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1 AdamsT.R.C.P/OKilledJ15063PLT152Sqn
1 RFTS
Last Op - 1 RFTS
Spitfire
Miles Master
Miles Master
X (**B)
X - 29 Sep 42 -
29 Sep 42 - Killed -
2 AistropCharles SidneySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

AFC
KIA
Age 24
R
J
72351
13484
PLTRCAF
2 ITS )RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Battle & Lysander
Harvard
X
Master
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN805
21 Sep 1940 - Transferred to RCAF from Militia
28 Oct 1940
27 Nov 1940
16 Jan 1941
7 Apr 1941
10 July 1941 - Instructor
21 June 1943 - Staff
11 Jan 1944
31 Jan 1944 - UK
11 Apr 1944
13 June 1944
17 Aug 1944
8 Sep 1944
14 Sep 1944
6 Oct 1944 - Flak near Gelds Germany
Air Force Cross - No.1SFTS - Award effective 16 April 1943 as per London Gazette of 13 April 1943 and AFRO 1035/43 dated 4 June 1943.
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 25. F. 16. Germany.
Son of Robert Charles and Rachel Aistrop; Husband of Verna Alice Aistrop, of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
3 AitchisonEdward GrantP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 26
J8387PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
5 PDC (RAF)
RAF Middle East
206Sqn (RAF)
450Sqn (RAAF)
73OTU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Hurricane
X
X
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Hurricane & Thunderbolt
X
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire TB737
11 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
17 May 1941
22 June 1941
8 Aug 1941
25 Nov 1941 - UK
8 Dec 1941
3 March 1942
20 Apr 1942 - Egypt
16 June 1942 - Palestine
17 March 1943 - Tunisia
29 July 1943 - Egypt
21 March 1944 - UK
30 Apr 1944 - Leave in Canada
24 June 1944 - UK
8 July 1944
7 Sep 1944 - France
31 March 1945 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, Grave IV. B. 5., Netherlands.
Son of John Alexander and Emma Louise Aitchison of Elora, Ontario, Canada; Husband of RAF nursing sister Bronwen Mary (nee Morgan) Aitchison, of Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
4 AlexanderW.W.F/OKilledUSAJ11082PLT5AFS Last Op - 5AFSMiles Master Miles MasterX - 28 Apr 44 (**B) 28 Apr 44 - Killed - Crash - Condover - Shrewsbury - UK
5 AllisonJames KennethP/O
F/O
F/L

Injured/BurnedJ11084PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
130Sqn (RCAF)
130Sqn (RCAF)
130Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7(P)AFU (RAF)
7(P)AFU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
181Sqn (RAF)
181Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
Station Rockcliffe (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard & Kittyhawk
Harvard & Hurricane
Harvard 3294
X
Master
Master
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon MN821
X
X
X
X
X
X
23 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 July 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
1 Sep 1941 - Belleville, Ontario
28 Oct 1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario(
20 Dec 1941 - St. Hubert, Quebec
9 Apr 1942 - Mont Joli, Quebec
Sep 1942 - 130 Sqn traded its Kittyhawks for Hurricanes
9 Dec 1942 - Baled safely after mid air collision
17 July 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
10 Aug 1943 - RAF Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
18 Sep 1943 - RAF Sibson, Cambridgeshire
19 Oct 1943 - RAF Annan, Dumfrieshire
21 Jan 1944 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
6 Feb 1944 - RAF Merston, Sussex
6 July 1944 - Flak damaged & injured, crash landed
6 July 1944 - No 50 Field Hospital - France
7 July 1944 - RAF Hospital Wroughton, Wiltshire, UK
8 July 1944 - Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex, UK
27 Apr 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
31 Apr 1945 - Ottawa, Ontario
20 July 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Member of the Guinea Pig Club
Deceased on 2 November 1978, in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
6 AmesEdward JosephSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
MIA
Age 22
R
J
62696
15130
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
31SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
118Sqn (RAF)
118Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Battle
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AA741
20 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
30 Aug 1940
12 Oct 1940
28 Nov 1940
19 May 1941 - UK
26 May 1941
28 June 1941
11 July 1941
2 Feb 1942 - Shot down over the English Channel
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom.
Son of Joseph Victor and Grace Atlanta (nee Warrell) Ames, of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
7 AndersonWilliamAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 25
R
J
77707
36997
GC Rigger
PLT
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
RCAF
12EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
Battle & Lysander
Anson & Bolinbroke
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
Battle & Lysander
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN936
7 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
16 Dec 1940
8 May 1941
10 June 1941
20 Feb 1943 - Remuster to pilot
1 May 1943
27 June 1943
30 Oct 1943
24 March 1944 - Staff
3 June 1944 - UK
8 Aug 1944
13 Oct 1944
8 Nov 1944
12 Nov 1944
24 March 1945 - Flak over Oberhausen, Germany
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 31. B. 18. Germany.
Son of Simon Christian and Gonda Anderson. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
8 AndrewF.N.SgtKilledR90241PLT7AFU Last Op - 7AFUMiles Master Miles Master DL 838X - 07 Sep 42 (**B) 07 Sep 42 - Killed - Crash - Newton Wisbech - UK
9 AngeliniSamuelSgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
R
J
186092
37114
PLTRCAF
10EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
Battle & Lysander
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN589
15 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
4 Apr 1943
30 May 1943
30 Oct 1943
24 March 1944
3 June 1944 - UK
8 Aug 1944
13 Oct 1944
13 Nov 1944
17 Nov 1944
1 Jan 1945 - Shot down by enemy fighter
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. D. 7. Netherlands (Holland).
Husband of Gertrude Leslie Angelini of Hamilton Ont. Son of Alexander and Carmela (nee Sono) Angelini of Hamilton Ont.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil).
10 ArMEDurL.L.SgtKilledR101320PLT11EFTS Last Op - 11EFTSMiles Master Miles Master R 1921X - 16 Apr 42 (**B) 16 Apr 42 - Killed - Crash nr Pirriemuir - Scotland
11 ArnJ.A.SgtKilledUSAR83133PLT52OTU Last Op - 52OTUMiles Master Miles MasterX - 10 Feb 42 (**B) 10 Feb 42 - Killed - Crash - Berkesey - UK

arnx
12 ArnoldVictor CharlesP/O
Killed Age 20J4253PLTOTU
Last Op -OTU
Miles Master
Miles Master
X - 05 May 41 (**B)
05 May 41 - Killed - Scotland
13 AshworthJames RobertSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
-------
F/O
F/L
S/L

R
J
77853
18076
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6FIS (RAF)
4GTS (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
HQ India (RAF)
20Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
?
----------------------
RCAF
?
Station Toffino (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
HQ NORAD
AFHQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Moth & Master
Hotspur & Master
Master & Hurricane
X
Hurricane
X
?
----------------------
X
?
X
Canuck
X
X
X
Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, British Columbia
1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
1941 - Vancouver, British Columbia
4 July 1941 - Claresholm, Alberta
Dec 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
1942 - Flying Instructor Course - RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire
1942 - Glider Pilot Instructor - RAF Kidlington, Oxfordshire
1942 - RAF Annan, Scotland
18 Dec 1942 - Bombay, India
Jan 1943 - RAF Chharra, India
Late 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
?
----------------------
1946 - Accepted full time commission
?
1953 - Station Commander
1957 - St.Hubert, Quebec
1959 - Colorado Springs, USA
1963 - Ottawa, Ontario
1966 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 2 Canadians from British Columbia flying Hurricanes with 20 Sqn in India, at left is P/O Ashworth watching F/O Fockler playing with 'Monty' the squadron's pet monkey.)

For many months while in India, F/O Ashworth suffered from malaria and dengue fever. This resulted in his early repatriation to Canada.
Deceased on 23 September 2025 aged 106.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
14 BabbR.C.F/SgtKilledUSAR125994PLT5GTS Last Op - 5GTSMiles Master Miles MasterX - 16 Jul 43 - 16 Jul 43 - Killed -
15 BaggsWilliam MitchellP/O
F/O
F/L
J29561PLT1OTU (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
164Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
3 Sep 1943
X
12 June 1944
Jan 1945
13 Aug 1945 - Released

(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
16 BallantyneJames HamiltonSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

DFM
KIA
Age 26
R
J
85860
16085
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
58OTU (RAF)
111Sqn (RAF)
111Sqn (RAF)
222Sqn (RAF)
603Sqn (RAF)
603Sqn (RAF)
229Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
59OTU (RAF)
59OTU (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AD260
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BR562
X
Spitfire
Hurricane
Hurricane Z7069
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ876
20 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
7 Jan 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
11 Apr 1941 - Malton, Ontario
28 May 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
2 Sep 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
15 Sep 1941 - RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
28 Oct 1941 - RAF North Weald, Essex
12 Dec 1941 - Heavily damaged aircraft landing on soft ground
10 Jan 1942 - RAF North Weald, Essex
3 June 1942 - HMS Eagle to Malta
31 July 1942 - Crash landed with engine trouble
8 Aug 1942 - RAF Ta Kali, Malta
16 Nov 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
3 Dec 1942 - Instructor - RAF Milfield, Northumberland
22 Dec 1942 - Crash landed due to fuel starvation
29 Oct 1943 - Special leave in Canada
21 Dec 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
4 Jan 1944 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
8 March 1944 - Shot down by Flak over France

(P/O Ballantyne in front of his 403Sqn Spitfire)
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.229 Squadron - Award effective 1 December 1942 as per London Gazette dated 4 December 1942 and AFRO 2069/42 dated 18 December 1942.
- Commemorated St. Andre-De-L'Eure Communal Cemetery, Grave 6. France.
- Son of James Harry Hamilton and Rebecca Rita (née Baird) Ballantyne of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
17 BannerLeslie ThomasSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
-------
F/O
F/L

MiD
KIFA in 1948
Age 30
R
C
--------
No.
75537
13127
--------
25826
PLTRCAF
CFS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1FIS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
----------------------------
Posr war RCAF
1FIS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1CTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF) Last Flight
X
Moth & Finch
Moth & Finch
X
Harvard
Harvard
X
Master
Master
Hurricane & Spitfire
Spitfire & Mustang
Spitfire
X
X
X
----------------------------
X
Harvard
Harvard
X
Harvard & Vampire
Vampire 17080
17 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
6 October 1940 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
2 Nov 1940 - Flying Instructor - Hamilton, Ontario
8 Nov 1942 - Toronto, Ontario
7 June 1942 - Dunnville, Ontario
30 Aug 1942 - Advanced Flying Instructor - Trenton, Ontario
30 Oct 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
29 Dec 1943 - RAF Calveley, Cheshire
8 Jan 1944 - RAF Ternhill, Shropshire
2 May 1944 - RAF Hawarden, Flintshire
22 July 1944 - RAF Bognor, Sussex
3 Aug 1944 - RAF Odiham, Hampshire
20 Apr 1945 - Bournemouth, UK
8 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
31 July 1945 - Released from the RCAF
----------------------------
15 Jan 1946 - Reenlisted in the RCAF
21 Jan 1946 - Trenton, Ontario
27 Jan 1947 - Trenton, Ontario
11 April 1946 - Toronto, Ontario
13 April 1947 - Trenton, Ontario
19 Sep 1948 - Perished in crash on RTB
- Mention in Despatches - No.414 Squadron - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1395/45 dated 31 August 1945.
- Commemorated Terrace Lawn Cemetery, Section N 1/2, Grave 4, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
- Son of Edward Leslie and Edith Mary (née Wallace) Banner of North Bay, Ontario. Husband of Dorothy Eugenie (nee O'Neil) and father of Leslie Jane and Stephen Alexander of Trenton, Ontario.
- Was already a pilot upon enlistment and was trained and initially used a flying instructor.
- (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
18 BarrettJoseph FlavelleP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
AFC
J3740PLTRCAF
1EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
CFS Trenton
6SFTS (RCAF)
Empire Central Flying School
RCAF
1 CTS (RCAF)
RCAF HQ
5OTU (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Master
X
X
X
Liberator
Liberator
X
26 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
16 Sep 1940
16 Nov 1940
14 Apr 1941
22 June 1942 - Instructor
7 Oct 1942 - RAF Hullavington UK
28 Feb 1943 - Repatriated
17 March 1943
15 Aug 1943
2 Oct 1944
15 March 1945
21 Aug 1945 - Released
Air Force Cross - No.1 Training Command Headquarters (since moved to No.5OTU). Award effective as of 1 January 1945 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 89/45 dated 19 January 1945.
Deceased 9 May 1977.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
19 BaylyAlan MuirP/O
F/O
F/L
J12310PLTRCAF
1Manning Depot
TTS (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1CNS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
1“Y” Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P) AFU (RAF)
28EFTS (RAF)
16SFTS (RAF)
27OTU (RAF)
16SFTS (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
443Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
1Repat Depot (RCAF)
4Release Centre (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Anson
Harvard, Yale, Anson
X
X
X
Master, Hurricane
Tiger Moth
Harvard
Wellington
Harvard
Master, Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
25-Jun-1941 - London, ON. Enlisted in R.C.A.F.
4-Aug-1941 to 20-Aug-1941 - Toronto, ON.
20-Aug-1941 to 10-Oct-1941 - St. Thomas, ON. Guard Duty
10-Oct-1941 to 22-Nov-1941 - Belleville, ON. Course No. 38
6-Dec-1941 to 14-Feb-1942 - Stanley, N.S. Course No. 44
1-Mar-1942 to 19-Jun-1942 - Moncton, N.B. Course No. 50
6-Jul-1942 to 30-Aug-1942 - Rivers, MB. No. 16 Short “N” Course
16-Sep-1942 to 30-Apr-1944 - Aylmer, ON. Navigation Instructor
30-Apr-1944 to 24-May-1944 - Lachine, QC.
25-May-1944 to 2-Jun-1944 - Halifax, N.S. to Gourock, Scotland aboard The Empress of Scotland
3-Jun-1944 to 4-Jul-1944 - Innsworth, Gloucester, U.K.
4-Jul-1944 to 1-Nov-1944 - Tern Hill, Condover, Chetwynd, Tern Hill, Shropshire, U.K.
1-Nov-1944 to 5-Dec-1944 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, U.K.
5-Dec-1944 to 9-Jan-1945 - Newton, Nottinghamshire, U.K.
9-Jan-1945 to 13-Jan-1945 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, U.K.
13-Jan-1945 to 22-Jan-1945 - Newton, Nottinghamshire, U.K.
23-Jan-1945 to 6-Apr-1945 - Eshott, Bolmer, Eshott, Northumberland U.K. Course No. 74
6-Apr-1945 to 22-Apr-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
22-Apr-1945 to 23-Jul-1945 - B.114 Diepholtz, B.154 Reinsehlen, Germany
23-Jul-1945 to 7-Sep-1945 - B.174 Uetersen, Germany
7-Sep-1945 to 14-Oct-1945 – For Repatriation to Canada
14-Oct-1945 to 22-Oct-1945 - Repatriation to Canada aboard Ile de France
23-Oct-1945 to 24-Oct-1945 - Lachine, QC.
24-Oct-1945 to 28-Nov-1945 - Toronto, ON.
6-Apr-1946 - Released from the R.C.A.F.

(Photo: July 1945, B166 Airfield Flensburg, Germany. FO. D.A. French and FO. A.M. Bayly in front of Typhoon.) FO. Alan Bayly flew 16 combat ops from 24-Apr-1945 (first ops) to 5-May-1945 (last ops) with 421 Sqn. He was part of the B.A.F.O. with 443 Sqn. Deceased on 26 October 2011 in London, Ontario. (Information courtesy Chris Wolfe)
20 BelcourtF.SgtKilledR164031PLT7AFU Last Op - 7AFUMiles Master Miles Master T 8565X - 07 Aug 43 - 07 Aug 43 - Killed - Crash W of Peterborough AP - UK
21 BellWilliam ErnestP/O
F/O
F/L
J21401PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1 CNS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RCAF)
BPC (RCAF)
19 ACHU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Finch
Anson
Finch & Crane
Anson
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
X
X
26 Nov 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 March 1942
7 June 1942
21 June 1942
16 Aug 1942
28 Dec 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
5 March 1943 - Flying Instructor
18 Aug 1943 - Flying Instructor
23 March 1944
10 Sep 1944 - UK
3 Dec 1944
22 Jan 1945
1 March 1945
21 March 1945 - For repatriation
15 June 1945
7 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
28 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Deceased on 22 Sep 2010
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
22 BellThomasP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 22
J11041PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
12SFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
8 (C)OTU (RAF)
9 RFU (RAF)
684Sqn (RAF)
684Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Crane
Anson
Finch & Moth
Crane
X
Master & Hurricane
Harvard & Mustang
Mustang
Mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquito NS675
10 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 Sep 1941
27 Oct 1941
21 Dec 1941
26 Apr 1942
24 May 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
9 Aug 1942 - Flying Instructor
17 March 1943 - UK
4 May 1943
8 June 1943
25 Aug 1943
28 Feb 1944
20 June 1944 - India
1 Nov 1944
22 Apr 1945 - Crashed at sea during recce mission

(Photo: 684Sqn Mosquito PR Mk XVI over India in 1945)
Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 455. Singapore.
Son of Thomas and Mary (nee Ryan) Bell, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
23 BeurlingGeorge FrederickSgt
P/O
F/O
-------
F/L
-------
Lt

DSO

DFC

DFM & Bar
RAF
RCAF
IAF
No
C
No
128707
18263
170063
PLTRAF
4ITW (RAF)
5FTS (RAF)
8SFTS (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
41Sqn (RAF)
RAF
249Sqn (RAF)
RAF
RAF Hospital Halton
RAF
CGS (RAF)
61OTU (RCAF)
-----------------------
RCAF
403Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
-----------------------
IAF
IAF Last Flight
X
X
Moth
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Spitfire
Liberator AL516
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
-----------------------
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
-----------------------
X
Norseman NC79822
20 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RAF - RAF Uxbridge, UK
29 Dec 1940 - Paignton, Devon
8 Apr 1941 - RAF Sealand, North Wales
21 June 1941 - RAF Montrose, Scotland
23 Sep 1941 - RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales
9 Dec 1941 - RAF Martlesham Heath Suffolk
17 Apr 1942 - RAF Merston, West Sussex
May - June 1942 - En route to Malta via Gibraltar and HMS Eagle
9 June 1942 - RAF Ta Kali, Malta
31 Oct 1942 - Injured as pax in crash at Gibraltar
3 Nov 1942 - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
5 Jan 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
27 May 1943 - RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire
6 July 1943 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
-----------------------
1 Sep 1943 - Transferred to the RCAF
5 Sep 1943 - RAF Headcorn, Kent
20 Nov 1943 - RAF Biggin Hill. Kent
8 May 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
6 Sep 1944 - Released from the RCAF
-----------------------
1948 - Enlisted in the Israeli Air Force
20 May 1948 - Died in crash during take off

(Photo: RCAF overseas HQ,15 September 1943, F/O George Beurling being sworn in by AVM Curtis upon transferring from the RAF to the RCAF)
- Distinguished Flying Medal - awarded as per London Gazette dated 28 July 1942.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Medal - awarded as per London Gazette dated 4 September 1942.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - awarded as per London Gazette dated 16 October 1942.
- Distinguished Service Order - awarded as per London Gazette dated 3 November 1942.
Deceased on 20 May 1948, in Rome Italy, in the crash of a Norseman he was ferrying to Israel.
Buried in the Haifa Military Cemetery, Israel
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
24 BirklandHenryP/O
F/O
F/L

MiD
POW
Murdered
Age 26
J
POW
5233
689
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
122Sqn (RAF)
72Sqn (RAF)
72Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire W3367
X
X
16 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, British Columbia
12 Oct 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
16 Nov 1940 - Edmonton, Alberta
5 Jan 1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
20 June 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
30 June 1941 - RAF Hawarden, Wales
11 Aug 1941 - RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire
19 Sep 1941 - RAF Croydon, Surrey
7 Nov 1941 - Shot down by a Fw190 over France - Captured
Interned at Stalag Luft 3 - Poland
31 March 1944 - Murdered by the Gestapo
- Mention in Despatches - No.72 Squadron (deceased) - Award effective 8 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1729/44 dated 11 August 1944.
- Commemorated Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, 7. C. 3. Poland.
Son of Kristian Martin and Berthilde (nee Johnson) Birkland, of Calgary, Alberta. Brother of Hans, Elmer, Kristian, Lawrence, Martha and Anne.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
25 BlissWilliam Hamilton Forster 'Bill'AC3
AC2
P/O
F/O
F/L
-------
F/L
S/L
Air Medal (USA)
R
J
--------
No.
117262
22835
--------
17822
Mech
PLT
RCAF
?
RCAF
?
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
58OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
-----------------------
RCAF
410Sqn (RCAF)
4FIW (USAF)
?
RCAF
X
X
X
X
Harvard
X
?
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
-----------------------
X
Vampire & Sabre
Sabre
?
X
31 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
?
1942 - Remustered to Pilot
?
28 Sep 1942 - Uplands, Ontario
17 March 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
?
1943 - RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
11 Aug 1943 - RAF Redhill, Surrey
28 March 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
7 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
-----------------------
9 Nov 1948 - Reenlisted in the RCAF
1 Dec 1948 - St.Hubert, Quebec
4 May 1953 - Korea
?
2 Feb 1971 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: Bliss in his 412 Sqn Spitfire)
- Air Medal (United States) - 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing (USAF) - Awarded as per Canada Gazette dated 26 June 1954 and AFRO 362/54 dated 2 July 1954.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
26 BouchardJoseph Alphonse CamillePte
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIFA
Age 28
No.
R
J
?
96259
26027
Inf

PLT
Montmagny Regiment
RCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
2WS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
21 (P)AFU (RAF)
1511 BATF (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1664CU (RAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
1 RD (RCAF)
1 Air Command HQ (RCAF)
124Sqn (RCAF)
124Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Moth
Moth & Stinson
Harvard & Fort
Harvard & Yale
X
Master
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington BK186
Halifax
Halifax
X
X
X
Multiple
Dakota 962
July/Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army
22 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 July 1941
2 Sep 1941
26 Oct 1941
1 March 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
18 Apr 1942 - Staff Pilot
5 May 1943 - Staff Pilot
14 Apr 1943 - Flying Instructor
2 July 1943 - UK
4 Aug 1943
30 Nov 1943
8 Feb 1944
4 Apr 1944
11 June 1944 - Belly landed on one engine, aircraft caught fire
21 June 1944
21 July 1944
27 Feb 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
13 March 1945
24 Apr 1945
10 June 1945
15 Sep 1946 - Perished in crash
Commemorated Ottawa (Notre Dame) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Soldiers' plot 3. Grave 27. Ontario, Canada
Son of Georges and Marie Crescense (nee Pouliot) Bouchard, of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Agnes Ruth Bouchard, father of Jacques Kenneth Bouchard, of Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
27 BouckGeorge WalterP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
J26638PLTRCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
1601 AAC Flight (RAF)
290Sqn (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Henley
Martinet
Hurricane & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire RM850
7 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
30 Aug 1942
22 Nov 1942
7 Feb 1943
2 July 1943 - UK
6 Aug 1943
23 Nov 1943
1 Dec 1943
21 Nov 1944
15 March 1945
6 Apr 1945
1 May 1945 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 10A. D. 13. Germany.
Son of William Henry and Jennie Louise (nee Goodman) Bouck, of Toronto Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
28 BoulangerJoseph Francois Yves AlbertP/O
KIFA
Age 26
J4113PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
1EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
615Sqn (RAF)
615Sqn (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane Z2578
14 Oct 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
28 Nov 1939 - Regina, Saskatchewan
22 Oct 1940 - Malton, Ontario
11 Dec 1940 - Uplands, Ontario
15 March 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
7 Apr 1941 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
26 May 1941 - RAF Valley,Wales
16 Aug 1941 - Crashed Llanddeusant, Wales
Commemorated Holyhead (St. Marys) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Grave 129. United Kingdom.
Son of Adelard and Eva Boulanger, of Lachine, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
29 BouskillRussell ReginaldP/O
F/O
F/L

DFC
KIA
Age 28
J10254PLTRCAF
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire NH414
Spitfire MJ300
22 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
13 Sep 1941
8 Nov 1941
30 March 1942
18 May 1942 - Flying instructor
4 June 1943
20 Sep 1943
12 Oct 1943
10 Jan 1944
2 Oct 1944 - Shot down by Fw-190

Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron (deceased) - Award effective 1 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 239/45 dated 9 February 1945.
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. E. 5. Netherlands (Holland).
Son of Reginald P. and Alice Bouskill, of Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
30 BowkerHarlow WilburSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
R
J
79348
18734
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
410 R&S Unit (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MK199
21 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
16 May 1941
4 July 1941
14 Sep 1941
20 Feb 1942 - UK
12 May 1942
9 June 1942
6 Dec 1942
16 Feb 1944
24 May 1944
2 July 1944 - Shot down by a Fw-190

(Photo: A captured German helmet over the muzzle of his cannon and a German motorbike obtained on a visit to the front line are now the property of F/O H.W. "Bud" Bowker, seen here working on the guns his Spitfire - Normandy, June 1944)
Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxviii. H. 1. France.
Son of Harlow Wilbur and Sarah Caroline (nee Sayles) Bowker, of Granby, Province of Quebec, Canada. Husband of Lillian Ruby (nee Wickens) Bowker of Granby Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
31 BreenRoy FrederickSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)
KIA
Age 21
R
J
98134
92935
PLTRCAF
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2FIS (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
1490 (G) Flight (RAF)
14 APC (RAF)
667Sqn (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Finch
Anson
X
Master
Magister
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Barracuda & Hurricane
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MP178
22 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
25 July 1941
13 Sep 1941
19 Feb 1942 - UK
20 March 1942
29 June 1942
21 July 1942
20 Oct 1942
7 June 1943
18 Oct 1943
20 May 1944
22 July 1944
12 Aug 1944
2 Sep 1944
24 Dec 1944 - Hit by accurate flak at low altitude

(Photo: Jodoin L - Breen R - B78 Eindhoven October 1944)
- Belgian Croix de Guerre - Awarded 17 July 1948 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 455/48 dated 23 July 1948.
- Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Viii. F. 9. Belgium. The grave inscription reads: “He Gave His Life That We Might Live. He Lives In Our Memory For Ever”.
- Son of Fred and of Vera Irene Breen (née Vickerman), of Comber, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
32 BrouilletteSidney Phillipe RichardP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 24
J13030PLTRCAF
1ITC (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AP171
18 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
10 Oct 1941
8 Dec 1941
15 Feb 1942
12 Apr 1942
28 Aug 1942
30 Nov 1942 - UK
22 Dec 1942
19 Apr 1943
11 June 1943 - Crashed during training flight
Commemorated Bridgnorth Cemetery, Plot S. Grave 936. United Kingdom.
Son of Romeo and Mary Evelyn (nee Reynolds) Brouillette, of Knowlton, Quebec. Brother of Flying Officer Joseph Ross Eugene Brouillette, who also died while serving with the RCAF.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
33 BrownL.N.SgtKilledR98142PLT52OTU
Last Op - 52OTU
Miles Master
Miles Master
X - 07 Apr 42 -
07 Apr 42 - Killed - Crash nr Aston Down - UK
34 BrownMark Henry 'Hilly'P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C

DFC & Bar

Czech War Cross
KIA
Age 30
Canadian in the RAF37904PLTRAF
9FTS (RAF)
1Sqn (RAF)
1Sqn (RAF)
1Sqn (RAF)
1Sqn (RAF)
1Sqn (RAF)
58OTU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
AHQ - Mediterranean
249Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
Moth & Hart
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane P3047
Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Spitfire
Hurricane Z2397
May 1936 - Enlisted in the RAF
11 May 1936
21 Feb 1937
9 Sep 1939 - France
18 June 1940 - UK
15 Aug 1940 - Shot down, parachuted safely
10 Nov 1940 - Commanding Officer
17 May 1941
1 July 1941 - Commanding Officer
21 oct 1941 Wing Commander - Malta
21 Nov 1941 - Shot down by flak over Sicily , perished in crash

(Photo: F/L M H Brown (left) and P/O Chetham of No. 1Sqn (RAF) standing by the nose of a Hawker HurricaneI at RAF Station Wittering, Huntingdonshire, England)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.1 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette 30 July 1940.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.1 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette 23 May 1941.
- Czech Military Cross - awarded as per London Gazette 12 January 1943.
- Commemorated Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Grave III. G. 24.
- son of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Brown, Glenboro, Manitoba.
- 16.95 confirmed kills ace
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
35 BrownWilliam Wood LindsaySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
F/L
MiD
KIAR
J
76681
16571
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
Middle East Command
80Sqn (RAF)
73OTU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
441Sqn (RCAF)
441Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
X
Hurricane
Hurricane & Spitfire
X
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire NH178
7 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
12 Dec 1940
30 March 1941
28 May 1941
13 Sep 1941 - UK
29 Sep 1941
28 Jan 1942 - Africa
28 May 1942
19 Aug 1943 - Instructor
23 Feb 1944 - UK
16 March 1944 - Leave in Canada
10 May 1944 - UK
14 May 1944
13 Aug 44 - Flak - East of Vire, France
Mention in Despatches - No.441 Squadron - (deceased) - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 418/46 dated 18 April 1946.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
36 BrownGilbert FrederickSgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIFA
Age 23
R
J
100963
16416
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire R6897
17 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
5 June 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
9 Aug 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
14 Sep 1941 - Hamilton, Ontario
8 Nov 1941 - Dunnville, Ontario
29 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
12 May 1942 - RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire
2 June 1942 - RAF Rednal, Shropshire
25 Aug 1942 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
28 Jan 1943 - Crashed after mid air collision with Spitfire AB847
- Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 4. Grave 30. United Kingdom.
- Son of Gilbert Walter and Lillian Elizabeth (nee Tibbins) Brown, of Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
- Husband of Mary Elsie May Brown (nee Westhead), of Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
37 BruceDouglas EarlP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
J7005PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
14EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
417Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AR276
Spitfire ER345
18 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
17 March 1941
10 Apr 1941
9 June 1941
2 Oct 1941 - UK
28 Oct 1941
23 Dec 1941
3 June 1942 - Middle East
17 June 1942 - Crashed on take off - Slightly injured
19 Apr 1943 - Shot down by Bf-109s - Killed

(Photo: 417Sqn. RCAF - While P/0 D. E. Bruce (left) of Penticton, B. C. mops his brow, P/0 J. M. Gibson of Windsor, Ont., appropriately croons "Sand in my Shoes" as they sit on a sand embankment and swelter under the burning Middle East sun - 11 September 1942 )
Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt.
Son of Douglas Hazard Bruce and Florence Helen Bruce (nee Waters) of Smithers B.C., brother of Vernon Randolph and Athlyn Eleonor Bruce.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
38 BrydonEdward DaleSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 26
R
J
223068
44042
PLTRCAF
20EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Hurricane
X
Master & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB429 F3-X
12 Feb 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF
19 Sep 1943
14 Nov 1943
22 Apr 1944
17 June 1944
6 Dec 1944 - UK
23 Jan 1945
31 March 1945
6 Apr 1945
26 Apr 1945 - Crashed into trees while strafing

Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 10A. E. 12. Germany.
Son of William and Ethel Brydon of Brampton, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
39 BryonFrederick HarryP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
J12786PLTRCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
Master
Master & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AG591
13 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 Nov 1941
4 Jan 1942
29 March 1942
22 Aug 1942 - UK
29 Aug 1942
15 Sep 1942
15 Nov 1942
25 Aug 1943
28 June 1944 - Shot down by enemy fighter
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. A. 2. France.
Son of John and Emma Lucy (nee Chiles) Bryon, of Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
40 BuckhamRobert AndrewSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
-------
S/L

