first confirmed victory for Mannetstetter.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom.
119 DoughertyJ.E.V.F/OJ27431Air Bomber166Sqn

Lancaster PA320 AS-Y2 May 1945 Supply droppingCrew Members:Sqn. Ldr. George Harold Whowell DFC RAF 128986 - Pilot: Sgt. Donald Albert Campbell Leeming RAF 1897924 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Dougherty RCAF J/27431 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Herbert George Ball RAF 1655355 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. George Wilfred Winstanley DFC RAF 137613 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. R. E. Doust RCAF R/127980 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Lincoln Edward Doll RCAF J/40411 Navigator
120 DouglasHarold FrederickLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-10-01 Age 22R/187482Commemorated Edmonton Cemetery, Alberta, Block 4. Sub. Div. I. Grave 7. Canada. Son Of Harold F. Douglas And Eliza A. Douglas, Of Edmonton.
121 DoustR ESgtR127980Rear Gunner166Sqn

Lancaster PA320 AS-Y2 May 1945 Supply droppingCrew Members:Sqn. Ldr. George Harold Whowell DFC RAF 128986 - Pilot: Sgt. Donald Albert Campbell Leeming RAF 1897924 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Dougherty RCAF J/27431 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Herbert George Ball RAF 1655355 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. George Wilfred Winstanley DFC RAF 137613 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. R. E. Doust RCAF R/127980 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Lincoln Edward Doll RCAF J/40411 Navigator
122 DuleyMichael Walter WarrenPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-08 Age 20J/9529031Sqn RAF

Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 16A. E. 23-27. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Harold F. Duley And Alice M. Duley, Of St. Laurent, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
123 DurrantHarold DavisonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-11-07 Age 28C/24452Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, I. D. 7. Belgium. Son Of John James Durrant And Dinah Louise Durrant, Of Forest, Ontario.
124 DyerHarold GeorgeFlight SergeantKilled 1943-01-08 Age 20R/10235050Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 14. C. 9. Germany. Son Of H. B. And Mary Dyer, Of Lebret, Saskatchewan, Canada.
125 Edwards HaroldSLt
Capt
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
A/C
A/V/M
A/M
CB

Legion of Merit (USA)

Order of the White Lion (Czech)

Legion of Honour (France)

Croix de Guerre (France)

MID

Commendation for Valuable Services

Order of St Stanislas (Russia)

Order of Ste Anna (Russia)
C30PLTRNAS
RNAS
3 (N) Wing (RNAS)
RAF
47Sqn (RAF)
CAF
RCAF
RCAF
AFHQ
5Sqn (RCAF)
AFHQ
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
AFHQ
RCAF
X
Sopwith
DH9 & Camel
X
Camel
X
X
X
X
Fairchild
X
X
X
X
3 Dec 1915
7 Feb 1916 - UK
1917 - France
1 Apr 1918
1919 - Russia
1920 - Canada
1 Apr 1924
Aug 1926 - Liaison O - UK
Jan 1929 - Canada
Sep 1934 - Commanding Officer
1938 - Staff Officer
June 1941 - AOC RCAF - UK
31 Dec 1943 - AOC RCAF - Canada
29 Sep 1944 - Retired from the RCAF
Companion, Order of the Bath - RCAF Overseas Headquarters - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943.
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947.
Croix de Guerre avec Palm (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947.
Czechoslovak Order of the White Lion for Victory (Star, First Class) - Award effective 5 March 1948 as per AFRO 135/48 of that date.
Commander, Legion of Merit (United States) - Award as per Canada Gazette dated 7 August 1948 and AFRO487/48 dated 13 August 1946.
23 March 1920 – Order of St. Anne w/sword and bow (Russia).
15 March 1920 – Mentioned in Despatches.
19 January 1920 – Order of St. Stanislaus w/sword and bow (Russia).
16 December 1919 – Mentioned for valuable services
Died in Arizona, 23 February 1952.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
126 EinarsonHarold BjornFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-10 AgeR87296PLT207SqnLancaster I R5628 EM-QCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 103. United Kingdom.
127 EkdahlJames WillardSergeantKilled 1944-06-28 Age 25R/132331Commemorated Moose Jaw (Rosedale) Cemetery, Family Plot. E 1/2. 125.11. Canada. Son Of Harold A. Ekdahl And Sara Ekdahl, Of Congress.
128 ElkinHerbert HaroldCorporal

Killed 1942-10-14 Age 24R/52455Commemorated Gander War Cemetery, Plot 3. Row 3. Grave 21. Canada. Son Of Herbert And Georgina Elkin, Of Hamilton, Ontario.
129 ElliotHarold AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1942-11-10 Age 24R/6826234Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 419. Singapore. Son Of Alexander O. And Verna I. Elliot, Of Exeter, Ontario, Canada.
130 ElliottJohn WilliamFlying OfficerKilled 1942-03-16 Age 26J5318Obs57Sqn (RAF)Wellington III X3599See archive report for further brief detailsCommemorated Belfast City Cemetery, Glenalina Extn. Sec. A.S. Grave 126. United Kingdom. Son Of John William And Ida Elliott, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Margaret Wilson Elliott, Of Toronto.
131 ElliottThomas HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 26J/90281192Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 39. Belgium. Son Of Thomas Herman Elliott And Ethel Elliott, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
132 EllisHaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 AgeJ/86193426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
133 EmersonIvorSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIFA
Age 29
USAR
J
54131
11482
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3 (P)AFU (RAF)
1540 BATF (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1666 CU (RAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
Moth & Crane
Anson & Harvard
X
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax LW210
2 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 July 1940
7 Oct 1940
30 Nov 1940
11 Feb 1941 - Flying Instructor Course
25 Nov 1941 - Flying Instructor
25 Feb 1944 - UK
11 Apr 1944
28 June 1944
30 Aug 1944
20 Sep 1944
5 Nov 1944
5 March 1945 - Iced up during climb and crashed
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Epitaph: DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF RUTH LAMB EMERSON AND FATHER OF MARICLAIRE
Son of Harold and Clara (nee Adamson) Emerson, of Arlington, New Jersey; Husband of Ruth L. Emerson, of Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
134 EnglishHarold FraserPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-13 Age 21J/5663400SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred Henry And Mary Elsie Fraser English; Husband Of Dorothy Gordon English, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
135 EvansHarold EvanSergeantKilled 1943-10-09 Age 25R/225302431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 186. United Kingdom.
136 EwerHarold FrederickFlight LieutenantDFCKilled 1943-07-26 Age 25J/16328103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. D. 16. Germany. Son Of Harold Banff Ewer And Effie Davis Ewer, Of Westbank, British Columbia, Canada.
137 FearHarold EdwardSergeantKilled 1941-08-06 Age 29R/69036144SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert Edward And Maude Gertrude Fear, Of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada.
138 FergusonHarold CliffordWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1943-05-15 Age 26R/68669Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 272. Egypt.
139 FergusonHarold LeonardWarrant OfficerKilled 1944-10-15 Age 23R/159102298Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Staveren General Cemetery, Row K. Grave 29. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Thomas Harrison Ferguson And Mabel Ethel Ferguson, Of Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada.
140 FernstromHarold LawsonSergeantKilled 1944-11-08 Age 19R/218750Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 316. United Kingdom. Son Of Barry John And Lena Marie Fernstrom, Of Morse Place, Manitoba, Canada.
141 FerrisWalter HaroldWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1944-01-27 Age 22R/110726608SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 2. Malta. Son Of Lewis And Annie Ferris, Of Holland, Manitoba, Canada.
142 FewThomas HaroldSergeantKilled 1942-07-10 Age 19R/102409Commemorated St. Johns (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. A. Plot 5. Grave E. Canada. Son Of John William And Margaret Hazel Few, Of Guelph, Ontario.
143 FillHarold WalterSergeant
Video
Killed 1943-04-17 AgeR/81030408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Liesse Communal Cemetery, Mil. Plot. Row B. Coll. Grave 1-4. France.
144 FindlaterHarold AlfredWO1PoW No. 4185 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and BelariaR97899NAV429SqnHalifax LV963 AL-V23 Apr 44 - POW - Oblt P. Ehrhardt of 8/NJG-5 - Dusseldorf
145 FinnissCharles HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-10 Age 20R/92328Commemorated St. Johns (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. A. Plot 5. Grave A. Canada. Son Of Charles Bryson Finniss And Hallie May Finniss, Of Vancouver, British Columbia.
146 FisherJohn ErnestFlying OfficerKilled 1943-09-16 Age 24J/17293410SqnCommemorated Pont-Audemer Communal Cemetery, Row C. Grave 20. France. Son Of Ernest Harold And Clara Lee Fisher, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
147 FisherCharles HaroldFlying OfficerDFCKilled 1944-08-17 AgeJ/19844405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 3. C. 12. Germany.
148 FitzgeraldGerald WilliamFlying Officer

Killed 1943-08-03 Age 22J/14775166Sqn

Wellington Mk X HE464 AS-WLost: 2 August 1943 Tasking - Hamburg, GermanyCommemorated Westdongeradeel (Ternaard) Protestant Churchyard, Row 1A. Grave 6. Netherlands (Holland).


Other Crew Members Sgt. Harold Nash RAF 1319053 - Pilot: Sgt. Vincent Francis Fernando RAF 1399826 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Ronald James Perrin RAF 1295070 - Wireless Operator : Sgt. John Cowan RAF 1361185 - Rear
149 FianderJames William Fiander W.Pilot Officer


InjuredPilot401SqnSpitfire BS536 - MB199(Flander)
150 FlorenHarold ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-14 Age 22J/18849405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 5. C. 9. Germany. Son Of A. C. And Linda Floren, Of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada.
151 FlorenceHarold PercyAC3
AC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
---
P/O
F/O
F/L
MiD
R
J
62134
24066
Fin Clerk
WAG
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
2TC HQ (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
3WS (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
32OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
11RS (RAF)
3(C)OTU (RAF)
5(C)OTU (RAF)
407Sqn (RCAF)
15BATF (RAF)
407Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
?
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
Moth & Stinson
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson & Hampden
X
Botha
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
Anson
Wellington
Dakota
Liberator
X
X
8 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
14 June 1940 - St.Thomas, Ontario
29 July 1940 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
10 April 1941 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
1 May 1942 - Remustered to Wireless Operator Air Gunner
5 July 1942 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
22 Jan 1943 - Paulson, Manitoba
5 March 1943 - Patricia Bay, British Columbia
22 July 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
11 Aug 1943 - RAF Hooton Park, Cheshire
21 Sep 1943 - RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire
4 Jan 1944 - RAF Turnberry, Scotland
15 March 1944 - RAF Limavady, Northern Ireland
28 Dec 1944 - RAF Leuchars, Scotland
10 Jan 1945 - RAF Chivenor, Devon
10 July 1945 - RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire
31 Dec 1945 - Middle East
12 March 1946 - Repatriated to Canada
4 May 1946 - Retired from the RCAF
- Mention in Despatches - No.407 Squadron - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 379/45 dated 2 March 1945.
Deceased on 13 April 1974, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
152 FlynnHarold LundyFlight Lieutenant

Killed 1944-12-15 Age 23J/14851Commemorated Dyce Old Churchyard, Grave 45. United Kingdom. Son Of John H. Flynn And Muriel L. Flynn, Of Teulon, Manitoba, Canada.
153 FogartyWilliam HaroldSgt
P/O
F/O
R
J
61610
10389
PLTRCAFX1941
154 ForbellHarold CookeSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
-------
S/L
W/C
G/C
AFC
R
C
--------
No.
77527
13130
--------
19758
PLTRCAF
Moncton Flying Club
CFS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3FIS (RCAF)
4VF (RCAF)
5VF (RCAF)(
CFS (RCAF)
---------------------------
1AC HQ (RCAF)
420(Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
Staff College (RAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
TC HQ (RCAF)
1Air Division (RCAF)
TC HQ (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Finch
Crane & Finch
Finch & Cornell
X
Harvard
Anson & Harvard
Anson & Expeditor
Boston & Expeditor
X
---------------------------
X
Harvard
X
X
X
Sabre & Silver Star
X
X
X
26 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
27 Oct 1940 - Moncton, New Brunswick
16 Dec 1940 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
21 Jan1941 - Flying Instructor - London, Ontario
8 May 1942 - Toronto, Ontario
16 June 1942 - Advanced Instructor Course - Dunnville, Ontario
29 Aug 1942 - Arnprior, Ontario
May 1943 - Inspection of all RCAF EFTS
Jan 1944 - Commanding Officer - Inspection of all RCAF SFTS
Jan 1945 - Staff Officer - Trenton, Ontario
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11 March 1946 - Staff Officer - Trenton, Ontario
8 May 1947 - London, Ontario
23 Aug 1948 - London, UK
17 Feb 1949 - Ottawa, Ontario
25 Feb 1952 - Trenton, Ontario
1 Aug 1953 - Metz, France
2 Oct 1955 - Trenton, Ontario
31 Aug 1959 - Ottawa, Ontario
29 Nov 1961 - Retired from the RCAF
- Air Force Cross - No.1 Central Flying School - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 1127/45 dated 6 July 1945.
Deceased on 20 July 1978, in Arundel, Quebec
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
155 ForsterRichard HumeFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-19 Age 23J/26693625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 2. E. 14. Germany. Son Of Harold Ernest And Medora Wardlaw Forster, Of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.
156 ForsythHarold EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-14 Age 20J/17672149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 2. F. 20. Germany. Son Of J. H. Forsyth And Edith S. Forsyth, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
157 FowlerCecil AllenFlight SergeantKilled 1944-12-04 Age 20R/264939166Sqn

Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row D. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph Harold And Sarah Fowler, Of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.
158 FoxHarold JosephFlight SergeantKilled 1942-05-14 AgeR/ 78316249SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 5, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Harry J. And Anna M. Fox, Of Flushing, New York City, U.S.A.

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159 FoxleeEdward WilsonSergeantKilled 1941-08-29 Age 20R/58084214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Row B. Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Harold Royson Foxlee And Olive Mary Foxlee, Of Robson, British Columbia, Canada. His Brother, William Royson Foxlee, Also Died On Service.
160 FranklinHarold RalphFlight SergeantKilled 1942-03-30 Age 28R/6808010SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 104. United Kingdom. Son Of Stuart Foster Franklin And Jennie Leella Franklin, Of Stratford, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Moya Franklin.
161 FraserHarold Seymour ThomasSergeantKilled 1943-10-30 AgeR/76056Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 5. Canada.
162 FreemanHaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-24 Age 26J/22448198Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxix. G. 25. France. Adopted Son Of Arni M. And Elizabeth J. Freeman; Nephew Of Mrs. G. Christie, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
163 FreemanJames HaroldFlight LieutenantKilled 1945-01-29 Age 26J/85875156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. K. 26. Germany. Son Of Cecil C. Freeman And Florence Freeman, Of Fleming, Saskatchewan, Canada.
164 FriesenWilmer JacobFlying OfficerKilled 1945-07-07 Age 30J/27723436SqnCommemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 16A. H. 24-27. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Peter Bernard And Tina Friesen; Husband Of Eileen W. Friesen, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
165 FrostHarold WilliamSgtKIA Age 20R188092Air Gunner427SqnLast Op - 427SqnXHalifax V DK253 ZL-MX - 16 Sep 43 - Ref F/Sgt A. Chibonoff - 16 Sep 43 - KIA - Crash at Moor Lane - Harmound Swarth - Middlesex - UK -Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 45.J.4.

Son of Harold David and Marie Elizabeth Frost, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

166 FrostHarold WilliamSergeant
Killed 1943-09-16 Age 20R/188092427SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 45. J. 4. United Kingdom.
167 FroudHarold GarfieldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-26 Age 29J/18454427SqnCommemorated Gorssel General Cemetery, Row A. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland).
168 FuhrHarold ArthurFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-23 AgeJ/2628678Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Quinquempoix Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France.
169 GalbraithThomas FrancisWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-07-27 Age 29R/172370619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Pornic War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. H. 4-8. France. Son Of James Harold And Mary Ann Galbraith, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
170 GalbraithBernard EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 Age 22C/85188405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. H. 26. Germany. Son Of James Harold And Mary Ann Galbraith, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
171 GallagherHaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1945-02-14 AgeR/274861427SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. L. 1. Germany.
172 GarlandWilliam SamuelFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-27 Age 21J/27487Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row D. Grave 16. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Bertha Garland, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
173 GartrellHarold SpencerFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 29J3901112Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, Iv. B. 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Edward And Alice Gartrell, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
174 GaudryHarold PrentissFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-03 Age 19R/148364432SqnCommemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. G. 14. Germany. Son Of Albert W. P. And Rhoda Florence Gaudry, Of Greenfield Park, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
175 GermanHarold WallaceSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

AFM
KIA
Age 22
R
J
56853
10730
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
Border Cities Aero Club
2SFTS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
3 PRC
15(P)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
1659HCU (RAF)
434Sqn (RCAF)
434Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
Anson
Anson
X
Oxford
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax LK638
13 Apr 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF - Winnnipeg, Manitoba
29 Apr 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
23 May 1940 - Windsor, Ontario
4 Aug 1940 - Uplands, Ontario
23 Nov 1940 - Rivers, Manitoba
29 Jan 1941 - Instructor - Fort MacLeod, Alberta
18 December 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
9 Feb 1943 - RAF Ramsbury, Wiltshire
4 May 1943 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire
24 July 1943 - RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire
17 Aug 1943 - RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire
3 Oct 1943 - Hit by Flak, entered into a spin and exploded in mid air
- Air Force Medal - No.7SFTS - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943.
- Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Grave 12. B. 6., Germany.
- Son of Arthur Harold and Hazel Caruthers (Nee Grobb) German, of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
176 GiddensHarold RichardFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-21 Age 21R/6604635Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Newton-On-Ouse (All Saints) Churchyard, Row T. Grave 6A. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry And Ada M. Giddens, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
177 GilbertsonJohn HaroldSergeantKilled 1944-03-24 Age 19R/214779Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Edna Gilbertson, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
178 GittinsHarold Bryan LivingstonSergeantKilled 1941-12-15 Age 24R/74283Navigator11 Operational Training UnitWellington Ic X3170Son of George Leopold Carlyle Gittins (died 10th May 1952, age 71) and Rosa Elizabeth Magdalene Gittins (married on the 28th April 1909 in Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina - née Livingstone - died 1962, age 75), of Curumalan, Argentina. Left Argeilntina for Canada in 1941 to join the RCAF. Brother of John Norman, Warwick Carlyle (serving in RAF 1621545), Denni Campbell, (serving in RCAF R/146733), Arthur (serving in RAC), Phylis Amy and Noel Livingstone.Commemorated Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cemetery, Row EE. Grave 7. United Kingdom.
179 GoldingJoseph HaroldAC2
AC1
LAC

Killed
Age 25
R82845Airframe MechRCAF
TTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
410Sqn (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
Anson & Harvard
X
Mosquito
Halifax
Halifax MZ895 BM-S
10 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 March 1941
4 Sep 1941
19 Dec 1942 - UK
3 Jan 1943
18 Nov 1943
8 Aug 1944 - Perished in the explosion of the bomber he was refuelling
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row A. Grave 14. United Kingdom.
Son of Reuben and Ada Spense Golding, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
180 GoodHarold RobertFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-26 AgeJ/35930626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. K. 15. Germany.
181 GoodingHarold OrvilleP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC

Air Medal (USA)
J10608PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
111Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
12Sqn (RCAF)
6OTU (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon MN555
X
Expeditor & Norseman
Anson
X
25 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
July 1941 - Belleville, Ontario
28 Sep1941 - Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
22 Nov 1941 - St. Hubert, Quebec
22 March 1942 - Patricia Bay, British Columbia
27 Jan 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
28 Jan 1944 - RAF Ayr, Scotland
16 Dec 1944 - Commanding Officer
May 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
7 June 1945 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
18 Sep 1945 - Comox, British Columbia
19 Oct 1945 - Retired from the RCAF

- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.440 Squadron - Award effective 19 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 27 February 1945 and AFRO 625/45 dated 13 April 1945.
- Air Medal (United States) - Alaska - Award effective 23 December 1942 as per AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943.
- Deceased on 14 November 2009, in Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
182 GoodyearSandy Harold KendallPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-15 Age 21J/16701229 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Iv. L. 19. Italy.
183 GourlieHarold AlexanderP/OF/O

PoW No. 1561 Camp: Stalag Luft Barth-VogelsangJ23587BA623SqnRCAFStirling LJ454 IC-E18 Nov 43 - POW - Flak - Oct 44 -Died 1990, age 66 Saskatchewan, Canada. Husband of Joan Rose Gourlie from Suffolk, England. (née Bowyer - died 26th July 2012, age 86. Both buried in Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Saskatchewan.