DFC & Bar

DFC (USA)
KIFA
Age 32
R
J
74833
15246
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
CGS (RAF)
127Airfield (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
127Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
War Staff College
Station Pat Bay (RCAF)
Canadian Joint Staff
6RC (RCAF)
------------------------------------
No.2 Air Command (RCAF)
Northwest Air Command (RCAF)
Station Whitehorse (RCAF)
Station Whitehorse (RCAF)
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
------------------------------------
X
X
X
Beechcraft Expeditor II (C-45)
23 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, B.C.
8 Feb 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
30 March 1941 - Hamilton, Ontario
28 May 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
27 Aug 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
29 Sep 1941 - RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Cumbria
22 Nov 1941 - RAF Peterhead, Scotland
2 June 1943 - Gunnery Course - RAF Sutton Bridge, Norfolk
1 Aug 1943 - Gunnery Instructor - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
13 Sep 1943 - RAF Headcorn, Kent
5 Oct 1943 - Commanding Officer - RAF Kenley, London
13 June 1944 - Commanding Officer - B2 Crépon, France
7 Aug 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
10 Sep 1944 - Toronto, Ontario
19 Nov 1944 - British Columbia
8 May 1945 - Washington, USA
7 Aug 1945 - Commanding Officer - Regina, Saskatchewan
------------------------------------
1 Nov 1945 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
16 Dec 1945 - Edmonton, Alberta
25 Feb 1946 - Station Commander - Yukon
15 Jan 1947 - Crashed in poor weather - Killed

(Photo: S/L Buckham in the cockpit of his 403 Sqn Spitfire in October 1943)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.416 Squadron - Award effective 25 May 1943 as per London Gazette dated 4 June 1943 and AFRO 1187/43 dated 25 June 1943.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.403 Squadron - Award effective 8 August 1944 as per London Gazette dated 11 August 1944 and AFRO 2101/44 dated 29 September 1944.
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) - No.416 Squadron - Award effective 17 July 1943 as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1943 and AFRO 644/44 dated 24 March 1944.
- Commemorated Burnaby (Forest Lawn) Memorial Park, Summit Sec. Lot 346. Grave 1. Canada.
- Son of John Andrew and Laura Teresa Buckham, of Vancouver; Husband of Mabel F. Buckham, of Mission City, British Columbia.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
41 BurdenGeorge FranklinSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
R
J
113917
88715
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
52OTU (RAF)
277Sqn (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
2 FTS (RAF)
3 AGS (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Oxford
Anson
Master & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon SW443
6 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
2 Feb 1942
12 Apr 1942
4 Nov 1942 - UK
1 Dec 1942
20 Jan 1943
23 March 1943
8 Apr 1943
8 Dec 1943
12 Jan 1944
15 March 1945
7 Apr 1945
27 Apr 1945
3 May 1945 - Hit by flak- Crashed at Esingen
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom.
Son of Edward E. and Myrtle M. Burden, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
42 BurrillR.J.P/OKilledR J78790 18208PLT260Sqn 17AFU Last Op - 17AFUKittyhawk Miles Master Master AZ73315 Apr 42 - X - 11 Jun 43 - Mid-air with Miles Master DL 218 - 11 Jun 43 - Killed - Collision - Millifield Fardon - Cheshire - UK
43 BurtonRobertSgt
KIFA
Age 19
R60228PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire N3250
21 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 July 1940
2 Sep 1940
15 Nov 1940
2 March 1941 - UK
10 March 1941
9 Apr 1941 - Killed in forced landing
Commemorated Hawarden (St. Deiniol) Churchyard, North part. United Kingdom.
Son of Robert and Margaret Isabella (nee Grant) Burton, of Marigold, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
44 BurtonJames RobertsP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 28
J25377PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
11 (P)AFU (RAF)
1534 BATF (RAF)
30OTU (RAF)
11 Base HCU (RAF)
166Sqn (RAF)
166Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster ND626
19 March 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
20 July 1942
11 Oct 1942
4 Jan 1943
5 June 1943 - UK
27 July 1943
7 Dec 1943
25 Jan 1943
14 March 1944
30 May 1944
6 Aug 1944
26 Oct 1944 - Missing over the North Sea
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 245. United Kingdom.
Son of Eugene Clarence and Nell (nee Wakeman) Burton, of Toronto Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
45 ButlerJohn DavidP/O
F/O
F/L
KIFA
Age 24
J4245PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
58OTU (RAF)
122Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
132Sqn (RCAF)
132Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk ET860
27 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, British Columbia
1 July 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
22 July 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
4 Sep 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
12 Oct 1940 - Hamilton, Ontario
9 Dec 1940 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
26 March 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
22 Apr 1941 - RAF Grangemouth, Scotland
2 June 1941 - RAF Ouston, Cumbria
10 Aug 1942 - Repatriated to Canada for health reasons
11 Sep 1942 - Patricia Bay, British Columbia
6 Oct 1942 - Perished after mid air collision with another Kittyhawk
Commemorated Nanaimo Public Cemetery, Row 11, Grave 159G. Canada.
Son of George and Elizabeth Margaret (Nee Little) Butler of Nanaimo, British Columbia. Husband of Daphne Butler of West Saint John, New Brunswick.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
46 BuzzaWilliam JohnSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
B/Gen
R
J
--------
No.
X
7993
--------
19624
WAG
PLT
--------
PLT
RCAF
? B&GS
? WS
106Sqn (RAF)
29OTU (RAF)
RCAF
15EFTS (RAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
-------------------
RCAF
422Sqn (RCAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
423Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF Cold Lake
X
X
Battle
?
Manchester
Wellington
X
Cornell
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Spitfire
X
---------------------
X
Sabre
Canuck
Canuck
X
X
1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF as a WAG
1939
1939
1940/41 - UK
1941/42 - Instructor
1943 - Repatriated to Canada for pilot training
1943
1943
1944 - UK
1944
1945
6 Apr 1945
30 June 1945
19 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
-------------------------------------------------
9 Apr 1946 - Rejoined the post war RCAF
1 Jan 1953 to 7 June 1955 - Commanding Officer - Germany
17 Feb to 12 Dec 1960 - Commanding Officer
2 Aug 1961 to 30 May 1962 - Commanding Officer - France
Jan 1965 - Base Commander
Retired date unknown
Deceased on 22 June 2004, in Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
47 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)
48 CameronGregory Donald Angus TunniclifSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
-------
F/L
DFC
R
J
--------
No.
102874
16636
--------
160254
PLT

--------
ADM O
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
52OTU (RAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
249Sqn (RAF)
1PDC (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
RCAF
129Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
1WS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
WEE (RCAF)
RCAF
------------------------
2400ACWS (RCAF)
Station Toronto (RCAF)
Station Downsview (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Master & Spitfire
X
Hurricane
X
Spitfire
X
Harvard
Harvard
Meteor EE311
X
------------------------
X
X
X
X
6 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
2 July 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
9 Aug 1941 - Windsor, Ontario
26 Sep 1941 - Aylmer, Ontario
7 Jan 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
23 Feb 1942 - RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire
31 March 1942 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
2 June 1942 - RAF Redhill, Surrey
24 Oct 1942 - RAF Qrendi, Malta
18 May 43 - RAF West Kirby, Cheshire, UK
6 June 1943 - Instructor - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
13 Nov 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
1 Jan 1944 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
7 Sep 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
30 Sep 1944 - Le Culot, Belgium
8 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
20 Aug 1945 - Montreal, Quebec
30 Oct 1945 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
1 Dec 1945 - Edmonton, Alberta
8 Oct 1946 - Retired from the RCAF
------------------------
31 Oct 1951 - Toronto, Ontario
18 Dec 1953 - Toronto, Ontario
1 Oct 1958 - Toronto, Ontario
31 March 1960 - Retired from the RCAF
DFC - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 23 February 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 563/45 dated 29 March 1945.
Deceased in 1989, at Blind River, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
49 CharlesEdward Francis JohnTrooper
-----
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
-----
S/L
DSO

DFC & Bar

Silver Star (USA)
?
-----
C
RAF
C
-----
No.
?
-----
801
36198
801
-----
19505
PLTSaskatchewan Horse Rgmt
RCAF
FTS Trenton (RCAF)
RCAF
RAF
5FTS (RAF
3FTS (RAF)
School of Army Co-Op (RAF)
81Sqn (RAF)
2Sqn (RAF)
7OTU (RAF)
54Sqn (RAF)
CFS (RAF)
9SFTS (RAF)
52OTU (RAF)
64Sqn (RAF)
611Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
611Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
----------------------
426Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Fleet & Moth
X
X
Master & Moth
Hart
Auster & Lysander
Hurricane
Lysander
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Master & Martinet
Harvard & Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Spitfire
X
----------------------
Dakota & North Star
X
June 1937 - Enlisted in the Canadian Militia
Oct 1937 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Jan 1938 - Trenton, Ontario
23 Feb 1939 - Received pilots wings
15 May 1939 - Transferred to the RAF - UK
26 May 1939 - RAF Shotwick, Flintshire
28 June 1939 - RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire
23 Sep 1939 - RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire
18 Dec 1939 - Amiens, France
4 June 1940 - RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire
21 Aug 1940 - RAF Hawarden, Hertfordshire
2 Sep 1940 - RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire
18 Oct 1941 - Instructor Training - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire
13 Dec 1941 - Instructor - RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire
8 Dec 1942 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
10 Jan 1943 - RAF Fairlop, Essex
27 March 1943 - Commanding Officer - RAF Deanland, Sussex
23 Jan 1944 - Lecture tour in Canada
15 May 1944 - Transferred to the RCAF
18 May 1944 - Wing Commander Flying - RAF Tangmere, West Sussex
9 Nov 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
----------------------
1 Oct 1946 - St. Hubert, Quebec
31 May 1950 - Retired from the RCAF

(Charles in front of his Spitfire)
- Distinguished Service Order - awarded as per London Gazette dated 29 October 1943.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.54 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 15 July 1941.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - awarded as per London Gazette dated 15 July 1943.
- Silver Star (United States) - No.611 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1943.
Deceased on 5 November 1986, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
50 CharronPhilip MarcelPte
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 27
No
R
J
233
77305
16584
Arty
PLT

7 Field Battery RCA
RCAF
1WS (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5SFTS (RAF)
52OTU (RAF)
126Sqn (RAF)
52OTU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire PL245
31 May 1937 - Enlisted in the U of Mtl COTC
31 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 Nov 1940
8 Feb 1941
28 Mar 1941
15 May 41
21 Jan 1942
23 Feb 1942
31 March 1942
3 June 1942 - HMS Eagle aircraft carrier - Malta
12 March 1943 - Instructor - UK
28 April 1943 - Instructor
4 Nov 1943
19 Nov 1944 - Shot down by 40+ Fw-190s

(Photo: F/L Charron in front of his 412Sqn Spitfire Mk.IX)
- Commemorated at the Reichwald Forest War Cemetery, Grave 12. E. 11., Germany
- Son of René and Marie (Nee Howes) Charron of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Husband of Constance Mary (Nee Drake) Charron, of Westerham, Kent, UK, father of Yvonne Marie Charron.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
51 CleetonBarrington FarrP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 21
J12234PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
2FIS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
63Sqn (RAF)
63Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Crane
Anson
Anson
X
Master
Mustang
Mustang & Spitfire
Spitfire BL753
13 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 Oct 1941
7 Dec 1941
2 March 1942
20 July 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
11 Jan 1943 - Flying Instructor
5 June 1943 - UK
29 June 1943
16 Nov 1943
19 Apr 1944
25 June 1944 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Xi. K. 26. France.
Son of Alfred Joseph and Lois (nee Farr) Cleeton, of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
52 CleghornDonald GlenwoodP/O
F/O
POWJ23864PLT1 Manning Depot
6SFTS (RCAF)
6ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
EAC HQ(RCAF)
128Sqn (RCAF)
1 “Y” Depot
3PRC (RCAF)
54OTU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RAF)
439Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
Tiger Moth
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
X
Harvard, Hurricane
X
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon MN581
X
12-Dec-1940 to 15-Jan-1941 - Toronto, ON.
15-Jan-1941 to 24-May-1942 - Dunnville, ON. for Standard General Duties
24-May-1942 to 10-Aug-1942 - Toronto, ON. Course No. 54 or 55
10-Aug-1942 to 25-Oct-1942 - St. Catharines, ON. Course No. 61 or 62
26-Oct-1942 to 8-Mar-1943 - Uplands, ON. Course No. 67
8-Mar-1943 to 13-Mar-1943 - Victoriaville, QC. for Officer Training School Course
13-Mar-1943 to 26-May-1943 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 9
26-May-1943 to 27-May-1943 - Halifax, N.S. at Eastern Air Command H.Q.
27-May-1943 to 22-May-1944 - Sydney, N.S. / Torbay, NFLD.
22-May-1944 to 31-May-1944 - Lachine, QC.
11-Jun-1944 to 3-Aug-1944 - Innsworth, Gloucestershire, U.K.
4-Aug-1944 to 14-Aug-1944 - Charter Hall / Satellite Drome, Winfield, Berwick, U.K.
15-Aug-1944 to 28-Oct-1944 - Rednal / Montford Bridge, Shropshire, U.K. Course No. 47
28-Oct-1944 to 3-Dec-1944 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
4-Dec-1944 to 5-Dec-1944 - Westhampnett, West Sussex, U.K.
5-Dec-1944 to 2-Apr-1945 - Airfields B.78, B.100
2-Apr-1945 - Hit by Flak - Force landed Nordhorn Germany and captured
May-1945 to Jul-1945 - Released from P.O.W. camp and Repat to Canada
FO. D.G. Cleghorn flew 59 combat ops between 11-Dec-1944 (first ops) to 2-Apr-1945 (last ops) with No. 439 Sqn.
Deceased 23-May-2005 in Toronto, ON.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil and Chris Wolfe)
53 ClementRodney StewartSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
DFC

AFM
R
J
102099
18133
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
12SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
1520BATF (RAF)
5FIS (RAF)
51Group Pool (RAF)
4EFTS (RAF)
11EFTS (RAF)
76Sqn (RAF)
4EFTS (RAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
1544BATF (RAF)
18OTU (RAF)
1667HCU (RAF)
1LFS (RAF)
626Sqn (RAF)
626Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Oxford
Oxford
Master & Moth
X
Master & Oxford
Master & Oxford
Halifax
Master & Moth
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster PA993
X
X
5 May 1941 - Enlisted in RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
14 July 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
24 Oct 1941 - Virden, Manitoba
16 Jan 1942 - Brandon, Manitoba
23 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
27 Apr 1942 - RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire
6 June 1942 - RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire
24 June 1942 - RAF Scone, Scotland
19 Aug 1942 - Moorfield House, Leeds
24 June 1943 - RAF Brough, Yorkshire
3 Sep 1943 - RAF Perth, Scotland
27 Oct 1943 - RAF Holme in Spalding Moor, Yorkshire
15 Dec 1943 - RAF Brough, Yorkshire
7 March 1944 - RAF Banf, Banffshire, Scotland
9 May 1944 - RAF Lulsgate Bottom, Bristol
9 May 1944 - RAF Finningley, Yorkshire
26 July 1944 - RAF Sandtoft, Lincolnshire
18 Sep 1944 - RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire
1 Oct 1944 - RAF Wickenby, Lincoln
20 Oct 1944 - Crashed on landing back from mission
27 Feb 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
14 May 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.626 Squadron - Award effective 17 November 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1/45 dated 1 January 1945.
- Air Force Medal - No.4EFTS (AFRO gives unit as "No.51 Group Pool Overseas") - Award effective 1 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 809/44 dated 14 April 1944.
- Deceased on 9 March 1969, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
54 ClewsWilliamP/O
F/O
F/L
J8199PLT7SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
Anson
X
Tomahawk
Master & Spitfire
8 Aug 1941
? - UK
1 Jan 1943
16 March 1943 - Instructor
Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
55 CliffordWilliam Cecil JosephSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
156884
92895
PLTRCAF
? ITS
12EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1942
1943
1 Apr 1943
1 July 1943 - UK
July 1943
1944
1944
Oct 44
31 May 1945 - For repatriation to Canada
28 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF

Harry Hardy (L) and Bill Clifford (R) reminisce
56 CohenCyril BranstonSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
MIAR
J
107576
17619
PLTRCAF
5EFTS (RCAF)
32SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
1 (C)OTU RAF
Rolls Royce
1 BPC (RAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
4 ADU (RAF)
71OTU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire & Hurricane
Spitfire & Hurricane
X
Spitfire
Spitfire & Hurricane
Spitfire & Hurricane
X
Spitfire
Spitfire MX840
4 June 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
27 Oct 1941
27 Dec 1941
13 May 1942 - UK
30 June 1942
21 July 1942
13 Oct 1942
7 March 1943
3 May 1943
27 June 1943 - Africa
19 Aug 1943
8 Nov 1943
26 Dec 1943
27 Apr 1944 - UK
13 May 1944
3 June 1944 - Baled at low altitude over Channel

(Photo: Cohen in his 401Sqn Spitfire - May 1944)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
57 ColeCecil CliffordP/O
F/O
J43048PLT9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 PDC (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
PD (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
Tiger Moth 82C
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
Aug-1943 to 1-Oct-1943 - St. Catharines, ON. Course No. 87
18-Oct-1943 to 10-Mar-1944 - Dunnville, ON. Course No. 92
27-Mar-1944 to 16-Jun 1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 25
1-Jul-1944 to 29-Jul-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. – Camp Borden, ON.
Aug-1944 to 7-Nov-1944 - Bournemouth, U.K.
7-Nov-1944 to 23-Jan-1945 - Eshott, U.K. Course No. 70
30-Jan-1945 to Mar-1945 - Aston Down, U.K.
Mar-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
8-Mar-1945 to 22-Aug-1945 - Airfields B.78, Warmwell, B.100, B.110, B.150, B.166
22-Aug-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
28-Sep-1945 - Regents Park, London, U.K.
28-Sep-1945 to 15-Mar-1946 - B.174 Airfield Uetersen, Germany
15-Mar-1946 - Topcliffe, U.K. for Repatriation
Repatriated to Canada
4-May-1946 – Released from the RCAF
3-Sep-1947 – Transferred to Part-time service in the RCAF Reserve
F/O C.C. Cole flew 24 combat Ops between 17-Apr-1945 and 4-May-1945 with 438Sqn
Deceased on 31-Dec-1998 in Ottawa, ON.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn and Chris Wolfe)
58 ColemanJohn RonaldP/O
KIA
Age 23
J5816PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AD264
7 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - St. John, New Brunswick
23 Dec 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
27 Jan 1941 - St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Apr 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
29 July 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
3 Aug 1941 - RAF Llandow, Wales
23 Sep 1941 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
8 Dec 1941 - Shot down by enemy fighters near French coast

(Photo: RAF station Digby, 5 November 1941. 411 Sqn pilots in front of a Spitfire MkV, left to right are Sgt J.H. Long, F/L R.C. Weston and P/O J.R. Coleman)
Commemorated Pihen-les-guines Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 9. France.
Son of John Louis and Margaret Cecelia (nee Forrestall) Coleman, of Hampton, New Brunswick.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
59 ColtonJohn Sgt
F/Sgt
WO
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
154032
90006
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
?OTU (RAF)
137Sqn (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Master & Moth
Hurricane
Typhoon
Typhoon SF-K
Typhoon
X
1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Sherbrooke, Quebec
1942 - Victoriaville, Quebec
Aug 1942 - Windsor Mills, Quebec
9 Nov 1942 - Moncton, New Brunswick
April 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
1943 - RAF Calveley, Cheshire
1943 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire
1944 - ?
May 1944 - RAF Manston, Kent
18 March 1945 - RAF Dunsfold, Surrey
1945 - Repatriated and retired from the RCAF

Deceased 14 May 2013 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
60 ColvilleJohn SpencerP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 24
J29167PLTRCAF
20EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN929
6 June 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 Feb 1943
18 Apr 1943
9 Aug 1943
10 Nov 1943 - UK
21 Dec 1943
3 Apr 1944
30 May 1944
15 June 1944
18 Aug 1944 - Hit by flak, baled out too low
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xix. A. 6. France.
Son of Alexander and Annie Josephine Colville (1966 National Memorial Silver Cross Mother), of Bowmanville, Ontario.
Brother of F/S William Freeborne Colville and F/O Alexander Colborne Colville, both also died while serving with the RCAF.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
61 ComptonHarry MarcusSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
MiD
R
J
54292
17825
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
14EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
607Sqn (RAF)
2PDC (RAF)
Ferry (RAF)
Ferry (RAF)
213Sqn (RAF)
213Sqn (RAF)
213Sqn (RAF)
213Sqn (RAF)
22PTC (RAF)
71OTU (RAF)
80Sqn (RAF)
80Sqn (RAF)
80Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
124Sqn (RCAF)
34OTU (RCAF)
12Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
------------------------
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane P3462
Hurricane
X
Hurricane Z5155
Hurricane Z5155
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane HL634
X
X
Hurricane & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire JK516
Spitfire
X
Expeditor
Canso
Norseman
X
------------------------
X
13 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
18 Sep 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
30 Nov 1940 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
23 Jan 1941 - Borden, Ontario
19 May 1941 - Bournmeouth, UK
26 May 1941 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
15 June 1941 - Slightly injured, heavy landing, undercarriage collapsed
15 July 1941 - RAF Castletown, Scotland
14 Aug 1941 - RAF Wilmslow, Cheshire
29 Aug 1941 - Boarded HMS Furious bound for the Mediterranean
13 Sep 1941 - Flew Hurricane from carrier to Malta
10 Oct 1941 - Nicosia, Cyprus
30 Dec 1941 - RAF El Amiriya, Egypt
18 Nov 1942 - Shot down by flak over Libya
24 Nov 1942 - Returned to unit after evading accross the desert on foot
31 Match 1943 - RAF Al Maza, Egypt
1 June 1943 - RAF Ismailia, Egypt
19 Oct 1943 - RAF Derna, Libya
28 Jan 1944 - Crash landed shortly after take off
28 May 1944 - RAF Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, UK
7 Aug 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
14 Sep 1944 - St.Hubert, Quebec
4 Aug 1945 - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
8 Sep 1945 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
18 March 1946 - Released from the RCAF
------------------------
Rejoined as Air Traffic Controller until 1 February 1957

(Photo: Compton in the cockpit of his 213 Sqn Hurricane in North Africa)
- Mention in Despatches - Award effective 1 June 1943 as per London Gazette dated 2 June 1943 and AFRO 1247/43 dated 2 July 1943.
Deceased on 6 September 1998 , in Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
62 ConnacherStuart McintyreP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 25
J10756PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BS145
15 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Moncton, New Brunswick
22 July 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
21 Aug 1941 - Belleville, Ontario
10 Oct 1941 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
7 Dec 1941 - Moncton, New Brunswick
13 May 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
23 June 1942 - RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire
14 July 1942 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
7 Oct 1942 - RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk
16 Feb 1943 - Dove into the English Channel due to oxygen problems
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom.
Son of James Chalmers and Frances Jeannette (nee Ingram) Connacher, of Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada.
Husband of Flora MacDonald (nee Wilkie) Connacher, of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Father of Patricia Flora Connacher.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
63 CookR.K.SgtKilledRAF
NFLD
RAF798509WAGRAF
Last Op - RAF
Master
Master # 7931
X - 17 Dec 41 (**B)
17 Dec 41 - Killed - Collison with Anson R9585
64 CordickJohn MorganSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 25
R
J
115156
40775
PLTRCAF
3EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
3 FIS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
Moth
Anson
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN801
15 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 Dec 1941
7 June 1942
25 Oct 1942
9 Dec 1942 - Instructor
12 Dec 1943
25 Feb 1944 - UK
11 Apr 1944
4 July 1944
7 Sep 1944
7 Oct 1944
25 Oct 1944
19 Nov 1944 - Flak - Exploded in mid air
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. G. 15. Germany.
Son of Robert J. and Gladys Olive Cordick, of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
65 CourtDonald AlexanderSgt
F/Sgt
KIA
Age 21
R78092PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AA840
9 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
23 Dec 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
28 Jan 1941 - Malton, Ontario
8 Apr 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
29 July 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
3 Aug 1941 - RAF Llandow, Wales
23 Sep 1941 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
8 Dec 1941 - Shot down by enemy fighters near French coast
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 60. United Kingdom.
Son of George Alexander and Teca May (nee McLachlan) Court, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
66 CousineauJoseph Alfred Emile ThomasSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 25
R
J
130002
18191
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
58OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
2FIS (RAF)
4AGS (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
442Sqn (RCAF)
442Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Oxford
Anson
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire NH489
28 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - North Bay, Ontario
24 Nov 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
2 Feb 1942 - London, Ontario
12 Apr 1942 - St. Hubert, Quebec
28 Aug 1942 - Bagotville, Quebec
1 Dec 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
1 Jan 1943 - RAF Grangemouth, Scotland
23 Feb 1943 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
26 May 1943 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
5 Jan 1944 - Flying Instructor Course - RAF Montrose, Scotland
16 Feb 1944 - RAF Morpeth, Northumberland
6 July 1944 - Leave in Canada
25 Sep 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
16 Oct 1944 - RAF Westhampnett, West Sussex
30 Oct 1944 - B80 Volkel, Netherlands
24 Feb 1945 - Shot down by 10+ Bf109s near the Rhine
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 7. E. 18. Germany.
Son of Armand and Rosa (nee Vinette) Cousineau, of Temiskaming, Quebec. Husband of Marie Therese (nee Violette) Cousineau, father of Diane Cousineau.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
67 CowlingJohn WesleyP/O
F/O
F/L

KIFA
Age 29
J10304PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Anson
Harvard
Finch & Crane & Harvard
Harvard
Finch
Anson & Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Harvard & Hurricane & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AM201
7 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
4 Aug 1941
14 Sep 1941
8 Nov 1941
14 March 1942
30 March 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
8 June 1942 - Flying Instructor
13 Dec 1942 - Flying Instructor
13 June 1943 - Flying Instructor
20 Sep 1943 - UK
29 Dec 1943
8 Jan 1944
2 May 1944
22 July 1944
21 Aug 1944
20 Sep 1944 - Crashed in foul weather
Commemorated Vorselaar Communal Cemetery, Grave 1. Belgium.
Son of Anthony May and Elizabeth Cowling of Peterborough, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
68 CoxJack ScottSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
54323
22347
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
41OTU (RAF)
239Sqn (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Finch & Moth
Harvard & Yale
Hurricane
X
Master & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AG465
15 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 Oct 1940
29 Nov 1940
17 Jan 1941
7 Apr 1941 - Flying Instructor Course
26 June 1941 - Flying Instructor
30 Oct 1942
18 March 1943 - UK
13 Apr 1943
23 June 1943
23 Sep 1943
6 June 1944 - Shot down by a Fw-190
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. H. 2. France.
Son of George Eustace and Agnes (nee Forrest) Cox, of Brockville, Ontario; Husband of Hilda Ruth Cox, of Upton, Cheshire, England.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

coxx
69 CrittendenJoseph GordonSgt
F/Sgt
R183008PLT3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
13PTC (RAF)
"R" Depot (RCAF)
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
18-Apr-1943 to 24-Jun-1943 - Victoriaville, QC. Course No. 77
26-Jun-1943 to 1-Sep-1943 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, QC. Course No. 84, 85
19-Sep-1943 to 10-Feb-1944 - Moncton, N.B./Weyburn, SK. Course No. 90
27-Feb-1944 to 20-May-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 24
3-Jun-1944 to 1-Jul-1944 - Camp Borden, ON./Greenwood, N.S. Course 24B
22-Jul-1944 to 4-Sep-1944 - Innsworth/Bournemouth, U.K.
24-Sep-1944 to 21-Nov-1944 - Rednal/Montford Bridge, Shropshire, U.K. Course No. 48
7-Dec-1944 to 6-Jan-1945 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
7-Jan-1945 to 12-Jan-1945 - Westhampnett, West Sussex, U.K.
12-Jan-1945 to 25-Mar-1945 - B.78 Eindhoven (Netherlands)
25-Mar-1945 - Eindhoven (Netherlands)
3-May-1945 - Houghton Green, Warrington, U.K. for Repat to Canada
F/Sgt J.G. Crittenden flew 27 combat ops between 21-Jan-1945 and 28-Feb-1945 with 440 Sqn.
Deceased on December 16, 1992 at Woodstock, ON.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil and Chris Wolfe)
70 CrossJames OrvilleFlying Officer Courtesy Oleg Marin

Killed 1943-11-07 Age 27JJ/24116Pilot5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit. 21 GroupMiles Master EM281Son of George V. Cross and Gertrude A. Cross, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'Not Lost But Gone Before'. 285 flying hours logged with 76 hours on single engine aircraft.Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 996. United Kingdom.
71 CummingDuncan HerbertP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
J25086PLTRCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
130Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN665
13 Feb 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
5 July 1942
27 Sep 1942
6 Dec 1942
19 Apr 1943
16 Oct 1943
25 June 1944 - UK
22 Aug 1944
3 Nov 1944
4 Dec 1944
9 Dec 1944
24 Dec 1944 - Shot down by a Fw-190
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Grave Xv. F. 15. Netherlands.
Son of Henry Walter Stuart and Margaret Eleanor Cumming of Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
72 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)
73 CuthbertsonDonald ReginaldP/O
F/O
F/L
------
F/L
AFC
J
-------
No.
10564
-------
19678
PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
CFS Trenton
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9(P)AFU (RAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
RCAF
----------------------------
RCAF
Station Goose Bay (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Finch & Crane
Anson & Harvard
X
Oxford
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
X
-------------------------
X
Norseman
X
20 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
9 Aug 1941 - Belleville - Ontario
20 Sep 1941 - London, Ontario
23 Nov 1941 - Aylmer, Ontario
20 March 1942 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
20 May 1942 - Flying Instructor - Moncton - New Brunswick
9 March 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
29 March 1943 - RAF Errol, Scotland
13 Apr 1943 - RAF Calveley, Cheshire
23 May 1943 - RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire
8 Aug 1943 - RAF Wellingore, Lincolnshire
23 Oct 1944 - Instructor - RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire
14 May 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
--------------------------------------------------------------
Remained in the Postwar RCAF
1950 - Conducted rescue
Retired date unknown
- Air Force Cross - Station Goose Bay - Awarded as per Canada Gazette dated 11 April 1953 and AFRO 217/53 dated 17 April 1953.
Deceased in September 1975.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
74 DaviesJohn BatchelorP/O
F/O
J42779PLTRCAF
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
??OTU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
X
Apr-1943 – Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, ON.
14-Nov-1943 to 7-Apr-1944 – Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 94
24-Apr-1944 to 14-Jul-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 26
29-Jul-1944 to 26-Aug-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. & Camp Borden, ON.
Sep-1944 to Oct-1944 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Late 1944 – 53OTU? / 57OTU? / 61OTU? in the U.K.
23-Jan-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 2B, 3B
28-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
Bournemouth, U.K.
11-Aug-1945 to 14-Aug-1945 – Repatriation to Canada (Quebec City, QC. / Ottawa, ON.)
6-Oct-1945 – Released from the RCAF
1-Sep-1950 – Transferred to Part-time service in the RCAF Reserve
FO. J.B. Davies was the honour student at No. 1 S.F.T.S. Camp Borden Course No. 94 placing at the top of the class.
Deceased 13 Nov 2005 in Ottawa, ON.
(Information courtesy Chris Wolfe).
75 DavisWilliam GeorgeSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 21
R
J
99138
29881
PLTRCAF
1WS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
124 FerrySqn (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
57 ORU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
X
Stinson
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard & Oxford
Multi types
Bolinbroke & Anson
X
Oxford
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB435
23 Apr 1941- Enlisted in the RCAF
10 June 1941
1 Sep 1941
27 oct 1941
1 March 1942
19 Apr 1941
7 July 1942
22 Nov 1942 - Staff
20 Oct 1943 - UK
22 Feb 1944
6 June 1944
5 Sep 1944
25 Sep 1944
13 Oct 1944
30 March 1945 – Flak near Osnabrück Germany

Commemorated Holten Canadian War Cemetery, IX. H. 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son of George A. and Isabel Davis, of Amherst, Nova Scotia.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
76 De Courcy (Decourcy)Thomas JosephSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
Killed in car accidentR
J
67815
17641
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
16EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
118Sqn (RAF)
118Sqn (RAF)
118Sqn (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
3FIS (RAF)
3FIS (RAF)
2TEU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
443Sqn (RCAF)
443Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire EH953
Martinet HP138
Spitfire
Master
Master EM355
Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
7 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Winddsor, Ontario
5 May 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
9 June 1941 - Edmonton, Alberta
8 Aug 1941 - Dauphin, Manitoba
23 Nov 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
18 Dec 1941 - RAF Turnhouse, Scotland
30 Apr 1942 - RAF Ibsley, Hampshire
20 Nov 1942 - Engine seized - Landed in meadow
29 Jan 1943 - Struck tree on take off and crashed
1 June 1943 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
8 March 1944 - RAF Grangemouth, Scotland
8 May 1944 - Engine seized - Injured in crash landing
31 May 1944 - RAF Grangemouth, Scotland
23 June 1944 - RAF Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire
12 Sep 1944 - RAF Bognor, West Sussex
23 Sep 1944 - B68 Le Culot, Belgium
5 Apr 1945 - Commanding Officer - B78 Eindhoven, Netherlands
7 June 1945 - Died in a motor vehicle accident
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.443 Squadron (deceased) - Award effective 26 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1291/45 dated 10 August 1945.
- Commemorated at Becklingen War Cemetery, Grave 11. B. 8., Germany.
- Son of Thomas Leo and Beatrice (nee Reidy) De Courcy, of Windsor, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
77 DeanGeorge RobertP/O
F/O
J43855PLT9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440 Sq (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9PDC (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Tiger Moth
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
X
5-Sep-1943 to 28-Oct-1943 – St. Catharines, ON. Course No. 89
15-Nov-1943 to 7-Apr-1944 – Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1943 to 12-Jun-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Jan-1945 – Bournemouth, 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 22-Aug-1945 – B.100, B.110, B.150, B.116 Airstrips
22-Aug-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
19-Sep-1945 – Regents Park, London, U.K.
19-Sep-1945 to 20-Dec-1945 – Airstrip B.174 Uetersen, Germany
Dec-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Jan-1946 – Repatriation to Canada / Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A.
18-Jan-1946 – Retired from the RCAF
FO. G.R. Dean flew 7 combat ops between 7-Apr-1945 (First Ops) and 13-Apr-1945 (Last Ops) with 440Sqn.
Deceased on 10 Nov 1981 at St. Catharines, ON.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil and Chris Wolfe).
78 DelbridgeRalph BalkwillP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 22
J9490PilotRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
21 PTC (RAF)
HQ Middle East (RAF)
2 PDC (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
X
X
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BL339
14 March 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 June 1941
26 July 1941
26 Sep 1941
7 Jan 1942 - UK
23 March 1942
2 July 1942 - Middle East
16 Dec 1942 - UK
22 Dec 1942
2 March 1943
8 Apr 1943
3 Aug 1943 - Perished in crash
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 45. C. 5. United Kingdom.
Son of Franklin James Delbridge and Eva Delbridge, of Exeter, Ontario, Canada.
(Infoprmation courtesy Francois Dutil)
79 DerzoncaJ.R.Killed11EFTS Last Op - 11EFTSMaster Master R 1921X - 16 Apr 42 - 16 Apr 42 - Killed in crash near Pirriemuir - Scotland -
80 DeyRobertPilot Officer


Orleans Main, France
Killed 1944-07-26 Age 3012 May 1914 Winnipeg ManitobaJ/90571Nav103Sqn
Lancaster lll ND903 PM-GRAF Elsham Wolds

Raid on Stuttgart undertaken by 412 Lancasters and 138 Halifaxes of Bomber Command. 8 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes were lost (2.2 per cent of the force desptached).
Took off 21:51 attack on Stuttgart. Outward bound Collided in mid-air with Polish Lancaster PB252 aircraft near Orleans.

RAF Elsham Wolds

Raid on Stuttgart undertaken by 412 Lancasters and 138 Halifaxes of Bomber Command. 8 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes were lost (2.2 per cent of the force desptached).

Commemorated Orleans Main Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Coll. Grave 6-9. France.

Operational sorties 2 June 1944 - 25 July 1944 to the following locations:
Pas de Calais - Coastal Battery - 2 Jun
St Martin de Varreville - Coastal Battery - 5 Jun
Vire - Rail Bridge - 6 Jun
Flers - Luftwaffe airfield - 9 Jun
Gelsenkirchen - Synthetic oil plant - 12 Jun
Le Havre - Docks - 14 Jun
Sterkrade - Synthetic oil plant - 16 Jun - Attacked by 2 Night Fighters over target. Evaded. No damage.
Aulnoye - Rail target - 17 Jun - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over target. Jettisoned long delay bombs & returned to base
Mimoyecques - Flying Bomb site - 22 Jun
Saintes - Rail yards - 23 Jun
Flers - Flying Bomb site - 24 Jun
Chateau Benapre - Flying Bomb site - 27 Jun
Domleger - Flying Bomb supply facility - 29 Jun
Domleger - Flying Bomb supply facility - 2 Jul
Dijon - Flying Bomb site - 5 Jul
Caen - German Army positions - 7 Jul
Revigny - Rail target - 12 Jul
Revigny - Rail target - 14 Jul - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over target. Jettisoned long delay bombs & returned to base
Sannerville - Flying Bomb site - 17 Jul
Stuttgart - Industrial targets - 25 Jul - Failed To Return

deyx
81 DowdingHarry JamesSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC & Bar
R
J
90439
16027
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9(P)AFU (RAF)
58OTU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
8AFDU (RAF)
442Sqn (RCAF)
442Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Oxford
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Multi EA
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
14 March 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario
28 May 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
14 July 1941 - Goderich, Ontario
13 Sep 1941 - Borden, Ontario
7 Jan 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
2 March 1942 - RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, UK
14 Apr 1942 - RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
16 June 1942 - RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, UK
11 Oct 1943 - RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, UK
11 March 1944 - RAF Holmsley South, Hampshire, UK
7 July 1944 - Commanding Officer - France
22 Sep 1944 - End of tour
28 Oct 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
6 Feb 1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: 403 Sqn, 4 Nov 1942 - on wing L to R, F/Sgt Lane & Sgt Dowding, standing, L to R, F/Sgt Rawson & Sgt Hawkey.)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.403 Squadron - Award effective 22 October 1943 as per London Gazette dated 29 October 1943 and AFRO 2457/43 dated 26 November 1943.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.442 Squadron - Award effective 1 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 239/45 dated 9 February 1945.
- Deceased on 2 April 2003, in Sarnia, Ontario.
- Brother of J/46041 P/O John Frederick Dowding, KIFA on 17 Oct 1944 with 19 OTU.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
82 DraperJohn William PattersonP/O
F/O
F/L
-----
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C

DFC
J
--------
No.
10159
--------
100222
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9(P)AFU (RAF)
58OTU (RAF)
611Sqn (RAF)
2PDC (RAF)
111Sqn (RAF)
Fighter Pilot PU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
91Sqn (RAF)
RAF Cranfield
RCAF
RCAF
------------------------
RCAF (Aux)
411Sqn (RCAF Aux)
411Sqn (RCAF Aux)
2Wing (RCAF Aux)
2Wing (RCAF Aux)
RCAF Aux
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
------------------------
X
Harvard & Vampire
Sabre & Silver Star
Sabre & Silver Star
Sabre & Silver Star
X
23 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
16 July 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
21 Aug 1941 - Oshawa, Ontario
11 Oct 1941 - Ottawa, Ontario
18 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
5 May 1942 - RAF Errol, Scotland
26 May 1942 - RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
18 Aug 1942 - RAF Redhill, Surrey
19 Oct 1942 - North Africa
11 Nov 1942 - North Africa
28 June 1943 - North Africa
1 Jan 1944 - UK
8 Feb 1944 - Leave in Canada
7 Apr 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
25 Apr 1944 - RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire
14 June 1944 - RAF West Malling, Kent
26 June 1945 - Bedfordshire
2 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
7 Jan 1946 - Released from the RCAF
------------------------
Served in the post war RCAF Auxilliary
? - Toronto, Ontario
7 Nov 1955 - Commanding Officer - Toronto, Ontario
7 Nov 1958 - Deputy Wing Commander - Toronto, Ontario
1 Jan 1962 - Commanding Officer - Toronto, Ontario
1 Oct 1964 - Retirred from the RCAF Aux
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.111 Squadron - Award effective 1 July 1943 as per London Gazette dated 9 July 1943 and AFRO 1724/43 dated 27 August 1943.
Deceased in 1997, in London, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
83 DuffIan MackenzieSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIFA
Age 29
R
J
75781
15634
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
9SFTS (RAF)
1 AACU (RAF)
8 AACU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
16 APC (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master
Harvard
Henley & Master
Master
Mustang
Tomahawk & Mustang
Master
X
X
Spitfire & Mustang
Spitfire
Mustang
Mustang AG514
31 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Jan 1941
5 March 1941
5 May 1941
15 Sep 1941 - UK
29 Sep 1941
24 Nov 1941
7 Jan 1942
3 July 1942
13 Oct 1942
1 Jan 1943
6 Dec 1943 - Aerial Gunnery Instructor
26 June 1944 - Leave in Canada
5 Sep 1944 - UK
22 Sep 1944
3 Oct 1944
8 Oct 1944
11 Oct 1944 - Crashed with engine trouble
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. F. 12. Netherlands.
Son of Robert George and Elizabeth (nee Mackenzie) Duff; Husband of Julia Louise Duff, of Hamilton, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
84 DunbarRonaldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2

KIA
Age 19
R102159PLTRCAF
2MD (RCAF)
11ED (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BS196
8 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina Saskatchewan
28 May 1941 - Brandon, Manitoba
20 June 1941 - Calgary, Alberta
15 July 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
1 Sep 1941 - Virden, Manitoba
26 Oct 1941 - St. Hubert, Quebec
23 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
12 May 1942 - RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire
2 June 1942 - RAF Rednal, Shropshire
25 Aug 1942 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
13 March 1943 - Shot down by Fw190 over France
Commemorated Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 6. Row A. Grave 3. France.
Son of Alexander and Janet Amanda (nee Dean) Dunbar, of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
85 DunkeldWilliam ThomasP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
USAJ25085PLTRCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
130Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD462
30 March 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
5 July 1942
27 Sep 1942
6 Dec 1942
19 Apr 1943
25 Oct 1943
3 June 1944 - UK
27 June 1944
16 Sep 1944
15 Oct 1944
26 Oct 1944
24 Dec 1944 - Shot down by Fw-190
Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Grave 8. D. 3. Netherlands.
Son of William Leonard and Lila Maud (Nee Cameron) Dunkeld, of Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
86 DunnBenjamin HoraceP/O
F/O
J43846PLT20EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9PDC (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Tiger Moth 82C
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
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 26-Aug-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. – Camp Borden, ON.
Sep-1944 to 7-Nov-1944 - Bournemouth, U.K.
7-Nov-1944 to 23-Jan-1945 - Eshott, Northumberland U.K. Course No.70
30-Jan-1945 to Mar-1945 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
Mar-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
8-Mar-1945 to 22-Aug-1945 - B.78, B.100, B.110, B.150, Warmwell, B.116 Airstrips
22-Aug-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
19-Sep-1945 - Regents Park, London, U.K.
19-Sep-1945 to 20-Dec-1945 - Airstrip B.174 Uetersen, Germany
20-Dec-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K. for Repat
14-Jan-1946 - Repatriation to Canada – New York, N.Y. U.S.A. to Montreal, QC. to Ottawa, ON.
18-Feb-1946 – Released from the R.C.A.F.
F/O B.H. Dunn flew 28 combat operations between 14-Mar-1945 (first ops) and 20-Apr-1945 (last ops)
Deceased on 4-Aug-2000 at Windsor, ON.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil and Chris Wolfe)
87 DunnEdmund SpeckPte
L/Cpl
Cpl
Sgt
S/Sgt
Sgt/Mjr
S/Lt
Lt
Capt
-----
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
C1712INF
PLT
South Alberta Regiment
RCAF
CFS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
2FIS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch & Harvard
Harvard & Yale
Harvard
Finch & Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Harvard & Mustang
Mustang & Spitfire
X
Spitfire
X
X
1926 - Enlisted in the Army MIlitia
22 Feb 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Feb 1940 - Flying Instructor Course
22 Nov 1940 - Flying Instructor
15 June 1941 - Flying Instructor
10 Aug 1942 - Flying Instructor
24 May 1943 - UK
22 June 1943
20 July 1943
13 Oct 1943
22 March 1945 - Tour expired - UK
11 April 1945 -OTU Instructor
23 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
15 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.430 Squadron - Award effective 23 May 1945 as per London Gazette dated 1 June 1945 and AFRO 1147/45 dated 13 July 1945.
Dunn was already a qualified, highly experienced flight instructor and possessed his commercial pilot license with over 300 hours of flying time when he joined the RCAF in 1940.
Deceased on 15 January 1995, in Calgary Alberta Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
88 ElnaughStanley JessieP/O
F/O
J44201PLT1 Manning Depot RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
28-Apr-1943 – Toronto, ON.
1-Jun-1943 to 3-Aug-1943 – Belleville, ON. Course No. 80
8-Aug-1943 to 15-Oct-1944 – St. Eugene, ON. Course No. 87
18-Oct-1943 to 7-Apr-1944 – Moncton, N.B./Weyburn, SK. Course No. 92
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Jan-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
23-Jan-1945 to 3-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 2B
3-Apr-1945 to 6-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
6-Apr-1945 to 22-Aug-1945 – B.100, B.110, B.150, B.166 Airstrips
22-Aug-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
28-Sep-1945 – B.174 Airstrip Uetersen, Germany
28-Sep-1945 to 3-Jan-1946 – B.174 Airstrip Uetersen, Germany
3-Jan-1946 – Bournemouth, U.K.
4-Feb-1946 to 7-Feb-1946 – Repatriation to Canada (Halifax, N.S. / London, ON.)
7-Mar-1946 – Released from the RCAF
FO. S. J. Elnaugh flew 25 combat missions with No. 438 Sqn (RCAF) between 7 Apr 1945 (first Ops) and 4 May 1945 (last Ops)
FO. S. J. Elnaugh was part of the BAFO in Germany serving with No. 412 Sqn (RCAF)
Post-war he was active in the 404 KITCHENER-WATERLOO WING R.C.A.F.A.
Deceased in 1991 in Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn and Chris Wolfe).
89 EmbergClarence RonaldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
DFC
R
J
56105
15585
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
175Sqn (RAF)
276Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
1 FIS (RCAF)
RCAF Mountain View
12Sqn (RCAF)
Joint Staff
9B&GS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane & Typhoon
Defiant
X
Hurricane
Harvard
X
Harvard & Norseman
X
Battle & Lysander
X
22 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
30 June 1940
1 Sep 1940
17 Nov 1940
2 March 1941 - UK
10 March 1941
4 Aug 1941
4 March 1942
6 Sep 1942
25 Dec 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
13 Feb 1943 - Instructor
11 Nov 1943 - Instructor
8 Feb 1944
5 Apr 1944
22 June 1944 - Washington
11 Jan 1945
11 Apr 1945 - Released
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.175 Squadron - Award effective 26 May 1942 as per London Gazette dated 16 June 1942 and AFRO 1000-1001/42 dated 3 July 1942.
Deceased 23 June 1990.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
90 EmmersonBertramAC2
AC1
LAC
--
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
R
J
50365
16500
GD
PLT
RCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2 GTS (RAF)
101 GOTU (RAF)
296Sqn (RAF)
GPEU (RAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Oxford
Oxford
Whitley & Albermarle
Hart & Hind
Oxford
Master & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AM124
29 Jan 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
31 Jan 1940
25 March 1940
8 Jan 1941
21 March 1941
16 May 1941 - Remustered to Pilot
22 June 1941
9 Aug 1941
23 Nov 1941 - UK
6 Dec 1941 - Glider Tug Pilot
26 Feb 1942 - Glider Tug Pilot
17 July 1942 - Glider Tug Pilot
12 Aug 1942 - Glider Tug Pilot
27 Apr 1943
11 May 1943
27 Aug 1943
25 Nov 1943 - Shot down by Fw-190s

(Above photo shows Emmerson as a sergeant in an Army uniform while a glider tug pilot prior to his commission and move to single engine fighters.
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom.
Son Henry Read and Faulien (nee Price) Emmerson, of Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
91 EnglandPeter Ayrton VisartSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
55312
10174
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
Ferry Command (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
16OTU (RAF)
1654CU (RAF)
102Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch & Moth
Harvard & Yale
Harvard
Harvard
X
Boston
Master
Oxford & Hampden
Halifax
Halifax W7752
20 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Quebec city, Quebec
22 June 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
30 June 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 1940 - Fort William, Ontario
20 Oct 1940 - Uplands, Ontario
8 Jan 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
11 Apr 1941 - Flying Instructor - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
4 Apr 1942 - Dorval, Quebec
8 Apr 1942 - RAF Uxbridge, London, UK
28 Apr 1942 - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
19 May 1942 - RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
3 Sep 1942 - RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire
11 Sep 1942 - Shot down by a night fighter
Commemorated Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Row C. Grave 28. Netherlands
Son of Clifford Ayrton and Valerie Lalage (Nee de Bury) England, of Quebec City, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
92 EnglishRobert MouldP/O
F/O

Murdered
Age 20
J29567PLTRCAF
4MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6FTS (RAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
5PDC (RAF)
5(ME)ARC (RAF)
74OTU (RAF)
56PTC (RAF)
208Sqn (RAF)
208Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Harvard
Master & Hurricane
X
X
Hurricane & Spitfire
X
Spitfire
Spitfire MH423
RCAF
4 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
30 Oct 1942 - Quebec City, Quebec
28 Dec 1942 - Toronto, Ontario
7 March 1943 - Oshawa, Ontario
2 May 1943 - Dunnville, Ontario
20 Oct 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
21 Jan 1944 - RAF Windrush, Gloucestershire
14 March 1944 - RAF Ternhill, Shropshire
25 May 1944 - RAF Padgate, Cheshire
26 June 1944 - Heliopolis Cairo, Egypt
21 Aug 1944 - RAF Petah Tikva, Palestine
28 Oct 1944 - Naples, Italy
26 Nov 1944 - RAF Peretola, Naples Italy
15 Apr 1945 - Shot down by light flak, captured
17 Apr 1945 - Murdered by his captors
Commemorated Florence War Cemetery, IX. J. 6. Italy.
Son of Richard and Hilda Lois (nee Mould) English, Canadian citizens living in Edgewater, New Jersey.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
93 FenwickHarry ElmoreSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

DFC
KIA
Age 23
R
J
83008
15790
PLTRCAF
5 ED (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
52OTU (RAF)
81Sqn (RAF)
81Sqn (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Hurricane
X
Spitfire
Spitfire NH207
19 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 Jan 1941
28 March 1941
5 May 1941
4 July 1941
21 Oct 1941 - UK
18 Nov 1941
10 Feb 1942
8 Nov 1942 - North Africa
24 July 1943 - UK
25 Aug 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
24 Sep 1943 - Instructor
8 May 1944 - UK
22 May 1944
21 June 1944 - Shot down by AAA fire
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.81 Squadron - Award effective 10 February 1943 as per London Gazette dated 16 February 1943 and AFRO 410/43 dated 12 March 1943.
- Commemorated Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Grave X. H. 2. Calvados France.
- Son of Harry and Rose (nee Carey) Fenwick, of Sioux Lookout, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
94 FerreyAllan EvanP/O
F/O
--------
F/O
J
--------
No.
44199
--------
85157
PLTRCAF
1 Manning Depot (RCAF)
9 Repair Depot (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
A-33 CACTE (CAC)
1 “Y” Depôt (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
83GDC (RAF)
84GDC (RAF)
433Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
--------------
424SqnAUX (RCAF)
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
X
X
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon JR385
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
Lancaster
X
X
X
X
X
--------------
Harvard
Feb-1943 - Hamilton, ON. Enlistment in the RCAF.
17-Feb-1943 to 1-Apr-1943 - Toronto, ON.
2-Apr-1943 to 16-Jun-1943 - St. Jean, QC.
17-Jun-1943 to 21-Aug-1943 - Victoriaville, QC. Course No. 81
21-Aug-1943 to 15-Oct-1943 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, QC. Course No. 88
18-Oct-1943 to 7-Apr-1944 - Moncton, N.B./Weyburn, SK. Course No. 92
22-Apr-1944 to 20-May 1944 - Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8 (in part)
22-May 1944 to 11-Aug-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 27
27-Aug-1944 to 9-Sep-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. Course No. 27A
9-Sep-1944 to 23-Sep-1944 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 27A
23-Sep-1945 to 27-Sep-1945 - Lachine, QC.
5-Oct-1945 to 10-Oct-1945 - Halifax, N.S. Embarked on R.M.S. MAURETANIA to Liverpool
10-Oct-1945 to 23-Jan-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
23-Jan-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 - Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 2B, 3B
13-Feb-1945 - Engine Failure & Forced Landing near Longformacus, Berwickshire, U.K.
24-Apr-1945 to 1-Aug-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
1-Aug-1945 to 24-Oct-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
24-Oct-1945 to Nov-1945 - Lasham, Hants, U.K.
Nov-1945 - Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, U.K. for 5 days
Nov-1945 to 23-Jan-1946 - Bournemouth, U.K.
23-Jan-1946 to 1-Feb-1946 - Repatriated to Canada aboard the R.M.S. SCYTHIA
Feb-1946 to Mar-1946 – Ottawa, ON. Uplands Station.
15-Mar-1946 - Released from the RCAF
29-May-1947 - Transferred to Part-time service with the RCAF Reserve
--------------
24-Oct-1950 - Hamilton, ON. Transferred to RCAF Reserve

(Photo: Aug/Sep-44, No.1 A.T.T.D. Greenwood, N.S. PO. A.E. Ferrey alongside Hurricane No.70)
FO. A.E. Ferrey flew with FO. J. M. Gallant, FO. R.E. Lowry, FO R.A. Lamb and FO. B.E. Monette as Ferry pilots with No. 83 G.S.U. / No. 83 G.D.C. from April 1945 to November 1945.
Allan Ferrey had two older brothers, James and Russell, who served in the U.S.A.A.F.
Deceased on February 11, 2023 at Burlington, ON. (Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
95 FoxRobert GeorgeSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
R
J
149953
92462
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3 (P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
677Sqn (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Tempest & Typhoon
X
X
2 Feb 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
25 Oct 1942
7 Feb 1943
30 Apr 1943
28 Aug 1943
3 Dec 1943 - UK
31 Dec 1943
24 Jan 1944
3 Apr 1944
7 May 1944
2 June 1944
1 July 1944
3 Aug 1944
23 March 1945 - Staff
9 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
15 Oct 1945 - released from the RCAF

(P/O Fox in his Typhoon with his fitter LAC Hogg and rigger LAC Shicluna - B78 Eindhoven 1945)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn RCAF)

foxx
96 FraserA. HughP/O
F/O
J37029PLTRCAF
13EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
Battle
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB281
X
X
8 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 May 1943
27 June 1943
30 Oct 1943
24 March 1944
6 Aug 1944 - UK
8 Aug 1944
13 Oct 1944
2 Dec 1944
5 Dec 1944
23 Apr 1945
5 Nov 1945 - Released

(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
97 FrenchDonald ArthurP/O
F/O
F/L
J11035PLTRCAF
2Manning Depot
2ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
12SFTS (RCAF)
2ANS (RCAF)
1CNS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
A-33CACTE (RCAC)
1ATTD (RCAF)
1“Y” Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
Tiger Moth
Crane
Anson
Anson
Anson, Harvard, Yale, Lysander
Harvard, Hurricane
X
Hurricane
X
Liberator
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon
Auster, Typhoon
X
X
X
X
X
Chipmunk
21-Jul-1941 - Vancouver, B.C. Enlisted in the RCAF
23-Jul-1941 to 1-Sep-1941 - Brandon, MB.
1-Sep-1941 to 27-Oct-1941 - Regina, SK. Course No. 36
27-Oct-1941 to 19-Dec-1941 - Virden, MB Course No. 41
26-Dec-1941 to 10-Apr-1942 - Brandon, MB. Course No. 45
27-Apr-1942 to 26-May-1942 - Pennfield Ridge, N.B. Short Navigational Course No. 15
29-May-1942 to 14-Sep-1942 - Rivers, MB. Short “N” Course No. 16 & Navigation Instructor Training
25-Sep-1942 to 10-Mar-1944 - Aylmer, ON. as a Navigation Instructor
25-Mar-1944 to 17-Jun-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 25
1-Jul-1944 to 15-Jul-1944 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 25B
16-Jul-1944 to 29-Jul-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. Course No. 25B
19-Aug-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 - Lachine, QC. for Overseas Posting
8-Sep-1944 - Trans-Atlantic Flight - Dorval, QC. to Gander, NFLD. to Prestwick, Scotland
10-Sep-1944 to 2-Oct-1944 - Bournemouth, U.K.
2-Oct-1944 to 19-Dec-1944 - Kirton-in-Lindsay & Hilbaldstow, U.K. Course No. 51
23-Dec-1944 to 27-Dec-1944 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
29-Dec-1944 to 7-Jan-1945 - Milfield, Northumberland, U.K.
8-Jan-1945 to 18-Mar-1945 - Westhampnett, West Sussex & Dunsfold, Surrey U.K. for Typhoon conversion
18-Mar-1945 to 18-Jul-1945 - Airfields B.78, B.100, B.110, B.150, Warmwell, B.166
19-Jul-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
20-Jul-1945 to 6-Aug-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K. for Repat to Canada
11-Aug-1945 - Arrived in Canada aboard the Louis Pasteur troop ship for 30-Day Leave
9-Oct-1945 - Released from the RCAF
1-Mar-1947 - Transfers to RCAF Active Reserve (Class A)
22-Mar-1951 to 17-May-1951 - Vancouver Aero Club Operation Chipmunk

(Photo: July 1945, B116 Airfield Flensburg, Germany. FO. D.A. French in front of Typhoon.)
F/O Don French flew 35 combat ops from 20-Mar-1945 (first ops) to 20-Apr-1945 (last ops) with 440 Sqn. Deceased on 23 July 2004 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil and Chris Wolfe)
98 GallantJack MurchisonP/O
F/O
J43851PLTRCAF
7EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
83GDC (RAF)
84GDC (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
Mar-1943 – Enlisted in RCAF
6-Sep-1943 to 29-Oct-1944 – Windsor, ON. Course No. 89
15-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 – Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 to 1-Aug-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
1-Aug-1945 to 24-Oct-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
24-Oct-1945 to Nov-1945 – Lasham, Hants, U.K.
Nov-1945 to Jan-1946 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Jan-1946 to Feb-1946 – Repatriation to Canada (Charlottetown, P.E.I.)
6-Jun-1946 – Released from the RCAF
FO. J. M. Gallant flew with FO. A.E. Ferrey, FO. R.E. Lowry, FO. R.A. Lamb and FO. B.E. Monette as Ferry pilots in the No. 83 G.S.U. Ferry Pool.
Deceased 18 Oct 1991 in Halifax, N.S.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
99 GardnerR.J. CurrieP/O
F/O
F/L
J36788PLTRCAF
?ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
135Sqn (RCAF)
135Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1941
Nov 1941
Feb 1942
June 1942
Sep 1943 - Alaska
Jan 1944 - UK
24 Jan 1944
2 May 1944
30 June 1944
21 July 1944
25 Feb 1945 - Tour expired
7 March 1945 - UK for repatriation to Canada
Repatriation and release dates unknown
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
100 GarmanEarle VincentP/O
KIFA
Age 24
J8364PLTRCAF
1AMD (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5PDC (RAF)
Middle East Command (RAF)
74OTU (RAF)
208Sqn (RAF)
208Sqn (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
X
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane AP852
8 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Winnipeg, Manitoba
30 Jan 1941 - Picton, Ontario
5 May 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
9 June 1941 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
8 Aug 1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
13 Nov 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
31 Dec 1941 - RAF Padgate, Cheshire
8 March 1942 - Cairo, Egypt
8 Apr 1942 - RAF Aqir, Palestine
19 Aug 1942 - LG100 Wadi Natrun, Egypt
29 Sep 1942 - Flat spun from low altitude, killed in crash
Commemorated El Alamein War Cemetery, Xxxiii. B. 7. Egypt.
Son of Earle Vivian and Maude Adeline (nee Newman) Garman, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
101 GatesThomas Cecil (Rusty)Sgt
F/Sgt
-----
Lt
Capt
Maj

USAR83497PLTRCAF
?EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
USAAF
350th FG (USAAF)
USAAF
X
?
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
X
Airacobra
X
Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1941
13 Sep 1941
? - UK
1942
1 June 1942
Sep 1942 - Transferred to the USAAF
1943/44 -OTU Chief Instructor in Morocco
May 1944 - Repatriated to the USA
Deceased on 13 July 1996, in West Melbourne, Forida, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil & Anne Gafiuk)
102 GibbsWilliam RobertP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
J27239PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
128Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB338
27 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
27 Sep 1942
28 Dec 1942
21 Feb 1943
26 June 1943
10 Sep 1943
4 July 1944 - UK
22 Aug 1944
3 Nov 1944
18 Dec 1944
28 Dec 1944
28 Feb 1945 - Shot down by flak

(Photo: P/O Gibbs in front of his 128Sqn Hurricane at Torbay Nfld, winter 1943)
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 279. United Kingdom.
Son of Sidney and Ethel Gibbs, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
103 GillRobert FrederickSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
Air Medal (USA)
R
J
77033
4900
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
2 BPC (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Anson
Finch & Moth
Harvard & Anson
Hurricane
X
Master & Mustang
Mustang & Spitfire
Spitfire RM883
X
X
X
23 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
14 Oct 1940
15 Nov 1940
4 Jan 1941
30 March 1941 - Flying Instructor Course
7 July 1942 - Flying Instructor
20 Nov 1942
2 Apr 1943 - UK
1943
27 Aug 1943
1 Jan 1945 - Injured on ground during enemy attack
6 Jan 1945 - Hospitalized in UK
July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
4 Sept 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Air Medal (United States) - No.430 Squadron (AFRO gives unit only as 2nd Tactical Air Force) - Award with effect from 3 July 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 602/46 dated 14 June 1946.
- Wounded during the 1 January 1945 Luftwaffe Operation Bodenplatte while at airfield B-78 Eindhoven. Suffered a head wound and a broken arm extricating himself from his burning Spitfire while being straffed.
- Deceased on 14 March 1983 in Montreal, province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
104 GilmourBenton ThomasP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
R
J
-------
No
75737
6189
---------
120393
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
1 TEU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1695 BDTF (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
-------------------
400 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
420 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard & Yale
Hurricane
Kittyhawk
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MK687
X
Hurricane & Spitfire
X
X
-------------------------
Harvard
Mustang
X
28 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Jan 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
4 March 1941 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
3 May 1941 - Dauphin, Manitoba
17 July 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
19 Oct 1941 - Flying Instructor - Dunnville, Ontario
19 Nov 1942 - Bagotville, Quebec
30 March 1943 - Annette Island, Alaska
19 Oct 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
30 Nov 1943 - RAF Rednal, Shropshire
7 March 1944 - RAF Tealing, Scotland
14 March 1944 - RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire
23 March 1944 - RAF Kenley, Sussex
15 June 1944 - Crash landed after dogfight
8 Dec 1944 - Tour expired
27 Dec 1944 - RAF Dalton, Yorkshire
2 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
20 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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13 April 1947 - Toronto, Ontario
28 January 1950 - London, Ontario
1 July 1952 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 421Sqn Spitfire taxiing)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.421 Squadron - Award effective 6 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 13 February 1945 and AFRO 508/45 dated 23 March 1945.
- Died in St. Thomas, Ontario, 7 March 1984
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
105 GoldbergDavidP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
-------
S/L
W/C
G/C
DFC
EvadedJ4242PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
---------------
RCAF Aux
RCAF Aux
X
X
Finch
Anson & Crane
Moth & Harvard
Harvard & Yale
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ356
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
---------------
X
X
20 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
31 Aug 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
12 Oct 1940 - Goderich, Ontario
10 Dec 1940 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
22 Feb 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
30 Apr 1941 - Flying Instructor - Dunnville, Ontario
2 Feb 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
1943 - RAF Ternhill, Shropshire
1943 - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
8 June 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
18 July 1943 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
8 March 1944 - Shot down by flak, evaded capture
May 1944 - Leave in Canada
3 Aug 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
27 Aug 1944 - Sicily
12 Nov 1944 - Commanding Officer - Italy
7 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
24 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
---------------
1946 - Served in post war Auxiliary RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
1958 - Retired from the RCAF Auxiliary

Distinguished Flying Cross - No.417 Squadron - Award effective 12 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 March 1945 and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945.
Deceased on 19 September 2006, in Hamilton, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

Born in March 1917 the son of Harry (originally from Poland - died 1954, age 75) and Sophie (née Gilbert - died 1972, age 75). Brother of Irwin, Ruth and Bill. Earn a degree in Business Administration at Boston University in 1939.