Son of Thomas Mortimer Gourlie (died 03rd April 1959, age 61) and Ellen Winnifred Gourlie (née McKinnon - died 21st June 1979, age 78) of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of Gilbert, Harvey, Evelyn and Norma.

184 GrahamHarold RichmondSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1

KIA
Age 23
R91900PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3 (P)AFU (RAF)
28OTU (RAF)
1662 CU (RAF)
103Sqn (RAF)
103Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Amson
X
Oxford
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster ED769
6 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
17 May 1941
22 June 1941
9 Aug 1941
19 Dec 1941 - UK
8 Feb 1942
2 Feb 1943
1 June 1943
6 July 1943
13 July 1943 - Flak
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom.
Son of James Graham and May Rosamond Graham of Brighouse B.C.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
185 GrahamHarold GordonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-28 Age 21R/8574340Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 264. Egypt. Son Of Edward A. And Mary C. Graham, Of Thornbury, Ontario, Canada.
186 GrangerFrederick HaroldCorporal

Killed 1945-05-09 Age 26R/172800Commemorated Kirkee War Cemetery, 8. AA. 7. India. Son Of Charles M. Granger And Edith M. Granger, Of London, Ontario. Canada.
187 GrattanNoelFlight Sergeant

Courtesy Archives

Killed 1942-05-31 Age 21R/92093Air/Gnr22OTU. 91 GroupWellington IC DV701Born on the 19th December 1921 in Yokohama, Japan. Enlisted in February 1941. Son of Francis Edwin (died 08th October 1945) and Eveline Margaret Grattan (née Snowball - died 30th January 1969), of 1515 Fort Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 104. United Kingdom.
188 GrayHarold HughPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 Age 21J/88147426SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 29. D. 2-5. Germany. Son Of Herbert C. And Winifred M. Gray, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
189 GreenFrank HaroldP/OKIFAJ89296WAG1666HCU (RCAF)Halifax JD37223 July 1944 - Crashed on fire during training flight(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
190 GreenFrank HaroldPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-24 Age 23Parkstone, DorsetJ/89296Commemorated St. Pancras Cemetery, Sec. 3 W. Grave 83. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Marie Green Husband Of Nellie Green, Of Parkstone, Dorsetshire.
191 GregoryHarold WilliamFlight SergeantKilled 1942-08-26 Age 20R/90300Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 104. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Mary Isabel Gregory, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
192 GridleyRonald HaroldWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1942-03-24 AgeR/60117411SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 101. United Kingdom.
193 GriffinRobert GeorgeWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1943-04-11 Age 23R/80654W/Op/Air gunner57Sqn (RAF)Lancaster III ED766 DX-PCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. J. 2. Germany. Son Of George William Griffin, And Of Winifred Emily Griffin (Nee Smith), Of Pickering, Ontario, Canada.
194 GulbraaHaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1943-06-26 Age 23J112294608Sqn (RAF)Commemorated El Alia Cemetery, 12. F. 35. Algeria. Son Of Joseph H. And Berntinia Gulbraa, Of Irma, Alberta, Canada.
195 GunnHarold WilliamSergeantKilled 1942-12-15 Age 26R/120164405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Boldre (St. John) Churchyard, Row 1. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of William Wemyss Gunn And Florence Edna Gunn, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
196 HagyardWilliam DeweyFlight SergeantKilled 1942-02-11 Age 20R/67153401SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 104. United Kingdom. Son Of Dr. Harold Craig Hagyard And Edna Mary Hagyard, Of Perth, Ontario, Canada.
197 HallClowes EdwinFlight SergeantKilled 1943-10-22 Age 25R/7348551Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. B. 2. Belgium. Son Of Harold E. And Gladys M. Hall, Of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
198 HamiltonBenjamin GeorgeFlying OfficerKilled 1945-07-31 Age 33J/37489Commemorated Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 153. Block 9. Sec. G. Canada. Son Of Harold And Margaret Winifred Hamilton, Husband Of Ellen Louise Hamilton, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
199 HamiltonGerald BurtonFlight SergeantKilled 1945-01-22 Age 18K/280563153Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Venray War Cemetery, VII. B. 1-2 (Coll.). Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Harold Walace Hamilton And Dessa Hamilton, Of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
200 HammertonHarold RichardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-25 Age 20J/95279Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Fred And Elizabeth Hammerton, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
201 HancockHarold AltonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 34J/20963Commemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Kk. Grave 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George Thomas Hancock And Clara Lucinda Hancock, Of Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. B. Com. (Queen'S University, Kingston).
202 HandleyHarold GarfieldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
UKR
J
53929
9856
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7(P)AFU (RAF)
58OTU (RAF)
118Sqn (RAF)
118Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard & Yale
Gobblin
Gobblin & Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AR325
5 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
24 June 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
19 July 19401 - Malton, Ontario
13 Sep 1940 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
9 Jan 1941 - Trenton, Ontario
15 jan 1941 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
16 July 1941 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
21 June 1942 - Annette Island, Alaska, USA
30 Nov 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
22 Dec 1942 - RAF Peterborough, Lincolnshire
23 Feb 1943 - RAF Grangemouth, Scotland
27 May 1943 - RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
21 June 43 - Shot down by naval flak while attacking convoy

(Photo: P/O Handley deplaning from his 118Sqn (RCAF) Kittyhawk - Dartmouth NS 4 April 1942)
- Commemorated Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery, Plot K. Row 4. Grave 81. Netherlands (Holland).
-Son of Harry and Hellen Handley of Oxford Mills, Ontario.
- (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
203 HannahHarold AllanFlying OfficerKilled 1945-01-27 Age 24J/28186405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row F. Grave 12. United Kingdom. Croix De Guerre (France). Son Of Allan And Mary Hannah, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
204 HarmanFrederic CuthbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-31 Age 31J/89312433SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Frederic Harman, And Stepson Of Marion H. Harman, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
205 HaroldT.C.F/LCMEDRCAFN/AMay 42 -
206 HarrisWilliam ScottWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-04-15 Age 20R/114556428SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 8. G. 25. Germany. Son Of Harold Samuel And Kay Harris, Of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
207 HarrisonHarold HughFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-14 AgeR/6166412SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 104. United Kingdom.
208 HatfieldHarold ReedFlight SergeantKilled 1942-03-13 Age 20R/63017415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 104. United Kingdom. Son Of Harry S. Hatfield, And Of Laura A. Hatfield, Of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.
209 HaverstockCharles HaroldSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
R
J
105739
23794
PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
210 HealeyHenry HaroldSgt
P/O

KIA
Age 31
R
C
78594
22656
PLTRCAF
CFS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
Finch
Finch
Finch
Harvard
Anson
X
X
21 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF with civilian pilot license
22 Oct 1940 - Flying Instructor Course
12 Dec 1940 - Flying Instructor
13 Sep 1942 - Flying Instructor
11 Oct 1942
23 Jan 1943
11 Apr 1943 - For shipping to the UK
22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of Harold and Lucetta Mae Healey, of Windsor Ontario; Husband of Olive (nee Raison) Healey, of London, Ontario, father of Clara Mae Healey.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
211 HealeyHarold ArthurWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-04-09 AgeR/96161207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 69. Row C. Coll. Grave 3. Netherlands (Holland).
212 HeardJohn William HaroldWarrant Officer Class I
Killed 1943-03-10 Age 25R/74590Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 39. J. 7. United Kingdom.
213 HeathHarold EdgarFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-02 Age 19R/104769142Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12. I. 3-5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Charles And Lillian Gertrude Meadows Heath, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
214 HeatonHarold VincentFlight SergeantKilled 1944-07-29 Age 25R/164292Commemorated Glenavy Roman Catholic Churchyard, Plot 5. East Side. Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Forest Heaton; Husband Of Dorothy Heaton, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
215 HebertHarold RaymondFlight SergeantKilled 1944-07-25 Age 21R/190230420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 254. United Kingdom. Son Of Patrick E. Hebert And Of Ada A. Hebert (Nee Brine), Of Joggins, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
216 HembruffLeonard MorlandSergeantKilled 1944-07-29 Age 22R/184294Commemorated Killead (St. Catherine) Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Sec. 25. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Olga Hembruff, Of Little Current, Ontario, Canada.
217 HendersonHarold ArthurP/O
F/O
F/L
J10616PLTRCAFX1941
218 HeningerHarold FrederickFlying Officer


Killed 1944-01-06 Age 23J/16209 (R/92530)PLT91Sqn
Spitfire XII EN223Born on the 09th April 1921 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Enlisted on the 11th February 1941 Pilot badge awarded on the 24th October 1941 and promoted to sergeant. Promoted to pilot officer on the 28th November 1942 and to flying officer on the 28th May 1943.

Son of Ellis Abijah Heninger (died 13th February 1950, age 64) and Alice Mabel Heninger (née Wood - died 01st June 1921, age 28).of 3505 4th Avenue,, Portland, Oregon, USA. Husband of Joanne Mary Heninger (née Murray - later Todd of 812-4th Avenue, North West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Married on the 30th October 1941. Brother of Donald Woodroe (died 18th December 1994, age 81), Raymond Ellis (died 20th July 1984, age 66), half brother of Red and Elaine.

Commemorated Grandcourt War Cemetery, D, 7. France.


219 HerodHarold RobertSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.R
J
103103
29637
PLT5ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
128Sqn (RCAF)
129Sqn (RCAF)
36OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
X
13-Sep-1941 to 8-Nov-1941 - Belleville, ON. Course No. 36
9-Nov-1941 to 2-Jan-1942 - St. Catharines, ON. Course No. 42
3-Jan-1942 to 24-Apr-1942 - Dunnville, ON. Course No. 46
12-Dec-1942 to 13-Apr-1943 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 7
16-Apr-1943 to 19-Nov-1943 - Sydney, N.S. & Torbay, NFLD.
27-Nov-1943 to 22-Apr-1944 - Bagotville, QC. & Dartmouth, N.S.
22-Apr-1944 to?? - Greenwood, N.S.
?? - Bournemouth, U.K.
31-Oct-1944 to 22-Jan-1945 - Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, U.K. Course No. 52
22-Jan-1945 to 23-Feb-1945 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
23-Feb-1945 to 28-Feb-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
28-Feb-1945 to 26-Aug-1945 - Airfields B.78, B.100, Warmwell, B.150, B.166
26-Aug-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
Repat to Canada
6-Nov-1945 – Released from the R.C.A.F.
F/O H.R. Herod flew 28 combat ops between 3-March-1945 (first ops) and 26-April-1945 (last ops) with No. 439 Sqn.
Deceased on 10-Feb-1999 at Amherst, New York. U.S.A.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
220 HewittWilliam Robert HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-05-01 AgeR/7889651Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 21. F. 13. Germany.
221 HicksHarold StanleyFlight SergeantKilled 1943-06-25 AgeR/155731429SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. F. 3. Belgium.
222 HighstedRaymond HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1943-09-28 Age 21J/26984Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row C. Grave 5. United Kingdom.
223 HillHarold GordonSergeantKilled 1944-04-30 Age 21R/205610Commemorated London (Woodland) Cemetery, Mil. Plot. Sec. A. Grave 101. Canada. Son Of George R. Hill And Georgia B. Hill, Of London.
224 HillDavid WalterFlight Lieutenant

Killed 1945-02-21 Age 20J38109PLT166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster NG183 AS-DAttack on Dortmund Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. F. 12-16. Germany. Son Of Walter H. And Gladys M. Hill, Of Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada.

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
225 HincksClaude HarveyFlight SergeantKilled 1942-08-28 Age 21R/8108597Sqn

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. H. 17. Germany. Son Of Harold A. And Nora Hincks; Nephew Of Standfield Johnson, Of Moseley, Birmingham.
226 HingstonFayette Williams Brown GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-04 Age 25J/18885429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. D. 35-37. Germany. Son Of Harold Ramsay Hingston And Elizabeth Leighton Hingston, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. B.A. (Mcgill University).
227 HogarthHarold JosephF/OS/LDFCC26079PLT61 (RCAF) Base 429Sqn (RCAF)XXXX - 24 Aug 44 - 25 Aug 44 - X - 15 Oct 44 -
228 HollandHarold EdwardP/O
F/O
F/L
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F/L
S/L
W/C
Col
DFC
J
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No.
11050
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30600
PLT
AERO Engineer
RCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
132Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1PDC (RAF)
RCAF
11Sqn (RAF)
Ground Attack Training Unit (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
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RCAF Aux
418 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
CFSAOE (RCAF)
RCAF Aylmer
426Sqn (RCAF)
4 (T)OTU (RCAF)
Hendon Technical College (RAF)
CEPE (RCAF)
RCAF
Staff College (RCAF)
RCAF Portage la Prairie
Materiel Command HQ (RCAF)
CFSAOE (RCAF)
NDHQ
CAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Kittyhawk
X
X
X
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
X
X
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X
Mitchell
X
X
North Star
North Star
X
X
X
X
CT-133
X
X
X
X
24 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 Sep 1941
27 Oct 1941
21 Dec 1941
20 Apr 1942
16 Apr 1943 - UK
25 June 1943
29 Sep 1943 - India
25 Dec 1943
11 Dec 1944 - Instructor
11 July 1945 - UK
5 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
25 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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20 May 1948 - Joined RCAF Aux
3 June 1950
29 Sep 1950 - Remustered to AERO engineer
14 May 1951 - Eng course
1 Oct 1951
24 Feb 1952
30 Aug 1955 - UK - School Staff
7 Jan 1957 - Repatriated to Canada
8 Jan 1957
6 Sep 1960
27 June 1961
31 July 1964
1 June 1968 - Commandant
23 Aug 1972
31 Aug 1977 - Retired from the CAF

(Photo: Left is F/O Harold "Dutch" Holland, WO1 Charlie Anderson, centre. and right is F/S John Magill, on the wing of a 11Sqn Hurricane in India in 1944)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.11 Squadron - Award effective 23 March as per London Gazette dated 3 April 1945 and AFRO 765/45 dated 4 May 1945.
Died on 28 September 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
229 HolmGeorge RusselWarrant Officer

Killed 1943-04-11 AgeR/86847Navigator57Sqn (RAF)Lancaster III ED766 DX-PSon of Otto “Happy” Holm (died 1978, age 88) and Margaretha Holm (died 1986, age 87) of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. J. 4. Germany.
230 HortonHarold AlbertFlight SergeantKilled 1943-01-08 Age 20R/135101467Sqn (RAAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 182. United Kingdom.
231 HowdenHarold StewartP/O
F/O
F/L
C9721NAVRCAF
1ANS (RCAF)
9 AOS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Anson
Anson
X
9 Jan 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 Jan 1942
, 27 March 1942 - Instructor
25 April 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
232 HowsonWilliam HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-10-21 Age 27R/97208Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14724. United Kingdom.
233 HudsonClaude HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1945-01-12 Age 22R/183291424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 282. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold V. And Sarah F. Hudson, Of Country Harbour Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada.
234 HuetherHarold LoganWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-04-10 Age 21R/1319749Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 180. United Kingdom.
235 HughesWalter HaroldFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1944-02-18 AgeC/3405Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. F. 3. United Kingdom.
236 HurleyHarold JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-16 AgeJ/19164426SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 16. J. 8. Germany.
237 HurtonRoderick HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1943-05-12 Age 23J/9854268 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Newmarket Cemetery, Plot P. Grave 418. United Kingdom.
238 HutchingsHarold EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-19 Age 23J/37936Commemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C48. 25. Iceland. Son Of Harold E. And Margaret T. Hutchings, Of Paget West, Bermuda.
239 IngramEric HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-04-15 Age 23R/119142214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sept-Saulx Churchyard, Grave 7. France. Son Of Ernest And Nora J. Ingram, Of Campbellford, Ontario, Canada.
240 InmanJohn WardFlight Sergeant

Killed 1945-03-24 Age 20R219755Mid upper gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster 1 NG114 AS-SAttacking Harpenerwag. Missing, nothing heard from after take offCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. E. 17. Germany. Son Of Harold John And Ethel Beatrice Inman, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. E. 18. Germany.

Crew Members: Flg. Off. Charles Albert Henri DeFraigne RAF 125748 - Pilot: Plt. Off. John Ross Mearns RAF 185171 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Thomas Henry Howell RAF 55640 - Navigator: Sgt. Frederick William Mitchell RAF 1865449 - Wireless Op.: Sgt. Richard Bertram Ross Kendall RCAF R/250704 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flg. Off. Stephen Pascal RCAF J/41525 Air Bomber: Sgt. John Ward Inman RCAF R/219755 Mid Upper Gunner
241 IrvineHarold OliverWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1945-01-03 Age 25R/119324215Sqn (RAF)Liberator KH214Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 457. Singapore. Son Of Oliver A. And Enid M. Irvine, Of Brinston, Ontario, Canada.

Commenced operations on 13 December, bombing bridge 286 at Nakorn Chaisri, On 1 January 1945 they bombed the Bangkok railway bridge at Anakwin, and two days later attacked Bridge 19 on the Burma-Siam Railway. Killed in action during this operation when Liberator KH214 was shot down and crashed into dense jungle. All the crew were killed. The Squadron O.R.B. states: ‘Aircraft “D” at 1335 hours at 400 feet was seen to be hit by bursting LAA and crashed just NE of the bridge at Milestone 37.’