Enlisted in the RCAF in 1940. In December 1942, He was sent overseas for advanced Spitfire fighter training in England. In the summer of 1943 he was attached to 416 Squadron and deployed to France. Over the next eight months, Dave flew 79 misan Dions with his comrades of the 416th and later the 403rd Squadrons

Retired as a Group Captain with a DFC. CD. in 1958. He peacefully passed away on the 17th September 2006 at the age of 89. He is buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Hamilton, Ontario.

106 GoodhewKenneth RussellSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
--------
F/O
No.
R
--------
No.
1080310
255567
--------
130309
PLT

--------
PLT
RAF
RAF
RAF
14FTS (RAF)
1ITW (RAF)
4ITW (RAF)
3EFTS (RAF)
4ITW (RAF)
21EFTS (RAF)
39SFTS (RAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
31B&GS (RAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
31PD (RAF)
7PRC (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
84GSU (RAF)
193Sqn (RAF)
193Sqn (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
-------------
RCAF
402SqnAUX (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tiger Moth
X
Tiger Moth
Harvard
Battle
Battle 1601
Battle
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
X
Master, Spitfire
Typhoon
Spitfire, Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB279
Spitfire
X
-------------
X
Harvard, Vampire
X
25-Nov-1940 - Enlisted in RAF at 3RC Padgate, U.K.
5-Dec-1940 - 3 Wing West Kirby, U.K.
11-Jan-1941 - RAF Tilton, U.K.
16-Jan-1941 - RAF Cranfield, U.K.
17-May-1941 - Jesus College Cambridge, U.K.
24-May-1941 - Bexhill, U.K.
5-Jul-1941 - Watchfield, U.K., operated by Air Service Training
10-Jul-1941 - Bexhill, U.K.
5-Sep-1941 - Booker, U.K., operated by Airwork
19-Jan-1942 to 6-Jun-1942 - Swift Current, SK.
30-Jun-1942 - MacDonald, MB. Staff Pilot
14-Oct-1942 - Crashed through high voltage power lines
May-1943 - Picton, ON. Staff Pilot
1-Nov-1943 to 28-Jan-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 20
11-Feb-1944 to 19-Mar-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Moncton, N.B.
Harrogate, U.K.
13-Jun-1944 to 29-Aug-1944
5-Sep-1944
25-Sep-1944
Oct-1944 - B.70 Antwerp-Deurne, B.89 Mill, B.105 Drope, B.111 Ahlhorn, B.16 Hildesheim
13-Apr-1945 - Hit by flak near Kampen. Bailed out. Safe.
30-Jun-1944 - N.154, N.W. Soltau, Germany
Released from RCAF
-------------
Jan-1949 - Transfer to RCAF Reserve
May-1949 - Winnipeg, MB.
28-Mar-1950 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: date and location unknown; F/Sgt. K.R. Goodhew with Typhoon)
WO2 K.R. Goodhew flew 61 combat ops from 24-Oct-1944 to 4-May-1945 with No. 193 Sqn. RAF
Post-war K.R. Goodhew joined No. 403 Sqn Auxiliary RCAF City of Winnipeg.
Deceased March 28, 1950 at Montreal, QC. (Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
107 GordonDonald CampbellSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
------
F/L
DFC & Bar
InjuredR
J
--------
No.
74896
16633
--------
19878
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
65Sqn (RAF)
2 PDC (RAF)
1 ADU (RAF)
274Sqn (RAF)
601Sqn (RAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
11 FIS (RAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
83 GRU (RCAF)
442Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
FLS (RAF)
RCAF
CFS (RCAF)
-------------------------
RCAF Post War
14 (Photo)Sqn (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
Canadian Joint Staff
AFHQ
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
-------------------------
X
X
X
X
X
X
25 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Jan 1941
3 March 1941
2 May 1941
31 Aug 1941 - UK
19 Sep 1941
4 Nov 1941
21 March 1942 - Almaza Egypt
30 March 1942
27 June 1942
6 Oct 1942
30 Oct 1943
1 Dec 1943
1 Feb 1944
5 July 1944 - UK
11 Aug 1944 - Leave in Canada
30 Oct 1944 - UK
31 Oct 1944
22 Nov 1944
19 March 1945
15 Apr 1945 - Commanding Officer
11 July 1945 - UK
7 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
1 Oct 1945
-------------------------
1 Oct 1946 - Remained in the RCAF Post War
1 Apr 1946
30 Dec 1947
2 Jan 1948 - Washington, USA
25 Apr 1948
26 June 1949 - Died following brain surgery

(Photo: 22 Jan 1943 - RCAF pilots of 601Sqn in Egypt, L to R F/Sgt. M.A. Perkins, F/Sgt. E.G.Shea, F/Sgt. D.C. Gordon, F/Sgt. W.J. Steele and F/Sgt. F.D. Schofield)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.442 Squadron - Award effective 23 February 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1453/45 dated 14 September 1945.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.402 Squadron - Award effective 7 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1945 and AFRO 1478/45 dated 21 September 1945.
- Deceased at the Montreal Neurological Institute on 26 June 1949, following brain surgery related to war injuries (Flak).
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

(Photo: 22 March 1945 Amid the ruins of Cologne, F/L D.C. Gordon examines a burned-out German Panther tank)
108 GordonNelson LeslieSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 20
R
J
176568
88818
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN403
Typhoon MN817
Typhoon
X
Typhoon
Typhoon RB343
11 July 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
25 Oct 1942
27 Jan 1943
4 Apr 1943
7 Aug 1943
10 Nov 1943 - UK
21 Dec 1943
3 Apr 1944
30 May 1944
7 June 1944
26 July 1944 - Flak, parachuted safely North of Caen
9 Sep 1944 - Flak - Force landed NE of Brussels
5 Dec 1944 - Tour expired
12 Dec 1944 - UK
3 Jan 1945 -OTU Instructor
1 Feb 1945 - Engine failure, stalled and crashed

(Photo: Sgt Gordon by his Typhoon in May 1944)
Commemorated at Aberdeen (Spingbank) Cemetery, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Grave Ref: Sec. T. Grave 106.
Son of Alexander and Violet Lillian Gordon, of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
109 GoringFrancis CarlyleSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
R
J
78922
16344
WAG
PLT
RCAF
1AMD (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1SFTS (RAF)
296Sqn (RAF)
GPEU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Battle
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Hart
Hart
Hart & Hind
Master & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AG455
4 Jan 1941- Enlisted in the RCAF
22 Jan 1941
28 Apr 1941
10 June 1941 - Remustered to Pilot
16 July 1941
14 Sep 1941
21 Jan 1942 - UK
16 Feb 1942
4 March 1942 - Glider Tug Pilot
12 Aug 1942 - Glider Tug Pilot
21 Sep 1943
21 March 1944
12 Aug 1944 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, Iv. C. 3. France.
Son of William Curtis and Amy (nee McLean) Goring, of Sarnia, Ontario.
Husband of Joyce Pamela Goring of Reigate, Surrey, England. Father of Christine Ann Goring.
Brother of WO1 Curtis Albert Goring, killed in action on 1 September 1943 while with 405Sqn (RCAF)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
110 GorrillVernon IrvingSgt
P/O
F/O
DFC
R
J
108395
18534
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?OTU (RAF)
543Sqn (RAF)
541Sqn (RAF)
16Group (RAF)
RCAF
135Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire & Mustang
X
X
Kittyhawk
X
27 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
8 Aug 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
13 Sep 1941 - St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Nov 1941 - Dunnville, Ontario
14 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
1942
19 Oct 1942 - RAF Benson, South Oxfordshire, UK
14 Apr 1943 - RAF Benson, South Oxfordshire, UK
14 March 1945 - End of operational tour
8 Apr 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
23 May 1945 - Patricia Bay, B.C.
18 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.541 Squadron - Award effective 5 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 14 April 1944 and AFRO 1020/44 dated 12 May 1944.
Deceased on 22 December 1999, in Nanaimo British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
111 GoslingLeslie CyrilP/O
F/O
F/L

DFC & Bar
KIA
Age 23
J9359PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
222Sqn (RAF)
229Sqn (RAF)
229Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire LZ808
24 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 June 1941
8 Aug 1941
25 Sep 1941
21 Jan 1942 - UK
16 March 1942
7 Apr 1942
9 June 1942
21 Oct 1942 - Malta
19 July 1943 - Shot down by enemy fighters
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.229 Squadron - Award effective 16 June 1943 as per London Gazette dated 18 June 1943 and AFRO 1459/43 dated 30 July 1943.
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.229 Squadron - Award effective 18 July 1943 as per London Gazette dated 17 August 1943 and AFRO 2005/dated 1 October 1943.
Commemorated Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, I. B. 19. Italy.
Son of Percy S. and Annie M. Gosling, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
112 GouldWilliam IrvineSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
64760
11554
PLTRCAF
9EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
128Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
57OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
443Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth
Harvard
Finch & Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
?
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
Oct 1940 - St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Dec 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
11 Feb 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
May 1941 - Flying Instructor - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
June 1942 - Flying Instructor - Moncton, New Brunswick
Aug 1942 - Flying Instructor - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
23 Nov 1942 - Bagotville, Quebec
25 March 1943 - Sydney, Nova Scotia
June 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
?
Aug 1944 - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
Oct 1944 - RAF Dunsfold, Surrey
28 Nov 1944 - B56 Evere, Belgium
31 July 1945 - Returned to UK for repatriation to Canada
Deceased on 2 November 2008, in Marysville, New Brunswick, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
113 GrahamCharles AlexanderP/O
F/O
InjuredJ15544PLT59OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AB847
? 1942 - RAF Turnhouse, Scotland
16 Oct 1942 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
28 Jan 1943 - Crashed after mid air collision with Spitfire AB847
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
114 GrayRobert McLaurinP/O
F/O
J41885PLT1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon MN581
Spitfire
X
18 Sep 1943 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 90
26 Feb 1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 24
2 Jun 1944 - Greenwood, N.S./Camp Borden, ON.
Jul 1944 - Innsworth/Bournemouth, U.K.
12 Sep 1944 - Kirton in Lindsey, U.K. Course No. 50
6 Dec 1944 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
8 Jan 1945 - Westhampnett, West Sussex, U.K.
10 Jan 1945 - Airfields B.78, B.100, B.110, B.150, Warmwell, B.116
28 Feb 1945 - Damaged by flak - RTB safe
22 Jun 1945 - For Posting to Pacific Theatre of Operation
29 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Deceased November 15, 1983 at Toronto, ON.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil & Chris Wolfe)
115 GrayWilliam AdamSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
129277
88900
PLTRCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
1 TEU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD458
3 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 Dec 1941
29 March 1942
7 June 1942
5 Feb 1943 - UK
4 May 1943
8 June 1943
27 Dec 1943
1 March 1944
30 May 1944
15 June 1944
27 June 1944 - France
27 Sep 1944 – Shot down by flak over Goch Germany
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. F. 18. Germany.
Son of Thomas Mcnab Gray and Elizabeth Gray, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
116 HalcrowAlexander FochP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J6795PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
31EFTS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
52OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
HQ Western Air Command (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson
Moth & Crane
Moth
Crane & Anson
X
Oxford
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ899
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
18 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver - BC
16 March 1941 - Regina - Saskatchewan
21 Apr 1941 - Vancouver - BC
9 Jun 1941 - Claresholm, Alberta
13 Sep 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - RCAF Trenton, Ontario
3 Dec 1941 - De Winton, Alberta
13 Oct 1942 - RCAF Rockcliffe, Ontario
15 Feb 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
16 Feb 1943 - RAF Watton, Norfolk
22 March 1943 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
1 June 1943 - RAF Redhill, Surrey
5 Aug 1944 - B4 Beny-sur-Mer, France
18 Aug 1944 - Shot down by flak, baled out safely
21 Aug 1944 - Released by his surrendering captors
23 Nov 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
5 Dec 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
5 Jan 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
20 Jan 1945 - RAF Patricia Bay, BC
12 June 1945 - Bournemouth, UK
25 Nov 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
28 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.411 Squadron - Award effective 8 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945.
Deceased on 15 April 1990, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
117 HallDouglas IrvingP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC & Bar
J12193PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
41OTU (RAF)
8 (C)OTU (RAF)
400Sqn (RCAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
TEU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Battle
Hurricane
X
Master & Mustang
Mosquito
Mosquito
Mustang & Spitfire
Spitfire
Meteor
X
X
7 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 Oct 1941
7 Dec 1941
24 Feb 1942
6 July 1942 - Staff pilot
4 June 1943
19 Sep 1943 - UK
26 Oct 1943
11 Apr 1944
24 May 1944
20 July 1944
12 Sep 1945
21 March 1946
31 March 1946 - Repatriated to Canada
5 July 1946 - Released from the RCAF
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.414 Squadron - Award effective 17 July 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1453/45 dated 14 September 1945.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.414 Squadron - Award effective 29 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated 10 April 1945 and AFRO 802/45 dated 11 May 1945.
- Deceased on 27 August 2017, in Uxbridge, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
118 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)
119 HardyHarry James HenryP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC

Legion d'Honneur (France)
J
------
No.
20841
------
59025
PLTRCAF
9EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
123Sqn (RCAF)
163Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
Ferry Flight (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
-------------
443 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth
Harvard
Lysander & Harvard
Hurricane & Kittyhawk
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MP149
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
-------------
Mustang & Sabre
X
19 Nov 1941- Enlisted in the RCAF
25 May 1942
22 July 1942
24 Nov 1942
30 March 1943
31 Jan 1944 - UK
25 Feb 1944
21 May 1944
10 Aug 1944
1944/45
25 Dec 44 - Safe - Flak
4 Apr 1945
5 Sep 1945 - Repatriated
25 Oct 1945 - Released
----------------------
1 Feb 1954
21 Sep 1962 - Retired from the RCAF

Harry Hardy (L) and Bill Clifford (R) reminisce
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.440 Squadron - Award effective 23 May 1945 as per London Gazette dated 1 June 1945 and AFRO 1147/45 dated 13 July 1945.
Died on 21 May 2020 in Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
120 HardyRobert EdwardP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
J4258PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
2ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
58OTU (RAF)
122Sqn (RAF)
122Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Anson
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BL462
16 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario
22 July 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
1 Sep 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
13 Oct 1940 - Hamilton, Ontario
10 Dec 1940 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
22 Feb 1941 - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
17 Apr 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
Apr 1941 - RAF Grangemouth, Scotland
2 June 1941 - RAF Turnhouse, Scotland
24 Apr 1942 - Shot down by a Fw190 of JG26

(Photo: Hardy on his Spitfire.)
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom.
Son of Leonard Gordon and Elizabeth (Nee Bowen) Hardy, of London, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
121 HarrisonJames LaughrinP/O
F/O
J28164PLT2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
128Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
PD (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Harvard, Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
Spitfire
X
Spitfire
X
X
X
21-Mar-1943 to 9-Jul-1943 - Uplands, ON. Course No. 77
19-Jul-1943 to 17-Sep-1943 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 15
5-Oct-1943 to 15-Mar-1944 - Torbay, NFLD.
?? - Bournemouth, U.K.
15-Aug-1944 to 20-Oct-1944 – Rednal / Montford Bridge, Shropshire, U.K. Course No. 47
20-Oct-1944 to 2-Dec-1944 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
2-Dec-1944 to 5-Dec-1944 - Westhampnett, West Sussex, U.K.
5-Dec-1944 to 30-Jun-1944 - Airstrips B.78, B.100, Warmwell, B.150, B.166
3-Jul-1944 - Airstrip B.152 Fassberg, Germany
Jul-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K. for Leave in Canada
30-Sep-1945 to 15-Mar-1946 - Airstrip B.174 Uetersen, Germany
15-Mar-1946 - Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, U.K. for Repatriation
Apr-1946 - Repat to Canada
13-May-1946 - Released from the RCAF
F/O. J.L. Harrison flew 67 combat ops between 12-Dec-1944 (first op) to 5-May-1945 (last op) with No. 439 Sqn.
His older brother, Henry Willesly (“Jerry”) Harrison, was a fighter pilot with No. 33, 112 Squadrons R.A.F.
F/O. J.L. Harrison disappeared on 28-June-1948 over the dense forest and brush nearby Raith, north of Fort William, ON. while ferrying a war-surplus Harvard for the Babbs Company (Canada) of Montreal. Despite an extensive search neither Harrison nor his aircraft were found.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
122 HartnettTimothySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O

KIA
Age 26
IrelandR
J
88486
91195
PLTRCAF
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCFA)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF
56OTU (RAF)
33Sqn (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 TEU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB342
27 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
13 Apr 1941
8 Nov 1941
29 March 1942 - UK
26 May 1942
16 June 1942
27 Feb 1943 - Africa & Med
21 June 1944 - UK
23 June 1944
12 Aug 1944
16 Jan 1945
6 March 1945
24 Apr 1945 - MIA over Germany

Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 18. F. 4. Germany.
Son of Patrick and Catherine (née Kerin) Hartnett of Killarney Co. Kerry, Ireland. Husband of Agnes Donaldson Hood Hartnett of Dundee Scotland.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
123 HarwoodCharles Frederick JosephSgt
F/Sgt
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 25
R
J
52081
17954
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
185Sqn (RAF)
4RS (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
7 FIS (RAF)
18 (P)AFU (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
Battle & Lysander
X
Oxford
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Proctor & Dominie
Spitfire
Moth & Harvard
Oxford
X
X
Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN453
6 June 1940 - Enlisted int he RCAF
24 June 1940
22 July 1940
11 Oct 1940
20 Dec 1940 - Flying Instructor Course
22 Feb 1941 - Staff Pilot
21 Jan 1942 - UK
16 March 1942
7 Apr 1942
9 June 1942
21 Oct 1942
4 Dec 1942 - Staff Pilot
22 Feb 1943
9 July 1943 - Flying Instructor Course
24 Nov 1943 - Instructor
27 June 1944 - Leave in Canada
5 Sep 1944 - UK
25 Sep 1944
5 Oct 1944
17 Oct 1944
7 Dec 1944
12 Dec 1944
24 Dec 1944 - Shot down by light flak while strafing
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 14. D. 6. Germany.
Son of Charles Henry and Mae Lily Harwood, of Windsor Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
124 HaywardRobert Kitchener Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DSO

DFC
R
J
X
12324
PLTRCAF
3EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
59OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
2SFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Harvard
Harvard & Anson
X
3 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 July 1940
13 Sep 1940
26 Feb 1941 - Flying instructor
27 Oct 1942 - UK
17 Nov 1942
29 Dec 1942
9 March 1943
16 May 1943 -Sqn CO
28 Oct 1944 - Repatriated
14 Dec 1944 - School CO
23 May 1945 - School CO
16 Nov 1945 - Released

(Photo: L to R Sgt. G.R. Stephan, P/0 R.K. Hayward, Sgt. D.M. Wilson)
Distinguished Service Order - No.411 Squadron - Award effective 31 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1/45 dated 5 January 1945.
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.411 Squadron - Award effective 5 September 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2373/44 dated 3 November 1944.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
125 HedleyLloyd PeterP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 23
J42461PLTRCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire RM821
2 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 May 1943
25 July 1943
2 Oct 1943
11 March 1944
19 Apr 1944 - UK
1 Aug 1944
21 Nov 1944
15 March 1945
24 March 1945
27 Apr 1945 - Crashed with engine trouble
Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 12. G. 8. Germany.
Son of Robert James and Lenora Catherine (nee Vollick) Hedley, of Canfield, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
126 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)
127 HiltzRobert ArthurP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 20
J37855PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN357
Typhoon MN124
17 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 March 1943
16 May 1943
11 July 1943
20 Nov 1943
11 May 1944 - UK
20 June 1944
28 Aug 1944
13 Sep 1944
28 Sep 1944
19 Nov 1944 - Force landed at Maaseik Belgium
21 Nov 1944 - Wing blown off by flak, bailed out but chute failed to open
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 21. D. 7. Germany.
Son of Cecil B. and Gladys Gwendolyn Hiltz, of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
128 HyndmanThomas FrederickSgt
KIFA
Age 20
R129026PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Master W8773
27 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
2 Feb 1942
12 Apr 1942
2 Sep 1942 - UK
11 Sep 1942
4 Oct 1942 - Flew into high ground in cloud

(Photo: Two brothers from Oakville, Ontario, were among those upon whom Air Marshal W.A. Bishop, V.C., pinned the Wings of a full-fledged pilot at a Wings Parade at No.2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands (near Ottawa). The brothers are LAC (now Sgts) G.M. Hyndman (left) and T.F. Hyndman))
Commemorated Felpham St. Mary Churchyard, Grave 722. United Kingdom.
Son of Harry Harland Hyndman and Jennie Pearson (nee Anderson) Hyndman, of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
129 IngallsBruce JohnstonSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

DFC
KIA
Age 22
R
J
117529
17096
PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
5 PDC (RAF)
BPD (RAF)
324 Wing (RAF)
243Sqn (RAF)
72Sqn (RAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
417Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire JF748
11 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 Sep 1941
27 Oct 1941
21 Dec 1941
13 May 1942 - UK
23 June 1942
14 July 1942
6 Oct 1942
5 May 1943 - Shipped to Middle East
27 May 1943 - North Africa
6 July 1943 - Malta
9 July 1943 - Sicily
21 Jan 1944
4 March 1944
16 June 1944 - Shot down by flak

(Photo: F/L Ingalls in front of his 417Sqn Spitfire)
Commemorated Assisi War Cemetery, V, G, 1. Italy.
Son of Kenneth Scott Ingalls and Nellie Read Ingalls of Brantford, Ontario; Husband of Jean Frances Ingalls, of Sayabec, province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
130 JacksonGeorge Frederick RadcliffeP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 21
USAJ13098PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
26Sqn (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Hurricane & Mustang
Tomahawk & Mustang
Tomahawk & Mustang
Mustang AP181
15 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
2 Feb 1942
12 Apr 1942
2 Sep 1942 - UK
11 Sep 1942
29 Sep 1942
16 Dec 1942
1 Jan 1943
19 Apr 1943 - Crashed after mid air collision
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 34. F. 8. United Kingdom.
Son of George Frederick Radcliffe and Elizabeth (nee Winchester) Jackson, of Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
131 JenveyDonald EdwardP/O
F/O
F/L

DFC

MiD
KIA
Age 24
J11309PLTRCAF
10EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83 GRU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
440Sqn (RCAF)
X
Moth
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB201
X
4 Aug 1941 - Transferred to RCAF from RCNVR
9 Nov 1941
4 jan 1942
25 May 1942
16 July 1942 - Instructor
16 July 1943
9 Nov 1943 - UK
28 Dec 1943
25 Jan 1944
2 May 1944
25 June 1944
30 June 1944
29 Dec 1944 - Flak - Successful crash landing behind enemy lines
25 March 1945 - Shot while attempting to evade capture
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.440 Squadron - Award effective 2 March 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 802/45 dated 11 May 1945.
- Mention in Despatches - No.440 Squadron - (deceased) - Award effective 13 June 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 726/46 dated 26 July 1946.
- Commemorated Enschede Eastern General Cemetery, Grave 191. Netherlands.
- Son of Earl Stanley Jenvey and of Mary Eunice Jenvey (nee Mitchell), of Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada; Husband of Beulah Marguerite Jenvey (nee Chamberlain), of Ingersoll.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
132 JodoinJoseph Henri Louis PhilippeSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
R
J
135194
93577
PLT61OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Spitfire
22 June 1944 - RAF Rednal, Shropshire
24 Aug 1944 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
19 Sep 1944 - RAF Bognor, Sussex
11 Nov 1944 - B78 Eindhoven, Netherlands
30 June 1945 - For repatriation to Canada

(Photo: Jodoin left - Brooker right)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
133 JohnsonGeorge WilliamP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
-------
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
DFC & Bar
J9262PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
-------------------------------
424(Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
424(Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
Aux RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
X
X
-------------------------------
Harvard & Mustang
Expeditor
X
30 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
9 June 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
15 July 1941 - Malton, Ontario
13 Sep 1941 - Dunnville, Ontario
6 Dec 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
28 Feb 1942 - Instructor - Dunnville, Ontario
31 Jan 1943 - Bagotville, Quebec
15 May 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
May 1943 - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
27 July 1943 - RAF Redhill, Surrey
5 Aug 1944 - B4 Beny-sur-Mer, France
17 Nov 1944 - Instructor - RAF Rednal, Shropshire
9 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
4 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
-------------------------------
7 Sep 1952 - Hamilton, Ontario
1 March 1962 - Commanding Officer - Hamilton, Ontario
1 Apr 1964 - Retired from the RCAF Auxiliary
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 20 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 24 November 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1/45 dated 5 January 1945.
Deceased on 27 May 1985, in Hamilton, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
134 JohnstonJames WebsterP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 20
UKJ37120PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
83 GUS (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
Battle
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire PL130
15 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 Feb 1943
2 May 1943
27 June 1943
30 Oct 1943
24 March 1944 - Staff Pilot
3 June 1944 - UK
15 Aug 1944
20 Oct 1944
4 Nov 1944
19 Nov 1944 - Shot down by 50+ Fw-190s
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 17. D. 2. Germany.
Son of Archibald Downie and Isabella Rattray (nee Webster) Johnston, of Lachine, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
135 JolieJoseph LouisP/O
F/O
J41801PLTRCAF
5MD (RCAF)
4MD (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
Tiger Moth
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
5-Nov-1942 – Enlisted in the RCAF at Windsor, ON.
Nov-1942 – Lachine, QC.
Jan-1943 – Quebec City, QC. for Pre-Aircrew Course
Apr-1943 – Montreal, QC. for Tarmac Duty
4-May-1943 to 7-Jul-1943 – Belleville, ON. Course No. 78
12-Jul-1943 to 3-Sep-1943 – Windsor, ON Course No. 85
20-Sep-1943 to 11-Feb-1944 – Dunnville, ON. Course No. 90
26-Feb-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 24 (start) – Course No. 28 (end)
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
Bournemouth, U.K.
11-Aug-1945 to 14-Aug-1945 – Repatriated to Canada (Quebec City, QC. / London, ON. / Windsor, ON.)
15-Oct-1945 – Released from the RCAF
Younger brother, PO. Ernest J. Jolie, was a Navigator in the RCAF
Deceased on 7 Dec 2017 in Mississauga, ON.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
136 JonesFrank EverettSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
R
J
74776
15327
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
72Sqn (RAF)
HMS Eagle (RN)
249Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Hurricane
X
X
X
X
Born 06th September 1916 at Abbotsford

16 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 Jan 1941
5 March 1941
5 May 1941
2 Sep 1941 - UK
16 Sep 1941
4 Nov 1941
11 May 1942 - Sailed for Malta
3 June 1942 - Malta
20 Dec 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
25 March 1943 - Instructor
11 Oct 1944 - UK
12 Oct 1944
20 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
27 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF


(Photo: Jones in the Darlington Spitfire)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.249 Squadron - Award effective 19 September 1942 as per London Gazette dated 13 October 1942 and AFRO 1690/42 dated 23 October 1942.

'Flight Lieutenant Jones is a vigorous fighter whose ceaselessness in face of odds has served a praiseworthy example. On one occasion in June 1942, during a convoy escort when his formation attacked a large enemy force, Flight Lieutenant Jones destroyed a Junkers 88. On another occasion he led his section in an attack against twelve enemy planes heavily escorted by fighters. Diving down amongst the enemy formation, he shot down a Messerschmitt 109. Although he was attacked from all sides by many fighters, he skilfully frustrated them and, in spite of damage sustained to his aircraft, he succeeded in leading his section safely to base'

.(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

137 KalenJohnP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 20
J21856PLTRCAF
4EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
123Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Hurricane
Master
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN574
9 Dec 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
5 July 1942
30 AUg 1942
4 Jan 1943
22 Dec 1943 - UK
31 Dec 1943
8 Feb 1944
8 Apr 1944
10 May 1944
8 July 1944 – Hit by flak over Mesnil-Frementel France

(Photo: John Kalen in front of his bombed up 439 Squadron Typhoon)
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xix. G. 6. France.
Son of William Kalenchenko and Nellie Kupchanko of Regina Sak.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
138 KearsePercy HaroldPte
L/Cpl
Cpl
Sgt
---
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 20
B
---
R
J
51605
---
225054
25840
Inf
---
PLT
Lorne Scots Rgmt
Lorne Scots Rgmt
---
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
---
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)
139 KentJohn AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
-------
W/C
G/C
DFC & Bar

AFC

Virtuti Militari 5th cl. (Poland)
Canadian in RAF37106PLTRAF
9FTS (RAF)
19Sqn (RAF)
RAE
1PDU (RAF)
7OTU (RAF)
303Sqn (RAF)
92Sqn (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
1Polish Wing (RAF)
Kenley Wing (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
Special Duty List
Air Ministry Unit
Station Church Fenton (RAF)
HQ Fighter Command (RAF)
17Sector (RAF)
234Wing (RAF)
7FIS (RAF)
3(P)AFU (RAF)
-------------------
Air HQ BAFO (RAF)
HQ CCG/BE
RAE (RAF)
Station Odiham (RAF)
Station Tangmere (RAF)
Station Newton (RAF)
RAF
X
Fury & Tudor
Gauntlet
Fairey P4
Blenheim & Lockheed
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
Hurricane
Hurricane
Master & Oxford
Oxford
-------------------
X
X
DH108 & Avro 707
Meteor
Meteor
X
X
15 Mar 1935 - Enlisted in the RAF - United Kingdom
30 May 1935 - RAF Thornaby, Yorkshire
29 Feb 1936 - RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire
19 Oct 1937 - Test Pilot - Farnborough, Hampshire
13 May 1940 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
15 July 1940 - RAF Hawarden, lintshire
27 July 1940 - RAF Northolt, London
17 Oct 1940 - Sqn Commanding Officer - RAF Biggin Hill, London
5 March 1941 - Chief Flying Instructor - RAF Llandow, Wales
6 June 1941 - Wing Commander Flying - RAF Northolt, London
31 July 1941 - Wing Commander Flying - RAF Kenley, London
2 Oct 1941 - Chief Flying Instructor - RAF Llandow, Wales
5 Jan 1942 - Lecture tour of Canada and the US
22 June 1942 - (DDTG)
30 June 1942 - Station Commander - RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire
15 Sep 1942 - RAF Bentley Priory, Middlesex
27 Dec 1942 - Commanding Officer - RAF Benghazi, Lybya
5 Aug 1943 - RAF Almaza, Egypt
19 Apr 1944 - Flying Instructor Course - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire
5 July 1944 - Commanding Officer - RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire
-------------------------------------------------------------
June 1945 - Bad Eilsen, Germany
Nov 1946 - AdC to British CiC - Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
1948 - Chief Test Pilot - Farnborough, Hampshire
Aug 1952 - Station Commander - RAF Odiham, Hampshire
1954 - Station Commander - RAF Tangmere, West Sussex
1956 - Station Commander - RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire
1 Dec 1956 - Retired from the RAF

(Photo: 28 April 1942 - At left, W/C J.A. Kent DFC & Bar AFC, from Winnipeg, Man. chatting air tactics with W/C N.W. Timmerman DSO DFC, from Kingston,Ont.)
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - Kenley Wing awarded as per London Gazette dated 21 October 1941.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.303 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 25 October 1940.
- Air Force Cross - awarded as per London Gazette dated 2 January 1939.
- Virtuti Militare, 5th Class - awarded as per London Gazette dated 16 January 1941.
Known as 'Kentowski' by Polish 303 pilots during Battle of Britain.
- Deceased on 7 October 1985, in Woking, Surrey, UK.
(Aircrew Remembered is in close contact with John Kent's daughter.)
(Information amended and completed courtesy of Francois Dutil)
140 KerrHenry James ForsterSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFM
R
J
53757
16073
WAG
PLT
RCAF
1WS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
149Sqn (RAF)
149Sqn (RAF)
149Sqn (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
RCAF
20EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?OTU
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Stinson
Battle
X
Wellington & Stirling
Wellington R1181
Stirling W7510
Wellington
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Spitfire
X
X
15 April 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 May 1940
27 Oct 1940
25 Dec 1940 - UK
1941
10 Apr 1941 - Injured in crash
27 April 1942 - Shot down a Bf-110 night fighter
1942 - Instructor
19 July 1943 - Canada for pilot training
4 Sep 1943
13 Nov 1943
6 Apr 1944
23 Sep 1944 - UK
1944
1945
1945
5 Apr 1945
30 June 1945
5 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
12 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.149 Squadron - Award effective 7 May 1942 as per London Gazette dated 15 May 1942 and AFRO 809/42 dated 29 May 1942.
Died on 6 October 2000 at Sechelt, BC age 80
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
141 KettersonAndrew Boyd MarjoribanksP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 21
J16990PLTRCAF
4AMD (RCAF)
3TC (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ306
5 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
6 May 1941 - St. Hubert, Quebec
11 June 1941 - Montreal, Quebec
9 Aug 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
13 Sep 1941 - Stanley, Nova Scotia
8 Nov 1941 - Moncton, New Brunswick
29 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
2 June 1942 - RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire
23 June 1942 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
15 Sep 1942 - RAF Tangmere, Sussex
4 March 1944 - Crashed in Belgium with engine trouble
- Commemorated Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Grave E 451. Belgium.
- Son of Major Andrew Robert Ketterson, D.S.O., and Fenella Marjoribanks (Nee Wilson) Ketterson, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
142 KiddErle FrederickSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
R76899PLTRCAF
?ITS (RCAF)
?EFTS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
?
Battle
Battle & Bolinbroke
X
Master & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1941
1941
1942
7 July 1942 - Staff Pilot
1944 - UK
2 Jan 1945
13 March 1945
21 March 1945 - Netherlands
16 July 1945 - UK
19 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
Deceased on 20 May 1996, in Multnomah, Oregon, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil & Chris Wolfe)
143 KirlinBernard CharlesP/O
F/O
J36538PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
2WS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RCAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
CFE (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
----------------------
401 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
Anson
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Multiple
X
X
----------------------
Harvard & Vampire
X
7 July 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1942
1942
8 Feb 1943
1943
1943
Jan 1944 - UK
24 May 1944
10 Sep 1944
11 Dec 1944
4 Jan 1945
10 Jan 1945
13 July 1945
20 Oct 1945 - For repatriation to Canada
26 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF
----------------------
jan 1947
Apr 1951 - Retired from the RCAF Aux

(Photo: "Buck" Kirlin in the cockpit of his 438Sqn Hawker Typhoon - B78 Eindhoven NL 1945)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)

(Photo: "Buck" Kirlin in front of his 438Sqn Hawker Typhoon - B78 Eindhoven NL 1945)
144 KnobovitchHarryP/O
F/O

Courtesy John Jones

DFC
KIAPolandJ28738PLTRCAF
12EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
21 (P)AFU (RAF)
1511 BATF (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1659HCU (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Oxford
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax MZ603
25 June 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
27 Jan 1943
4 Apr 1943
20 Oct 1943 - UK
14 Dec 1943
15-21 Feb 1944
4 Apr 1944
21 June 1944
21 July 1944
2 Nov 1944 - Flak>

Born on 13th January 1913 in Pinsk, Poland (now Belarus) Son of Icer and Ida Knobovitch (née Lipska), of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. Grave inscription: 'In Memory Of A Beloved Son Who Died Serving The Cause. Always In Our Thoughts'.

Distinguished Flying Cross - No.415 Squadron (missing) - Award effective 19 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
145 LambRobert ArnoldP/O
F/O
J41881PLT1SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
83GDC (RAF)
84GDC (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
X
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
18-Sep-1943 to 11-Feb-1944 – Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 90
26-Feb-1944 to 11-Apr-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 5
22-May 1944 to 11-Aug-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 27
26-Aug-1944 to 9-Sep-1944 – Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 27B
9-Sep-1944 to 23-Sep-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. Course No. 27B
Oct-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 to 1-Aug-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
1-Aug-1945 to 24-Oct-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
24-Oct-1945 to Nov-1945 – Lasham, Hants, U.K.
Nov-1945 to Jan-1946 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Jan-1946 – Repatriation to Canada (Hespeler, ON.)
25-May-1946 – Released from the RCAF
FO. R.A. Lamb was a Ferry pilot who flew with FO. A.E. Ferrey, FO. J.M. Gallant, FO. R.E. Lowry and FO. B.E. Monette with No. 83 G.S.U.
Deceased on 13 Nov 1997 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
146 LambertCharles AlbertP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 25
J7827PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
CFS Trenton (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
X
Master
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD478
8 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
29 Apr 1941
29 May 1941
28 July 1941
9 Oct 1941 - Flying Instructor Course
22 Dec 1941 - Flying Instructor
3 Apr 1944 - UK
18 Apr 1944
27 June 1944
16 Sep 1944
4 Oct 1944
19 Oct 1944
15 Dec 1944 – Flak, killed in crash landing behind enemy lines
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany, grave 13. F. 6.
Son of William Frank and Rachel Elizabeth (nee Bean) Lambert of Ingersoll, Ontario.
Husband of RCAF Nursing Sister Hilda Muriel (nee Logan) Lambert of Niagara Falls Ont.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
147 Lambros (Lambrinos)Theodore HarrySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
-------
F/O
F/L
R
J
--------
No.
52898
21546
--------
?
PLT3PRC (RCAF)
41OTU (RAF)
239Sqn (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
BPC (RCAF)
---------------
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
441Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Master & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
X
---------------
X
Sabre
Sabre
X
18 March 1943 - UK
13 Apr 1943
23 June 1943
24 Sep 1943
16 Nov 1944 - Tour expired
---------------
Served in post war RCAF
?
195? - RCAF Europe
1964 - Retired from the RCAF
Deceased on 12 June 2004 in Newmarket Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
148 LangilleGeorge EugeneAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

MiD
KIA
Age 22
R
J
84598
85756
ADM Clerk
PLT
RCAF
8SFTS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
193Sqn (RAF)
193Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN912
8 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
17 Feb 1941 - Adm Staff
4 July 1941 - Adm Staff
23 May 1942 - Remustered to pilot
24 May 1942
13 Sep 1942
22 Nov 1942
3 Apr 1943
2 July 1943 - UK
27 July 1943
19 Sep 1943
25 Nov 1944 - Flak, broke up in mid air near Putten NL
- Mention in Despatches - No.193 Squadron (deceased) - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1478/45 dated 21 September 1945.
Commemorated Putten General Cemetery, Plot A. Row 1. Grave 2. Netherlands.
Son of Bamford and Helen Langille, of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
149 LargeWilliam SydneyP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 26
J8147PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
8SFTS (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
81Sqn (RAF)
81Sqn (RAF)
81Sqn (RAF)
81Sqn (RAF)
81Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Harvard
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BL809
Spitfire BM376
Spitfire
Spitfire ER726
18 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
10 Apr 1941
16 May 1941
27 July 1941
14 Nov 1941 - UK
3 Dec 1941
6 jan 1942
7 Apr 1942
29 July 1942 - Damaged and injured RTB
19 Aug 1942 - Damaged by enemy fighters over Dieppe
30 Oct 1942 - Gibraltar to North Africa
1 Jan 1943 - Shot down by Bf-109 of II/JG-53

(Photo: Large in his Spitfire in Algeria)
Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 1. Malta.
Son of Sidney E. and Clara Edna Large, of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
150 LeftlyEmerson MasterSergeantKilled 1941-11-08 AgeR/54056102SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom. Son Of William Frederick And Eliza Mary Leftly. His Brother Nelson Also Died On Service.
151 LeftlyNelsonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-04-08 Age 28R/54052405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of William Frederick And Eliza Mary Leftly; Husband Of Dorothy Leftly, Of Mount Florida, Glasgow. His Brother, Emerson Master Leftly, Also Died On Service.
152 LehmanA.R.F/O
F/L
DFC
J21858PLTRCAF
4 EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
X -
17(P)AFU
8OTU
543Sqn
681Sqn
X
Tiger Moth
Harvard
Anson
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X -
Jul 42 -
Sep 42 -
Jan 43 - Feb 43 - Navigation Course
May 43 -
Jun 43 -
Aug 43 -
Oct 43 - Aug 45 -
153 LeitchCecil DesmondSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

KIFA
Age 22
R
J
95980
88418
Radio Mech
PLT
RCAF
1MD (RCAF)
RMC
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
59OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
1TEU (RAF)
175Sqn (RAF)
175Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Magister
Master & Hurricane
Master & Typhoon
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN481
24 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
20 May 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
14 June 1941 - Radio Mech Course - Kingston, Ontario
26 Oct 1941 - Remustered to Pilot
16 Feb 1942 - Toronto, Ontario
24 Apr 1942 - Windsor, Ontario
19 July 1942 - Dunnville, Ontario
19 Dec 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
16 March 1943 - RAF Calveley, Cheshire
20 Apr 1943 - RAF Milfield, Northumberland
19 June 1943 - RAF Annan, Dumfrieshire
27 Oct 1943 - RAF Grangemouth
18 Nov 1943 - RAF Westhampnett, West Sussex
15 June 1944 - Bailed out over channel and drowned
- Commemorated Parkhurst Military Cemetery, Plot 15. Grave 212. United Kingdom.
- Son of Gordon James and Mabel Agnes (nee Morrison) Leitch, of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
- Received posthumous comission.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
154 LintonGeorge AlexanderP/O
F/O
J20143PLT2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
Harvard
X
Master
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
4 July 1942
1 Dec 1942 - UK
16 Feb 1943
30 March 1943
19 July 1943
5 Feb 1944 - Last recorded flight with unit
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
155 LivingstoneJohn George Stanley JosephSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 24
R
J
135121
85932
PLTRCAF
4EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
1622 AACF (RAF)
667Sqn (RAF)
287Sqn (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83 GRS (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Hurricane
Spitfire
Master & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon JR294
10 Oct 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 May 1942
2 Aug 1942
19 Dec 1942 - UK
16 March 1943
13 Apr 1943
6 July 1943
7 Oct 1943
1 Dec 1943
5 June 1944
22 Jan 1945
25 Feb 1945
4 March 1945
14 Apr 1945 - Spun into ground on RTB
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 13. B. 14. Germany. Son of Stanley and Frances Livingstone; Husband of Mona Marjorie Livingstone, of Manchester.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
156 LochnanPeter WilliamP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 27
C997PLTRCAF
112Sqn (RCAF)
ATS (RCAF)
112Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
112Sqn (RCAF)
5OTU (RAF)
1Sqn (RCAF)
1Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
400Sqn (RCAF)
225Sqn (RAF)
X
Moth & Lysander
Harvard & Battle
Moth & Lysander
X
Lysander
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane V6670
Hurricane
Tomahawk
Lysander V9361
5 June 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
July 1939
1 Nov 1939
15 Dec 1939
20 June 1940 - UK
21 June 1940
19 Aug 1940
2 Sep 1940
11 Sep 1940 - Crashed after combat with He-111s
1 March 1941
1941
21 May 1941 - Hit tree in fog and crashed

(Photo: Lochnan with his 401Sqn Hawker Hurricane)
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 30. F. 2., United Kingdom.
Son of Frederick Michael and Lilian Mary (nee Golloway) Lochnan, of Ottawa Ontario; Husband of Elizabeth Jane (nee Lumbers) Lochnan, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
157 LordHenri Jacques AndreP/O
F/O
------------
F/O
(H)Col
J41203PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
----------
438 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
438 Tac HelSqn
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
----------
Harvard & Vampire
Kiowa & Griffon
14 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
Apr 1943
30 May 1943
X
12 Nov 1943
May 1944
1944
1944
30 Sep 1944
22 Aug 1945 - For repatriation to Canada
---------------
1946-52
1988 - 1997 - Honorary Colonel

Deceased 29 Jan 2008 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
158 LowenIrvin LawrenceP/O
F/O
F/L
MiD
?
J
?
7449
AE Mech
PLT
112(Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
-----------------------------
RCAF
11ED (RCAF)
RCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
14EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6(P)AFU (RAF)
7FIS (RAF)
1EFTS (RAF)
7FIS (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
RAF Middle East
134Sqn (RAF)
134Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
2AC HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
Moth
X
-----------------------------
X
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Moth
Moth
Master & Moth
Master & Hurricane
X
Hurricane
Hurricane & Thunderbolt
X
X
X
X
X
5 April 1934 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
4 Apr 1937 - Released from the RCAF Auxiliary
-----------------------------
21 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Winnipeg, Manitoba
26 Jan 1941 - Calgary, Alberta
27 March 1941 - Remustered to Pilot
28 March 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
3 May 1941 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
3 July 1941 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
4 Oct 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
3 Jan 1942 - RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire
4 Jan 1942 - Flying Instructor Course - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire
31 March 1942 - Flying Instructor - RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire
27 July 1942 - Off instructional duties
1 Sep 1942 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
Dec 1942 - RAF Shallufa, Egypt
Feb 1943 - RAF Shandur, Egypt
Nov 1943 - RAF Comilla, Bengal
16 Dec 1944 - Tour expired - RAF Warli, India
21 Feb 1945 - Bournemouth, UK
12 April 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
22 May 1945 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
5 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Mention in Despatches - No.134 Squadron - Award effective 14 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 874/44 dated 21 April 1944.
Deceased on 28 January 1997, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
159 LowryRobert EmmettP/O
F/O
--------
F/L
S/L
Air Medal (USA)
J
--------
No.
43980
--------
17923
PLTRCAF
1 Manning Depot (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
83GDC (RAF)
84GDC (RAF)
443Sqn (RCAF)
PDC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
---------------------
RCAF
RCAF
1(F)OTU (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
1(F)OTU (RCAF)
25(F)Sqn (USAF)
ADCHQ (RCAF)
2AFS (RCAF)
445(AW)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch, Cornell
Harvard, Anson
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
---------------------
X
X
Harvard, Vampire
Harvard, Sabre
Silver Star
Sabre
X
Harvard, Silver Star
Canuck
Starfighter
X
X
Jan-1943 – Enlists in the RCAF at No. 7 Recruiting Depot in North Bay, ON.
Apr-1943 – Toronto, ON.
Aug-1943 to 15-Oct-1943 – St. Eugene, ON. Course No. 88
17-Oct-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 – Hagersville, ON. Course No. 92 / 94
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 to 1-Aug-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
1-Aug-1945 to 24-Oct-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
24-Oct-1945 to Nov-1945 – Lasham, Hants, U.K.
3-Dec-1945 to 15-Mar-1946 – Airfield B.166 Uetersen, Germany
15-Mar-1946 – Topcliffe, U.K.
Apr-1946 to May-1946 – Repatriation to Canada (arrived 16-May-1946 at North Bay, ON.)
Oct-1946 – Released from the RCAF (North Bay, ON.)
---------------------
22-Nov-1948 – Rejoined the post war RCAF
Mar-1949 – Flying Control Officer, Station Summerside, P.E.I.
Aug-1951 to Oct-1951 – Chatham, N.B.
Oct-1951 to Dec-1952 – North Bay, ON.
Dec-1951 – Silver Star Conversion at Chatham, N.B.
15-Jul-1952 to 3-Dec-1952 – 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, Korea
1953 to 1956? – St. Hubert, QC.
1956? to 1960? – Portage La Prairie, MB.
1960? to 31-Dec-1962 – Squadron Leader, Marville, France
1963 to 1964 – Deputy Chief Operations Officer, Marville, France
1964 to 1974 – Dept. Nuclear Warfare - Europe & Canada
1974 – Retired from the RCAF (Ottawa, ON.)
FO. R.E. Lowry flew with FO. A.E. Ferrey, FO. J.M. Gallant and FO. R.A. Lamb and FO. B.E. Monette as ferry pilots with No. 83 G.S.U. / No. 83 G.D.C. from April 1945 to November 1945
Air Medal (United States) – 25th Squadron, 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing (USAF) – awarded as per Canada Gazette dated 9 May 1953 and AFRO 284/53 dated 15 May 1953 for Korean operations. Presented 14 September 1956 by Mr. Paul C. Hutton, U.S. Consul General, in Winnipeg. H.A. Halliday, “In Korean Skies”, Roundel, December 1963 and January 1964.
“Flight Lieutenant Robert E. Lowry did distinguish himself during the period 8 August 1952 to 7 October 1952 by completing twenty combat missions against the enemy over North Korea as pilot of an F-86 type aircraft. His exceptional flying ability and aggressive spirit against superior numbers of enemy aircraft contributed greatly to the mission of the United Nations Forces. By this display of skill and heroism, Flight Lieutenant Lowry has brought great credit upon himself, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the United States Air Force.”
Flew a total of 50 sorties (70 hours 40 minutes combat time plus 11 hours 45 minutes non-combat time) with 25th Squadron (USAF)
Deceased on 2 Sept 1997 in Ottawa, ON.
(Information courtesy Chris Wolfe).
160 MacDonaldIan NormanP/O
F/O
J44054PLT1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
??OTU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
X
X
14-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 – Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 94
24-Apr-1944 to 14-Jul-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 26
29-Jul-1944 to 26-Aug-1944 – Greenwood, N.S./Camp Borden, ON.
Sep-1944 to Oct-1944 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Late 1944 – 53OTU? / 57OTU? / 61OTU? in the U.K.
23-Jan-1945 to 28-Mar-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 2B
31-Mar-1945 to 6-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
6-Apr-1945 to 29-Jun-1945 – B.100, B.110, B.150, B.166 Airstrips
29-Jun-1945 – Fassberg, Germany for posting to Pacific Theatre of War
Jul-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K. enroute to Canada, Pacific Theatre
5-Aug-1945 – 30 Day Leave in Canada (arrives in Halifax, N.S. / Fort William, ON.)
5-Oct-1945 – Released from the RCAF
FO. I.N. MacDonald flew 23 combat ops between 8-Apr-1945 and 3-May-1945 with No. 438Sqn.
Deceased 20 April 1994 in Port Arthur, ON.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil - 438Sqn and Chris Wolfe).
161 MacDonaldHarry DeaneSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

DFC & Bar
KIA
Age 24
R
J
71663
15467
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
54Sqn (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
R Depot (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ115
16 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
28 Nov 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
4 Jan 1941 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
6 March 1941 - Borden, Ontario
17 July 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
27 July 1941 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
30 Sep 1941 - RAF Hornchurch, London
28 Oct 1941 - RAF Biggin Hill, Kent
1 May 1942 - Instructor - RAF Llandow, South Wales
6 Dec 1942 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
24 Dec 1942 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
25 Aug 1943 - Special leave in Canada
17 Oct 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
28 Oct 1943 - RAF Biggin Hill, Kent
30 Nov 1943 - Crashed in North Sea with dead engine
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.403 Squadron - Award effective 26 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 3 September 1943 and AFRO 2049/43 dated 8 October 1943.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.403 Squadron - Award effective 25 May 1943 as per London Gazette dated 4 June 1943 and AFRO 1187/43 dated 25 June 1943.
- Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom.
- Son of George Ryerson MacDonald and Violet Isabel MacDonald.
- Husband of Margaret Elizabeth MacDonald, of Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
162 MacDonellEdward NoelSgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 24
R
J
60241
15053
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
31SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
124Sqn (RAF)
124Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Battle & Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire W3436
27 June 1940 - Eblisted in the RCAF - Calgary, Alberta
30 June 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
22 July 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
14 Oct 1940 - Windsor, Ontario
30 Nov 1940 - Kingston, Ontario
20 Apr 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
28 Apr 1941 - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
30 June 1941 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
20 March 1942 - RAF Biggin Hill, London
24 Apr 1942 - Shot down by a Fw190 of JG26
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 101. United Kingdom.
Son of Albert Edward Crosby and Marguerite Caroline (Nee de Bellefeuille) MacDonell, of Calgary, Alberta.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
163 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)
164 MageeJohn GillespieP/O
KIFA
Age 19
USAJ5823PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AD291
10 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Dec 1940
27 Jan 1941
8 Apr 1941
July 1941 - UK
Aug 1941
23 Sep 1941
11 Dec 1941 - Crashed after mid air collision
Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 3. Grave 33. United Kingdom.
Son of John Gillespie Magee and Faith Sunshine (nee Backhouse) Magee, of Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

NOTE: Magee's poem "High Flight" found particular fame when the President of the U.S.A., Ronald Reagan, used lines from it in his address to the American people following the January 1986 space shuttle "Challenger" disaster.
165 MaraNeil DuncanSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

DFC
KIFA
Age 23
R
J
72059
16120
PLTRCAF
1ED (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
CFS (RAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
21(P)AFU (RAF)
1511BATF (RAF)
21(P)AFU (RAF)
24OTU (RAF)
1666HCU (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Master
Master
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax & Lancaster
Lancaster PA219
7 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
9 Nov 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
11 Dec 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
16 Jan 1941 - Windsor, Ontario
7 Apr 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
29 July 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
3 Aug 1941 - RAF Llandow, Wales
23 Sep 1941 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
28 Feb 1942 - Flying Instructor Course - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire
29 Apr 1942 - Instructor - RAF Watton, Norfolk
25 Jan 1944 - RAF Perton, Staffordshire
7 March 1944 - RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire
22 March 1944 - RAF Perton, Staffordshire
2 May 1944 - RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire
26 July 1944 - RAF Wombleton, North Yorkshire
8 Sep 1944 - RAF Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire
4 Feb 1945 - Mid air collision with 419 Sqn Lancaster KB787
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.433 Squadron - Award effective 16 February 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 563/45 dated 29 March 1945.
- Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, IV. A. 9. Belgium.
- Son of Sidney William and Mary (nee McDougal McCaskell) Mara, of Toronto, Ontario.
- Husband of Ina Mary Theresa (nee Senior) Mara, of Bath, Somerset, England. Father of David Duncan Mara.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
166 MarcouxMaurice Joseph Alexandre AdolpheSgt
F/Sgt
WO
P/O
F/O
R
J
55548
17856
PLT5SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
245Sqn (RAF)
?
440Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
BPC (RCAF)
Anson
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane & Typhoon
?
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
1941
? - UK
1943
2 March 1943
19 Sep 1943
12 Apr 1944 - 1st Op
12 Oct 1944 - 1st Op
31 Oct 1944 - Tour expired, for repatriation

(Photo: Ground crews servicing a 245Sqn Hawker Typhoon)
Deceased on 29 September 2010 in Quebec city, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
167 MarshCarl FinneySgt
KIFA
Age 21
R54825PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
253Sqn (RAF)
17Sqn (RAF)
17Sqn (RAF)
232Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane BE641
27 March 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
28 Nov 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
3 Jan 1941 - St. Catharines, Ontario
6 March 1941 - Dunnville, Ontario
17 July 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
28 July 1941 - RAF Turnhouse, Scotland
15 Sep 1941 - RAF Skeabrae, Mainland Orkney
19 Sep 1941 - RAF Tain, Scotland
16 Jan 1942 - RAF Mingaladon, Burma
25 Jan 1942 - Disapeared in cloud, crashed into sea
Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 420. Singapore.
Son of William Thomas and Sarah Myra (Nee Loveless) Marsh, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
168 MartinJohn GeorgeP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
J37648PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD607
25 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 March 1943
16 May 1943
11 July 1943
29 Oct 1943
11 May 1944 - UK
20 June 1944
24 Aug 1944
13 Sep 1944
1 Oct 1944
19 Nov 1944 - Flak, bailed out but parachute opened too low
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom.
Son of Charles H. and Florence B. Martin, of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
169 MatthewsStanley WilburP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 24
J5793PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 (P)AFU (RAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Anson
Anson
X
Master
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire MH361
21 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 Dec 1940
28 Jan 1941
9 Apr 1941
23 June 1941 - Navigation Course
6 March 1943 - UK
29 March 1943
13 Apr 1943
10 Aug 1943
18 Nov 1943 - Shot down flak, crashed at sea
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom.
Son of William Herbert and Ethel Rose (nee Johnson) Matthews, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; Husband of Rae Lilian Matthews, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
170 MattickAlexander KitchenerSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
61800
15396
WAG
PLT
RCAF
? WS (RCAF)
? B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2 (C)OTU (RAF)
254Sqn (RAF)
404Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
15EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
RCAF
X
?
?
X
Blenheim
Blenheim
Blenheim
X
X
Cornell
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Typhoon
Spitfire & Typhoon
X
? - Enlisted in the RCAF
?
?
1941 - UK
7 July 1941
1 Sep 1941
7 Feb 1942
Nov 1942 - ?
1943 - Repatriated to Canada
20 Sep 1943 - Remustered to Pilot
23 Nov 1943
22 May 1944
Nov 1944 - UK
13 Feb 1945
28 Apr 1945
11 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
Deceased on 11 September 2011, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil & Chris Wolfe)
171 McAlpineEarl JamesP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 23
J5788PLTRCAF
2EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
X
Moth
Anson
Anson
Anson & Harvard
Anson & Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon RB217
19 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Jan 1941
23 June 1941
29 Aug 1941
13 Sep 1941 - Nav Instructor
13 Dec 1943 - Nav Instructor
31 Jan 1944 - UK
11 Apr 1944
27 June 1944
16 Sep 1944
4 Oct 1944
19 Oct 1944
4 Apr 1945 - Engaged & shot down by 12 x Bf-109
Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. G. 15. Germany. Son of Peter A. and Carrie Mae Mcalpine; Husband of Charlotte D. Mcalpine, of Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy François Dutil - 438Sqn)
172 McClungVernon FrederickP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 23
J37017PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
442Sqn (RCAF)
442Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
Battle
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire & Mustang
Mustang KH694
19 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 Feb 1943
2 May 1943
27 June 1943
30 Oct 1943
24 March 1944 - Staff Pilot
25 May 1944 - UK
15 Aug 1944
20 Oct 1944
11 Nov 1944
18 June 1945 - Crashed into Weymouth Bay
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 279. United Kingdom.
Son of Frederick Wellington and Jessie Gertrude (nee Crocker) McClung, of Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
173 McConveyCarl JosephSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

KIFA
Age 23
R
J
148645
88446
PLTRCAF
KTS (RCAF)
6ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9EFTS (RAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
59OTU (RAF)
59OTU (RAF)
1 TEU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
Moth
Master
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane W9145
Hurricane
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN703
6 Jan 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 March 1942
24 May 1942
16 Aug 1942
11 Oct 1942
5 Apr 1943 - UK
19 May 1943
8 June 1943
17 Aug 1943
6 Sep 1943 - Mid air collision, parachuted with injuries
15 Jan 1944
1 March 1944
26 Apr 1944
7 June 1944
16 July 1944 - Veered off runway, slammed into 438Sqn Typhoon MN633 and exploded

(Photo: WO2 McConvey climbing in his 440Sqn Typhoon)
- Commemorated Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Grave Xii. F. 7. France.
- Son of Francis Aloysius McConvey and Mary Helen (nee Heck) of Toronto, Ontario.
- Commission to Pilot Officer was posthumous.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
174 McCurdyRoger Eugene GeorgeSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
90828
21517
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
14EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
1681 BDTF (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Battle & Lysander
X
Master
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane & Martinet
Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon MN720
5 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
14 Sep 1941
8 Nov 1941
3 Jan 1942
9 May 1942 - Staff Pilot
19 Dec 1942 - UK
9 Feb 1943
30 March 1943
22 June 1943
16 March 1944
20 May 1944
13 Aug 1944 - Shot down by light flak

(Photo: Pilots of 440Sqn at B9 advanced airfield in Normandy on 4 August 1944. F/O McCurdy is kneeling at front left.)
Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Grave XV. M. 25., Calvados, France.
Son of William and Cordiana (nee Lavigne) McCurdy of Haileybury, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
175 McDonaldAlex ArchibaldSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
101016
22947
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
CFS Trenton (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
X
X
Moth
Anson
Harvard, Fleet, Crane
Moth & Cornell
Crane
X
Master & Hurricane
Master & Spitifre
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
15 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 July 1941
8 Aug 1941
25 Sep 1941
18 Jan 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
6 Apr 1942- Flying Instructor
7 Feb 1944 - Refresher training
19 Apr 1944 - UK
23 May 1944
11 Sep 1944
6 Dec 1944
5 Jan 1945
10 Jan 1945
22 Aug 1945 - For repatriation to Canada