Eddie Gilbert, one of the pilots who was on the raid: “I saw Brodie crash you know. Three of us went after the same bridge and a locomotive stopped halfway across. It was in a valley, steep hills on both sides. We were five hundred feet, lower than the hills, Wallace the Fiji guy, went in first. Steve followed him and I was right behind. There were gun positions on the hills, both sides of the bridge. They hit Wallace, then they got Steve, hit his number 4. I could see the flames. Steve and Murray did a good job, everything they could, jettisoned the bombs, got the prop feathered, as fast as anyone could. They tried to climb but there wasn’t room. Hit the top of a hill just one big explosion”.’
242 IslesHarold ElburnFlight SergeantKilled 1944-05-09 Age 21R/ 17652890Sqn
Commemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 4. France. Son Of Arthur Max And Mary Myrtle Isles, Of Bear River, Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
243 IvattHarold MoseleyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-13 AgeJ/1765450SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 176. United Kingdom.
244 JacksonRobert HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 AgeJ/21170420SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. H. 13-16. Germany. Son Of Cedric Clifton Jackson And Florence May Jackson, Of Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada.
245 JacksonHarold NaylorPilot Officer
DFC
Killed 1944-02-15 Age 23J/18946Navigator156SqnLancaster III ND504 GT-?Born on the 22nd June 1921 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Aero Engineer prior to service for Canadian Airways. Enlisted on the 30th December 1940. Son of Albert (died 1952, age 64) and Mary Jackson (née Thomas - died 08th July 1938. age 53), of Millet, Alberta, Canada.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
246 JacobsenHarold ThomasWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-02-18 Age 24R/106534419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 180. United Kingdom.
247 JacquesDouglas Harold MortonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-04-15 Age 20R/76606214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Joint Grave 3. E. 17-18. Belgium.
248 JamesWilliam ConroyLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-07-12 Age 30R/135122Commemorated Lachine (Holy Angels) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lot 15. Sec. 9. West Div. Canada. Son Of William Harold And Marguerite James, Of Montreal; Husband Of Rita E, James, Of Montreal.
249 JanneyWilliam HaroldFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-10-14 Age 29J/25852428SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 13. F. 19-23. Germany. Son Of William E. Janney And Flossie B. Janney, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
250 JohnsonHarold ChesterFlight SergeantKilled 1943-02-24 Age 20R/98944Commemorated Weldon Lutheran Cemetery, Plot 70. Canada. Son Of Henry O. Johnson And Carrie M. Johnson, Of Weldon.
251 JohnsonHarold WinthropWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1943-11-22 Age 30R/126451Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, Cons. Portion. Grave 1183. United Kingdom.
252 JohnsonHaroldSergeantKilled 1944-01-30 Age 23R/186292100SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 255. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert And Janet Johnson, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
253 JolicoeurFernand LeoPilot Officer

Killed 1945-01-28 Age 20J/95345Air Gunner428SqnLancaster KB770 NA-DCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 1. K. 19-21. Germany. Son Of Arthur And Eugenie Jolicoeur, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
254 JonesRichard CyrilLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-05-16 Age 19R/281976Commemorated Morris Cemetery, Plot 29A. Canada. Son Of Frederick Wilmer Jones And Violet Jones, Of Morris.
255 JonesHarold AlfredFlying OfficerKilled 1945-05-17 Age 22J/45644Commemorated Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery, Sec. 2. Class C. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Sidney Arthur And Marie Alma Jones, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
256 JowettHarold ErnestFlight SergeantKilled 1942-02-10 Age 20R/64869Commemorated Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cemetery, Row Ff. Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred Rayner Jowett And Maud Aletta Jowett, Of River Hebert, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
257 JudgesGordon JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 Age 21J/9415277Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Iii. E. 5. Belgium. Son Of Harold Vernon Judges And Blanche Elsworth Judges, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
258 KayHarold Leslie mmS/L

KIA Age 32C8881PLTRCAFLancaster X kb770 NA-D.Son of Dr. Amos Frank Kay, M.D (died 08th May 1952, age 72), and Carolyn Kay (née Dougan - died 11th October 1973, age 91); husband of Ruth Norma Kay, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Epitaph: 'Labour And Sorrows Cease, Life's Long Warfare Closed, Thy Soul Is Found In Peace'.Durnbach War Cemetery. Collective grave 1. K. 19-21
259 KayHarry LeslieSquadron Leader

Killed 1945-01-28 Age 32C/888PLT428SqnLancaster X KB770 NA-Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 1. K. 19-21. Germany. Son Of Dr. Amos Frank Kay, M.D., And Carolyn Kay; Husband Of Ruth Norma Kay, Of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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260 KearneyRobert EmmettFlight Sergeant

Killed 1945-02-21 Age 27R211187 (211186 ?)Mid Upper Gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster NG183 AS-DAttack on Dortmund Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 18. F. 14. Germany. Son Of John And Jane Kearney, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
261 KearsePercy HaroldPte
L/Cpl
Cpl
Sgt
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Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 20
B
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R
J
51605
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225054
25840
Inf
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PLT
Lorne Scots Rgmt
Lorne Scots Rgmt
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RCAF
13 ITU (RAF)
RCAF
33EFTS (RCAF)
37SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
286Sqn (RAF)
691Sqn (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
---
X
X
X
Cornell
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD601
1 May 1941 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army
22 June 1941 - UK
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26 Feb 1942 - Transferred to the RCAF
21 March 1942
16 Oct 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
24 Oct 1942
9 Jan 1943
2 July 1943 - UK
24 Aug 1943
8 Jan 1944
8 Feb 1944
27 March 1944
28 Aug 1944
28 Sep 1944
17 Oct 1944
29 Oct 1944
21 Jan 1945 - Hit by flak, exploded in mid air

(Photo: Kearse at left with fellow 440Sqn pilots, Hardy at center and Flintoft at right - B78 Eindhoven NL)
Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 18. F. 6. Netherlands
Son of Harold and Emily Kearse; Husband of Dorothy Kearse, of Stirling, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
262 KellyJoseph HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1942-08-20 AgeR/77086296Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Leuchars Cemetery, Sec. J. Grave 33 W. United Kingdom.
263 KempHarold LeonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-02-24 Age 21J/25349100SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom. Son Of Stanley Heber Franklin Kemp And Gertrude Maidment Kemp, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
264 KempDennis StuartFlying OfficerKilled 1945-02-15 Age 23J/42491166Sqn

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 13. Z. 2. Germany. Son Of Harold S. M. Kemp And Elsie Kemp, Of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
265 KeonHarold ChristopherSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
R
J
125054
39126
PLT13SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Typhoon
X
20 Dec 1941
?
? - UK
May 1945 - NL & Germany
25 Aug 1945 - Repatriation to Canada and release from the RCAF
Deceased on 9 June 1977
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
266 KimballDonald Harold.AC2
LAC
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

DFC
SurvivedR
J
X
35983
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
10AOS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
125Sqn (RCAF)
125Sqn (RCAF)
441Sqn
RCAF
RCAF Photos
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
X
X X Hurricane Hurricane Hurricane Spitfire & P-51 X X
17 Apr 41 - Joined the RCAF - Moncton - NB
16 Jul 41 - 09 Aug 41 - Toronto - ON
10 Aug 41 - 10 Oct 41 - Camp Bordon - ON
11 Oct 41 - 05 Dec 41 - Belleville - ON
06 Dec 41 - 28 Feb 42 - Stanley - NS
01 Mar 42 - 04 Jul 42 - Moncton - NB
05 Jul 42 - 26 Aug 42 - Chatham - NB
28 Aug 42 - 29 Nov 42 - RCAF Bagtville - QC
30 Nov 42 - 16 Jun 43 - Torbay - NFLD -
17 Jun 43 - 12 Jan 44 - Sydney - NS
13 Feb 44 - 08 Aug 45 -
20 Oct 45 - Released from the RCAF -
PL-45117 (beside his P-51 Mustang)
DFC 04th December 1944:
During his tour of operations this officer has displayed exceptional keenness and determination. As a section leader he has taken part in numerous patrols, armed reconnaissances and fighter sorties. He has destroyed four enemy aircraft in the air and one on the ground in addition to much enemy road and rail transport. Flying Officer Kimball has shown himself to be an outstanding fighter whose achievements against the enemy have been brilliant.
267 KindtCecil John EdgarWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-11-26 Age 21R109235PLT626 (RAF)SqnLancaster I DV388 UM-S2Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 4. J. 23. Germany. Son Of Peter Harold Kindt, And Of Dorothy Irene Kindt, Of Victoria. British Columbia, Canada.
268 KingHarold HerbertF/O
KilledJ35114Air BomberRCAFLancaster I ME616 SR-B01st July 1944F/O. Harold Herbert King. Chateaudun Eastern Cemetery. Plot 2. Grave 597.

Son of the Revd. William James King and Edith Lola King, Newdale, Manitoba, Canada.

Grave inscription reads:"No Greater Love Hath Any Man Than This, He Gave His Life For His Friends".

In 1974 King Creek which flows into the Duffin River in Manitoba was named after F/O. Harold King.

269 KingHarold HerbertFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-01 Age 24J/35114101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chateaudun Eastern Communal Cemetery, Plot 2. Grave 597. France. Son Of The Revd. William James King And Edith Lola King, Newdale, Manitoba, Canada.
270 KippenAngus LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-16 Age 25J/7208407SqnCommemorated Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 16. United Kingdom. Son Of Angus Wilmer And Charlotte May Kippen, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University Of Toronto).
271 KitchenHarold Allen NelsonFlying OfficerKilled 1943-09-17 Age 23J/14801196Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Lisieux Communal Cemetery, Sec. A Ter. Row 1. Grave 5. France. Son Of Harold William And Edna Jane Kitchen; Husband Of Elizabeth Clark Kitchen, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
272 KnutsonVincent HaroldFlight Sergeant
Killed 1943-02-23 Age 21R/98799Navigator303 Ferry Training Unit
Wellington VIII LA995Born on the 18th September 1921 in Swift Current. Enlisted on the 25th October 1941 in Saskatoon. Son of Caleb Hiram Knutson (died 1990, age 95) and Margaret Knutson (née Pearson - died 1992, age 96).
nutson Lake, Saskatchewan was named after Fll/Sgt. Knutson
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 183. United Kingdom.
273 KyleWilton HenrySergeant

Killed 1943-02-09 Age 22R/106142Commemorated Gander War Cemetery, Plot 5. Row 12. Grave 32. Canada. Son Of Harold William And Lucille Kyle, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
274 LagerquistRobert HaroldF/O
Courtesy John Benson

PoW No: 3709 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and BelariaJ
POW
20420
X
NAV427Sqn
X
RCAF
Halifax III LW559 ZL-F
X
X
15 Mar 44 - POW - Lt. H. Ternieden of 6/NJG-2 - 2 km E of Mossingen @ 2332L - 18 Oct 44 -
275 LalondeLawrence JosephWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1943-04-11 Age 25R/82280Aur Bomber57Sqn (RAF)Lancaster III ED766 DX-PCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. J. 3. Germany. Son Of Dr. A. J. Lalonde, M.D., And Rose Lalonde, Of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University Of Toronto).
276 LangrishHarold KeithFlying OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 25J/22574106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. E. 9. Germany. Son Of Harold And Bessie Langrish, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
277 LaventureHarold Hiram AndrewCorporal
Killed 1945-09-04 Age 26R/204500Commemorated St. John'S (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. A. Plot 4. Grave K. Canada. Son Of James And Christena Laventure, Of Braeside, Ontario; Husband Of Dorothy Jean Laventure, Of Arnprior, Ontario.
278 LawHarold NaismithWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1942-07-27 Age 24R/79640420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert B. And Christina Law, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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279 LayWilliam RobertFlying OfficerKilled 1945-03-25 Age 27J/42183408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. G. 6. Germany. Son Of Harold R. And Evelyn I. Lay, Of Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada.

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280 Le NouryHarold FrederickFlying OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 Age 26J/3718377Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Iii. E. 3. Belgium. Son Of Frederick And Ada Le Noury; Husband Of Phyllis Victoria Le Noury, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
281 LemonJohn HaroldWarrant Officer Class I

Killed 1943-04-11 Age 22R/85651PLT57Sqn (RAF)Lancaster III ED766 DX-PCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. J. 5. Germany. Son Of Earle C. Lemon And Alice E. Lemon, Of Stayner, Ontario, Canada.
282 LevyHenry (Harold)Leading AircraftmanKilled 1940-12-30 Age 21R/65809Commemorated Toronto (Amalgamated Dawes Road) Cemetery, Sec. 112. Line 12. Plot 3, North. Canada. Son Of Lazarus And Annie Levy, Of Toronto.
283 LindoHarold LesterSquadron LeaderDFCKilled 1944-02-15 Age 27J/4762103SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 244. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Vincent And Jennie Rosalie Lindo, Of Sligoville, Jamaica, British West Indies.
284 LineyGerald JosephFlying Officer

Killed 1945-01-28 AgeJ/40040Air Bomber428SqnLancaster KB770 NA-DBorn on the 23rd March 1917 in Toronto. Enlisted on the 13th April 1942. Son of John (died 23rd June 1935, age 45) and Isabels Liney (née Dillon - died 15th April 1955, age 65) of 42 Monarch Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Brother of John, Jim, Louis, Desmond and sister Ethnic.Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 1. K. 19-21. Germany.
285 LingStanley HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-10-30 Age 21R/268037Commemorated Sardis (Carman) Cemetery, Plot 6. Grave 110. Canada. Son Of Frank And Josephine Ling, Of Sardis.
286 LinnellLloyd MartinSquadron LeaderKilled 1944-01-29 Age 26J/2934434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. H. 15. Germany. Son Of Harold Martin Linnell And Christina Josephine Linnell; Husband Of Marianne Elizabeth Linnell, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
287 LinscottHarold WillsFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-07 Age 26J/1397438Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt. Son Of Dr. G. Linscott, And Of Jean Linscott, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
288 LongleyLouis VernonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-03 Age 22J/6709Commemorated Lawrencetown (Fairview) Cemetery, Lot G.84. Canada. Son Of Harold G. Longley And Mabel F. Longley, Of Paradise.
289 LongworthHarold Francis LawrencePilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-17 Age 26J/11105418SqnCommemorated Llanbeblig Public Cemetery, Caernarfon, Grave 2122. United Kingdom. Son Of Harvey E. Longworth And Hannah Margaret Longworth, Of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
290 LoveRoy JamesWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-07-31 Age 23R/152695244Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 282. Egypt. Son Of Harold James Love And Florence Mary Love, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
291 LuckJackFlight SergeantKilled 1944-02-20 Age 22R/105215103SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. J. 14-18. Germany. Son Of Harold John And Charlotte Luck, Of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.
292 LuckHarvey SamuelFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1945-01-07 Age 32J/21832Pilot279Sqn (RAF)Vickers Warwick B(ASR).I BV233 RL-JBorn on the 22nd August 1912. Enlisted on the 18th December 1942. Son of Harvey Milton Luck and Rowena Luck (née Norwood) of Vancouver, British Columbia Mother listed as 11 Woodstock Avenue, Harold Park, Romford, Essex, England. Husband of Min Wilhelmina Luck (nee Cathcart), of 154 Picketing Street Toronto Toronto, Ontario. 1 child, Harvey George Luck.Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row E. Grave 13. United Kingdom.
293 LuggHarold WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-27 Age 31J/8926957SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest Joseph And Emily Lugg, Of Mannville, Alberta, Canada.
294 LyneFrancis HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 20J/85084138Sqn (RAF)Commemorated La Ferte-St. Cyr Communal Cemetery, Plot 3. Coll. Grave 9-10. France. Son Of Herman And Florence Hilda Lyne, Of Michel, British Columbia, Canada.
295 MacaulayHaroldSergeantKilled 1941-11-19 AgeR/6448718SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 2, Column 2. Malta.
296 MacDonaldWallace HaroldSergeantKilled 1943-02-08 Age 38R/79627Commemorated Edmonton (Beechmount) Cemetery, Block 208. Grave 26. Canada. Son Of Donald And Adeline Macdonald; Husband Of Dorothy L. L. Macdonald, Of Edmonton.
297 MachanStanley HaroldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
PoWR
J
68112
38656
PLTRCAF
?
10SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
58OTU (RAF)
234Sqn (RAF)
234Sqn (RAF)
Stalag Luft III
Stalag Luft VI
Stalag Luft III
Stalag Luft IIIA
RCAF
X
?
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AD463
X
X
X
X
X
26 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
?
28 May 1941 - Dauphin, Manitoba
1941 - Bournemouth, UK
1941 - RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
Feb 1942 - RAF Ibsley, Hampshire
24 Apr 1942 - Shot down by a Fw190 of JG26 & captured
8 May 1942 - Sagan, Lower Silesia, Germany
1 July 1943 - Hydekrug, Memelland, Germany
13 Apr 1944 - Sagan, Lower Silesia, Germany
4 Feb 1945 - Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany
3 May 1945 - Liberated and later repatriated to Canada
- Received further promotions and was later comissioned while a prisonner of war.
- Deceased on 5 February 1984, in Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. Enterred in Elmdale Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
298 MackeyHarold DeeFlight LieutenantKilled 1945-04-10 Age 22J/2332247Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Gauhati War Cemetery, 4.F.9. India. Son Of Harold D. Mackey And Evelyn Mackey, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
299 MacleanDonald StewartFlying Officer

Courtesy Operation Picture Me

Killed 1942-05-31 Age 30J/4767Observer22OTU. 91 GroupWellington IC DV701Son of Donald and Marjorie F. MacLean, of Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. (B.Sc. New Brunswick).Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom.
300 MacPhersonHarold StantonFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-03 Age 21R/124501427SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.
301 MagladryHarold ErnestSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 24
R74322AGRCAF
1WS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
60OTU (RAF)
151Sqn (RAF)
410Sqn (RCAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
Harvard
Battle
Harvard
X
X
Defiant
Defiant
Defiant
Stirling
Stirling N3718
21 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
8 Dec 1940 - Montreal, Canada
27 May 1941 - Jarvis, Ontario
23 June 1941 - Montreal, Quebec
29 July 1941 - Failed Wireless Training
2 Sep 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
22 Sep 1941 - RAF East Fortune, Scotland
11 Nov 1941 - RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire
9 Apr 1942 - RAF Drem, Scotland
20 May 1942 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
2 July 1942 - Shot down by a night fighter
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 105. United Kingdom.
Son of John Edward and Florence (nee Devine) Magladry, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
302 MagnesJulius HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-09 Age 27J/26206Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot Q. Grave 385. United Kingdom.
303 MainprizeHarold KesterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-06 AgeJ/95352101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 20. B. 12-13. Germany.
304 MalmasHarold IrvinFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1945-05-31 Age 25J/17391407SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 59. B. 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Andrew Joseph And Maud Edith Malmas, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
305 MansonHarold JohnCorporalKilled 1942-08-26 Age 29R/59172Commemorated Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery, Sec. 12A. Grave 1369. Canada. Son Of William Main Manson And Lena E. Manson, Of Winnipeg: Husband Of Eileen W. Manson, Of Calgary, Alberta.
306 ManuelGerald FenwickSergeantKilled 1941-07-07 Age 25R/69888Commemorated Merthyr Tydfil (Ffrwd) Cemetery, Penderyn, Row A.1. Uncons. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Philip And Frances Mary Manuel, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Elocution Medal Winner, 1933. St. Marys College, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Row A.L. Uncons.
307 ManwellRobert GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 19J/92365419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. A. 4. Germany. Son Of Harold Wilfred And Emma Alice Manwell, Of Portage Du Fort, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
308 MartinHarold StuartFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-12 AgeR/17373876Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bernay (Ste. Croix) Communal Cemetery, Row 2. Grave 5. France.
309 MaxwellWilliam Harold McqueenSergeantKilled 1943-01-02 Age 22R/141701Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 186. United Kingdom.
310 McBainAndrew Harold AdelbertP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
KIFA
Age 26
J23638BARCAF
2WS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
2AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3(O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1659CU (RCAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
424Sqn (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF)
X
Fort
Bolinbroke
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax NP720
Halifax NA609
12 Nov 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 May 1942
11 Oct 1942
28 Dec 1942
17 March 1943 - UK
4 May 1943
1 June 1943
1 Aug 1943
28 Aug 1943
21 Jan 1944
6 Aug 1944
12 Aug 1944 - Flak & Night Fighters - RTB
21 Aug 1944 - Mid air collision with Halifax MZ633
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.424 Squadron (deceased) - Award effective 4 November 1944 as per London Gazette dated 14 November 1944 and AFRO 239/45 dated 9 February 1945.
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row B. Grave 18. United Kingdom.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
311 McbrideHarold FergusonLeading AircraftmanKilled 1945-04-13 Age 21R/264599Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 3. Canada. Son Of Thomas And Euphemia Mcbride.
312 McCaffreyEdward William HaroldSergeant
Killed 1944-01-21 AgeR194245AG434SqnHalifax LL141 WL-HBorn Montreal, Quebec, 16 June 1913. Son of William and Agnes née Hogan McCaffrey. Both parents deceased when he enlisted. His sister, Eileen McCaffrey, was given as next of kin. Married Madeline Isabel Merrigan.Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. L. 32. Germany.
313 McCaffreyJohn Harold AlexanderPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-07-29 Age 23J/86046408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Margaret Mccaffrey; Husband Of Madeline Mccaffrey, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
314 McCagheyHarold AbrahamFlight LieutenantKilled 1942-06-09 Age 38C/2076Commemorated Ancaster (Bethesda United Church) Cemetery, Shaver Family Plot. Canada. Son Of William J. Mccaghey And Jean Mccaghey, Of Belfast, Northern Ireland; Husband Of Elva M. Mccaghey, Of Ancaster.
315 McCartneyHarold SamuelSergeantKilled 1943-10-22 Age 21R/181387427SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. F. 15. Germany. Son Of Samuel And Anna Maria Mccartney, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
316 McColmHarold WaltonSergeantKilled 1941-09-30 Age 20R/5613577Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 3. J. 1. Germany. Son Of Walton Smith Mccolm And Cora Alma Mccolm.
317 McCutcheonWilliam HaroldSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
AFM
R
C
72428
22653
PLTRCAF
2EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF in UK
420Sqn (RCAF)
297Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Wellington
Albermarle
X
X
25 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
16 Nov 1940 - Flying Instructor
10 Oct 1942
2 Feb 1943 - UK
1943
1944
18 Dec 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
27 March 1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: 25 May 1944 in front of a 297Sqn Albermarle. L to R F/O A. Roddan, F/O W.H. McCutcheon, F/O T.E. Reilly.)
- Air Force Medal - No.2EFTS - Awarded 16 April 1943 as per London Gazette of 13 April 1943 and AFRO 1035/43 dated 4 June 1943.
- Deceased 11 December 1994.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
318 McFaddenStanley HaroldF/OPOWJ28542PLT415Sqn (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
Halifax NA583
Halifax MZ476
14 Oct 1944
5 Jan 1945 - Shot down by night fighter
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
319 McGeeRobert Cecil StuartPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-28 Age 25J/86063215Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chittagong War Cemetery, 3. G. 1. Bangladesh (ex India). Son Of Harold Stuart Mcgee And Rosemarie Bernard Mcgee, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
320 McgrathHarold ThomasSergeantKilled 1942-01-19 Age 22R/50216148Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 264. Egypt. Son Of Joseph Percy And Clara Anne Mcgrath, Of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
321 McIntyreRobert BrucePilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-09 Age 24J/15314Commemorated Porthmadog Public Cemetery, Grave 621. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Mcintyre And Of Olive M. Mcintyre, Of Karnloops, British Columbia, Canada.
322 McKayHarold LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-26 Age 21J/92356419SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. H. 10. Germany. Son Of John James Mckay And Rose M. Mckay, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
323 McLeodHarold DickSgt
F/Sgt
P/O




KIFAR
J
196971
94365
AG429Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)

Halifax LV965
Halifax PN228 OW-A
9 Oct 1944 - Crash landed
1945-03-05 - Mid air collision. Halifax VII PN228 OW-A, with an aircrew of 7, took off from RAF Linton-on-Ouse for an air operation over Chemnitz, Germany. On the outward flight PN228 collided in mid-air with Halifax MZ845] KW-J, from 425Sqn. PN228 crashed near Nun Monkton, entire crew lost. [6 members of MZ845 crew lost; only the wireless operator was able to bail out]
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil). Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 8. United Kingdom. Epitaph: TO A DEAR SON AND BROTHER: TILL WE MEET AGAIN HAIL AND FAREWELL! OH, GALLANT HEART. Son Of John W. G. McLeod And Anne I. McLeod, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
324 McMahonDaryl OwenPilot Officer

Killed 1943-04-11 Age 20J/17314Air Gunner57Sqn (RAF)Lancaster III ED766 DX-PCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. J. 7. Germany. Son Of John T. Mcmahon And Agnes Mcmahon, Of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
325 McManusWalter BartholomewPilot Officer

Killed 1942-01-07 Age 27Hamilton, OntarioJ/5469504Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ballycranbeg (Mount St. Joseph) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Grave 31. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Joseph And Rose Ellen McManus; Husband Of Kathleen Clare McManus, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Barrister, Solicitor.
326 McMillanHarold RoyFlight Sergeant
Killed 1942-08-25 Age 23London, OntR/90126Commemorated Annan Cemetery, Sec. R. Extn. 2. Grave 28. United Kingdom. Son Of Duncan And Sarah McMillan, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
327 McPhailDonald BurtonWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1942-12-07 Age 25R/67887263Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 101. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert Harold And Florence Louise Mcphail, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
328 MerawJoseph HaroldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
RPLT440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
Typhoon
Typhoon
8 Aug 1944
20 Sep 1944 - Last op with 440Sqn
Deceased on 1 December 1987
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
329 MiellHarold EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-07 Age 23J/95395550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. C. 14. Germany. Son Of Herman J. Miell And Ruby B. Miell, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
330 MillerWilliam GordonSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O




KIFAR
J
182678
94338
WAGRCAF
3WS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
82OTU (RAF)
1664 CU (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth & Stinson
Anson & Bolinbroke
X
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax PN228 OW-A
20 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Dec 1942
7 Aug 1943
31 Oct 1943 - UK
19 Jan 1944
11 June 1944
17 Sep 1944
1945-03-05 - Mid air collision in cloud with Halifax MZ845 from 425Sqn. Halifax VII PN228 OW-A, with an aircrew of 7, took off from RAF Linton-on-Ouse for an air operation over Chemnitz, Germany. On the outward flight PN228 collided in mid-air with Halifax MZ845] KW-J, from 425Sqn. PN228 crashed near Nun Monkton, entire crew lost. [6 members of MZ845 crew lost; only the wireless operator was able to bail out]
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil). Commemorated: HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY Sec. H. Row P. Grave 1. Epitaph: MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. Son of Harold Gordon Miller, and of Mary Ann Miller, of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.
331 MillerWilliam GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 Age 20J/94338426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Gordon Miller, And Of Mary Ann Miller, Of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.
332 MillichampHarold ReubenSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
KIA
Age 32
R
J
78139
15307
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
11OTU (RAF)
5BATF (RAF)
11OTU (RAF)
1651CU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Wellington
Oxford
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling W7506
10 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
10 Dec 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
16 Jan 1941 - Windsor, Ontario
11 Apr 1941 - Brantford, Ontario
29 July 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
2 Aug 1941 - RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire
8 Dec 1941 - RAF Honington, Suffolk
15 Dec 1941 - RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire
11 Feb 1942 - RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
4 Apr 1942 - RAF Marham, Norfolk
26 Apr 1942 - Shot down by a night fighter
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 18. D. 11-15. Germany.
Son of Reuben William and Florence Lillian (nee Paterson) Millichamp, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
333 MillsonHarold RoyFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-03 AgeR/98892427SqnCommemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 27. H. 7. Germany. Son Of The Revd. A. E. Millson And Edna M. Millson, Of Camlachie, Ontario, Canada.
334 MinersHarold MiltonSergeantKilled 1942-07-07 Age 20R/107187Commemorated Saskatoon (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Block 88. Lot 21. Grave 10912. Canada. Son Of Charles Milton Miners And Emma Elizabeth Miners, Of Saskatoon.
335 MinoHaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1945-03-17 Age 21R/263463619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint grave 8. H. 33-34. Germany. Son Of Leslie I. Mino And Leasea Mabel Mino, Of Cayuga, Ontario, Canada.
336 MinorNorman GeorgeSergeantKilled 1943-10-09 Age 28R/79993Commemorated Earl Grey Cemetery, Lot 3. Block 17. Canada. Son Of Harold And Elizabeth Minor, Of Regina.
337 MintonHarold DouglasFlight LieutenantKilled 1945-03-24 Age 22J/20448Commemorated Fernie (St. Margaret'S) Cemetery, Sec. D. Block 13. Lot 13. Canada. Son Of Harold E. Minton And Amelia Ann Minton, Of Fernie; Husband Of Ada Elizabeth Minton, Of Fernie.
338 MitchellGeorge DonaldSgt
KIA
Age 19
R221524AGRCAF
4WS (RCAF)
2AGGTS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
16OTU (RAF)
16OTU (RAF) Last Op
X
Norseman
X
Battle
X
Wellington
Wellington BK501
9 Feb 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, British Columbia
28 June 1943 - Guelph, Ontario
24 July 1943 - Trenton, Ontario
4 Sep 1943 - Macdonald, Manitoba
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
14 Dec 1943 - RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
25 Jan 1944 - Crashed off the French coast
Commemorated Lessay Communal Cemetery, Row A. Grave 1. France.
Son of Harold Frederick and Helen (nee Cousens) Mitchell, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
339 MitchellHarold WallaceSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
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F/O
F/L

DFC
KIFA post war
Age 32
R
J
--------
No.
126082
18923
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35682
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
12 (P)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
429Sqn (RCAF)
CNS (RAF)
1659 CU (RAF)
429Sqn (RCAF)
1664 CU (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
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RCAF
Station Trenton (RCAF)
Air Armament School (RCAF)
102 Comms & Rescue Flight (RCAF)
3 (AW)OTU (RCAF)
3 (AW)OTU (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington
Anson & Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax
X
X
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X
X
X
Expeditor & Otter
Canuck
Canuck 18115
13 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
5 Jan 1942
14 March 1942
25 May 1942
5 Nov 1942 - UK
17 Nov 1942
4 March 1943
27 May 1943
13 June 1943
25 Aug 1943
9 Sep 1943
6 June 1944 - Instructor
12 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
2 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
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24 Jan 1951 - Rejoined the RCAF
27 Jan 1951
24 Feb 1951
1 April 1953
13 Oct 1953
31 Dec 1954 - Engine trouble, killed in crash
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.429 Squadron - Award effective 5 December 1943 as per London Gazette dated 17 December 1943 and AFRO 297/44 dated 11 February 1944.
Son of Wallace and Sarah Mildred (nee Dryden) Mitchell of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Husband of Jeane (nee Horsley) Mitchell and father of Elaine and Marston of North Bay, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
340 MoadHarold AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-12-02 Age 23R/13497357Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. F. 6. Germany. Son Of John A. Moad And Ethel R. Moad, Of Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada.
341 MolyneauxHarold Arthur SydneyP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
C1867PLTCanadian Army CFS 88Sqn 60Sqn 56Sqn RCAFX X X X X Link Trainer InstructorTransferred to the RFC then RAF 30 Jul 17 - 31 Oct 17 - 27 Feb 18 - 28 Apr 18 - 11 Nov 18 - Instructor -- Distinguished Flying Cross - awarded as per London Gazette dated 3 December 1918.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
342 MoorcroftRobert HaroldSergeant
Killed 1944-09-08 Age 20R/201026Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 55. A. 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Edward Moorcroft And Of Edith Elizabeth Moorcroft (Nee Mccrum), Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
343 MooreHarold EdwinSgt
KIFA
Age 23
R70734PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
14EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
19OTU (RAF)
102Sqn (RAF)
102Sqn (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
Whitley
Whitley
Whitley Z6870
12 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
15 Sep 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
14 Nov 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
21 Dec 1940 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
10 Feb 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
31 May 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
6 June 1941 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
12 Aug 1941 - RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire
11 Sep 1941 - Stalled and crashed at home base
Commemorated Topcliffe Church Cemetery, Grave 6. United Kingdom.
Son of Sidney Thomas and Elsie Amy (nee Finch) Moore, of Lawson, Saskatchewan. Husband of Eva Rosetta Caroline (nee Smith) Moore.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
344 MooreHarold BarbourPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-02 Age 23J/1700776Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Ii. G. 27. Belgium. Son Of James Robert And Lillie Margaret Barbour Moore, Of Boones Mill, Virginia, U.S.A.
345 MorganCharles HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1940-11-22 Age 21R/52650Commemorated St. Catharines (Victoria Lawn) Cemetery, Sec. B. Plot 493. Grave 2. Canada. Son Of Charles And Mary Elizabeth Morgan, Of St. Catharines.
346 MorrisHarold UrbinFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-18 Age 22R/152214419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.
347 MorrisonWilliam HaroldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
79436
27387
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon MN426
29 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
27 July 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
2 Sep 1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario
26 Oct 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
20 Apr 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
4 March 1944 - RAF Ayr, Scotland
15 Aug 1944 - Hit trees while straffing enemy vehicles
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. G. 6. France.
Son of John Stewart and Alma Mary (nee Christie) Morrison, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
348 MorrowHarold ElwoodPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-29 Age 23J/85805417Sqn RCAF
Commemorated Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Xii. G. 10. Italy. Son Of William Gordon Morrow And Susan Sophia Morrow, Of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
349 MorrowWilliam CliffordFlying Officer
Killed 1944-07-29 Age 27J/26642 (R/52778).Navigator405Sqn RCAF

Lancaster III JB707 LQ-MBorn on the 25th August 1917 in Colborne, Ontario. Enlisted on the 15th January 1940 in Peterborough. Worked as a motor mechanic for J.K Hughes Motor Dealer. in Peterborough. Son of William Gordon (died 1968, age 81) and Susan Sophia Morrow (died 1976, age 89), brother of P/O. Harold Elwood Morrow J/85805 RCAF (killed on the 29th March 1944, age 23 whilst with 417 squadron), Cpt. Grant Morrow, Clifford, Edna and Dorothy of 745 Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada;.

Husband of Lilian Elsie Morrow (married 13th September 1941). of Braidwood Avenue, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom.
350 MoyseyNoel HarveyFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 Age 22J/25821Commemorated Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, 4. C. 15. India. Son Of John Harold Luttrell Moysey And Mabel Maria Moysey, Of Eston, Saskatchewan, Canada.
351 MulliganGeorge HaroldFlying Officer

Killed 1944-02-06 Age 23J/23369149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Cussy-Les-Forges Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Harold Henry And Annie Marion Mulligan, Of Port Perry, Ontario, Canada.
352 MurphyRene HaroldSergeantKilled 1943-10-14 Age 20R/151321Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 767. United Kingdom.
353 MurphyJoseph Harold MichaelPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-29 Age 22J/95450128SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 252. United Kingdom. Son Of Emmet Thomas Murphy And Mary Jane Murphy, Of Huntingdon, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
354 NagleyArthur HaroldFlight LieutenantKilled 1945-04-19 Age 22J/23075Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Kate Green Nagley, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada; Husband Of Sonia Nagley.
355 NealHarold AllanFlight Sergeant

Killed 1945-02-21 Age 21R202923Air Bomber166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster NG183 AS-DAttack on Dortmund Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. F. 12-16. Germany. Son Of Charles John And Ivy Blanche Neal, Of Bentley, Alberta, Canada.

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
356 NeilsonEric HaakonFlight Sergeant

King Christian the 10th Commemorative Medal
Killed 1943-06-03 Age 24Born 14 September 1919 in Longeuil, Quebec, CanadaR/10786A/G10OTUWhitley V BD414 JSon of Valdemar and Hansine Barbara Neilson, both Danish. Some records father as being naturlaised, but as Erik was awarded the King Christian Medal, reserved for Danes, it is likely Erik was still officially Danish. At the end of training in Canada, sent to England for overseas service No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bournemouth, on 1 December 1942. Transferred to 10OTU, RAF Coastal Command, RAF St. Eval, for operational training. Qualified as air gunner on 8 May 1943. Two weeks before, on 24 April 1943, he was appointed flight sergeant.

On 3 June 1943, Neilson was the air gunner of Whitley V BD414/J taking off at 1045 hours from RAF St. Eval in Cornwall on an Atlantic Patrol. Carrying 6 x 250 lb depth charges the course was set for the Bay of Biscay in search of German U-boats. The aircraft failed to return and no communication was received from the aircraft. An Air Sea Rescue procedure was put into operation, but without any results. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.