(Photo: McDonald in his 438Sqn Typhoon -B78 Eindhoven March 1945)
Deceased 31 August 2003
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
176 McElroyJohn FrederickP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
--------
X
--------
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC & Bar
J
------
IAF
-------
No.
7230
------
X
------
120176
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
60OTU (RAF)
54Sqn (RAF)
249Sqn (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
Western Air Command
RCAF Patricia Bay
RCAF Sea Island
RCAF Patricia Bay
Western Air Command
RCAF
----------------------
442 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF Aux
---------------------
101Sqn (IsrAF)
----------------------
RCAF
CFS Trenton (RCAF)
1 IFS Centralia (RCAF)
CFS Trenton (RCAF)
2 AFS McDonald (RCAF)
2 AFS Portage (RCAF)
1 (F)OTU (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
6 TACC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF Sydney
129 AEFF (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Defiant
Hurricane
Spitfire
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
------------------------
Harvard
X
------------------------
Spitfire
------------------------
X
Harvard
Expeditor
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Sabre
Sabre
X
X
X
Expeditor
X
6 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
10 Nov 1940
24 March 1941
5 May 1941
22 June 1941
3 Nov 1941 - UK
15 Nov 1941
24 March 1942
6 June 1942 - Malta
19 Nov 1942 - UK
5 Dec 1942 - Instructor
21 July 1943 - Instructor
24 Oct 1943 - Leave in Canada
21 Dec 1943 - UK
3 Jan 1944
30 June 1944 - Commanding Officer
13 Dec 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
25 Dec 1944
7 Feb 1945
2 March 1945
27 April 1945
11 May 1945
24 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
----------------------------------------------------------------------
26 Apr 1947 - Rejoined RCAF Aux
8 Feb1948 - Released from the RCAF
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1948 - 1949
----------------------------------------------------------------------
2 Apr 1951 - Rejoined RCAF
6 Apr 1951 - Flying Instructor Course
1 July 1951 - Instrument Flying Instructor
16 Dec 1951
26 Jan 1952 - Instructor
15 Nov 1952 - Instructor
7 June 1955
8 Oct 1955 - Grostenquin France
14 April 1958 - Comptroller - Metz France
1959 - Repatriated to Canada
9 Sep 1959 - Comptroller
16 July 1963 - Staff Pilot
9 Nov 1964 - Retired from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.249 Squadron - Award effective 19 October 1942 as per London Gazette dated 3 November 1942 and AFRO 1830/42 dated 13 November 1942.
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.421 Squadron - Award effective 4 August 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2052/44 dated 22 September 1944.
Died in Victoria, 24 October 1994
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
177 McGibbonDonald StewartP/O
F/O
J43849PLT5UATC
RCAF
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 PDC (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
9PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Tiger Moth 82C
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire, Mustang
Magister, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
X
29-Oct-1942 - Montreal, QC., McGill University Air Training Corps
18-Feb-1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF
5-Sep-1943 to 28-Oct-1944 - St. Catharines, ON. Course No. 89
15-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 - Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
24-Apr-1944 to 14-Jul- 1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 26
29-Jul-1944 to 26-Aug-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. – Camp Borden, ON.
Sep-1944 to Nov-1944 - Bournemouth, U.K.
14-Nov-1944 to 22-Feb-1945 - Rednal, Montford Bridge, Shropshire U.K.
22-Feb-1945 to 11-Mar-1945 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
11-Mar-1945 to 27-Mar-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
27-Mar-1945 to 22-Aug-1945 - Airfields B.78, B.100, Warmwell, B.150, B.166
22-Aug-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
19-Sep-1945 - Regents Park, London, U.K.
19-Sep-1945 to 14-Nov-1945 - B.174 Airfield Utersen, Germany
14-Nov-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K. for Repatriation
Repatriated to Canada
21-Jan-1946 – Released from the RCAF
F/O D.S. McGibbon flew 14 combat Ops between 23-Apr-1945 to 4-May-1945 with 439Sqn
His older brother, Flight Sergeant James Edmund McGibbon (R.154079) of the R.C.A.F., was KIA on 4-Apr-1944 while piloting Halifax V LK738 with No. 161Sqn over France while on a Allied Forces Special Duty Operation.
D.S. McGibbon deceased on 31-July-2003 in Ste. Adele, QC.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
178 McGregorGordon RoyP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C

OBE

DFC

MID 1941

MID 1945

MID 1946

Croix de Guerre (France)

Czech War Cross

Order of Orange-Nassau (NL)
C936PLT115Sqn (Aux) (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1Sqn (RCAF)
115Sqn (Aux) (RCAF)
1Sqn (RCAF)
1Sqn (RCAF)
1Sqn (RCAF)
2Sqn (RCAF)
Digby Wing (RCAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X Wing (RCAF)
Station Patricia Bay (RCAF)
Ferry Command (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
126 Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
-----------
401 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
Fawn
Yale
Hurricane
Fawn & Harvard
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
X
Bolinbroke & Kittyhawk
X
Liberator BZ967
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
-----------
X
1 Oct 1938 - Enlisted in RCAF (Aux)
29 Apr 1939 - Received military wings
27 Oct 1939
27 Dec 1939
28 May 1940
20 June 1940 - UK
2 Nov 1940 - Commanding Officer
7 Jan 1941 - Commanding Officer
14 Apr 1941 - Commanding Officer
1 Sep 1941 - Staff Officer
21 Apr 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
4 June 1942 - Commanding Officer - Alaska
1 Apr 1943 - Commanding Officer
25 Feb 1944 - Returned to UK
20 March 1944
20 July 1944 - Commanding Officer
21 Oct 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
27 Nov 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
-----------
15 Apr 1950 to 15 July 1955 - Honorary Wing Commander

(Photo: 1Sqn Hurricanes in 1940)
- Officer, Order of the British Empire - Western Air Command - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.1 (C) Squadron - Award effective 25 October 1940 as per London Gazette of that date.
- Mention in Despatches - No.402 Squadron - Award effective 25 September 1941 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1292/41 dated 7 November 1941.
- Mention in Despatches - Overseas - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 337/45 dated 23 February 1945.
- Mention in Despatches - Overseas - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 322/46 dated 29 March 1946.
- Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords (Netherlands) - Awarded 12 September 1947 as per AFRO 485/47 of that date and Canada Gazette dated 20 September 1947.
- Croix de Guerre with Silver Star (France) - Award as per AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947.
- War Cross, 1939 (Czechoslovakia) - Canada Gazette dated 24 January 1948, AFRO 81/48 dated 6 February 1948.
- Deceased on 8 March 1971, in Montreal Quebec Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
179 McLachlanPercy AlanSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
101377
16591
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(P)AFU (RAF)
6(P)AFU (RAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
441Sqn (RCAF)
441Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Oxford
Oxford
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BS385
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ473
12 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, British Columbia
22 June 1941 - Edmonton, Alberta
27 July 1941 - Vancouver, British Columbia
12 Sep 1941 - Calgary, Alberta
20 Feb 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
6 Apr 1942 - RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
15 July 1942 - RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire
28 July 1942 - RAF Calveley, Cheshire
1 Sep 1942 - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
14 Nov 1942 - RAF Angle, Pembrokeshire
19 May 1943 - Fainted & abandonned aircraft due to bad O2 system
12 Apr 1944 - RAF Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire,
5 May 1944 - Shot down by a Fw190 over Belgium
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom.
Son of Cecil Young and Ann Jane (Nee Roberts) McLachlan, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
180 McLeodJames NormanSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 24
R
J
102118
22993
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
18EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Crane
Harvard
Finch & Moth
Crane & Harvard
Harvard
Crane & Harvard
X
Master
Harvard & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire RM818
6 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 July 1941
20 Aug 1941
12 Oct 1941
18 Jan 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
1 March 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
24 Apr 1942 - Flying Instructor
1 Dec 1942 - Flying Instructor
9 June 1943 - Flying Instructor
17 Oct 1943 - UK
29 Dec 1943
8 Jan 1944
21 March 1944
1 June 1944
27 June 1944
6 Nov 1944
25 Nov 1944
31 Dec 1944 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. B. 11. Netherlands.
Son of James Alexander and Ida Ann (nee Kennedy) McLeod, of Regina, Saskatchewan. Brother of Donald Graham McLeod who died on September 2, 1941 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
181 McManesFrancis HillP/O
F/O
F/L
J21407PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
175Sqn (RAF)
175Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
83GSU (RAF)
175Sqn (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
175Sqn (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Fawn
Harvard
Cornell & Harvard
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
30 Oct 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
17 March 1942
11 June 1942
15 Aug 1942
28 Dec 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
18 Feb 1943 - Flying instructor
25 Feb 1944 - UK
18 Apr 1944
27 June 1944
Aug 1944
Oct 1944
10 Oct 1944 - NL
4 Nov 1944 - Injured on ground by Me262 bomb
5 Nov 1944 - Hospitalized in Brussels
19 Dec 1944 - UK
1 Feb 1945 - Returned to Ops in NL
28 May 1945 - Posted but didn't go
June 1945 - Gunnery camp in UK
5 July 1945 - Physically showed up at unit
26 Aug 1945 - For repatriation to Canada
6 Nov 1945 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 175Sqn pilots in Volkel in 1945)
Deceased on 13 November 2007 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
182 McTavishCharles StewartP/O
F/O
J41865PLT3UATC (RCAF)
RCAF
1 Manning Depot (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
X
Tiger Moth 82C
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
X
1942 to 1943 – Toronto, ON. No. 3 Squadron University Air Training Corps
Jan-1943 – Toronto, ON. No. 11 Recruiting Centre. Enlisted in the RCAF
Mar-1943 or Apr-1943 – Toronto, ON.
May-1943 to Jul-1943 – Eglinton Hunt Club, Toronto, ON. Course No. 78 or 79
10-Jul-1943 to 17-Sep-1943 – Pendleton, ON. Course No. 85
18-Sep-1943 to 11-Feb-1944 – Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 90
26-Feb-1944 to 11-Apr-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 5
22-May-1944 to 11-Aug-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 27
26-Aug-1944 to 23-Sep-1944 – Greenwood, N.S./Camp Borden, ON.
Oct-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 to 2-Aug-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
2-Aug-1945 to 22-Aug-1945 – B.166 Airstrip Flensburg, Germany
26-Aug-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Oct-1945 to Nov-1945 – Repatriation to Canada (Oshawa, ON.)
10-Dec-1945 – Retired from the RCAF
Deceased on 2 Nov 2007 in Burlington, ON.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
183 MinallStanford WardSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
51787
15361
PLTRCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
32Sqn (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
2FIS (RCAF)
X
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
X
Cornell & Harvard
? - Enlisted in the RCAF
? 1941 - UK
? 1941
18 Aug 1941
10 March 1942
31 Dec 1943 - Last Op
Jan/Feb 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
6 June 1944 - Instructor

(F/L Minall, 174Sqn A Flight commander, in front of his Hawker Typhoon)
Deceased on 20 July 1962 in Fort Frances, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
184 MitchellKenneth OsborneSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
KIFA
Age 22
R
J
79455
19123
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)b
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon JR439
1 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 July 1941
13 Sep 1941
8 Nov 1941
29 March 1942 - UK
15 June 1942
7 July 1942
29 Sep 1942
18 Feb 1944
18 March 1944 - Hit high ground while descending through clouds
Commemorated Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire, Sec. R. 1931 Div. Grave 2720. United Kingdom.
Son of Theodore Osborne Mitchell and Ethel Lucy Mitchell, of Greenfield Park, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
185 MitchnerJohn DavidsonSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
-------
S/L
W/C

DFC & Bar

Netherlands Flying Cross
R
J
-------
No
74902
16799
-------
20196
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
263Sqn (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
247Sqn (RAF)
116Sqn (RAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
14APC (RAF)
1TEU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
126Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
--------------------------
2Air Command HQ (RCAF)
Joint Air School (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
CFEDFS
1ADC HQ
Staff College
434Sqn (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
RCAF
11TSU (RCAF)
13ACWS (RCAF)
AWCS (USAF)
11ACWS (RCAF)
ADC HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Whirlwind
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Mustang
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Spitfire
X
-------------------------
X
Expeditor
X
Meteor & Spitfire
X
X
Sabre
Silver Star & Sabre
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
26 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, British Columbia
5 Jan 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
7 Feb 1941 - Vancouver, British Columbia
10 Apr 1941 - Dauphin, Manitoba
16 Aug 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
21 Aug 1941 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
30 Sep 1941 - RAF Drem, Scotland
13 June 1942 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
16 July 1942 - RAF Exeter, Devon
18 Aug 1942 - RAF Heston, London
17 Nov 1942 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
1 Dec 1943 - RAF Warmwell, Dorchester
24 Feb 1944 - RAF Tealing, Scotland
13 Aug 1944 - B2 Bazenville, France
28 Sep 1944 - B68 Le Culot, Belgium
1 Nov 1944 - Commanding Officer
8 Apr 1946 - Repatriated to Canada on leave
20 March 1946 - B174 Utersen, Germany
8 Apr 1946 - Repatriated to Canada - Lachine, Quebec
---------------------------------
9 Apr 1946 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
23 May 1947 - Rivers, Manitoba
21 Jan 1949 - Ottawa, Ontario
8 March 1949 - RAF Tangmere, West Sussex, UK
1 Nov 1949 - St. Hubert, Quebec
2 Aug 1951 - Toronto, Ontario
1 June 1952 - Commanding Officer - Uplands, Ontario
9 to 27 June 1952 - Chatham, New Brunswick
1 May 1953 - Reclassed as Fighter Control Officer
4 Oct 1953 - Montreal, Quebec
16 Oct 1953 - St. Sylvestre, Quebec
21 July 1954 - FCO course - Tyndall AFB, Florida, USA
4 Nov 1954 - Lac-Saint-Denis, Quebec
2 Feb 1958 - St. Hubert, Quebec
27 Nov 1960 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 5 April 1945, S/L Mitchner DFC & Bar, CO of 416 Sqn RCAF)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.402 Squadron - Award effective 26 October 1943 as per London Gazette dated 9 November 1943 and AFRO 358/44 dated 18 February 1944.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.416 Squadron - Award effective 6 July 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1453/45 dated 14 September 1945.
- Netherlands Flying Cross - Awarded 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 183/46 dated 22 February 1946.
- Deceased 2 December 1964, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
186 MonetteBernard ErnestP/O
F/O
J44061PLT1SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
83GDC (RAF)
84GDC (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
14-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 – Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, P.Q. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 to 1-Aug-1945 – Dunsford, Surrey, U.K.
1-Aug-1945 to 24-Oct-1945 – Dunsford, Surrey, U.K.
24-Oct-1945 to Nov-1945 – Lasham, Hants, U.K.
Nov-1945 to Jan-1946 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Jan-1946 to Feb-1946 – Repatriation to Canada (Montreal, QC.)
13-Mar-1946 – Released from the RCAF
FO. B.E. Monette was a Ferry pilot who flew with FO. A.E. Ferrey, FO. J.M. Gallant, FO. R.A. Lamb and FO. R.E. Lowry in the No. 83 G.S.U. Ferry Pool.
Deceased on 20 Nov 2014 in South Surrey, B.C.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
187 MooreRichard BurtonP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 23
J10276PLTRCAF
5 ED (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 AACU (RAF)
41OTU (RCAF)
16Sqn (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Henley & Master
Harvard & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AP235
1 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 July 1941
27 July 1941
1 Sep 1941
26 Oct 1941
29 March 1942 - UK
27 May 1942
29 Sep 1942
16 Dec 1942
1 Jan 1943
17 June 1944 - Crashed on RTB following dogfight with Fw-190s
Commemorated Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, I. A. 5. France.
Son of John Herbert Franklin and Mary Florence (nee Chambers) Moore, of Sussex, King'S Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
188 MooresDouglas KeithSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
R
J
62970
17649
PLTRCAF
7EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6 (C)OTU (RAF)
407Sqn (RCAF)
1623 AACF (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
X
Finch
Anson
Anson & Hudson
X
Wellington
Hudson & Wellington
Oxford
Master
Hurricane & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN321
1 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Dec 1940
9 Feb 1941
24 Aug 1941
26 Dec 1941 - UK
25 Feb 1942
23 May 1942
14 Feb 1943
14 Dec 1943
24 Jan 1944
12 May 1944
25 May 1944
3 Aug 1944 - F3-G - Flak - Exploded in mid air
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xiv. A. 1. France. Son of Clinton Ray Moores and Elsie Moores; Husband of Elizabeth Moores, of Stockton-On-Tees, Co. Durham, England.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
189 MorrisonDonald RobertSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC

DFM
Rescued
PoW
Exchanged
R
J
80521
15475
PLTRCAF
2ITS(RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
58OTU (RAF)
122Sqn (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
CGS (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
POW in hospital
POW
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
20EFTS (RCAF)
Station Trenton (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BS119
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BS202
X
X
X
X
Cornell
X
X
25 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
28 Jan 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
5 Mar 1941 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
3 May 1941 - Dauphin, Manitoba
6 Aug 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
26 Aug 1941 - RAF Grangemouth, Scotland
7 Oct 1941 - RAF Hornchurch, Essex
11 Nov 1941 - RAF Biggin Hill, London
19 Aug 1942 - Shot down near Dieppe, France - Rescued
28 Mar 1942 - RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire
4 May 1942 - RAF Gravesend, Kent
8 Nov 1942 - Shot down near Lilles, France and captured
Nov 1942 - Left leg amputated
1943 - Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan, Germany
25 Oct 43 - Returned to UK during prisonner exchange
25 Nov 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
15 May 1944 - Oshawa, Ontario
23 Aug 1944 - Trenton, Ontario
14 March 1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: Morrison in the cockpit of his 401 Sqn Spitfire)
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 19 June 1942 as per London Gazette dated 30 June 1942 and AFRO 1052-1053/42 dated 10 July 1942.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 4 July 1943 as per London Gazette dated 16 July 1943 and AFRO 1724/43 dated 27 August 1943.
- Deceased on 28 January 1994, in Toronto, Ontario
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil & Kelvin Youngs)
190 MountLouis BavincourtSgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 21
UKR
J
77200
15767
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
58OTU (RAF)
111Sqn (RAF)
RAF Middle East
127Sqn (RAF)
92Sqn (RAF)
92Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire BR515
18 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
19 Oct 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
4 Jan 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
21 Feb 1941 - Windsor Mills, Quebec
5 May 1941 - Dunnville, Ontario
2 Sep 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
16 Sep 1941 - RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
28 Oct 1941 - RAF North Weald, Essex
22 Jan 1942 - Cairo, Egypt
18 Feb 1942 - RAF St Jean, Palestine
17 Aug 1942 - LG173, Egypt
2 Sep 1942 - Shot down by a Bf109 over the egyptian desert
Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt.
Son of John Francis and Ivy Constance (nee Danford) Mount, of Liverpool, UK
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
191 MulrooneyThomas VincentP/O
F/O
--------
F/O
J
--------
No.
44047
--------
33652
PLT
--------
PLT
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
6ACHU (RAF)
19ACHU (RAF)
“R” Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
--------------------
RCAF
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
413(AW)Sqn (RCAF)
X
Tiger Moth
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
X
--------------------
X
Harvard
Harvard, Vampire
Harvard, Sabre
Sabre
14-Jun-1943 to 20-Aug-1943 - Eglinton Hunt Club, Toronto, ON. Course No. 81
21-Aug-1943 to 30-Oct-1943 - Pendleton, ON Course No. 88
14-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 - Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
17-Jul-1944 to 6-Oct-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 29
21-Oct-1944 to 15-Nov-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Jan-1945 to 12-Mar-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Mar-1945 to 12-May-1945 - Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course No. 4B
21-May-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
6-Jun-1945 - Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincs., U.K. Aircrew Holding Unit
12-Jun-1945 - Cranfield, Bedfordshire, U.K. Aircrew Holding Unit
Torquay, Devon., U.K. for Repatriation to Canada
23-Jul-1945 - Liverpool, U.K. Embarked on S.S. Stratheden
27-Jul-1945 to 31-Jul-1945 – Quebec City, QC. Disembarked from S.S. Stratheden
5-Sep-1945 - Released from the RCAF
--------------------
3-Nov-1950 - Transferred from Reserve Class E to the Regular Force
Nov-1950 - St. Hubert, QC.
Apr-1951 to Jul-1951 - Chatham, N.B., Scoudouc, N.B. Course No. 10
Jul-1951 - St. Hubert, QC.
Aug-1951 - Bagotville, QC.
FO. T.V. Mulrooney was a member of the final graduating class at No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC. and he was also in the last group of R.C.A.F. pilots to graduate from the Typhoon conversion course at No. 56 O.T.U. R.A.F. Milfield.
Post-war he rejoined the R.C.A.F with No. 438 Sqn and No. 413 (AW) Sqn.
T.V. Mulrooney died on February 12, 1972 when the twin-engined Millardair Piper Aztec aircraft he was piloting crashed in dense bush a mile short of the runway near Gore Bay on Manitoulin Island. He was attempting to return due to engine failure shortly after take-off.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
192 MurrayGeorge BremnerSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
-------
F/L
S/L
W/C
DFC
R
J
65300
15476
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
16EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
124Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
-------------------
RCAF
Staff College (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ246
X
X
Harvard
Hurricane
X
X
X
-------------------
?
X
X
14 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
30 Sep 1940
28 Jan 1941
10 Apr 1941
25 July 1941 - UK
Aug 1941
Oct 1941
2 Apr 1943 - Instructor
1944
12 Apr 1944
28 June 1944 - Shot down by Fw190, evaded capture
16 Oct 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
20 Nov 1944
18 Dec 1944
27 Feb 1945
15 March 1946 - UK
31 March 1946 - Repatriated to Canada
23 Oct 1946 - Released from the RCAF
-------------------
Served in post war RCAF
22 May 1953 - Commanding Offcier
Retired from the RCAF date unlnown

(Photo: Murray in his 401Sqn Spitfire)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 10 September 1942 as per London Gazette dated 29 September 1942 and AFRO 1653/42 dated 16 October 1942.
Deceased on 19 June 2005.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
193 MurrayFrederick ThomasSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
POWR
J
113882
18113
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ851
X
X
X
2 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
1 Feb 1942
11 Apr 1942
20 Aug 1942 - UK
11 Sep 1942
13 Oct 1942
13 Jan 1943
24 March 1944
3 Oct 1944
24 Dec 1944
22 Feb 1945 - Shot down and captured
22 Feb 1945 - Prisoner of War
1 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
28 Aug 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 9 March 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 625/45 dated 13 April 1945.
Deceased on 26 December 2018, in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
194 MylesJohn RobinsonSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC

Air Medal (USA)
R
J
84826
16477
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
8OTU (RAF)
1 PRU (RAF)
541Sqn (RAF)
410Sqn (RCAF)
400Sqn (RCAF)
544Sqn (RAF)
618Sqn (RAF)
RAAF
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Mosquito
Mustang
Mosquito & Spitfire
Mosquito & Barracuda
X
X
X
X
26 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
20 June 1941
27 July 1941
25 Sep 1941
7 Jan 1942 - UK
23 March 1942
30 June 1942
26 Aug 1942
19 Oct 1942
28 Aug 1943
16 Oct 1943
2 Nov 1943
17 July 1944
7 May 1945 - Australia
7 July 1945 - UK
6 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
26 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.544 Squadron - Award effective 28 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 5 May 1944 and AFRO 1186/44 dated 2 June 1944.
- Air Medal (United States) - No.541 Squadron - effective 23 June 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1459/43 dated 30 July 1943.
Deceased, 6 October 2010 in Saint John, New Brunswick.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
195 NeffJames WardP/O
F/O
J43861PLT20EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Tiger Moth
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
Spitfire
X
X
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
22-Apr-1944 to 10-Jun-1944 - Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
22-Feb-1945 to Mar-1945 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
Mar-1945 to 6-May-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K
6-May-1945 to 30-Jun-1945 - Airstrips B.100, B.110, B.150, B.166
30-Jun-1945 - Fassberg, Germany for posting to Pacific Theatre of War
Jul-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K. enroute to Canada, Pacific Theatre
5-Aug-1945 - 30 Day Leave in Canada
1-Nov-1945 - Released from the R.C.A.F.
FO. J.W. Neff flew in no combat ops with No. 438 Sqn. as combat ops ceased by 5-May-1945
Deceased 25-April-1992 in Almonte, ON.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn and Chris Wolfe)
196 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
197 NewsomeAlbert BarclayP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 27
J10652PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk AL227
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon MP135
5 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
28 July 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
1 Sep 1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario
24 Nov 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
21 March 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
21 June 1942 - Annette Island, Alaska, USA
26 Jan 1943 - Landed with aircraft on fire - Burned
7 Sep 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
9 Nov 1943 - RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire
23 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
7 Oct 1944 - Shot down by flak

(Photo: P/O Newsome's burned out 118 Sqn Kittyhawk AL227 at Annette Island Alaska in jan 1943)
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. G. 2. Germany.
Son of James Harvey and Edith Isabella (nee Sled) Newsome, of Prescott, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy François Dutil - 438Sqn)
198 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)
199 NorthcottGeoffrey WilsonSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
---------
W/C
DSO

DFC & Bar

Order of Orange-Nassau - Officer (NL)
R
J
180643
15088
PLTRCAF
6EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
603Sqn RAF
229Sqn (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
2TC (RCAF)
RCAF Staff College
2 AU (RCAF)
18SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
126 Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
----------------------------
RCAF (Aux)
19 Wing (Aux)
RCAF
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
----------------------------
X
Mustang & Vampire
X
3 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
19 July 1940
4 Oct 1940
11 Apr 1941
21 Apr 1941
10 Jun 1941
1 May 1942 - Middle East
9 May 1942 - Middle East
5 Aug 1942 - UK
20 Sep 1942
3 May 1943 -Sqn CO
Aug 1944 - Repatriated
11 Oct 1944
1 Dec 1944
12 Dec 1944
3 Jan 1945
20 Jan 1945 - UK
27 Jan 1945 - Wing CO
March 1946 - Repatriated
3 June 1946 - Released
-----------------------------------------------------
14 Aug 1947
1949 - Wing CO
7 May 1955 - Retired
Distinguished Service Order - No.402 Squadron - Award effective 26 September 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2373/44 dated 3 November 1944.
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.416 Squadron - Award effective 12 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 27 August 1943 and AFRO 2322/43 dated 12 November 1943.
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.402 Squadron - Award effective 29 December 1943 as per London Gazette dated 31 December 1943 and AFRO 297/44 dated 11 February 1944.
Officer, Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords (Netherlands) - Award effective 6 February 1948 as per AFRO 81/48 of that date.
Deceased October 1978
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
200 PageCharles FrederickSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
--------
F/O
F/L
R
J
--------
No.
74827
19802
--------
38302

PLT
--------
PLT
1Manning Depot (RCAF)
31ANS (RAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
32Sqn (RAF)
615Sqn (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
4Del Flight (RAF)
ACDW (RAF)
3(P) AFU (RAF)
1519BAT Flt (RAF)
3SGR (RAF)
132(Coastal) OTU (RAF)
2(Coastal) OTU (RAF)
2TTU (RAF)
404Sqn (RCAF)
“R” Depot (RCAF)
“R” Depot (RCAF)
7OTU (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
7OTU (RCAF)
RCAF
----------------------
RCAF
2FTS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3FTS (RCAF)
FIS (RCAF)
3FTS (RCAF)
CE&PE (RCAF)

AFHQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
Tiger Moth 82C
Harvard
Master, Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Master, Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire, Hurricane
X
Oxford
Oxford
Anson
Blenheim, Beaufighter
Beaufighter
Beaufighter
Beaufighter
X
X
Oxford, Mosquito
Harvard, Ventura
Mosquito
X
----------------------
X
Harvard
Dakota, Harvard
Harvard
Harvard, Texan, Vampire
Harvard, Expeditor, Chipmunk
Dakota, Expeditor, Mitchell, Silver Star, Tracker,
Harvard, Cessna Bird Dog, Flying Boxcar
Expeditor, Dakota, Mitchell
X
Oct-1940 to Dec-1940 - Toronto, ON.
Dec-1940 to Feb-1941 - Port Albert, ON. Security Guard Duty
23-Feb-1941 to 25-Mar-1941 - Toronto, ON. Course No. 19
29-Mar-1941 to 23-May-1941 - Fort William, ON. Course No. 24
29-May-1941 to 8-Aug-1941 - Dauphin, MB. Course No. 29
8-Oct-1941 to 25-Nov-1941 - Sutton Bridge, U.K. for Hurricane Conversion
3-Dec-1941 to 29-Dec-1941 - Manston, U.K.
29-Dec-1941 to 10-Mar-1942 - Angle, Fairwood Common, U.K.
8-Apr-1942 to 9-Jun-1942 - Usworth, Annan, U.K.
10-Jun-1942 to 20-Aug-1942 - Martlesham Heath, Catterick, U.K.
20-Aug-1942 to 16-Sep-1942 - Turnhouse, U.K. (No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight)
16-Sep-1942 to 3-Nov-1942 - Brighton, U.K. (Aircrew Disposal Wing – Aircrew Remustering Station)
3-Nov-1942 to 7-Feb-1943 - South Cerney, U.K. (No. 3 Pilot Advanced Flying Unit)
5-Dec-1942 to 12-Dec-1942 - Feltwell, U.K. (No. 1519 Beam Approach Training Flight for 5 Days)
7-Feb-1943 to 27-Apr-1943 - Squires Gate, U.K. (No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance)
27-Apr-1943 to 1-Jun-1943 - East Fortune, U.K. (No. 132 Coastal Command O.T.U.)
1-Jun-1943 to 7-Jul-1943 - Catfoss, U.K. Coastal Command No. 15 Beaufighter Conversion Course
7-Jul-1943 to 22-Jul-1943 - Castle Kennedy, U.K. (No. 2 Torpedo Training Unit)
22-Jul-1943 to 16-Oct-1944 - Wick, David Stow Moor, Strubby, Banff, U.K.
16-Oct-1944 to 4-Nov-1944 - Warrington, U.K. for Repatriation to Canada
10-Nov-1944 to 19-Dec-1944 - Rockcliffe, ON. Repatriation Centre RCAF
19-Dec-1944 to 17-Feb-1945 - Debert, N.S.
17-Feb-1945 to 17-Mar-1945 - Trenton, ON. (O.T.U. Flight Instructors Course)
19-Mar-1945 to 16-Apr-1945 - Debert, N.S. Flight Instructor
9-May-1945 - Released by the RCAF (Transfer to Reserve Class E)
------------------------
5-Apr-1951 - Transferred from Supplementary Reserve, Class A to Regular Force
25-May-1951 to 7-Jul-1951 - Gimli, MB. Course No. 4 Pilot Refresher Training
7-Jul-1951 to 3-Nov-1951 - Summerside, P.E.I. Course No. 8 Staff Navigation Instructor/Pilot
7-Nov-1951 to 30-Sep-1952 - Claresholm, AB. Navigation Flight Instructor
6-Oct-1952 to 28-Jan-1953 - Trenton, ON. Course No. 27 Flight Instructor Training
4-Feb-1953 to 3-Sep-1956 - Claresholm, AB. Flight Instructor
1-Oct-1956 to 30-Sep-1960 - Namao, AB. Climatic Detachment Unit Adjutant