The crew of six were captain AUS.415212 FS Douglas Frederick Bavin (Pupil Pilot), RAAF; 2nd pilot J.22032 Plt Off. Harold Douglas Pepper (Pupil Pilot), RCAF, navigator J.14637 Plt Off. David Taylor Dorward (Pupil Navigator), RCAF, wireless operationer/air gunner 1385126 Sgt Colin Arthur Richardson (Pupil WT/AG), RAFVR, bomb aimer 136821 Plt Off. Cecil Aspland Nicholls (Pupil B/A), RAFVR, and air gunner R.10786 Sgt Eric Haakon Neilson (pupil air gunner), RCAF. They were victims of Unteroffizier Hermann Mannetstetter of 8. Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'. Three Fw 190 from this unit took off at 1934 hours from Fontenay-le-Comte on a free chase against anti-submarine aircraft over the Bay of Biscay. About 100 km northwest of Ushant, they engaged a Whitley which was shot down at about 500 meters height. The aircraft exploded in mid-air and only debris was seen falling into the sea. It was the first confirmed victory for Mannetstetter.
357 NelsonHarold PerryFlying OfficerKilled 1944-11-23 Age 33J/43176Commemorated Kennewick (Riverview Heights) Cemetery, Lot 21. Block 11. Grave 1. USA. Son Of Reuben L. And Rose Estella Nelson, Of Spokane; Husband Of Jean Nelson, Of Seattle.
358 NelsonBjorn RamseyWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1945-03-04 Age 27R/120997524SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 281. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Alexandra Nelson; Husband Of Amy Eleanor Nelson, Of Lockwood, Saskatchewan, Canada.
359 NesbittE.D.P/OPOWJ19841NAV166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III DV180 AS-W28 Jan 44 - POW - Collision - Attacking BerlinCrew Members: Sgt. Edward Peter Hillyard RAF 1803216 - Flight Engineer: Master Sgt. William W. Mitchell USAAF 10601618 - Air Bomber: Plt. Off. E. D. Nesbitt RCAF J/19481 - Navigator - survived became POW: Sgt. William Harold Clarke RAF 1685389 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Homfray Reece Gibbon RAF 1817726 - Rear Gunner: Sgt. Roland Winder RAF 1081479 Wireless Operator: Plt. Off. Colin Gregory Phelps RAAF 416889 Pilot survived became POW
360 NesbittHarold EarleWarrant OfficerKilled 1943-04-11 AgeR/905017Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Luxembourg (Hollerich) Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12-17. Luxembourg.
361 NickelBruce HerbertSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 21
R99760PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BS317
17 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario
9 Aug 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
14 Sep 1941 - St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Nov 1941 - Dunnville, Ontario
29 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
26 May 1942 - RAF Bodney, Norfolk
30 June 1942 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
22 Sep 1942 - RAF Biggin Hill, Kent
4 Dec 1942 - Spun in off the French coast
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 105. United Kingdom.
Son of William Fred and Gertrude Elizabeth (nee Yundt) Nickel, of Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
362 NiemiHarold JohnAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
KIFA
Age 25
R117196ElectricianRCAF
TTS (RCAF)
14Sqn (RCAF)
132Sqn (RCAF)
5OTU (RCAF)
5OTU (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Harvard & Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Liberator
Liberator EW134
26 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 Sep 1941
22 Jan 1942
22 Dec 1943
1 Apr 1944
4 Feb 1945 - Crashed in mountain
Commemorated Notre Dame Cemetery, Grave E.5832, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada.
Son of Esa and Albertina (nee Huhtala) Niemi, of Malartic, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil).
363 NolanThomas HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-01-03 Age 26R/82062405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. G. 2-7. Germany. Son Of Russel And Hannah Nolan; Husband Of Elsie M. Nolan, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
364 O'Connell (oconnell)Thomas HaroldFlying Officer
Killed 1943-04-17 Age 24Regina, SaskatchewanC20465Pilot408Sqn (RCAF)
Halifax JB925Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery Son of Joseph Edmund O'Connell and Azilda O'Connell (née Larose) of Regina Saskatchewan
365 O'Neil (Oneil)Harold DouglasFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-12-06 AgeJ/22026429SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 244. United Kingdom.
366 O'Reilly (Oreilly)Harold MatthewFlying OfficerKilled 1945-06-27 Age 25J/43273117Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 456. Singapore. Son Of William And Ann O'Reilly; Foster-Son And Nephew Of Kathleen Leroux, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
367 O’Connor (Oconnor)Harold MorrisSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
InjuredR
J
98689
93634
AG424Sqn RCAF
415Sqn (RCAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
Halifax MZ603
Halifax NA184
5 Sep 1944 - Hard landing - Tail damaged
5 Mar 1945 - Baled out at extreme low altitude. Extreme weather conditions over the Vale of York saw a large number of the bombing force ice up. Some fell out of the sky in flat spins. The pilot probably ordered the crew to bale out. 3 three of them escaped but 2 sustained serious injuries, probably having baled out too low. At 16.50hrs NA184 crashed near Marrow Flatts Farm, Copt Hewick, on the Ripon side of Dishforth airfield. The remaining 4 crew were either killed in the crash or had baled out too low.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil). Born in Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1922 . Enlisted April 1941. He later returned to Canada and served with the Chatham Fire Department in Ontario for forty years. He died in January 2004.
368 OakenfoldHarold FrederickLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-07-24 AgeR/186866Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 5. Canada. Son Of Thomas F. Oakenfold And Violet Oakenfold, Of Calgary, Alberta.
369 OBlenesHarold AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-10 Age 20J/15122131Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Porthmadog Public Cemetery, Grave 622. United Kingdom. Son Of Walter L. Oblenes And Minrlie M. Oblenes, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
370 OConnellThomas HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1943-04-17 Age 24C/20465408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. L. 6-11. Germany. Son Of Joseph Edmund Oconnell, And Of Azilda Oconnell (Nee Larose), Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
371 OddanHarold EngmanFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 AgeJ/38163419SqnCommemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Iv. Aa. 5. Belgium.
372 OgrenCarl EricSergeantKilled 1943-06-28 Age 19R/166219Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 5. Canada. Son Of Harold Gustaf And Elizabeth Ogren, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
373 OkeHarold DonaldWarrant OfficerKilled 1943-04-15 Age 28R/663057Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 1. C. 27. Germany. Son Of Neil Oke, And Of Mrs. A. B. Oke, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

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374 OldhamHarold WilsonFlying OfficerKilled 1941-09-27 Age 34C/239711SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 2. Canada. Son Of William K. Oldham And Of Jessie H. Oldham, Of Woodstock, New Brunswick; Husband Of Grace Oldham.
375 ONeilHugh HaroldAircraftman 1st ClassKilled 1942-02-03 Age 21R/50208Commemorated Pugwash (Palmerston) Cemetery, Family Plot. Canada. Son Of Mark And Annie Oneil, Of Pugwash.
376 ONeilThomas HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1943-01-03 Age 20J/1067839Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Suez War Memorial Cemetery, 2. E. 9. Egypt. Son Of Thomas And Mary Gladys Oneil, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
377 OrmerodJohn HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-05-10 Age 20R/201020Commemorated Windsor (Victoria) Memorial Park, Sec. 443. Block I. Grave 3. Canada. Son Of Harold Westlake Ormerod And Ann Alberta Ormerod, Of Riverside.
378 OssingtonEdward FrederickF/Sgt

PoW Dulag Luft WestR/273430Air Gunner428SqnLancaster KB770 NA-D28 Jan 45 - POW -Born on the 13th November 1917 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. Passed away on the 29th March 1978, age 61 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Mary Belinda Ossington (née Morgan - died 2015, age 93).
379 OttoThomas MarshallSergeantKilled 1943-02-26 Age 19R/161141Commemorated North Bay (Terrace Lawn) Cemetery, Plot 512. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of William Harold And Etta Marion Otto, Of North Bay.
380 OverendGerald JosephWarrant Officer Class II
Killed 1944-05-28 AgeR/165026166Sqn

Lancaster Mk I LL916 AS-XAttack Aachen GermanyCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 254. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur A. And Sophia A. Overend, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Other Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Frederick Arthur Mander RAF 1385495 - Pilot: Sgt. Hurburt John Evans RAF 1274257 - Flight Engineer: Flt. Sgt. Victor Louis John Newell RAF 1377357 - Navigator: Flg. Off. Bernard Arthur White RAF 155945 - Mid Upper Gunner: W/O. Harold Shaw RAF 1071593 - Rear Gunner. Sgt. Oscar Patrick McFadden RAAF 424303 Rear Gunner
381 PaddisonHarold DouglasFlying OfficerKilled 1944-01-20 AgeJ/22338429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. N. 1-5. Germany.
382 ParkHarold MauriceFlying OfficerKilled 1943-08-16 AgeJ/1224258SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 174. United Kingdom.
383 ParsonsErnest MoirPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-16 Age 23J/92330419SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row C. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of Richard Harold And Marion Isabelle Parsons, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
384 PatryJoseph Gaudias AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-22 AgeJ/17175408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 25. E. 8-9. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Harold Patry, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
385 PattersonHarold MccoshFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 26J/24226434SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom. Son Of Walter J. And Luella G. Patterson.
386 PayneHarold LeslieFlight LieutenantKilled 1945-01-16 Age 24J/5549405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. F. 23. Germany. Son Of Horace Mann Payne And Florence Payne, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
387 PeabodyHarold ShermanFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 23J/22396622SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Albert And Helen E. Wray Peabody, Of Sherbrooke, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
388 PearceSamuel Henry JamesFlying OfficerKilled 1944-12-18 Age 28J/27505434SqnCommemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. B. 18. Belgium. Son Of Frank Harold And Margaret Wilson Pearce, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Husband Of Mary Elizabeth A. Pearce, Of Red Deer, Alberta.
389 PeeblesHenry ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-27 Age 20J/90560106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chauffourt Churchyard, Grave 2. France. Son Of Harold And Emmie Peebles, Of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
390 PelletierJoseph Louis GastonP/O



KIFAJ94603AG Rear425Sqn (RCAF)

Halifax MZ845 KW-J5 Mar 1945 - Mid air collision in cloud with Halifax PN228 from 426Sqn(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF
391 PenfoldHarold ThomasSergeantKilled 1943-11-04 AgeR/84289138Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Marcols-Les-Eaux Communal Cemetery, Row 2. Grave 2. France. Son Of Thomas H. Penfold And Mary Penfold, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
392 PennerAlvin HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-30 AgeR/8726383SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.
393 PepperHarold DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-03 Age 25J/22032Pupil Pilot10OTUWhitley V BD414 JOn 3 June 1943, Pepper was the2nd Pilot (pupil) of Whitley V BD414/J taking off at 1045 hours from RAF St. Eval in Cornwall on an Atlantic Patrol. Carrying 6 x 250 lb depth charges the course was set for the Bay of Biscay in search of German U-boats. The aircraft failed to return and no communication was received from the aircraft. An Air Sea Rescue procedure was put into operation, but without any results. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.

The crew of six were captain AUS.415212 FS Douglas Frederick Bavin (Pupil Pilot), RAAF; 2nd pilot J.22032 Plt Off. Harold Douglas Pepper (Pupil Pilot), RCAF, navigator J.14637 Plt Off. David Taylor Dorward (Pupil Navigator), RCAF, wireless operationer/air gunner 1385126 Sgt Colin Arthur Richardson (Pupil WT/AG), RAFVR, bomb aimer 136821 Plt Off. Cecil Aspland Nicholls (Pupil B/A), RAFVR, and air gunner R.10786 Sgt Eric Haakon Neilson (pupil air gunner), RCAF. They were victims of Unteroffizier Hermann Mannetstetter of 8. Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'. Three Fw 190 from this unit took off at 1934 hours from Fontenay-le-Comte on a free chase against anti-submarine aircraft over the Bay of Biscay. About 100 km northwest of Ushant, they engaged a Whitley which was shot down at about 500 meters height. The aircraft exploded in mid-air and only debris was seen falling into the sea. It was the first confirmed victory for Mannetstetter.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 177. United Kingdom.
394 PerkinsGeorge GordonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-04 Age 27J/28280434SqnCommemorated Drosay Churchyard, Grave 4. France. Son Of Harold And Edna Perkins, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
395 PetersArthur HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-20 AgeJ/18148407SqnCommemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row Q Grave 8. United Kingdom.
396 PettigrewHarold MathewFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-20 Age 34J/20120Commemorated Hamilton (Eastlawn) Cemetery, Sec. 15. Lot 44. South Grave. Canada. Son Of Bernard And Annie Pettigrew, Of Hamilton.
397 PhillipsHarold EdwinFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-20 AgeR/84160Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 5. Canada.
398 PithieHarold CruseWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-08-31 Age 23R/101308427SqnCommemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Spec. Mem. Iva. B. 25. Belgium. Son Of Alexander Taylor Pithie And Annie Maria Pithie (Nee Cruse) Of Vancouver, British Columbia
399 PittHarold ErnestSergeantKilled 1942-02-22 Age 21R/68214Commemorated London (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Mil. Plot. Sec. X Grave 239. Canada. Son Of Ernest And Rosabel Pitt, Of London.
400 PittawayHarold EdwardFlying OfficerKilled 1943-11-27 Age 29J/9444Commemorated Delhi War Cemetery, 2. J. 14. India.
401 PondHubert WilliamFlying OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 20J/28355434SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 6. A. 19. Belgium. Son Of Harold William And Ethel Jean Pond, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
402 PrattAlbert GordonLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-08-11 Age 20R/150312Commemorated Ottawa (Pinecrest) Cemetery, Plot 221. Sec. E. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of Harold T. Pratt And Maude E. Pratt, Of Stevenson Place.
403 PreeceJames HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1944-12-12 Age 20R/184114Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 845. United Kingdom. Son Of James N. Preece And Rosina Preece; Husband Of Glenna E. Preece, Of Ferris, Ontario. Canada.
404 PridhamErnest JamesSergeant
Killed 1944-11-15 Age 18R/274918Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. D. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold George And Kathleen Pridham, Of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
405 PrinceAlbert StanleySgt
KIA
Age 27
Canadian in RAF580195PLTRAF
10ERFTS (RAF)
Martin Nav School
107Sqn (RAF)
107Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
Gypsy Moth
Dragon Rapide
Hind & Blenheim
Blenheim N6240
1935 - Enlisted in the RAF
1936 - RAF Filton, Bristol
1937 - Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex
1937 - RAF Wattisham, Suffolk
4 Sep 1939 - Shot down by naval flak

(Photo: Prince at right during his navigation training)
Sgt Prince was the 1st Bomber Command casualty of World War 2
Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, Grave 23. B. 13., Germany.
Son of Harold Braithwaite and Eliza Prince of Neston, England.
Husband of Winifred Mary Prince, father of William Prince of Chester, England
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
406 PritchardGordon FeatherstoneFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 20J/86684420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 248. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Morgan Pritchard And Irene L. Pritchard, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
407 ProsserRobert HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1945-01-12 Age 20R/195858435SqnCommemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. H. 3-6. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Robert Harvey Prosser, And Of Ida Mary Prosser (Nee Dunn), Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
408 ProudlockThomas HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-26 AgeJ/19063426SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 30. A. 10. Germany.
409 PymWilliam HaroldWarrant Officer Class II
Killed 1943-07-04 Age 21R/99568Rear gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington Mk X HF595 AS-YAttack on Köln. Missing, nothing heard after take-offCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 4. B. 3. Belgium. Son Of Harold Victor And Laura Pym, Of Wingham, Ontario, Canada.

Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. James Crichton Clark DFM RAF 1343392 - Navigator: Flt. Sgt. William Scarlett DFM RAF 1027850 - Air Bomber: Plt. Off. Ronald Stanley Rich RAF 139952 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. William Harold Pym RCAF R/99568 Rear Gunner:Sqnn. Ldr. Arthur Alan Cookson RAF 40894 Pilot
410 QueenHarold AllenSergeantKilled 1943-08-31 AgeR/98092207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. F. 10. Netherlands (Holland).
411 QuinnHarold EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-10 Age 23J/8869457Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Coll. Grave A. 7. 24. Denmark. Son Of Ralph H. And Edna Ray Quinn, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
412 RaeHarold OliverPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-25 AgeJ/859129Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Plot 8. Row B. Coll. Grave 12-15. France.

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413 RaeLeslie ElmerPilot Officer

Killed 1945-03-16 Age 23J/95546Navigator12Sqn (RAF)Lancaster i RF188 PH-UBorn on the 30th May 1921 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. Educated at the Coronation Public, Oyster Bay Public and Chemainus Superior Schools. He worked as a warehouseman and cutter at MacKay Smith, Blair and Co. Ltd, a clothing factory in Vancouver. Enlisted on the 26th September 1941.

Son of Elmer Clarke Rae and Olive Margaret Rae (née Roadhouse), of Grande Prairie, Alberta. Husband of Marie Olive May Rae (née Hamelin) of 34 Gates Avenue, Toronto, Canada. Date of marriage 28 April 1943 in Hamilton, Ontario. Brother of P/O. Harold Olivier Rae J/85912 who died on the 25th June 1944 while serving with 9 squadron (Lancaster I LL970 WS-Y) and Albert Thomas Rae who served with the Royal Canadian Navy (died 20th November 1975, age 51)

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. F. 25. Germany.

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414 RaineHarold ThomasSergeantKilled 1944-02-15 Age 26R/58461419SqnCommemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 4. 9. Denmark. Son Of Thomas N. Raine, And Of Jennie M. Raine, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
415 RandsHaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-02-26 Age 25R/105715426SqnCommemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Jjb. Grave 30. Netherlands (Holland).
416 RavenHarold RoyFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-03 Age 22R/108752100SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.
417 ReedAlexander JohnFlight SergeantKilled 1942-04-17 Age 20R/7516543Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chevington Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 291. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Harold And Georgina Burchill Reed, Of Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.
418 ReedClifford HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-01-16 AgeR/8531361Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 1. F. 9. Germany.
419 ReevesHarold RobertAircraftman 1st ClassKilled 1944-07-03 Age 35R/287602Commemorated Kenora (Lake Of The Woods) Cemetery, Range 52. Lot 30. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of James George And Mary A. Reeves, Of Vancouver, British Columbia; Husband Of Selina M. Reeves, Of Kenora.
420 ReidHewitt Harold RobinsonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 25J/26681100Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. H. 8-11. Germany. Son Of Melvin And Ethel Reid, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
421 ReidHarold WilliamFlying OfficerKilled 1945-04-05 AgeJ/41869626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. H. 24. Germany.
422 ReynoldsClarence CecilFlight SergeantKilled 1943-10-22 Age 29R/104432434SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 16. B. 11. Germany. Son Of Harold And Sadie Smith Reynolds; Husband Of Evelyn Reynolds, Of Kingsport, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
423 ReynoldsHarold Charles BeresfordSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 35
R
J
79324
16971
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3(P)AFU (RAF)
7PRC (RAF)
1(C)OTU (RAF)
48Sqn (RAF)
48Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
31 OTU (RCAF)
1FIS (RCAF)
34OTU (RCAF)
34OTU (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Oxford
X
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
X
Hudson
Crane
Ventura
Ventura 2149
7 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
18 Apr 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
21 June 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
27 July 1941 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
26 Sep 1941 - St. Hubert, Quebec
21 Jan 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
27 Apr 1942 - RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire
22 June 1942 - RAF Harrogate, Yorkshire
6 June 1942 - RAF Silloth, Cumbria
18 Oct 1942 - RAF Sumburgh, Scotland
22 Dec 1942 - RAF Gibraltar
13 Nov 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
3 Jan 1944 - Debert, Nova Scotia
16 June 1944 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
11 Aug 1944 - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
6 Dec 1944 - Lost over the Bay of Fundy
- Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4. Canada.
- Son of Walter Harold Chatham and Frances Elizabeth Sybil (Nee Stetham) Reynolds, of Winnipeg Manitoba; Husband of Annie Marjorie (Nee Nixon) Reynolds, of Stantead, Province of Quebec. Father of Sybil Ann and Robert Beresford Reynolds, of Montreal, Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
424 ReynoldsJohn AlbertWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-05-04 Age 20R/161588625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Poivres Churchyard, Grave 17. France. Son Of James Leslie And Marguerite Reynolds, Of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.

See brothers: F/O. James William Bromley Reynolds DFC. J/15356

Sgt. Harold G. R/82514

425 RoachWilfred HaroldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
DFM
R
J
155536
50957
WAGRCAF
2WS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
? OTU (RAF)
15Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
Harvard
Battle
X
?
Stirling
X
?
X
8 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1941 - Calgary, Alberta
26 March 1942 - Mountain View, Ontario
? - Bournemouth, UK
?
1943 - RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk
1944 - Repatriated to Canada
1944 - Instructor
? - Retired from the RCAF 08 Dec 98 - Deceased -
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.15 Squadron - Award effective 6 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 17 August 1943 and AFRO 2005/43 dated 1 October 1943.
Deceased in 1998
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
426 RobertsJoseph Harold CampbellSergeantKilled 1941-07-16 Age 24R/5491075Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 85. Row A. Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Ernest James Roberts And Catherine M. Roberts, Of Notre Dame De Grace, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
427 RobinsonHarold JamesSergeantKilled 1941-12-13 Age 19R/6633887Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bristol (Canford) Cemetery, Sec. QQ. Grave 306A. United Kingdom. Son Of Harry James Robinson And Frances Amelia Secord Robinson Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
428 RogersHarold MelvilleFlying Officer

Killed 1943-04-03 Age 28J/10755PLT421SqnSpitfire Vb BL658Son of the Revd. Alfred Seymour Rogers, D.D (died 02 June 1958, age 80) and Mabel Gertrude Rogers (née Rice died October 1977, age 99), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M.A., Ph.D. (University of Toronto).Commemorated Redhill (Redstone) Cemetery, Grave 58. United Kingdom.
429 RogersLynn HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-08-25 AgeR/10141107Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Vergetot Churchyard, France.
430 RogersHarold ThompsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-25 Age 20J/8977350Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 8. G. 2. France. Son Of Joseph And Laura Rogers, Of Odessa, Ontario.
431 RolphRobert HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 22J/19174408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 248. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold J. And Dorothy L. Rolph, Of Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.
432 RomuldHarold MagnusFlying Officer
Killed 1944-06-17 Age 21J/27683425SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 54. E. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Mathias And Eva Romuld, Of Dunblane, Saskatchewan, Canada.
433 RoseHarold KentyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-08 Age 31J/85352106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Viatre Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Allison A. Rose And Bertie Helena Rose, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
434 RoundHarold GeoffreyFlight Sergeant
Killed 1944-08-11 AgeR/194573Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. B. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur John Maurice And Margery Round, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
435 RoweArthur MiltonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-01 Age 24R/93490Commemorated Fayid War Cemetery, 6. F. 16. Egypt. Son Of Harold And Jennie Rowe, Of Campbellford, Ontario, Canada.
436 RoyJoseph Donat Fernand EugeneSgt
P/O




KIFAR
J
X
94670
FE425Sqn RCAF
Halifax MZ845 KW-J5 Mar 1945 - Mid air collision in cloud with Halifax PN228 from 426Sqn(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF

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437 RumballHarold MarlandP/OKIAJ95466AG419Sqn (RCAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
419Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
Wellington
Halifax
Lancaster
Lancaster KB769
Jan - Nov 1942
Nov 42 - Apr 44
Apr 44 - 15 Jan 45
15 Jan 45 - Shot down by night fighter
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
438 RumballHarold MarlandPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-15 Age 21J/95466419SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. E. 11. Germany. Son Of Laurence Wilbur Rumball And Olive Annie Rumball, Of West Summerland, British Columbia, Canada.
439 SalisburyHarold JacksonFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-05-05 Age 25R/97340166Sqn

Commemorated Werkendam Protestant Cemetery, Row 8. Grave 9. Netherlands (Holland).
440 SandersWilliam HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-15 Age 21J/35040431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 248. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert Harold And Margaret Sanders, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Husband Of Julia Rita Sanders, Of Edmonton.
441 SaundersHarold MaxFlight SergeantKilled 1943-12-17 Age 26R/130592405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14557A. United Kingdom.
442 ScanlonDouglas MiltonAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1943-12-31 Age 18R/266515Commemorated Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery, Sec. 29. Lot 4. Grave 170. Canada. Son Of Harold A. Scanlon And Clara Scanlon, Of Kirkland Lake.
443 SchofieldHarold VerneFlight SergeantKilled 1942-08-15 Age 25R/83903112Sqn (RAF)Commemorated El Alamein War Cemetery, Xxxiii. C. 4. Egypt. Son Of William Vincent Schofield And Ella Ethel Schofield, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
444 SchoppHarold HarrisonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-12-17 Age 26J/89018153Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, N. 9. France. Son Of Adolph Henry, And Urith Harrison Schopp, Of Mexico, Missouri, U.S.A.
445 SchullFrederick HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-06-27 Age 23R/120845432SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.
446 ScottHarold IrwinSgtKilled 1944-10-14 AgeR252756Mid upper gunner10B&GS (RCAF)101SqnXX - RCAF Mount Pleasant -
447 ScottRoy HaroldSergeant
Killed 1942-10-11 Age 20R/137578Air Gunner75Sqn RNZAF
Wellington III BK341Born on the 10th November 1921 at Cobalt. Worked as a moulder prior to service. Trained at Camp Borden, Canada. Son of Daniel R. and Annie B. Scott, of Cobalt, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'His Cheery Smile And Heart Of Gold No Dearer Son This World Could Hold. Mum & Dad.Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Aiii. 9. 14. Denmark.
448 SeabrookHarold StanleyFlight SergeantKilled 1944-04-12 Age 20R/168412Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 853. United Kingdom. Son Of William James Seabrook And Eleanor Emily Seabrook, Of Southampton, Ontario, Canada.
449 SealyHarold HogarthFlight SergeantKilled 1943-01-29 AgeR/93087420SqnCommemorated Bridgwater (St. Johns) Cemetery, Sec. 2. Grave 2460. United Kingdom.
450 SeedhouseHarold CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 AgeJ/94384433SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. E. 19-25. Belgium.
451 SeeleyRichard LeonardAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1947-12-20 Age 33R/92377Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 7. Plot 11. Lot 14. Canada. Son Of Percy Harold L. Seeley And Gladis Seeley, Of Vancouver.
452 SeguinJoseph Louis PaulF/Sgt



KIFAR171212AG425Sqn RCAF
Halifax MZ845 KW-J5 Mar 1945 - Mid air collision in cloud with Halifax PN228 from 426Sqn(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF
453 SeifertHarold OskarFlying Officer

Killed 1943-11-08 AgeJ/168525 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Ranchi War Cemetery, 9. H. 2. India.
454 SellarErnest HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-02-21 Age 22R/101853405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Boldre (St. John) Churchyard, Row 3. Grave 2. United Kingdom.
455 SharpeR. HaroldSgtRAG408Sqn (RCAF)Halifax NP7137 Aug 1944 - Overshot landing & tore landing gear off(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
456 SharpeGeorge HaroldP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
J13612PLTRCAF
5EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
123Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
X
Moth
Harvard
Goblin & Hurricane
X
Hurricane
Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN347
15 Oct 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 March 1942
10 May 1942
12 Sep 1942
17 Oct 1943 - UK
30 Nov 1943
14 March 1944
7 July 1944
5 Aug 1944
18 Aug 1944 - F3-Z Flak near Orbec France
Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxiv. C. 7. France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sharpe, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
457 SharpeJoseph HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-01-18 AgeR/101913Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row J. Grave 6. United Kingdom.
458 ShawJoseph Harold GourleyWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1942-10-05 AgeR/51824419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 101. United Kingdom.
459 SheahanJohn Joseph HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 AgeJ/86608425SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. F. 13-16. Germany. Son Of Mrs C. M. Sheahan, Of Douglas, Ontario, Canada.
460 SheldonPaul HowardWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-10-04 Age 31R/171843434SqnCommemorated Chichester Cemetery, Square 42. R.C. Plot. Grave 58. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold N. Sheldon And Grace D. Sheldon, Of Exshaw, Alberta, Canada. Date of death might have been 1943-10-05
461 ShepherdJohn EdwardPte
---
Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 34
UK?
---
R
J
?
---
164174
19904
INF
---
AG

Essex Scottish Regiment
---
RCAF
? B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
23OTU (RAF)
1659 CU (RAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
405Sqn (RCAF)
405Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
---
X
?
X
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Lancaster
Lancaster ND881
1929 - 1931 - Served in the Canandian Army
---
28 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1942/3
24 June 1943 - UK
20 July 1943
7 Oct 1943
17 Oct 1943
15 March 1944
3 May 1944 - Shot down by night fighter
Commemorated Montdidier French National Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5811-5814. France.
Son of John Andrew and Ada Beatrice (nee Simpson) Shepherd; Stepson of Harold Simpson, of Brigden, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
462 ShermanHarold MaxwellFlying OfficerKilled 1944-02-26 Age 26J/18196419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 248. United Kingdom. Son Of Matthew John And Elizabeth Ann Sherman, Of Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
463 ShewfeltHarold AngusFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-12-05 AgeJ/915428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 244. United Kingdom.
464 ShockleyHarold GordonFlight LieutenantKilled 1943-03-12 Age 22J/7979405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated La Malmaison Communal Cemetery, Grave 6. France. Son Of Ernest H. Shockley And Grace M. Shockley, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
465 SigalHaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 27J/95156419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 29. A. 5-6. Germany. Son Of Max And Rachael Sigal, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
466 SimmonsHarold EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-04 AgeJ/90758420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 252. United Kingdom.
467 SinclairRobert JohnFlight Sergeant
Killed 1944-08-13 Age 25R219174 (219179 ?)Mid upper gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster PD260 AS-NAttack on Brunswick. Shot down by nightfighter. Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. E. 4. Germany. Son Of John Alexander Sinclair And Marjorie Isabel Sinclair, Of Richmond, Province Of Quebec, Canada; Husband Of Dorothy Adele Sinclair, Of Richmond.

Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner
468 SmithJames EdgarFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-29 Age 20R/7448057Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 15. E. 3. Germany. Son Of Harold Irwin Smith And Mary Margaret (Ade) Smith, Of Shawville, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
469 SmithJohn HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-09-03 AgeR/96679500SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 11, Column 1. Malta.
470 SmithJohn WilmerFlight SergeantKilled 1943-01-10 Age 23R/6940110Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery, Grave 93. Netherlands (Holland).
471 SmithClarence HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-03-04 Age 28R/65415172SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 180. United Kingdom.
472 SmithHarold IngramPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 Age 26J/19595419SqnCommemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 19. 13. Belgium. Son Of Ingram E. And Mary Anice Smith, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
473 SmithAllan GorrieFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 Age 27J/24727427SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 12. B. 8. Belgium. Son Of Sydney Harold And Agnes Grace Smith, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Eleanor Margaret Smith, Of Toronto.
474 SmithRobert LinnAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1944-06-04 Age 19R/261925Commemorated Armstrong Cemetery, Lot 1. Block 43. Canada. Son Of Kenneth Harold And Essie Smith, Of Armstrong.
475 SmithWilliam ReginaldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 AgeJ/27574NAV166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster PD260 AS-NAttack on Brunswick. Shot down by nightfighter Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12. E. 8-10. Germany.

Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner
476 SmithHarold AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-24 AgeJ/89897625SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom. Son Of Harry Alexander Smith And Lois Henrietta Smith, Of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
477 SmithHarold WilliamWarrant Officer Class I
Killed 1945-09-07 Age 23Guelph OntR131090Pilot357Sqn (RAF)Dakota KN584See archive report for full list of casualties (16)Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Spec. Mem. 13 Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Harold And Alice Smith, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
478 SmytheJames EthelredFlight SergeantKilled 1944-04-28 Age 21R/190191138SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 255. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Hastings Smythe And Jessie Maud Smythe, Of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada.
479 SniderHarold LawrenceSgt
P/O
AFC
R
C
68378
12583
PLTRCAF
6SFTS (RCAF)
FIS (RCAF)
X
Harvard & Yale
Harvard
5 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
19 June 1942 - Graduated
1943
Air Force Cross - No.3 FIS - Award effective 16 April 1943 as per London Gazette of 13 April 1943 and AFRO 1035/43 dated 4 June 1943.
Deceased 24 December 2003.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
480 SobelHaroldFlight Sergeant
Killed 1943-05-01 AgeR/1337567Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dantumadeel (Damwoude) Protestant Churchyard, Row 16. Grave 14. Netherlands (Holland).
481 SpanglerHarold LeroyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-17 Age 28J/15490Commemorated Kirkinner Cemetery, Grave 611. United Kingdom. Son Of Lewis B. Spangler And Catherine Spangler, Of Portage, Ohio, U.S.A.; Husband Of Anna Harvey Spangler.
482 SparksWilfred HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-11-01 Age 30R/190227Commemorated St. John (Cedar Hill) Cemetery, Saint John County, Lot 9. Sec. C. Canada. Son Of William James Sparks And Georgie Sparks, Of Saint John.
483 SpenceHarold OmondFlight Sergeant



Killed 1943-10-20 AgeR/15408890Sqn
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 88. United Kingdom.
484 SpicerHarold VictorSgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
64891
15854
WAGRCAF
2WS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 W Sigs S (RAF)
407Sqn (RCAF)
407Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Harvard
Battle
X
Anson
Hudson
Hudson AM712
14 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
13 Oct 1940
15 Feb 1941
29 June 1941 - UK
7 July 1941
1 Aug 1941
12 Feb 1942 - Shot down by naval AAA fire during an attack against the Scharnhorst

(Photo: 7 September 1941 - Crew of a 407Sqn Husdon return from a mission, left to right are: F/L W.A. Anderson DFC (RCAF), Sgt Neville Jordan (RAF), Sgt E. Duval (RAF) and F/Sgt H.V. Spicer (RCAF))
Commemorated Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Row D. Grave 29. Netherlands.
Son of Hubert Stanley and Julia Priscilla Adelia (nee Davis) Spicer, of Wharton, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
485 SpurrRobert HaroldSergeantKilled 1943-02-24 Age 20R/128924Commemorated Quebec City (Mount Hermon) Cemetery, Sec. G. Lot 1368.Grave 12624. Canada. Son Of Harold Isaac And Hattie B. Spurr, Of New Westminster, British Columbia.
486 SquibbHarold EdwardPte
Sgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 26
K
R
98524
225100
Inf
BA
6 Coy CFC
6 Coy CFC
RCAF
13 ITW (RCAF)
2EFTS (RAF)
2EFTS (RAF)
31 PD (RCAF)
1 CNS (RCAF)
1 CNS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 AOS (RAF)
28OTU (RAF)
11 Base HCU (RAF)
166Sqn (RAF)
166Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Moth
X
X
Anson
X
X
Battle
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster PD260 AS-N
17 July 1940 - Enlisted in Forestry Corps
7 March 1941- UK
10 Apr 1942 - Transferred to the RCAF
16 May 1942
7 Aug 1942
27 Aug 1942 - Ceased Pilot Training
25 Dec 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
22 Jan 1943 - Remustered to Navigator
24 Feb 1943 - Ceased Navigator Training
1 March 1943
19 March 1943 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
12 June 1943
2 Sep 1943 - UK
19 Oct 1943
23 Nov 1943
28 March 1944
24 June 1944
13 Aug 1944 - Shot down by nightfighter
Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12. E. 8-10. Germany.
Son of Harold Edward and Margaret Ann Squibb, of Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

Crew Members PD260 1944-08-12: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner
487 StanleyHarold ErnestSgt
F/Sgt
WO2

KIFA
Age 22
R91441WAGRCAF
3WS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7(C)OTU (RAF)
1446FTF (RAF)
221Sqn (RAF)
69Sqn (RAF)
458Sqn (RAAF)
458Sqn (RAAF) Last Flight
X
Moth
Battle
Anson & Hudson
X
Anson & Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington HX726
1 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
6 July 1941 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
23 Nov 1941 - Lethbridge, Alberta
16 Jan 1942 - Debert, Nova Scotia
27 Apr 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
11 May 1942 - RAF Limavady, Northern Ireland
11 Aug 1942 - RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire
14 Sep 1942 - RAF Shallufa, Egypt
25 Oct 1942 - RAF Luqa, Malta
1 Feb 1943 - RAF Luqa, Malta
13 Feb 1943 - Perished in landing accident
- Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Mens). Plot F. Coll. Grave 104. Malta.
- Son of Frank Xavier and Eva May (née Young) Stanley, of Sudan Interior Mission, Minna, Northern Nigeria, West Africa.
- 69 RAF Sqn's Wellington flight was attached to 458 RAAF Sqn on 1 Feb 1943 until officially absorbed by 458 on 14 Feb 1943. (Ref 69 Sqn records)
(Information courtesy Kelvin Youngs and Francois Dutil)
488 StaplefordRobert LairdF/O

PoW Dulag Luft WestJ/38170Navigator428SqnLancaster KB770 NA-D28 Jan 45 - POW -Born on the 16th June 1913 in Canada. Passed away in 1990, age 77. Son of MAJ Richard Homer Staplefor (died 1963, age 74) and Lily May Stapleford (née Williamson - died 27th January 1980, age 89).
489 SteevesHarold BirchFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 Age 29J/25442427SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. H. 21. Germany. Son Of Malcolm And Jennet Steeves, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Husband Of Kathleen M. Steeves. Of Calvary.
490 StellHarold JamesFlight SergeantKilled 1944-09-23 Age 20R/206128570Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heteren General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row A. Grave 13B. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Joseph And Bretta M. Stell, Of Brooklin, Ontario, Canada.
491 StentifordHarold FrederickSergeantKilled 1941-11-08 AgeR/7320158SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom.
492 StephenCharles EdwardFlying Officer


Killed 1944-06-28 Age 30J/36296Navigator22 OTUWellington
Wellington III HF641
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 54. J. 4. United Kingdom. Born on the 22nd December 1913 in Quebec. Educated at O'Sullivan Business College. Enlisted on the 10th July 1943. Son of Alfred Harold and Daisy Caroline Stephen (née Smith), of 3456 St. Famille Street, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada; (parents originate from England) Husband of Annie Mary Stephen (née Saunders - married 28th June 1941)), of 61799 Chamber Street, Montreal, Canada. Brother of Douglas, Donald, Phyllis, Helen and Barbara. Epitaph: 'At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him'.
493 StephensFrederick VerneLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-12-07 Age 20R/191955Commemorated London (Woodland) Cemetery, Mil. Plot. Sec. A. Grave 95. Canada. Son Of Frederick Harold And Lillian Louise Stephens, Husband Of Julia E. Stephens, Of London.
494 StephensonHarold ArchibaldLeading Aircraftman

Killed 1944-07-06 Age 25R/127526Commemorated Goose Bay Joint Services Cemetery, Labrador, Plot A. Row 4. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Norman John And Ethel May Stephenson, Of Tako, Saskatchewan; Husband Of Mary U. Stephenson, Of Wilkie, Saskatchewan.
495 StevensGordon BrassettFlight Sergeant