1-Oct-1960 to 22-Jul-1964 - Rockcliffe, ON. Piston Training Flight
22-Jul-1964 - Retired from the RCAF
Retired from the RCAF as a Flight Lieutenant
Deceased on 30 May 2007 in Victoria, B.C.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
201 ParadisJoseph Hubert RogerSgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 25
R
J
62813
15262
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
126Sqn (RAF)
249Sqn (RAF)
249Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BR128
21 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Shawinigan, Quebec
8 Feb 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
16 March 1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario
5 May 1941 - Dunnville, Ontario
13 Sep 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
29 Sep 1941 - RAF Crosby-On-Eden, Cumbria
22 Nov 1941 - RAF Peterhead, Scotland
5 June 1942 - RAF Luqa, Malta
29 June 1942 - RAF Ta Kali, Malta
22 July 1942 - Shot down over Mediterranean - Missing
Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 4, Column 2. Malta.
Son of Joseph and Denise (nee Lambert) Paradis, of Shawinigan Falls, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
202 ParkerBrady OscarP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 24
USAC2647PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
72Sqn (RAF)
72Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch & Yale
Battle
Harvard & Stinson
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AB150
27 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
8 Sep 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
23 Sep 1940 - Trenton, Ontario
10 Oct 1940 - Jarvis, Ontario
16 Jan 1941 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
Dec 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
16 Dec 1941 - RAF Heston, London
25 Feb 1942 - RAF Biggin Hill, London
29 May 1942 - Baled out over Channel and drowned
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom.
Son of Adlai Ewing and Alice May Parker, of Lyford, Texas, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
203 ParkerLouis HolmesP/O
F/O
F/L

DFC
KIA
Age 23
J10987PLTRCAF
4AMD (RCAF)
12ED (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
Station Rockcliffe (RCAF)
132Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
184Sqn (RAF)
184Sqn (RAF)
184Sqn (RAF)
175Sqn (RAF)
175Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Kittyhawk
X
Hurricane & Typhoon
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN718
X
Typhoon
Typhoon SW475
2 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
2 June 1941 - St. Hubert, Quebec
16 July 1941 - Montreal, Quebec
21 Aug 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
26 Sep 1941 - Windsor Mills, Quebec
22 Nov 1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
19 Apr 1942 - Ottawa, Ontario
3 June 1942 - Sea Island, British Columbia
20 Oct 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
30 Nov 1943 - RAF Milfield, Northumberland
24 Jan 1944 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
13 Apr 1944 - RAF Honiley, Coventry
7 July 1944 - RAF Redhill, Surrey
5 Aug 1944 - Le Fresney Camille, France
7 Aug 1944 - Shot down by flak, parachuted safely
14 Aug 1944 - Returned to unit after successfully evading
10 Jan 1945 - Volkel, Netherlands
13 Apr 1945 - Shot down by flak
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.175 Squadron - Award effective 27 April 1945 as per London Gazette dated 8 May 1945 and AFRO 966/45 dated 8 June 1945.
Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 10. B. 14. Germany.
Son of Thomas Holmes and Annie (nee Scholes) Parker, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy François Dutil)
204 PassmoreGerald LeroySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
R
J
116814
35987
PLTRCAF
13EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
135Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane & Kittyhawk
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD493 I8-F
4 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
1 Feb 1942
8 June 1942
3 June 1944 - UK
8 Aug 1944
13 Oct 1944
13 Nov 1944
22 Nov 1944
2 Feb 1945 - Shot down by flak at low altitude
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Grave 12. D. 16., Germany.
Son of John and Olive Pearl Passmore, of Hensall, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
205 PethickThomas MelvilleP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
J10279PLTRCAF
5 ED (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 AACU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
16Sqn (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Henley & Master
Harvard & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AM200
30 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 July 1941
27 July 1941
1 Sep 1941
26 Oct 1941
29 March 1942 - UK
27 May 1942
29 Sep 1942
16 Dec 1942
1 Jan 1943
2 June 1943 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Airel Churchyard, France.
Son of Llewellyn Maurice and Dorothy Gertrude (nee Roberts) Pethick, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
206 PowellArthur EdgarP/O
F/O
J43860PLT1 Manning Depot (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Tiger Moth 82C
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
27-Apr-1943 – Toronto, ON.
25-Jun-1943 to 5-Sep-1943 – Belleville, ON. Course No. 82
5-Sep-1943 to 28-Oct-1943 – Oshawa, ON. Course No. 89
15-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 – Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
Bournemouth, U.K.
End of 1945 or Early 1946 – Repatriation to Canada (Barrie, ON.)
Deceased 1995 in Barrie, ON.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
207 PowersWilliam CharlesSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1

KIA
Age 23
R71499PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
15EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
116Sqn (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MK881
X
16 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Winnipeg, Manitoba
30 Nov 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
4 Jan 1941 - Windsor Mills, Quebec
6 March 1941 - Dauphin, Manitoba
17 July 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
22 July 1941 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
16 Sep 1941 - RAF Digby, Linconlshire
8 July 1942 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
24 May 1944 - RAF Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire
23 June 1944 - RAF Redhill, Surrey
8 July 1944 - B2 Bazenville, France
14 July 1944 - Shot down by flak, seriously injured
20 July 1944 - Died of his injuries in a Luftwaffe hospital
- Commemorated St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery, Viii. B. 10. France.
- Son of William Lafontaine and Jeannie (née Wharry) Powers, of Brandon, Manitoba.
- Husband of Joan Molly (née Fenton) Powers, of Eastminster, Kent, UK. Father of Gary William Powers.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
208 PrendergastJames BernardP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
J8139PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
123Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Lysander & Goblin
X
Master & Mustang
Mustang
X
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
8 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
9 Apr 1941
27 May 1941
26 July 1941
16 Oct 1941
17 July 1943 - UK
Aug 1943
Dec 1943
28 Jan 1945 - Tour Expired
23 Feb 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
10 Apr 1945 - UK
18 Apr 1945 - Commanding Officer
16 Nov 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
13 Dec 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.430 Squadron - Award effective 23 March as per London Gazette dated 3 April 1945 and AFRO 765/45 dated 4 May 1945.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
209 PriceAlister KeithSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 23
R
J
127977
36577
PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1 CNS (RCAF)
12SFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
36OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
17 APC (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 PDC (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
416Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Anson
Anson & Crane
Harvard
Hudson
X
Master & Hurricane
Harvard & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire SM823
26 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
8 Dec 1941
15 Feb 1942
26 Apr 1942
29 Aug 1942 - Staff Pilot
10 Nov 1942 - Flying Instructor
7 Jan 1943 - Flying Instructor
24 Feb 1944
8 May 1944 - UK
20 June 1944
5 Sep 1944
25 Nov 1944
6 Dec 1944 - Netherlands
24 July 1945
21 Aug 1945 - UK
10 Sep 1945
27 Sep 1945 - Germany
9 Nov 1945 - Engine cut out just after take off causing stall and crash
Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 4A. J. 7. Germany.
Son of Kenneth Henry Douglas and Mary (nee McCook) Price of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
210 PyattFrank AllanSgt
F/Sgt

Died
Age 19
R83437PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
4 MD (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 (P)AFU (RAF)
59OTU (RAF)
RAF Station Morecambe
RAF Station Morecambe
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Hurricane
X
X
3 March 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 March 1941
9 Apr 1941
23 Apr 1941
10 June 1941
16 July 1941
2 Sep 1941
26 Dec 1941- UK
2 Feb 1942
10 March 1942
8 May 1942 - Admitted to station hospital
22 June 1942 - Died of meningitis in hospital

(Pilot and Hawker Hurricane of 59OTU)
Commemorated Torrisholme Cemetery, Block A. Blue. Grave 14. United Kingdom.
Son of Allan and Ethel Pyatt, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Brother of WO1 Robert Stanley Pyatt also lost while serving overseas.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
211 RaeJohn ArthurSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
CM

DFC
R
J
80755
15493
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RC (RCAF)
1KTS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
6 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
21 Feb 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
29 March 1941 - Goderich, Ontario
9 June 1941 - Borden, Ontario
14 Sep 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
Oct 1941 - UK
17 Dec 1941 - RAF Peterhead, Scotland
23 Sep 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
31 Oct 1943 - Toronto, Ontario
6 July 1944 - Trenton, Ontario
18 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: RAF Redhill, Surrey, 3 Dec 1942 - P/O Rae in the cockpit of his 416 Sqn Spitfire. Sitting on the cowling is P/O Bob Buckham, on the wing is Sgt Norman Houghton.)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.416 Squadron - Award effective 12 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 27 August 1943 and AFRO 2322/43 dated 12 November 1943.
- Member of the Order of Canada - Awarded on: October 18, 2001 - Invested on: August 31, 2002.
- Deceased on 5 Oct 2006, in Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
212 RebmanArthur LaurenceGnr
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 24
K
R
J
23026
74856
15713
GNR
PLT

RCA
2 Searchlight Battery (RCA)
RCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
16EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
610Sqn (RAF)
1PDC (RAF)
RAF Takoradi
73Sqn (RAF)
127Sqn (RAF)
127Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane HL629
27 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery
3 Oct 1939
24 Oct 1940 - Transferred to the RCAF
16 Jan 1941
20 Feb 1941
4 May 1941
30 Aug 1941 - UK
5 Sep 1941
21 Oct 1941
18 Dec 1941 - For transfer to Middle East
13 Jan 1942 - West Africa
7 Feb 1942 - Lybya & Egypt
20 Feb 1942 - Egypt
3 Nov 1942 - Shot down by Bf109

(F/Sgt Rebman in his 127Sqn Hurricane in 1942)
Commemorated El Alamein War Cemetery, Xxxii. E. 4. Egypt.
Son of George and Grace (nee Knibb) Rebman, of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
213 ReedRobert BurnsP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 24
USAJ9424PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
4 PDC (RAF)
Middle East Command (RAF)
22 PTC (RAF)
2 PDC (RAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
X
X
X
X
Master
Harvard & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AM255
12 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 May 1941
15 July 1941
14 Sep 1941
24 Jan 1942 - UK
4 Feb 1942 - For embarcation
12 Feb 1942 - Egypt
23 Sep 1942 - For embarcation
16 Nov 1942 - UK
24 Nov 1942
20 Jan 1943
30 March 1943
22 Apr 1943 - Slammed into hillside in bad visibility
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 34. G. 4. United Kingdom.
Son of Clinton Bernard and Mazie (nee Caldwell) Reed. of Lowellville, Ohio, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
214 ReganFrancis Xavier JosephP/O
F/O
F/L
J8155PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
450Sqn (RAAF)
3 BPD (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Kittyhawk
X
X
X
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
10 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 Apr 1941
27 May 1941
26 July 1941
12 Dec 1941 - UK
15 Jan 1943 - North Africa
17 Feb 1944 - Tour Expired
1944 - Leave in Canada
Aug 1944 - UK
11 Aug 1944
31 Aug 1944
8 Oct 1944
27 Oct 1944 - Netherlands
28 Feb 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
30 Apr 1945 - Released

(Photo: 450Sqn RAAF North Africa August 1943. Regan is on the wing at far right)
Deceased 12 April 1985 in White Rock, BC, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
215 ReillyRobert JohnP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
J38349PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN475 I8-A
31 July 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 Feb 1943
2 May 1943
27 June 1943
20 Nov 1943
11 May 1944 - UK
20 June 1944
24 Aug 1944
13 Sep 1944
22 Sep 1944
18 Nov 1944 - Shot down by flak

(Photo: F/O J. Reilly Left and WO1 J. Duncan under the wing of a bombed up 440Sqn Typhoon - B78 Eindhoven, Netherlands 1944)
Commemorated Mook War Cemetery, Grave Iii. C. 15., Netherlands.
Son of Robert Buchanan and Mary Gladys (nee O'Connor) Reilly of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Muriel May Louise (nee Grant) of Toronto, Ontario.
(information courtesy Francois Dutil)
216 ReynoldsJames William BromleySgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

DFC
KIFA
Age 21
R
J
82351
15356
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
32Sqn (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon EK186
23 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
18 March 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
10 Apr 1941 - London, Ontario
10 June 1941 - Borden, Ontario
29 Sep 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
20 Oct 1941 - RAF Turnhouse, Scotland
17 Dec 1941 - RAF Manston, Kent
10 March 1942 - RAF Manston, Kent
4 May 1943 - Perished in crash due to structural failure of his aircraft
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.174 Squadron - Award effective 10 September 1942 as per London Gazette dated 29 September 1942 and AFRO 1653/42 dated 16 October 1942.
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 34. I. 8. United Kingdom.
Son of James Leslie and Margaret (née Bromley) Reynolds, of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil & Kelvin Youngs)
217 RoachPatrick RedmondSgt
KIFA
Age 19
R74317PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire X4923
23 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
10 Feb 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
2 Apr 1941 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
3 June 1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
28 Sep 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
21 Oct 1941 - RAF Heston, Middlesex
15 Dec 1941 - Crashed during training flight
Commemorated Hounslow Cemetery, Plot D. Row E. Grave 4. United Kingdom.
Son of Patrick Redmond and Della Frances (nee Babcock) Roach, of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
218 RobertsLeslie GlynSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 21
UKR
J
126984
19302
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
3SofGR (RAF)
8(C)OTU (RAF)
1(O)ADU (RAF)
542Sqn (RAF)
542Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Auster
Spitfire
Stirling
Spitfire
Spitfire RM632
30 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Windsor, Ontario
15 Feb 1942 - Victoriaville, Quebec
26 Apr 1942 - Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
5 July 1942 - Uplands, Ontario
1 Dec 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
16 Feb 1943 - RAF Watton, Norfolk
11 Apr 1943 - RAF Squires Gate, Lancashire
22 June 1943 - RAF Dyce, Scotland
8 Feb 1944 - RAF Portreath, Cornwall
30 Apr 1944 - RAF Benson, South Oxfordshire
6 Jan 1945 - Crashed in the North Sea on RTB
The body was recovered by a Royal Naval Trawler on 24 January 1945 and was buried at sea.
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 279. United Kingdom.
Son of Dr. Henry Charles and Kathleen (Nee Guest) Roberts, of Hoylake, Cheshire, England.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
219 RobillardJoseph Guillaume LaurentSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
--------
Lt(N)
L/Cmdr
DFM
EvadedR
J
--------
RCN
54188
15296
----------
X
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
58OTU (RAF)
145Sqn (RAF)
145Sqn (RAF)
145Sqn (RAF)
145Sqn (RAF)
72Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
3 TG (RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
Air Ministry
402Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
442Sqn (RCAF)
443Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
2SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
----------------------------
RCN
RCN
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire P8536 SO-B
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Hurricane
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Harvard
X
---------------------------
Seafire & Sea Fury
X
17 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
31 Aug 1940
12 Oct 1940
10 Dec 1940
17 April 1941 - UK
22 Apr 1941
3 June 1941
2 July 1941 - Shot down while fighting 9 x Bf-109F near Lille
12 Aug 1941 - Reported to Gibraltar after evading capture
Oct 1941 - Returned to UK
1 Nov 1941
8 May 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
13 May 1942 - On speaking tour
1 July 1942
4 Nov 1942 - UK
15 March 1943 - RAF Uxbridge
16 June 1943
13 Jan 1944
11 March 1944
15 July 1944
22 Oct 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
20 Dec 1945 - On instructional staff
3 April 1945 - Released from the RCAF
-------------------------------------------------------------
1946 - Enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy
22 Nov 1955 - Retired from the RCN

(Photo: 26 Apr 1944 F/O Laurent "Larry" Robillard with 442 R.C.A.F. Spitfire squadron in 2 T.A.F.)
Distinguished Flying Medal - No.145 Squadron - Award effective 30 October 1941 as per London Gazette dated 11 November 1941 and AFRO 1378/41 dated 21 November 1941.
From Montreal Quebec. Deceased 8 March 2006.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
220 RobinsJohn ThomasP/O
F/O
J44045PLTRCAF
5Manning Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
CACTE (RCAC)
1“Y” Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
6ACHU (RAF)
19ACHU (RAF)
“R” Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
X
Tiger Moth
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
X
X
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
X
X
X
X
2-Dec-1942 - Toronto, ON. Enlisted in RCAF
X - Lachine, QC.
X - Central Technical School, Toronto, ON. for Academic Upgrading
14-Jun-1943 to 20-Aug-1943 - Eglinton Hunt Club, Toronto, ON. Course No. 81
21-Aug-1943 to 30-Oct-1943 - Pendleton, ON. Course No. 88
14-Nov-43 to 6-Apr-44 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 - Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
17-Jul-1944 to 6-Oct-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 29
21-Oct-1944 to 3-Nov-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. Course No. 29A
3-Nov-1944 to 15-Nov-1944 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 29A
18-Nov-1944 to 31-Dec-1944 - Moncton, N.B.
1-Jan-1945 - Halifax, N.S. Embarked on the Niew Amsterdam for Scotland
16-Jan-1945 to 12-Mar-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Mar-1945 to 12-May-1945 - Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course No. 4B
21-May-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
6-Jun-1945 - Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincs., U.K. Aircrew Holding Unit
12-Jun-1945 - Cranfield, Bedfordshire, U.K. Aircrew Holding Unit
X - Torquay, Devon., U.K. for Repatriation to Canada
23-Jul-1945 - Liverpool, U.K. Embarked on S.S. Stratheden
30-Jul-1945 to 31-Jul-1945 - Quebec City, QC. Disembarked from S.S. Stratheden
5-Sep-1945 - Released by the RCAF with Transfer to Reserve Class E

(Photo: 21-Oct-1944 to 3-Nov-1944 timeframe, No. 1 A.T.T.D. Greenwood, N.S. FO. S. J. Doudo (left) and FO. J. T. Robins (right) alongside Hurricane No.74). FO. J. T. Robins was a member of the final graduating class at No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC. and was also in the last group of R.C.A.F. pilots to graduate from the Typhoon conversion course at No. 56 O.T.U. R.A.F. Milfield. Tom’s older brother, James, served as groundcrew in the R.C.A.F. on the West Coast. His father, W. J. Robins, served three years in the R.C.A.F. service police at No. 4 A.O.S. London, ON.
Deceased on March 7, 2024 at Coburg, ON. (Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
221 RobinsonRonald SamsonP/O
F/O
--------
F/O
F/L
J
--------
No.
43985
--------
33653
PLT
--------
PLT
16SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU(RAF)
6ACHU (RAF)
19ACHU (RAF)
“R” Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
----------------------
RCAF
RCAF
1(F)OTU (RCAF)
410(F)Sqn (RCAF)
CEPE (RCAF)
129AFF (RCAF)


Harvard, Anson
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
----------------------
X
Harvard
Harvard, Vampire
Vampire, Sabre
Sabre
Harvard, Expeditor, Mustang,
Mentor, Sabre, Silver Star,
Vampire, Canuck, Bird Dog, Dakota
14-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 - Hagersville, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 - Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
17-Jul-1944 to 6-Oct-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 29
21-Oct-1944 to 15-Nov-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Jan-1945 to 12-Mar-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Mar-1945 to 12-May-1945 - Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course No. 4B
21-May-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
6-Jun-1945 - Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincs., U.K. Aircrew Holding Unit
12-Jun-1945 - Cranfield, Bedfordshire, U.K. Aircrew Holding Unit
Torquay, Devon., U.K. for Repatriation to Canada
Repatriated to Canada
10-Sep-1945 - Released by the RCAF (Transfer to Reserve Class E)
------------------------
4-Nov-1950 - Transferred from Reserve Class E to Regular Force
Nov-1950 - St. Hubert, QC. Refresher Flying Course
Jan-1951 to Mar-1951 - Chatham, N.B. Course No. 8
Apr-1951 - St. Hubert, QC.
Jun-1951 - Montréal, QC. Canadair
May-1954 - Trenton, ON., No. 6 Repair Depot


FO. R.S. Robinson was a member of the final graduating class at No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC. and he was also in the last group of R.C.A.F. pilots to graduate from the Typhoon conversion course at No. 56 O.T.U. R.A.F. Milfield.
In November 1950 he rejoined the R.C.A.F. regular force.
Deceased on Dec 29, 2006 at Burlington, ON.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
222 RuseArchibald JamesP/O
F/O
J44188PLT8SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9PDC (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
Typhoon
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
18-Oct-1943 to 7-Apr-1944 – Moncton, N.S./Weyburn, SK. Course No. 92
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 20-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
15-Jul-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
15-Jul-1945 to 26-Aug-1945 – Airstrip B.166 Flensburg, Germany
26-Aug-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
19-Sep-1945 – Regents Park, London, U.K.
19-Sep-1945 to 20-Dec-1946 – Airstrip B.174 Uetersen, Germany
Dec-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Jan-1946 to Feb-1946 – Repatriation to Canada (Toronto, ON.)
25-Feb-1946 – Released from the RCAF
23-May-1947 – Transferred to Part-time service with the RCAF Reserve
J.A. Ruse was member of the Canadian Aircrew Association and the Typhoon Pilots Association.
Deceased on 11 March 2008 in Toronto, ON.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
223 RussellNeil GillespieP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC

MID
J8136PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
HQ Middle East (RAF)
71OTU (RAF)
1 METS (RAF)
250Sqn (RAF)
203Sqn (RAF)
73OTU (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
X
Harvard & Hurricane
Hurricane & Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Baltimore
Kittyhawk
X
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
11 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 April 1941
27 May 1941
26 July 1941
8 Jan 1942 - UK
8 March 1942 - Egypt
18 Apr 1942
10 June 1942
20 June 1942
3 July 1942
25 July 1943 - Instructor
11 Jan 1944 - Repatriation for leave in Canada
7 May 1944 - UK
24 May 1944
4 July 1944
2 May 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
28 July 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.416 Squadron - Award effective 18 December 1944 as per London Gazette dated 29 December 1944 and AFRO 379/45 dated 2 March 1945.
- Mention in Despatches - No.203 Squadron - Award effective 14 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 874/44 dated 21 April 1944.
Deceased on 24 August 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
224 SageKenneth FreelandP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 24
C1191PLTRCAF
RCAF Trenton
1SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
31GRS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
135Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Fleet & Moth
Harvard
Harvard & Anson
Lysander & Bolinbroke
Battle & Bolinbroke
Anson & Crane
Battle & Bolinbroke
Harvard
Anson
Battle & Bolinbroke
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN894
9 Oct 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 Jan 1940
22 Feb 1940
11 June 1940 - Flying Instructor Course
27 Sep 1940 - Staff Pilot
23 Nov 1940 - Staff Pilot
2 May 1941 - Flying Instructor
30 Aug 1941 - Staff Pilot
14 March 1942 - Flying Instructor
5 June 1942 - Staff Pilot
19 Aug 1942 - Staff Pilot
17 Oct 1942
3 June 1944 - UK
15 Aug 1944
20 Oct 1944
25 Nov 1944
29 Nov 1944
24 Dec 1944 – Hit by flak over Mayen Germany
Commemorated at Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium. Grave: VIII. F. 11.
Husband to Iris Irene Sage (nee Tilley) of Chatham Ont. Father of Lynne Louise Sage.
Son of Elmer Freeland and Olive Edna Sage of London, Ont.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
225 SaundersWilliam LeeSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 22
R
J
120524
22803
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
12SFTS (RCAF)
3 FIS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
26OTU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Crane
Moth
Cornell & Moth
Anson & Crane
X
Wellington
Master & Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN348
6 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
17 Jan 1942
12 Apr 1942
30 Aug 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
11 Oct 1942 - Flying Instructor
9 Aug 1943 - Flying Instructor
2 Dec 1943 - UK
16 Feb 1944
28 March 1944
20 June 1944
13 Sep 1944
2 Oct 1944
3 Dec 1944 - Shot down by flak over Burden Germany
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. B. 1. Germany.
Son of Laun A. and Minnie B. Saunders, of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
226 SaundersonTerrence McDonaldSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
RescuedR
J
77101
23043
PLTRCAF
?
55OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
BPC (RAF)
?
BCIS (RAF)
BCIS (RAF)
?
?
?
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ149
X
?
Spitfire
Spitfire BM474
?
Flying instructor in Canada
?
1943 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
17 Aug 1943 - RAF Staplehurst, Kent
16 March 1944 - Rescued from the Channel after bailing out
19 Sep 1944
?
? - RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire
3 May 1945 - Ground looped when undercarriage failed
?
Deceased on 13 Nov 1991, in Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
227 SavardJoseph George ErnestP/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/L
DFC
J
--------
No.
20430
--------
38455
PLTRCAF
7ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
3 FIS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
BPC (RCAF)
RCAF
---------------------
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Moth & Harvard
Moth
Moth
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
---------------------
?
X
18 June 1941 - Enlisted int he RCAF
21 Dec 1941
28 Feb 1942
10 May 1942
26 Sep 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
9 Nov 1942 - Flying Instructor
18 Jan 1943 - Flying Instructor
Nov 1943 - UK
Nov 1943
1944
1944
1944
5 Sep 1944 - Netherlands
17 March 1945 - Tour expired
Repatriation and release dates unknown
---------------------
8 May 1951 - Rejoined RCAF
7 Oct 1953 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: Three 440 Squadron pilots awarded the DFC, L to R are Savard, Gooding and Hardy - B78 Eindhoven 1945)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.440 Squadron - Award effective 23 May 1945 as per London Gazette dated 1 June 1945 and AFRO 1147/45 dated 13 July 1945.
- Deceased 20 February 2001 in Moncton, New Brunswick.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
228 ScamanBenjamin RichardSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
R
J
109478
85698
PLTRCAF
7ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
165Sqn (RAF)
165Sqn (RAF)
? RCAF
RCAF
610Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire AB921
?
X
Spitfire
X
X
1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
? - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1 March 1942 - Virden, Manitoba
14 May 1942 - Uplands, Ontario
3 Sep 1942 - Bagotville, Quebec
17 Dec 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
3 Jan 1943 - RAF Rednal, Shropshire
16 Jan 1943 - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
2 Apr 1943 - RAF Peterhead Scotland
9 May 1943 - Intercepted & captured a defecting Ju88
July 1943 - Algeria
25 Nov 1943 - Hospitalized with jaundice
30 Jan 1944 - RAF Exeter, Devon
July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: The defecting Ju88 Sgt Scaman escorted into RAF Dyce on 9 May 1943)
Deceased on 2 March 2021, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
229 ScottAngus McIntyreP/O
F/O
J41469PLTRCAF
7ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
19SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
28EFTS (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
BPC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
X
Master
Moth
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
X
7 Jan 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 May 1943
25 July 1943
19 Sep 1943
26 Feb 1943
24 April 1944 - UK
22 May 1944
1 Nov 1944
14 Nov 1944
26 Feb 1945
11 March 1945
18 March 1945 - Netherlands
24 Aug 1945 - UK
4 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
6 Nov 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
Deceased 21 February 2016 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
230 SheppardJackson Eddie (Adis)Gnr
---------
AC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
---------
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
EvadedNo.
------
R
J
?
----------
?
6289
Gunner
-------
Boatman
PLT
Canadian Artillery
-------
RCAF
120Sqn (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
43Sqn (RAF)
MSFU (RAF)
MSFU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Western Air Command (RCAF)
133Sqn (RCAF)
War Staff College
135Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF Patricia Bay
RCAF
X
-------
X
x
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Hurricane
Cat Hurricane
Cat Hurricane Z4569
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ304
X
X
X
Kittyhawk
X
Kittyhawk
X
X
1936 - 1939 - Served in the Canadian MIlitia
-------
18 Aug 1939 - Transferred to the RCAF
15 Dec 1939 - Boatman in Marine section
22 Aug 1940 - Remustered to Pilot
16 Jan 1941
22 Feb 1941
3 May 1941
10 Aug 1941 - UK
16 Sep 1941
2 Nov 41
16 Dec 41 - Merchant Ship Fighter Unit
10 Feb 1942 - Crashed at sea - Unhurt
11 Feb 1943
12 Apr 1944 - Commending Officer
2 Aug 1944 - Shot down by a Bf109 - Evaded capture
20 Aug 1944 - UK
16 Oct 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
12 Dec 1944 - RCAF Station Vancouver
31 Jan 1945 - Commanding Officer
1 March 1945
3 June 1945 - Commanding Officer
11 Sep 1945
1 Feb 1946 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: F/L Sheppard climbing in his 401Sqn Spitfire)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.412 Squadron - Award effective 11 August 1944 as per London Gazette dated 22 August 1944 and AFRO 2231/44 dated 13 October 1944.
- Deceased on 13 Oct 1962, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
231 SinclairAndrew LloydSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
-------
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
R
J
-------
No.
75794
17656
--------
26337
PLTRCAF
119Sqn (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
504Sqn (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
185Sqn (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
1 CTS (RCAF)
1 Air Command HQ (RCAF)
5MD (RCAF)
--------------------
413Sqn (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
410Sqn (RCAF)
Air Def Grp HQ (RCAF)
427Sqn (RCAF)
427Sqn (RCAF)
FIS (RCAF)
2 AFS (RCAF)
Canadian Joint Staff
Training Command HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Harvard & Hurricane
X
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
--------------------
Canso & Norseman
Vampire
Vampire
X
Sabre
Sabre
Silver Star & Expeditor
Silver Star
Thunderjet
X
X
11 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
31 Dec 1940
21 Apr 1941
28 May 1941
15 July 1941
14 Oct 1941 - UK
16 Dec 1941
3 March 1942 - Northern Ireland
10 June 1942 - UK
10 Jan 1943 - Malta
21 July 1943 - UK
3 Sep 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
7 Oct 1943 - Aerial Gunnery Instructor
25 May 1944 - UK
June 1944
23 Dec 1944 - Seriously injured in vehcicle accident
11 March 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
23 March 1945
15 Nov 1945
19 Nov 1945 - Aircrew repatriation liaison
--------------------
21 Feb 1946 - Aerial Photography Duties
1 Dec 1948
11 Jan 1949
6 June 1950
9 Oct 1952
23 Feb 1953 - Germany
30 Apr 1956 - Canada
16 Aug 1956
16 Aug 1959 - Craig AFB USA
1 March 1961 - Canada
4 March 1966 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: Sgt Sinclair in his Spitfire - 3 March 1942)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 18 January 1945 as per London Gazette dated 26 January 1945 and AFRO 471/45 dated 16 March 1945.
- Died in Winnipeg, 10 January 1980.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
232 SmithTheodore RichardP/O
F/O
J26416PLTRCAF
?EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
691Sqn (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
BPC (RCAF)
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Hurricane & Defiant
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1942
1943
1944 - UK
1944
1944
1944
5 Dec 1944
22 Aug 1945

(Photo: Smith in his 440Sqn Hawker Typhoon)
Deceased on 30 October 2017
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
233 SpratleyJohn HoweP/O
F/O
--------
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
Col

Pilot Commissioning


Base Commander C.F.B. Borden
J
--------
No.
43854
--------
30618
PLT
--------
Aeronautical Engineer
RCAF
5 Manning Depot (RCAF)
9PAED (RCAF)
1 Manning Depot (RCAF)
6ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1"Y" Depot (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
RCAF
31PD (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
19ACHU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
--------------------
RCAF
RCAF
AFHQ (RCAF)
RCAF
6RD (RCAF)
2TTS (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
1(F) Wing (RCAF)
1(F) Wing (RCAF)
30AMB (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
TCHQ (RCAF)
CJS (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
12TSU (RCAF)
ATCHQ (RCAF)
448Sqn (RCAF)
NDC (RCAF)
CFSAOE (RCAF)
RCAF
AMDU (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
Tiger Moth
Harvard
X
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
X
X
X
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
--------------------
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
17-Dec-1942 to 9-Mar-1943 - No. 11 Recruiting Centre, Toronto, ON. Enlisted in the RCAF
10-Mar-1943 to 2-May-1943 - Lachine, QC.
3-May-1943 to 11-Jun-1943 - McGill University, Montreal QC.
12-Jun-1943 to 26-Jun-1943 - Toronto, ON.
27-Jun-1943 to 4-Sep-1943 - Toronto, ON. Course No. 82 “Teachers Normal School”
5-Sep-1943 to 13-Nov-1943 - St. Catharines, ON. Course No. 89
15-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 - Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 10-Jun-1944 - Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
11-Jun-1944 to 14-Jun-1944 - Lachine, QC.
15-Jun-1944 to 6-Oct-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 29
21-Oct-1944 to 15-Nov-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 29A
4-Dec-1944 to 12-Dec-1944 - No. 2 Release Depot, Lachine, QC.
13-Dec-1944 to 22-Dec-1944 - Personnel Depot, Moncton, N.B.
22-Dec-1944 - Halifax, N.S. Embarked on the Louis Pasteur
31-Dec-1944 - Liverpool, U.K. Disembarked from the Louis Pasteur
1-Jan-1945 to 12-Mar-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Mar-1945 to 12-May-1945 - Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course No. 4B
21-May-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, U.K. Aircrew Holding Unit
Torquay, Devon, U.K. Repatriation Depot for Canada
23-Jul-1945 - Liverpool, U.K. Embarked on the S.S. Stratheden
31-Jul-1945 - Quebec City, QC. Disembarked from the S.S. Stratheden
31-Jul-1945 to 1-Sep-1945 - Dartmouth, N.S. RCAF Station
2-Sep-1945 to 7-Sep-1945 - No. 4 Reception Centre, Toronto, ON.
7-Sep-1945 - Released from the RCAF
--------------------
1-Mar-1947 to 24-Mar-1949 - Transferred to RCAF Reserve Class A
25-Mar-1949 to 18-Sep-1949 - Transferred to RCAF Reserve Class F Summer Employment No. 6 Repair Depot
19-Sep-1949 to 1-Apr-1950 - Transferred to RCAF Regular at Air Force HQ (AFHQ) Ottawa, ON.
2-Apr-1950 to 11-Jun-1950 - RCAF Station Toronto, ON. Upon Completion of Engineering Degree from U. of T.
12-Jun-1950 to 28-Sep-1950 - Trenton, ON. No. 6 Repair Depot
29-Sep-1950 to 12-May-1951 - Camp Borden, ON No. 2 Technical Training School
13-May-1951 to 30-Nov-1951 - Ottawa, ON. AFHQ Directorate of Aircraft Maintenance
1-Dec-1951 to 1-Apr-1952 - North Luffenham, Rutland, U.K. No. 1 RCAF Fighter Wing OC Aircraft Repair
1-Apr-1952 to 22-Sep-1952 - North Luffenham, Rutland, U.K. No. 314 Technical Services Unit Senior Tech. Offr.
23-Sep-1952 to 15-Sep-1955 - Langar, Notts., U.K. No. 30 Air Materials Base
16-Sep-1955 - Southampton, U.K. Embarked on the S.S. Homeric
22-Sep-1955 - Quebec City, QC. Disembarked from the S.S. Homeric
22-Sep-1955 to 22-Sep-1958 - Trenton, ON. Training Command HQ/Staff Office Examinations (SOX)
25-Sept-1958 to 31-Aug-1959 - Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Canadian Joint Staff
1-Sep-1959 to 31-Jul-1962 - Ottawa, ON. AFHQ - AMTS/CAE/AAEM
1-Aug-1962 to 17-Jul-1966 - Weston, ON. CO of No. 12 Technical Services Unit
18-Jul-1966 to 20-Jul-1969 - Trenton, ON. Air Transport Command HQ as SSO Tech. & SO Aeronautical Eng.
21-Jul-1969 to Aug-1971 - Cold Lake, AB. CO of No. 448 Test Sqn
Aug-1971 to Aug-1972 - Kingston, ON. National Defense College (NDC)
Aug-1972 to Sep-1975 - Camp Borden, ON. Commandant of CFS Aerospace & Ordinance Eng. (CFSAOE)
Sep-1975 to Aug-1976 - Camp Borden, ON. Base Commander
Aug-1976 to 19-Dec-1979 - Trenton, ON. CO of Aerospace Maintenance Development Unit (AMDU)
19-Dec-1979 - Retired from the RCAF

First Solo at No. 9 E.F.T.S. St. Catharines, ON. 1943


Salvaging a Sabre on the Norfolk Broads 1952.