Killed 1945-04-14 Age 23R/126276Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4227. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Gordon And Florence Mary Stevens, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
496 StewartHarold Charles EdwardLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-01-17 Age 23R/210519Commemorated Burnaby (Ocean View) Burial Park, Pine Sec. Plot 449. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of James And Pearl M. Stewart, Of Vancouver.
497 StinsonHarold KeithP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L




DFC
KIAJ8418PLTRCAF
19EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1512 BATF (RAF)
10OTU (RAF)
102Sqn (RAF)
1659 CU (RAF)
3 FIS (RAF)
1659 CU (RAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Oxford
Whitley
Halifax
Halifax
Oxford
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax
Lancaster B Mk 1 NG460 BM-A
7 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
7 June 1941
9 Aug 1941
25 Nov 1941 - RAF Bournemouth - UK
5 Jan 1942
21 Jan 1942
18 June 1942
19 March 1943
30 March 1943
4 Nov 1943 - Instructor
2 Dec 1944
12 Dec 1944
1945-02-01 - Took off from RAF Skipton on Swale at 15.23hrs to bomb Ludwigshafen. Bombed target at 19.28hrs but hit by flak which damaged the front turret. The navigation equipment failed but they got a fix to return to Yorkshire. The weather as they approached base was poor and the aircraft encountering severe turbulance. The aircraft lost and then gained height and airspeed a few times in quick succession resulting in everyone in the aircraft who was not strapped being thrown about. The aircraft was flying at around 3,000 feet when the pilot ordered his crew to abandon the aircraft probably fearing he was losing control, two baled out and landed safely. Before anyone else could get clear the aircraft crashed at 23.20hrs into a field near Throstle Nest Farm, between Asenby and Cundall, to the north east of Dishforth. The remaining five members of the crew died as a result of the accident. Stinson's 24th operation
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.102 Squadron - Award effective 7 May 1943 as per London Gazette dated 14 May 1943 and AFRO 1035/43 dated 4 June 1943.
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 10. United Kingdom.
Son of Thomas A. Stinson and Florence C. Stinson, of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

These were the first casualties sustained by 433 Sqn in 1945 and it was also their first Lancaster write off. Three more would be lost before the end of the war , from which no-one survived

". . . Got prepared for 7 Lancs from each sqdn toting no less than 1 -4000 pounder &14 five hundred pound incendiaries all the way to Ludwigshafen . . . when they returned poor old Squadron Leader Stinson was missing in 433 A Able. We had seen flames of a crash in the distance but hadn't figured out it was one of ours. Nonetheless it was Stinson who had piled in over near Dalton in a terrific smash-up. Two of the crew bailed out in time but the other 5 bought it. Fri Feb 2: Got up bright and early to rush over and investigate this latest crash. What a horrible mess it was. It looked like he was in a power dive when he went into the deck at about a 30 degree angle & there sure wasn't much left. Three of the 4 engines were buried in the mud out-of-sight with only the tip of one prop blade showing. The fourth engine had been torn out & was burst open along side. Part of the kite had skidded forward & set fire to a farmer's haystack which was still burning when I got there. It was a pretty grisly sight . . . They had enough parts together to make up approximately four bodies but one is still missing in the wreckage somewhere. The only explanation about why it piled in was from the story of the two crew members who bailed out. They were badly shot up with flak over the target & it is thought his controls must have suddenly given way. Courtesy Squadron Leader A. Ross Dawson, the Chief Technical Officer with 424/433 Sqns, caspir.warplane.com



498 StinsonWilmer EdmondSergeantKilled 1943-12-02 AgeR/188037432SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Joint Grave 4. C. 13-14. Germany.
499 StollJohn HaroldSergeantKilled 1941-10-31 Age 23R/6435577Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. D. 15. Germany. Son Of Elwood E. And Mamie K. Stoll, Of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
500 StonerMelvin HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1944-06-28 Age 20R/186431106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, Coll. Grave M. 8-13. France. Son Of Melvin Warren Stoner And Edith Doris Stoner, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
501 StrummMaynard LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-14 Age 20J/8947837Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Belgrade War Cemetery, Joint Grave 5. E. 8-9. Serbia. Son Of Roger Harold And Marjorie Grace Strumm, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
502 SuthersHaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1944-01-29 Age 21R/161424463Sqn RAAF

Commemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 4. 20A. Denmark. Son Of Walter And Ethel Suthers, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
503 SuttonHarold RansomP/O
F/O
F/L

DFC
KIA
Age 27
J3722PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
10OTU (RAF)
104Sqn (RAF)
2 PDC (RAF)
148Sqn (RAF)
205 Group (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
CTS (RCAF)
ARSC (RCAF_)
3PRC (RCAF)
1655 TF (RAF)
139Sqn (RAF)
139Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Whitley
Wellington
X
Wellington
Wellington
X
X
Anson & Hudson
X
X
Mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquito DZ381
21 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 June 1940
30 June 1940
17 Aug 1940
3 Nov 1940
17 Feb 1941 - UK
12 March 1941
2 July 1941
12 Sep 1941 - Middle East
24 Sep 1941 - Egypt
8 April 1942
20 May 1942 - UK
27 June 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
15 July 1942
14 Sep 1942
12 Feb 1943 - UK
20 March 1943
29 April 1943
27 May 1943 - Mid air collision with another squadron aircraft
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.104 Squadron - Award effective 2 September 1941 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1292/41 dated 7 November 1941.
Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 3. G. 16. Germany.
Son of Ransom Freeman Sutton and Helen Isabel Sutton, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
504 SwindenHarold AlwinFlying OfficerKilled 1944-04-19 Age 25J/27045Commemorated Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Plot 16. Lot 16. Canada. Son Of John Blunt Swinden And Ann Isabel Swinden; Brother Of Frederick A. Swinden, Of Toronto.
505 TackaberryHarold GordonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-01 AgeJ/14180117Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore.
506 TaflerSydney AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-02-21 Age 28J40794NAV166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster NG183 AS-DAttack on Dortmund Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. F. 12-16. Germany. Son Of Myer And Annie Tafler, Of Outremont, Province Of Quebec, Canada.

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
507 TaggartJames HaroldSergeantKilled 1944-01-05 Age 35R/53710Commemorated Ottawa (Pinecrest) Cemetery, Sec. I. Grave 48. Canada. Son Of James And Annie Taggart, Of Ottawa; Husband Of Eva A. Taggart, Of Ottawa.
508 TalbotRobertAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 29
R
J
255831
45225
WAGRCAF
3MD (RCAF)
3WS (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
5OTU (RCAF)
45Ferry Group (RAF)
6RFU (RAF)
159Sqn (RAF)
159Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch & Norseman
Anson & Bolinbroke
Liberator & Mitchell
Liberator KH364
Liberator
Liberator
Liberator KH255
31 Nay 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, B.C.
8 June 1943 - Edmonton, Alberta
5 Sep 1943 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
27 March 1944 - Paulson, Manitoba
23 May 1944 - Boundary Bay, British Columbia
2 Nov 1944 - Dorval, Quebec for Ferry to India
11 Nov 1944 - RAF Kolar, India
5 Jan 1945 - RAF Digri, India
9 Feb 1945 - Shot down by AAA fire
Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 7A. E. 10-17. Myanmar (ex Burma).
Son of Harold and Maude (nee Haslett) Talbot, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Husband of Dorothea Alice Talbot.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
509 TannerHarold EdwardF/OKilled 1943-03-30Port Kells, BCJ/13421408SqnHalifax ll DT679Cemetery: SAGE WAR CEMETERY , Germany Grave Reference: 5. F. 1. Son of Herbert W. and Ellen E. Tanner, of Port Kells, British Columbia, Canada.
510 TannerHarold EdwardFlying OfficerKilled 1943-03-30 Age 22J/13421408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 5. F. 1. Germany. Son Of Herbert W. And Ellen E. Tanner, Of Port Kells, British Columbia, Canada.
511 TarverHarold MelvilleKilled 1943-08-13407SqnHusband of Isobelle M. Tarver, of Toronto, Ontario. Buried Cemetery: HEANTON PUNCHARDON (ST. AUGUSTINE) CHURCHYARD ; Devon, United Kingdom Grave Reference: Row P Grave 8
512 TarverHarold MelvilleFlying OfficerKilled 1943-08-13 AgeJ/8433407SqnCommemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row P Grave 8. United Kingdom.
513 TaylorHarold AlvanSergeantKilled 1941-09-01 Age 29R/5540644Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, IV. F. 11. Belgium. Son Of Arthur W. And Alice I. Lynn Taylor, Of Richmond, Province Of Quebec.
514 TaylorHarold FulfordSergeant

Killed 1942-05-06 Age 23R/71922Commemorated Gander War Cemetery, Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 23. Canada. Son Of George Victor Milne Taylor And Alice Laura Taylor, Of Harold, Ontario.
515 TaylorHarold AdamFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-26 Age 25J/1282138Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of George Henry And Leo Herschel Jessop Taylor, Of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.
516 TaylorHarold AlanSgt
P/O
F/O
DFM
R
J
60723
15030
NAVRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
57Sqn (RAF)
?
X
X
Battle
Anson
X
?
Wellington
?
4 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta
1940 - Toronto, Ontario
1940 - Mossbank, Saskatchewan
10 Dec 1940 - Rivers, Manitoba
1941 - Bournemouth, UK
?
1941 - RAF Feltwell, Norfolk
?
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.57 Squadron - Award effective 15 November 1941 as per London Gazette dated 21 November 1941 and AFRO 1463/41 dated 5 December 1941.
- Deceased on 28 December 2008, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
517 TeskeyHarold RexSergeantKilled 1941-08-29 AgeR/60125Commemorated Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Plot 2. Row A. Joint grave 4. Gibraltar.
518 ThomasDouglas OsbornePilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 Age 22J/87559640Sqn

Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. E. 36-42 (Coll.) Belgium. Son Of Harold E. Thomas, And Of Agnes T. Thomas, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
519 ThomasCyril HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1944-06-22 Age 26R/ 165179Commemorated Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery, Naval And Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 511. Canada. Son Of Arthur Edward And Ida May Thomas, Of Toronto, Husband Of Elizabeth Thomas, Of Toronto.
520 ThompsonLyle HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-18 Age 21R/11134661Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. J. 19. Germany. Son Of Clarence W. Thompson And Mabel Thompson, Of Winchester Springs, Ontario, Canada.
521 ThompsonHarold RobertSergeantKilled 1943-10-22 Age 22R/166511Commemorated Stockton-On-The-Forest (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Grave F.2. United Kingdom.
522 ThompsonFrank WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-19 Age 20J/39305Commemorated Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. 31. Lot 32. Canada. Son Of Harold Edward And Maude Gertrude Thompson, Of Toronto.
523 ThompsonRussell BennettPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-03 Age 23J/86841158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ecquetot Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Harold Bennett Thompson And Edith Margaret Thompson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
524 ThompsonHarold BruceWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-03-15 AgeR/7030851Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. F. 2-5. Germany.
525 ThomsonDonald AndrewWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-12-28 Age 23R/9972214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 272. Egypt. Son Of Harold Buttery Thomson And Edna Ethel Thomson, Of Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
526 ThomsonHarold DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-03 AgeJ/90356Commemorated Creil Communal Cemetery, Plot 1. Grave 394. France.
527 ThorndycraftLeonard AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-04 Age 23J/9241710Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row H. Grave 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Charles And Amy Alice Thorndycraft, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
528 ThurstonHarold JasonWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1942-09-20 Age 22R/742649Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. K. 6. Germany. Son Of George Angus And Annie May Thurston.
529 ToleHarold KeithPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-18 Age 22J/94224433SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom. Son Of Gladys Tole, Of Blenheim, Ontario, Canada.
530 TomlinsonWalter HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-06 Age 22J/89352424SqnCommemorated St. Pol War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Row C. Grave 9-12. France. Son Of Walter And Margaret Tomlinson, Of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
531 ToveyJames HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-09-07 Age 23R/92996434SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. C. 7. Germany. Son Of Charles Wilfrid And Margaret Tovey, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
532 TraceyHarold VernonFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-30 AgeR/84804158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 5A. D. 14. Germany. Son Of Marada Fay Tracey, Of Centreville, New Brunswick, Canada.
533 TruscottHarold EdmundPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 23J/88730408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry Claire Truscott And Lulu May Truscott, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
534 TurnerFrank LeesSergeantKilled 1941-07-16 Age 26R/69132Commemorated Caversfield (St. Laurence) Churchyard, Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Emma Turner, Of Victoria, British Columbia. Canada.
535 TushinghamHarold DuncanSergeantKilled 1943-08-09 Age 20R/156015Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 994. United Kingdom.
536 TwiggJohn DespardP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C

KIA
Age 28
C167PLTRMC
RCAF
Camp Borden (RCAF)
Station Ottawa (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
5Sqn (RCAF)
8Sqn (RCAF)
ANRS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
413Sqn (RCAF)
22OTU (RAF)
408Sqn (RCAF)
408Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth & Siskin
Fairchild & Moth
Crane
Stranraer
Bolinbroke & Vedette
Anson
Anson
X
Catalina
Wellington
Hampden
Hampden AE197
1931 - Degree in Engineering
13 June 1935 - Commissionned in RCAF
2 July 1935 - Flying Training
1 June 1936 - Seaplane Training
25 Oct 1938 - Flying Instructor Course
28 Aug 1939
17 Oct 1939
30 Apr 1940 - Navigation Instructor
12 Nov 1940 - OC Flying Squadron
2 Nov 1941 - UK
15 Nov 1941 - Commanding Officer
30 March 1942
18 May 1942 - Commanding Officer
28 Aug 1942 - Shot down by a night fighter
Commemorated Gosselies Communal Cemetery, Row 1. Grave 18. Belgium.
Son of Harold Despard and Marguerite Jean (nee Little) Twigg, of Victoria B.C.; Husband of Amy Mildred (nee Church) Twigg, of Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
537 TylerHoward EdwardLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-08-12 Age 20R/217428Commemorated Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery, Naval And Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 585. Canada. Son Of Harold And Violet Tyler, Of Toronto.
538 UttingVictor AllanSergeantKilled 1942-07-06 Age 20R/78894Commemorated Woodstock Anglican Cemetery, Range U. Lot 26. Grave 6. Canada. Son Of Harold V. Utting And La Verne M. Utting, Of Woodstock.
539 VaggRobert Arthur JamesFlying Officer



Killed 1944-02-12 Age 28J/23744Air Bomber12OTUWellington BK248Crashed at night near Fosters Booth, Northampton, England. At 2042 hours on the night of 1944-02-12 Wellington BK248 took off from RAF Chipping Warden detailed to carry out a night bombing training exercise. At 2122 hours, Flying Control called the aircraft instructing it to land. This message, which may not have been acknowledged, was later repeated, but nothing was known until 2300 hours when a report came through to say that the burnt out remains of a bomber had been found at Fosters Booth on Watling Street, some 9 miles north east of the airfield. Subsequently it was learnt that the crash had occurred at 2152 and that Sergeant Gillis was in hospital with a fractured leg. The other four crew members were killed in the crash.

Crew:
Sergeant J J Gillis (R/153368) (RCAF) (Air Gunner) Injured
Flying Officer Robert Arthur James Vagg (J/23744) (RCAF) (Air Bomber) Killed
Sergeant William Leslie Pemberton (1262146) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner) Killed
Flight Sergeant Lindsay Morton Sergeant (420604) (Pilot) Killed
Sergeant Harold Lees Williams (1579033) (RAFVR) (Navigator) Killed
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 160. United Kingdom. Epitaph: HE HAS FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, HE HAS FINISHED HIS COURSE, HE KEPT THE FAITH Son Of Robert Hilliam And Florence Rebecca Burroughs Vagg, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Husband Of Verna Fay Vagg, Of Regina.
540 Van AllenAustin NewtonSergeantKilled 1941-09-09 Age 20R/61061116SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 2. Canada. Son Of George Harold And Ruby Mabel Van Allen, Of Vancouver, British Columbia.
541 Van BuskirkDouglas ByrdP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
USAJ3254PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
Moose Jaw Flying Club
1SFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
7Sqn (RAF)
7Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch & Moth
Yale
Harvard & Yale
X
?
Stirling
Stirling N3677
6 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
24 June 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
22 July 1940 - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
16 Sep 1940 - Borden, Ontario
1 Jan 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
Aug 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
?
Oct 1941 - RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire
7 Nov 1941 - Show down near Dusiburg Germany
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 11. B. 9. Germany.
Son of Harold Charles and Evelyn (Nee Byrd) Van Buskirk, of Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Husband of Lilias Evva (Nee Ahearn) Van Buskirk, of Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
542 VanceAlan RussellFlight LieutenantDFCKilled 1944-10-10 Age 21J/2361719Sqn (SAAF)Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 15, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Harold And Mamie Vance, Of Massey, Ontario, Canada.
543 VineyFrederick HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1943-08-16 AgeJ/11355405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
544 WadeWilliam HaroldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-11-27 Age 23R/161159428SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row F. Grave 2. United Kingdom.
545 WakemanHarold FrederickFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-05 Age 22J/27820197Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Veenendaal General Cemetery, Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Arthur Henry And Isabelle M. Wakeman, Of Weston, Ontario, Canada.
546 WalkerHarold AllenSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
----------
F/O
F/L
DSO

DFC

Netherlands Flying Cross
R
J
--------
No.
74078
16644
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?

PLT
----------
Fin O
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
11OTU (RAF)
138Sqn (RAF)
138Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
165Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
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438(Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Wellington
Whitley & Halifax
Halifax LL251
X
Dakota
X
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Harvard & Vampire
14 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
14 Nov 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
22 Dec 1940 - Windsor Mills, Quebec
5 March 1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
18 June 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
1941 - RAF Tempsford, Cambridgeshire
July 1942 - RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire
11 July 1944 - Ditched in Mediterranean
7 Sep 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
23 Oct 1944 - Rivers & Winnipeg, Manitoba
1945 - Retired from the RCAF
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1 Dec 1951 - St.Hubert, Quebec
- Distinguished Service Order - No.138 Squadron - Award effective 8 September 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2231/44 dated 13 October 1944.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.138 Squadron - Award effective 31 December 1942 as per London Gazette dated 12 January 1943 and AFRO 232/43 dated 12 February 1943.
- Netherlands Flying Cross - No.138 Squadron (AFRO gives unit only as "Overseas") - Award effective 3 July 1945 as per London Gazette of that date, Canada Gazette dated 4 May 1946 and AFRO 473/46 dated 10 May 1946.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
547 WalkerStewart KitchenerFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-08-15 Age 27J/12556122Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Luray Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of Harold Guy And Clara Walker, Of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
548 WallbridgeHarold RobertLeading AircraftmanKilled 1945-06-08 AgeR/116425Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 10A. J. 7. Germany.
549 WaltonRoy HaroldWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-01-21 AgeR/157319419SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. Z. 3-7. Germany.
550 WardHarold BramleyFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-14 Age 26J/11359428SqnCommemorated Florennes Communal Cemetery, Row 4. Grave 49. Belgium. Son Of Alfred Harold Ward And Of Winifred Ward (Nee Bramley), Husband Of Ida Orbell Ward, Of Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.
551 WardHarold ClaudeFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-08-23 Age 21R/104222Commemorated Gloucester Old Cemetery, Plot B. Grave 9549. United Kingdom.
552 WardellWilliam HaroldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
DFC
R
J
X
87565
WAGRCAF
3WS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
3AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
429Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
6OTU (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Stinson
Anson
Anson
X
Halifax
X
Anson
X
18 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
26 Oct 1941
6 June 1942
20 July 1942
15 May 1943 - UK
1943/44
15 Nov 1944 - Repatriated
14 Jan 1945 - Staff
1 Feb 1946 - Retired
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.429 Squadron - Award effective 3 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944.
Deceased 15 October 2002.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
553 WarehamHarold BaxterPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-16 Age 30J/19309100Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14116. United Kingdom.
554 WarllHarold PeterFlight SergeantKilled 1944-06-28 AgeR/206109Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 255. United Kingdom.
555 WeatherbeeHarold DouglasLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-01-05 Age 22R/138921Commemorated Springhill (Hillside) Cemetery, Family Plot. Canada. Son Of Edwin And Nellie K. Weatherbee, Of Springhill.
556 WeaverHarold DouglasSergeantKilled 1941-09-20 AgeR/62250144Sqn (RAF)Commemorated North Luffenham (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard, Grave 2. United Kingdom.
557 WeeksWylie MurraySgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
KIA
Age 30
R
C
64776
12579
PLT182Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Kk. Grave 234. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Harold And Byah Weeks; Husband Of Evangeline Carmelita Weeks, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
558 WesthaverHarold AndrewSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
R
J
61602
15058
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
10B&GS (RAF)
58OTU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Battle & Botha
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BS433
Spitfire AD231
19 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
30 June 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Aug 1940 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
10 Nov 1940 - Dauphin, Manitoba
6 March 1941 - RAF Uxbridge, London
10 March 1941 - RAF Dumfries, Scotland
24 March 1942 - RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
21 May 1942 - RAF Fairwood Common, Wales
17 June 1942 - RAF Gravesend, Kent
23 Jan 1943 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
26 Jan 1943 - Crash landed short of runway on RTB
15 Feb 1943 - Baled out over France, cause of death unknown
Commemorated St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 11. France.
Son of Andrew Harold and Vera Mary (nee Woods) Westhaver, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
559 WestleyHarold DavidSergeant



Killed 1944-01-29 Age 20R/197685Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 146. United Kingdom. Son Of Mrs. R. A. Westley, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, Husband Of Maurine Westley, South Burnaby, British Columbia.
560 WettlauferNorman HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-01 Age 23J/9002512Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Vernou-En-Sologne Communal Cemetery, Row 1. Grave 1. France. Son Of Peter And Mary Margaret Wettlaufer, Of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
561 WhaleLloyd LeslieWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1944-02-16 Age 25R/93150420SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row A. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold R. Whale And Florence M. Whale, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
562 WhalenJohn HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1940-11-19 Age 18R/53924Commemorated Ottawa (Pinecrest) Cemetery, Plot 8. Sec. H. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of Thomas J. Whalen And Doris M. Whalen, Of Ottawa.
563 WhiddenHarold ErnestLAC
Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
AFM
R
J
62019
10952
PLTRCAF
2EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF Trenton
7SFTS (RCAF)
2FIS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
19SFTS (RCAF)
Western Air Command
5OTU (RCAF)
3 PRC (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Anson
Anson
Anson
Anson
X
Liberator
X
X
X
10 May 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
21 June 1940
18 Aug 1940
28 Nov 1940
19 Jan 1941 - Instructor
28 Oct 1942
7 Nov 1942 - Instructor
3 May 1943 - Instructor
1 June 1944
13 July 1944
9 Jan 1945 - RAF Bournemouth UK
23 Nov 1945 - Repatriated
12 Feb 1946 - Released
Air Force Medal - No.7SFTS - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per Canada Gazette dated 9 January 1943 and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
564 WhiteHarold ErnestSergeant

Killed 1943-01-07 Age 29R/84515Commemorated Gander War Cemetery, Plot 2. Row 6. Grave 11. Canada. Son Of John T. White And Ethel E. White, Of Saint John, New Brunswick.
565 WhitlockHarold BrandP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 20
J28562PLTRCAF
7ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
17SFTS (RCAF)
31GRS (RCAF)
149Sqn (RCAF)
5OTU (RCAF)
5OTU (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth
Anson
Anson
Ventura
Mitchell
Mitchell HD345
14 July 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Calgary, Alberta
26 Oct 1942 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
7 Feb 1943 - Virden, Manitoba
5 Apr 1943 - Souris, Manitoba
30 July 1943 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
25 Oct 1943 - Annette Island, Alaska
21 Apr 1944 - Boundary Bay. British Columbia
29 May 1944 - Crashed in side of mountain during training mission
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4. Canada.
Son of Frederick John and Lydia (nee Brand) Whitlock, of Drumheller, Alberta.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
566 WhittakerJohn ArthurPilot Officer

Killed 1944-04-18 Age 20J/88716Air Gunner427SqnHalifax III LV789 ZL-UBorn on the 20th June 1924 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Educated at Patterson Collegiate Institute. Enlisted on the 15th October 1942. A clerk for Scarge and Company Limited in Windsor. Son of Harold Arthur Whittaker (died 09th September 1960, age 65) and Pauline Josephine Whittaker (née Ouellette - died 15th July 1944, age 50) of 495 Bruce Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Gladly He Lived Nobly He Died'.Commemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 15. Joint Grave 5. France.
567 WickwareBenson HaroldCorporalKilled 1944-03-11 Age 22R/178050Commemorated Edmonton (Beechmount) Cemetery, Block 206. Grave 6. Canada. Son Of Arza Benson Wickware And Violet Adeline Wickware, Of Tomahawk.
568 WilkenGarnet WillardFlight Sergeant

Killed 1942-11-09 Age 21R/122393Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4115. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold J. Wilken And Cora A. Wilken, Of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, Canada.
569 WilliamsJames DennisSergeantKilled 1943-03-01 Age 20R/130791103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. E. 2-5. Germany. Son Of Harold And Bertha Williams, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
570 WillsHarold AlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1943-11-28 AgeC/501345 Transport CommandMitchell 11 FV990 (42-87155)Missing on a ferry flight between Greenland and Iceland

No further details, but bad weather in the area could be a reason for this loss..

Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of Harvey And Elizabeth Wills; Husband Of Edythe Gladys Wills, Of Kitchener, Ontario.
571 WilsherFrederick HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-12-29 Age 26J/27994405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 248. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick W. And Ethel Nancarrow Wilsher, Of Dorval, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
572 WilsonRobert HaroldP/O
F/O
--------
F/O
F/L
J
--------
No.
43839
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35129
PLT20EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
CACTE (RCAC)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
18EFTS (RAF)
22EFTS (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
--------------------
RCAF
410Sqn (RCAF)
1(F)OTU (RCAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
2(F)Wing (RCAF)
2(F)Wing (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
3AFS (RCAF)
AFHQ Training Flight
AFHQ Practice Flight
4(T)OTU (RCAF)
436(T)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
Tiger Moth
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
X
Hurricane
X
Tiger Moth
Tiger Moth
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
X
--------------------
X
Harvard
Harvard, Vampire
Expeditor, Harvard, Mustang, Sabre, Silver Star
Sabre
Expeditor, Sabre
Harvard, Silver Star
Silver Star
Expeditor, Sabre, Silver Star
Dakota, Expeditor, Sabre, Silver Star
Flying Boxcar
Flying Boxcar, Hercules
X
5-Sep-1943 to 28-Oct-1943 - Oshawa, ON. Course No. 89
15-Nov-1943 to 7-Apr-1944 - Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
24-Apr-1944 to 14-Jul-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 26
29-Jul-1944 to 12-Aug-1944 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 26B
13-Aug-1944 to 26-Aug-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. Course No. 26B
Sep-1944 to Nov-1944 - Bournemouth, U.K.
10-Nov-1944 to 1-Dec-1944 - Fairoaks, Surrey, U.K.
1-Dec-1944 to 8-Dec-1944 - Cambridge, U.K.
23-Jan-1945 to 3-Apr-1945 - Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 2B
3-Apr-1945 to 5-Apr-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
5-Apr-1945 to 16-Jul-1945 - Airstrips B.100, B.110, B.150, 14 APC Warmwell, B.166
24-Jul-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K. enroute to Canada, Pacific Theatre
11-Aug-1945 to 14-Aug-1945 - 30 Day Leave in Canada (Quebec City, QC. / Ottawa, ON.)
6-Oct-1945 - Released from the RCAF
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4-Dec-1950 - Rejoins the post war RCAF
4-Dec-1950 to 6-Jan-1951 - RCAF Station St. Hubert, QC.
8-Jan-1951 to Mar-1951 - RCAF Station Chatham, N.B.
2-Apr-1951 to 28-Sep-1952 - RCAF Station Uplands, ON.
28-Sep-1952 to 11-Oct-1952 - 416, 421, 430 Sqd in Operation Leapfrog II
11-Oct-1952 to 9-Aug-1953 - 416 Sqn (RCAF) Grostenquin, France
5-Oct-1953 to 8-Jun-1954 - Flight Instructor at RCAF Station Trenton, ON.
10-Jun-1954 to 5-Jan-1957 - Flight Instructor at RCAF Station Gimli, MB.
18-Jan-1957 to 13-Mar-1958 - Flight Instructor at Ottawa, ON.
10-Jan-1958 to 3-Jun-1961 - Rockcliffe, ON.
29-Jul-1961 to 5-Sep-1961 - RCAF Station Trenton, ON.
6-Sep-1961 to 9-Dec-1967 - Downsview, Uplands, ON.
1967 - Retires from the RCAF (Ottawa, ON.)
F/O R.H. “Hal” Wilson flew 15 combat ops between 7-Apr-1945 and 21-Apr-1945 with 440Sqn.
He re-enlisted in the R.C.A.F. and was part of the R.C.A.F.’s first peacetime overseas deployment on the Continent of Europe during the early Cold War years. Hal Wilson then spent time as a flying instructor where he trained NATO pilots in advanced flying skills prior to his own retraining with Transport Command.
Deceased on 27 Sept 1996 in Ottawa, ON.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil and Chris Wolfe).
573 WilsonHarold GilchristSgt
F/Sgt
KIA
Age 25
R106968WAGRCAF
3WS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
4Sigs S (RAF)
20OTU (RAF)
12Sqn (RAF)
12Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
Moth
Battle
X
Dominie & Proctor
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington W5394
16 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, British Columbia
2 Sep 1941 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
14 Feb 1942 - Lethbridge, Alberta
13 May 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
12 June 1942 - RAF Madley, Herefordshire
14 July 1942 - RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire
5 Oct 1942 - RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire
25 Oct 1942 - Crashed into the English channel while on a night Gardening mission
Commemorated Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery, Plot 6. Row D. Grave 6. France.
Son of Thomas Purvis and Janet Agnes (nee Gilchrist) Wilson, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
574 WilsonHarold EricWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1942-12-06 Age 21R/71741107SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 101. United Kingdom. Son Of Dr. John P. Wilson And Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
575 WilsonWilliam HaroldFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-09 Age 26J/20701431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Grave E. 457. Belgium. Son Of Charles Leslie And Laura Blanche Wilson, Of Exeter, Ontario, Canada.
576 WilsonHarold EarlFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-27 AgeJ/86677630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Clermont-Ferrand (Des Carmes-Dechaux) Communal Cemetery, Row B. Coll. Grave 3-4. France.
577 WilsonWilliam SheltonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 23J/1297178Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. G. 1-16. Germany. Son Of Harold S. Wilson And Lillian M. Wilson, Of Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
578 WilsonHarold KennethPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-25 Age 21J/89778Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom. Son Of Daniel And Neta Ester Wilson, Of Bradford, Ontario, Canada.
579 WiskinJames Harold CharlesAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1940-04-20 Age 202645Commemorated Kingston (Cataraqui) Cemetery, Sec. H. Lot 6. Canada. Son Of James H. Wiskin And Vera Wiskin, Of Belleville; Husband Of Molly M. Wiskin, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
580 WoodardThomas HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-12 AgeJ/86325432SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 17. United Kingdom.
581 WoodillJames HaroldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-07-14 Age 21R/182443Commemorated Glendale (Forest Lawn) Memorial Park, Iris Columbarium, Niche 27627. USA.
582 WoolgarJames Harold BostonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-10 Age 21R/5955561Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 4. A. 13. Germany. Son Of Norman H. Woolgar And Mary E. Woolgar, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
583 WoolgarWilliam FrancisFlying OfficerKilled 1944-09-06 Age 20J/26712Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row D. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Norman Harold And Mary Etta Woolgar, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
584 WoottenHarold LesterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-11 Age 24J/88872Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of John L. And Eva C. Wootton, Of Cookshire, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
585 WrightWilliam AlbertAC2
AC1
LAC
Sgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 22
R74061GC
PLT
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
6 RD (RCAF)
23OTU (RCAF)
RCAF
12EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
Battle
X
Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD492
13 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
31 Oct 1940
20 March 1941
23 Nov 1942
21 Feb 1943 - Remustered to pilot
1 May 1943
27 June 1943
30 Oct 1943
24 March 1944 - Staff
3 June 1944 - UK
16 Aug 1944
20 Oct 1944
27 Nov 1944
1 Dec 1944
24 Dec 1944 – Accidently shot down by USAAC Thunderbolt
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 5. A. 8. Germany.
Son of Harold Hutchinson Wright and Eva Luella Wright, of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada; Husband of Margaret Mary Wright, of Pembroke.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
586 WrightHarold RedfernWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-12-04 Age 21R/15360678Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 18. F. 4. Germany.
587 WrightHarold GroverPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 AgeJ/85531426SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 29. D. 2-5. Germany.
588 YerdonHarold Robert JosephFlight Sergeant
Killed 1944-10-25 Age 19Accrington, UKR/207939431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Accrington Cemetery, Sec. D. Plot K. Grave 326. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Pearl Yerdon; Husband Of Mildred Yerdon, Of Accrington.
589 YoungHarold LeroyLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-03-09 Age 21R/206196Commemorated Alton Public Cemetery, Lot 69. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of William Harold And Mary Jane Young, Of Erin.
590 YoungWilliam HaroldP/OKIA
Age
J87328AG420Sqn (RCAF)Halifax LW4761 May 1944 - Shot down, crashed in FranceCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
591 YoungHarold JamesFlying Officer
Killed 1944-04-21 Age 26J/2188057Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. H. 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward James Young And Minnie Matilda Young, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
592 ZuntiJames JosephAC2
LAC
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2

KIA
Age 23
R107172AGRCAF
7SFTS (RCAF)
3WS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 AGS (RAF)
1660 CU (RAF)
1654 CU (RAF)
1660 CU (RAF)
50Sqn (RAF)
97Sqn

50Sqn (RAF)
50Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Battle
X
Anson & Battle
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster DV366 VN-R
3 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
3 Aug 1941
28 Sep 1941
19 July 1942
5 Nov 1942 - UK
19 Dec 1942
9 Feb 1943
23 Feb 1943
19 March 1943
7 Apr 1943
3 July 1943
4 Oct 1943
23 Nov 1943 - Flak over Berlin

WO2 Zunti with his crew in front of their Lancaster
L to R: Sgt C. Watson WAG (RAF), F/Sgt J.J. Zunti AG (RCAF), F/Sgt J.C.E. Rees AG (RAF), WO J.H. Saxton PILOT (RAF), Sgt P.H. Fryer FE (RAF), F. Baker NAV (RAF) not in crew on fateful night, F/Sgt W.E. Coates AG (RAF).
Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. C. 10-15. Germany. Son of Jacob Zunti, and of Mary Zunti (nee Brundler), of Luseland, Saskatchewan, Canada.
593 SparksClifford HaroldPilot Officer PoW No: 7891J/89482 (R/148952))Nav614Sqn (RAF)Halifax II JP228
594 SoderlundHarold WernerSgt
P/O
F/O
R
J
75338
23244
PLTRCAF
595 MolyneauxEdwin HaroldSgt
P/O
F/O
R
J
131882
23391
PLTRCAF
596 ReevesHarold JamesP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
--------
F/L
S/L
DFC
J
--------
No.
10644
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19683
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
1EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
1659HCU (RCAF)
408Sqn (RCAF)
HQ Overseas (RCAF)
RCAF
------------------------------
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Harvard & Crane
Harvard & Anson
X
?
Lancaster
Lancaster & Halifax
X
X
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X
X
20 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
27 May 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
8 Aug 1941 - Edmonton, Alberta
24 Sep 1941 - Malton, Ontario
21 Nov 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
25 Apr 1942 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
12 June 1942 - Flying Instructor - Hagersville, Ontario
Sep 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
?
1944 - RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
31 July 1944 - RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire
15 Jan 1945 - London, UK
1945 - Repatriated to Canada
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1 Oct 1946 - Remianed in post war RCAF
? - Retired from the RCA
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.408 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 17 July 1945 and AFRO 1558/45 dated 5 October 1945.
Deceased on 13 August 2008, in Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
597 PaynterHarold CharlesSgt
P/O
R
J
112835
10567
PLTRCAF1941
598 SheperdHarold CalvinSgt
F/Sgt
R149169PLT428Sqn (RCAF)Halifax LK95619 Nov 1943 - Shot down
599 StrangGilbert HaroldSgt
P/O
F/O
R
J
54439
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600 KerbyHarold WilmerP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C

KIA
Age 26
C472PLTRCAF
10 (AC)Sqn (RCAF)
110Sqn (RCAF)
112Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
112Sqn (RCAF)
110Sqn (RCAF)
400Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
Staff College (RAF)
3 (P)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
432Sqn (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth & Fairchild
Moth & Fawn
Lysander
X
Lysander
Lysander
Tomahawk
X
X
X
Anson & Oxford
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington LN294 QO-E
1 Dec 1935 - Enlisted in the RCAF
13 June 1936
15 Nov 1937
4 March 1940
20 June 1940 - UK
21 June 1940
18 Feb 1941
12 Aug 1941 - Commanding Officer
27 May 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
6 Aug 1942 - UK
26 Oct 1942
5 March 1943
9 March 1943
1 May 1943 - Commanding Officer
30 July 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter

(Photo: 22 April 1942 400 Squadron, Wing Commander H.W. Kerby, of Toronto, Ont., C.O. of the first R.C.A.F. squadron to proceed overseas photographed here in his Tomohawk Fighter. At 24 years of age, he is the youngest W/C in the R.C.A.F)
Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 10A. J. 14. Germany.
Son of Royden Donaldson Kerby and Edna Dora Kerby, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband of Dorothy Winifred Kerby, of Lorne Park, Ontario. B.A. (Hons.) University of Toronto.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)

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