FO. J. H. Spratley was a member of the final graduating class at No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC. and he was also in the last group of R.C.A.F. pilots to graduate from the Typhoon conversion course at No. 56 O.T.U. R.A.F. Milfield. Post-war, J. H. Spratley completed a Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of Toronto and re-joined the R.C.A.F. as an Aeronautical Engineer. He retired with the rank of full Colonel (Group Captain).
Deceased on Dec 28, 2010 in London, ON.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
234 StaceyWilliam JosephP/O
F/O
--------
F/L
S/L
W/C
J
--------
No.
43853
--------
?
PLTRCAF
1Manning Depot (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
--------------------
RCAF
RCAF
AAS (RCAF)
FIS (RCAF)
2AFS (RCAF)
2AFS (RCAF)
1(F)OTU (RCAF)
4(F)Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
4(F)Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
--------------------
X
Harvard
Harvard, Vampire, Mustang
Harvard, Mustang
Harvard, Silver Star
Harvard, Silver Star
Sabre
Sabre
X
Starfighter
X
20-Mar-1943 – Enlists in RCAF from No. 62 Westdale Air Cadets Squadron
30-Mar-1943 – Toronto, ON.
6-Sep-1943 to 29-Oct-1943 – Windsor, ON. Course No. 89
15-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 – Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S./Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
Bournemouth, U.K. for Repatriation to Canada
4-Aug-1945 – Arrived in Canada aboard troopship Ile de France
15-Oct-1945 – Released from the RCAF
--------------------
1948 – Rejoined the post war RCAF
1948 – RCAF Station St. Hubert, QC.
31-May-1951 – Trenton, ON. Air Armament School Staff Pilot Gunnery Flight
?-1951 to Dec-1951 – Trenton, ON. Advanced Flying Instructor Training
Jan-1952 to Nov-1952 – RCAF Station MacDonald, MB.
15-Nov-1952 to Nov-1953 – RCAF Station Portage La Prairie, MB.
1954 to 1955 – RCAF Station Chatham, N.B.
1955 to? – 414/422 Sqn at Baden-Soellingen, Germany
1964 to 1965 – RCAF Staff College, Toronto, ON.
1-Aug-1966 to 31 Jul-1967 – 422 Sqn Inactive at Baden-Soellingen, Germany
1967? – Retired from the RCAF (Hamilton, ON.)
Retired from the RCAF as a Wing Commander
Deceased on 31 May 2009 in Ancaster, ON.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
235 StanwayArthur HerbertP/O
F/O
J43859PLT20EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
ACHU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
Tiger Moth
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
X
X
X
5-Sep-1943 to 28-Oct-1943 – Oshawa, ON. Course No. 89
15-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 – Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 – Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. & Camp Borden ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 21-May-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B, 5B/6B
21-May-1945 – Kirton-on-Lindsey, U.K.
Bournemouth, U.K.
Aug-1945 to Sep-1945 – Repatriation to Canada (Montreal, QC.)
FO. A. H. Stanway was unable to complete his training as all Canadian (R.C.A.F.) pilots on the Typhoon conversion courses at No. 56 O.T.U. R.A.F. Milfield (Course 5B, 6B) had their training interrupted/cancelled and were transferred to the Aircrew Holding Unit at Kirton-on-Lindsay with effect on 21-May-1945.
Deceased on 3 Nov 2012 in Montreal, QC.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
236 SterneJohn RutherffordP/O
F/O
F/L

DFC
KIA
Age 20
J5831PilotRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
615Sqn (RAF)
32Sqn (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF)
HQ 121 Wing (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF)
174Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane & Typhoon
Moth T7604
X
Typhoon
Typhoon JP444
10 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Dec 1940
31 Jan 1941
9 Apr 1941
15 Aug 1941 - UK
20 Aug 1941
4 Nov 1941
19 Feb 1942
10 March 1942
16 Apr 1943 - Taxied into a parked aircraft
3 July 1943
12 Aug 1943
16 Aug 1943 - Shot down by flak

(Photo: F/L Sterne next to his Typhoon in 1943)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.174 Squadron - Award effective 5 August 1942 as per London Gazette dated 21 August 1942 and AFRO 1413/42 dated 4 September 1942.
- Commemorated St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Plot 1. Row C. Grave 11. France.
- Son of William Harry and Ethel M. Beatty of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Husband of Ethel Rose Ward of Kenton Street, London, England.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
237 StewartJohn RoseP/O
F/O
J26407PLT1SFTS (RCAF)
1FIS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
A-33CACTE (RCAC)
1ATTD (RCAF)
1“Y” Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard, Yale
Harvard, Hurricane
X
Hurricane
X
Liberator
X
Master, Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
11-Jan-1943 to 14-May-1943 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 72
31-May-1943 to 23-Jul-1943 - Trenton, ON. Flight Instructor Course No. 80
28-Jul-1943 - Aylmer, ON. Flight Instructor
25-Mar-1944 to 17-Jun 1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 25
1-Jul-1944 to 15-Jul-1944 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 25B
16-Jul-1944 to 29-Jul-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. Course No. 25B
19-Aug-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 - Lachine, QC.
8-Sep-1944 - Trans-Atlantic Flight. Dorval, QC. to Gander, NFLD to Prestwick, Scotland
10-Sep-1944 to 6-Nov-1944 - Bournemouth, Hants, U.K.
7-Nov-1944 to 23-Jan-1945 – Eshott, Northumberland, U.K. Course No. 70
30-Jan-1945 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
~3-Mar-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
8-March-1945
22-Aug-1945 - Tour expired - For repatriation to Canada
Deceased 17 Jan 1986 Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn and Chris Wolfe)
238 StewartWilliam EberSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFM
USAR
J
77295
16682
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
94Sqn (RAF)
260Sqn (RAF)
203 Group (RAF)
62 Air School (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Yale & Harvard
X
Hurricane
Hurricane & Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Master & Moth
Master & Moth
X
X
Master & Typhoon
X
X
30 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
3 March 1941
10 Apr 1941
28 May 1941
23 Aug 1941 - UK
8 Sep 1941
19 Jan 1942 - North Africa
May 1942
7 June 1943 - Flying Instructor Course
Sep 1943 - Flying Instructor
11 Dec 1944 - Repatriated to Canada on leave
18 Feb 1945 - UK
Feb 1945
23 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
15 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.260 Squadron - Award effective 11 February 1943 as per London Gazette dated 23 February 1943 and AFRO 513/43 dated 26 March 1943
Deceased on 29 September 1995; buried at Crystal Lake Cemerery, Stanstead, Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
239 SugdenAlfred William EdwardSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O

KIFA
Age 25
R
J
132595
90713
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
59OTU (RAF)
1 TEU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
193Sqn (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Typhoon
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN251 I8-F
15 Sep 1941
18 Jan 1942
7 June 1942
2 Aug 1942
19 Dec 1942 - UK
4 May 1943
8 June 1943
27 Dec 1943
1 March 1944
14 Apr 1944
28 Nov 1944
3 Dec 1944 - Overshot landing and crashed in a canal
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. D. 14. Netherlands.
Son of Frederick Albert and Helen Lillian Sugden, of Outremont, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
240 SullivanGeorge AllanP/O
F/O
Killed 1945-03-27 Age 22J44046PLTRCAF
5 Manning Depot (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
1 Manning Depot (RCAF)
6ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
X
X
X
X
X
Tiger Moth
Harvard
X
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon EK364
19-Nov-1943 - Moncton, N.B. No. 15 R.C. Enlisted in the RCAF
1-Mar-1943 to 21-Apr-1943 - Lachine, QC.
22-Apr-1943 to 5-Jun-1943 - Toronto, ON. PAED at Central Technical School
6-Jun-1943 to 12-Jun-1943 - Toronto, ON.
14-Jun-1943 to 20-Aug-1943 - Toronto, ON. Course No. 81
22-Aug-1943 to 29-Oct-1943 - Pendleton, ON Course No. 88
14-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 - Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 94
22-Apr-1944 to 12-Jun-1944 - Maitland, N.S. Course No. 8
16-Jun-1944 to 6-Oct-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28, 29
7-Oct-1944 to 28-Oct-1944 - Greenwood, N.S./Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 29A
1-Jan-1945 to 13-Mar-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Mar-1945 to 27-Mar-1945 - Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course No. 4B
Last Op - 27-Mar-1945 - KIFA - Crashed near Ilderton, Northumberland
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row J. Grave 14. United Kingdom.
Born on the 21st February 1923 in New Brunswick, Canada. Educated at Maple Green School and St. Thomas College. Worked as a labourer for C.N.R Campbellton prior to service. Enlisted on the 19th November 1942. Son of Harry W. Sullivan (died 10th July 1934, age 43) and Nora May Sullivan (née Callaghan - died 1967, age 71), brothers of Ronald, Gordon and Francisof McLeod's Siding, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Rated as an above average pilot with a total of 195 hours logged with 15 on the Typhoon. Epitaph: 'May His Soul, Through The Mercy Of God, Rest In Peace. Amen'.
241 SutherlandRichard GordonP/O
KIA
Age 22
J3724PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
616Sqn (RAF
616Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Crane
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire W3334
22 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 July 1940
20 Aug 1940
11 Nov 1940
6 March 1941 - UK
10 March 1941
21 Apr 1941
27 Sep 1941 - Shot down by Bf-109
Commemorated Gamaches Communal Cemetery, France.
Son of John Gordon and Agnes Jean (nee Payne) Sutherland, of St. Eustache Sur Le Lac, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
242 TaylorGordon StuartAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
--
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 26
R
J
69763
38520
CLK
PLT
RCAF
1MD (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
7ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
2FIS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
25EFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Moth
Crane
Crane
Anson
Moth
Moth & Cornell
Cornell
X
Harvard & Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire RM823
6 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 July 1940
25 June 1941
4 Jan 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
15 March 1942
24 May 1942
10 Oct 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
7 Dec 1942 - Flying Instructor
17 Jan 1943 - Flying Instructor
19 March 1943 - Flying Instructor
13 Jan 1944 - Flying Instructor
8 May 1944 - UK
13 June 1944
26 Sep 1944
20 Dec 1944
8 Jan 1945
8 Feb 1945 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 3. H. 25. Germany.
Son of James and Ida Caroline Sophia Taylor, of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
243 TewWilliam RichardP/O
F/O
F/L
------------
F/L
S/L
W/C
DFC
EvadedJ
-----
RCAF
7597
--------
19610
PLTRCAF
11EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
3Sqn (RAF)
534Sqn (RAF)
132Sqn (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
----------
RCAF
CAC
ADC HQ
410Sqn (RCAF)
CJS Washington
427Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Hurricane
Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ231
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
----------
X
X
X
Vampire
X
Sabre
X
7 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
16 May 1941
3 July 1941
15 Oct 1941
18 Nov 1941
20 Feb 1942
1 Sep 1942
21 Jan 1943
30 Jan 1943
24 July 1943 - Flak - Evaded capture
29 Sep 1944 - Repatriated for rest
5 Dec 1944 - Return to UK
11 Jan 1945
6 Aug 1945 - Repatriated
26 Sep 1945 - Released
---------------
10 May 1946 - Re-enlisted in post war RCAF
2 Sep 1947
1 Dec 1948
11 Jan 1949
Nov 1950
Oct 1956 -Sqn CO
19 Apr 1967 - Retired

Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 7 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1945 and AFRO 1453/45 dated 14 September 1945.
Deceased 11 September 1981.
(information courtesy Francois Dutil)

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244 ThompsonStanley LewisSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 21
R61455PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
52OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Yale
X
Master & Hurricane
Hurricane & Spitfire
Spitfire W3601
3 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
24 June 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
19 July 1940 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
4 Oct 1940 - Borden, Ontario
3 Apr 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
21 Apr 1941 - RAF Debden, Essex
10 June 1941 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
27 Oct 1941 - Perished while trying to abandon damaged aircraft

(Photo: Thompson making his way to his aircraft in 1941)
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 36. A. 2. United Kingdom.
Son of James Harry and Olivia (nee Thomas) Thompson, of Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
245 TrainorHugh CharlesP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DSO

DFC & Bar
POWC1697PLTRCAF
1SFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1 FIS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF)
402Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
41OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
Stalag Luft I
RCAF
RCAF
X
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Anson
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire NH260
Spitfire JK795
X
X
X
16 Feb 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
17 June 1940
22 Nov 1940 - Flying Instructor
31 July 1941 - Flying Instructor Course
27 Nov 1941 - Flying Instructor
5 July 1942 - Flying Instructor
6 Nov 1942 - UK
17 Nov 1942
5 Jan 1943
23 March 1943
5 May 1943
28 Sep 1943
Dec 1943
26 Jul 1944 - Commanding Officer
18 Aug 1944 - Shot down by Flak - Evaded capture
19 Sep 1944 - Fuel probs - Bailed- Captured
Apr 1945 - Liberated
1 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
4 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF

- Distinguished Service Order - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 1 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 239/45 dated 9 February 1945.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.411 Squadron - Award effective 8 August 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2052/44 dated 22 September 1944.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 3 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944.
- Deceased 4 July 2004
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
246 Verrier Charlie Reginald Sgt
F/Sgt
W/O2
W/O1
P/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
101326
92099
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
32SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
Middle East HQ (RAF)
203Sqn (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
5 PDC (RAF)
79Sqn (RAF)
146Sqn (RAF)
146Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
X
Baltimore
X
Anson & Master
Hurricane & Master
X
Hurricane
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt FL842
9 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 June 1941
27 July 1941
12 Sep 1941
10 Feb 1942 - UK
24 June 1942 - Egypt
18 July 1942
1 Jan 1943 - UK
14 Jan 1943
2 March 1943
15 June 1943 - India
27 Sep 1943
13 Oct 1943
24 Oct 1944 - Shot down by AAA fire
Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 444. Singapore.
Son of Reginald Clifford Verrier and Maude Verrier, of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
247 VilliersJohn HydeP/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/O
U.K.J
--------
No.
37106
--------
91318
PLT
--------
PLT
5Manning Depot (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
“Y”Depot (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
--------------------
RAuxAF
601Sqn (RAuxAF)
RAuxAF
RAuxAF
X
Finch
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane XIIA BW843
Hurricane
X
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
Spitfire
X
X
--------------------
X
Spitfire, Vampire, Meteor
X
X
4-Sep-1942 - Lachine, QC.
1-May-1943 to 25-Jun-1943 - St. Eugene, ON. Course No. 80
28-Jun-1943 to 15-Oct-1943 - Moncton, N.B. Course No. 84
1-Nov-1943 to 25-Feb-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 20, 21
Bagotville, QC. Landing accident – U/C collapse and ground loop
11-Mar-1944 to 7-Apr-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
23-Apr-1944 - Lachine, QC.
May-1944 to Aug-1944 - Innsworth, U.K
8-Aug-1944 to 10-Oct-1944 - Eshott, U.K. Course No. 66
20-Oct-1944 to 16-Nov-1944 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
16-Nov-1944 to 23-Nov-1944 - Westhampnett, West Sussex, U.K.
23-Nov-1944 to 22-Jun-1945 - Airfields B.78, B.100, B.150, Warmwell, B.116
22-Jun-1945 - Fassberg, Germany
Repatriated to Canada
16-Oct-1945 - Retired from the RCAF
--------------------
13-Jun-1947 - Commissioned as Flying Officer in Royal Auxiliary Air Force
1947 to 1952 - Hendon, Middlesex/North Weald, Essex, U.K.
13-Jun-1952 - Transferred to Reserve
13-Jun-1957 - Commission Relinquished

(Photo: Jun 1944, Flensburg, Germany F/L J.H. Villiers with Typhoon)
F/L J.H Villiers flew 82 combat ops from 23-Nov-1944 to 21-Apr-1945 with No. 440 Sqn. RCAF
Post-war J.H. Villiers served with No. 601 Sqn Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
Deceased November 28, 1980. (Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe)
248 VokeyRichard WalterP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 21
J25397PLTRCAF
20EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
1 RS (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Master
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD465
2 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 Oct 1942
28 Dec 1942
16 June 1943 - UK
20 July 1943
8 Oct 1943 - Safe after mid-air collision
23 Nov 1943
20 June 1944
24 Aug 1944
13 Sep 1944
17 Sep 1944
29 Sep 1944 – Impacted ground during an attack

(Photo: LAC R.W. Vokey receiving his wings from Group Captain Sampson - #2SFTS RCAF Uplands 16 April 1943)
Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 7. F. 10. Netherlands (Holland). Son of John Philip and Catherine Vokey, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
249 WardropeJohn RobertsonP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 23
J20142PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
14EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang AM163
24 Nov 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 Feb 1942
12 Apr 1942
4 July 1942
1 Dec 1942 - UK
16 Feb 1943
30 March 1943
9 June 1943
6 Nov 1943 - Collided with the ground while in fog
Commemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, H. 68. France.
Son of Charles and Wilhelmina (nee Robertson) Wardrope, of Weston, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
250 WarrellJohn FrancisP/O
F/O
KIA
Age 20
J38833PLTRCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon PD497
9 July 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 March 1943
13 June 1943
8 Aug 1943
11 Dec 1943
11 June 1944 - UK
5 Sep 1944
6 Dec 1944
6 Jan 1945
8 Jan 1945
3 Feb 1945 - Spun into ground during attack on train
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 11. C. 17. Germany.
Son of James Hyndman Warrell and Gladys Ruth (nee Dixon) Warrell of Teeswater, Ontario, Canada.; Husband of Elizabeth Ann Warrell, of Washington DC, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
251 WeaverClaudeSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

DFC

DFM

MID
KIA
Age 19
USAR
J
83374
18784
PLTRCAF
1AMD (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9FTS (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
185Sqn (RCAF)
185Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Master
Hurricane
Spitfire
Hurricane & Spitfire
Spitfire BR112
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire MA642
13 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Windsor, Ontario
14 Feb 1941 - Picton, Ontario
4 May 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
8 June 1941 - Stanley, Nova Scotia
27 July 1941 - Moncton, New Brunswick
14 Nov 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
6 Dec 1941 - RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire
10 Feb 1942 - RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire
15 Apr 1942 - RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk
29 June 1942 - RAF Ta Kali, Malta
9 Sep 1942 - Flak, crash landed & captured
17 Sep 1943 - Escaped from POW camp in Italy
18 Oct 1943 - Flew back to UK
27 Oct 1943 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
28 Jan 1944 - Shot down by enemy fighter, died of injuries after crash
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.403 Squadron - Award effective 2 March 1944 as per London Gazette dated 17 March 1944 and AFRO 766/44 dated 6 April 1944.
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.185 Squadron - Award effective 8 August 1942 as per London Gazette dated 18 August 1941 and AFRO 1412/42 dated 4 September 1942.
- Mention in Despatches - Overseas (missing) - Award effective 8 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1729/44 dated 11 August 1944. No citation in AFRO.
- Commemorated Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Brit. Plot. Grave 9. France.
- Son of Claude and Retha Weaver, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
252 WebbFrank ErnestP/O
F/O
RAF
C
164844
47914
PLTRAF
RAF
31OTU (RAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
Sep-1939 - Enlisted in the RAF
1939 to 1941 - Posted as Electrician for Link Trainer installation at RAF Stations in England
1941 - Debert, N.S. Link Trainer Instructor
18-Oct-1943 to 7-Apr-1944 - Moncton, N.B./Weyburn, SK. Course No. 92
24-Apr-1944 to 14-Jul-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 26
29-Jul-1944 to 26-Aug-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 26A
1-Sep-1944 to 30-Sep-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. Flight Instructor
Oct-1944 to Feb-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
22-Feb-1945 to Apr-1945 - Aston Down, Gloucestershire, U.K.
Apr-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
Bournemouth, U.K.
Repatriation to Canada
15-Oct-1945 - Released from the RCAF
FO. F.E. Webb enlisted in the RAF in Sept, 1939. He was posted as an Electrician for the installation of Link Trainers at R.A.F. Stations in England. He was posted to No. 31 O.T.U. at Debert, N.S. as a Link Trainer instructor and then re-musted as aircrew in the BCATP in Canada where he completed his flying training. F.E. Webb transferred from the R.A.F. to the R.C.A.F. in August, 1944.
Deceased on June 4, 2010 at Fredericton, N.B.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
253 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)
254 WilhelmClarence AlexP/O
F/O
J42945PLT1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
??OTU (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Spitfire
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
X
X
X
Oct-1943 to 10-Mar-1944 – Camp Borden, ON. Course No. 92
27-Mar-1944 to 16-Jun-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 25
1-Jul-1944 to 29-Jul-1944 – Greenwood, N.S./Camp Borden, ON.
Aug-1944 to Sep-1944 – Bournemouth, U.K.
Late 1944 – 53OTU? / 57OTU? / 61OTU? in the U.K.
23-Jan-1945 – 3-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 2B
3-Apr-1945 to 29-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
29-Apr-1945 to 22-Aug-1945 – B.150, B.166 Airstrips
22-Aug-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K. for Repatriation to Canada
20-Oct-1945 – Repatriation to Canada (Halifax, N.S. / London, ON.)
28-Nov-1945 – Released from the R.C.A.F.

F/O C.A. Wilhelm flew 3 combat operations between 2-May-1945 and 4-May-1945.
Two other Wilhelm brothers served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII - Flying Officer, Edward Linus WILHELM (J/12711) Navigator (Hudson IIIa FK733 KIA · 1944-01-31 · 608Sqnn · Italy · Salerno War Cemetery) and Sgt. Carl WILHELM with a Lancaster crew in England.
Deceased 8 September 2011 in Kitchener, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn and Chris Wolfe).
255 WilksArthur GarlandSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
--------
P/O
F/O
R
--------
No.
211126
--------
105397
PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 PDC (RAF)
412Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
--------------------
RCAF
3 AW(F)OTU RCAF
409 AW(F)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch, Cornell
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Master, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon RB446
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
X
--------------------
X
Silver Star, Canuck
Canuck
X
11-Dec-1942 - Enlistment in the RCAF
1-Jun-1943 to 3-Aug-1943 - Belleville, ON. Course No. 80
8-Aug-1943 to 1-Oct-1943 - St. Eugene, ON. Course No. 87
18-Oct-1943 to 7-Apr-1944 - Moncton, N.B. – Weyburn, SK. Course No. 92
17-Jul-1944 to 6-Oct-1944 - Bagotville, QC. Course No. 29
21-Oct-1944 to 15-Nov-1944 - Greenwood, N.S. – Camp Borden, ON.
Jan-1945 to 22-Feb-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
22-Feb-1945 to ??-Mar-1945 - Aston Down, U.K.
??-Mar-1946 to 29-Apr-1945 - Dunsfold, Surrey, U.K.
29-Apr-1945 to 22-Aug-1945 - Airfields B.150, B.166, Dunsfold
14-May-1945 - Fuel starvation, belly landed on Luftwaffe airfield
22-Aug-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
12-Sep-1945 - Regents Park, U.K.
12-Sep-1945 to 20-Dec-1945 - B.174 Airfield Uetersen, Germany
20-Dec-1945 - Bournemouth, U.K.
14-Jan-1946 - Repat to Canada via New York, N.Y. U.S.A. – Montreal, QC.
?? - Released from the RCAF
--------------------
Sep-1954 - Rejoins the post war RCAF
?? to 29-Jul-1955 - RCAF Station Cold Lake, AB.
29-Jul-1955 to 23-Jun-1959 - RCAF Station Comox, B.C.
23-Jun-1959 - Released from the RCAF

Sgt. A.G. Wilks flew 4 combat Ops between 1-May-1945 and 3-May-1945 with 438Sqn
Deceased on 7-Mar-2001 at Calgary, AB.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil and Chris Wolfe)
256 WilsonRobert HaroldP/O
F/O
--------
F/O
F/L
J
--------
No.
43839
--------
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).
257 WoodingtonWilliam Edmonstone (Billy)Sergeant

Courtesy Oleg Marin

Killed 1942-12-29 Age 19 at Rossie Priory, Perthshire, ScotlandRR/112242Pilot9 Pilot Advanced Flying UnitMiles Master T8602Born on the 24th April 1923. Enlisted: 24th September 1941Commemorated Murie Cemetery, Sec. B. Grave 374. United Kingdom. Son Of Leslie And Jean Woodington, Of Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
258 WrightDonald VicarsSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
52896
12686
PLTRCAF
?EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
132Sqn (RCAF)
111Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
6 (P)AFU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Harvard
Hurricane
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
X
Hurricane
Hurricane
Master
Typhoon
X
1940
1940
15 Sep 1940
22 Dec 1940
14 Apr 1942
Oct 1943
27 Jan 1944 - UK
12 Feb 1944
2 Apr 1944 - Injured in crash landing
18 May 1944
10 June 1944
12 Nov 1944 - Tour expired
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
259 WrightJohn GarnP/O
F/O
F/L
-------
Lt(N)
Lt Cdr
DFC
J
------
RCN
7233
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080038
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
1 CS (RAF)
112Sqn (RAF)
73OTU (RAF)
13 AGS (RAF)
21 PTC (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
442Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
2SFTS (RCAF)
1 FIS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1 CTS (RCAF)
5 RS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
----------------------------
RCNVR
RCN
1335 (RAF) CU
807 (FAA)Sqn
HMCS Magnificent
883 (RCN)Sqn
HMCS Shearwater
HMCS Cayuga
RCN
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Kittyhawk & Tomahawk
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk & Spitfire
?
X
X
X
Spitfire
X
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Multi
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
X
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X
X
Meteor
Seafire
X
Sea Fury
X
N/A
X
10 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
March 1941
4 May 1941
20 June 1941
18 Sep 1941 - UK
Oct 1941
Jan 1942
Apr 1942 - Egypt
10 July 1942
Jun 1943 - Instructor
Sep 1943 - Instructor
Dec 1943
Feb 1944 - Repatriated to Canada on leave
Apr 1944 - UK
3 May 1944
12 Sep 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
15 Oct 1944 - Instructor
3 Nov 1944 - Flying Instructor Course
28 Jan 1945 - Instructor
22 March 1945
23 Apr 1945
14 May 1945 - Instructor
15 Sep 1945 - Instructor
13 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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Transferred to the RCN Volunteer Reserve
Apr 1947 - Joined the RCN
X - X -
X - X -
Apr 1948 - Gunnery Officer
Nov 1948 - Nov 1949
Sep 1950
X - X - First ex-RCAF officer to command a RCN Tribal Class Destroyer
March 1968 - Retired from the RCN

(Photo: 31 March 1943 RAF Medine, Tunisia. F/O Wright in front of a 112Sqn Kittyhawk)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.112 Squadron - Award effective 10 May 1943 as per London Gazette dated 25 May 1943 and AFRO 1294/43 dated 9 July 1943.
Deceased on 17 August 1980
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
260 YoungeJohn CampbellP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 29
J22819PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
414Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Hurricane & Mustang
Mustang & Spitfire
Spitfire MK416
26 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 March 1942
24 May 1942
27 Sep 1942
17 March 1943 - UK
20 Apr 1943
25 May 1943
24 Aug 1943
6 Sep 1944 - Flak

(Photo: F/O J.C. Younge in front of his 414Sqn Mustang Mk.I - 15 Jan 1944)
Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Xi. H. 2. Belgium.
Son of Adair and Mae Younge, of Camrose, Alberta.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
261 ZaryHenry Paul MichaelP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
USAJ9261PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
Middle East HQ
282 AMES (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
X
X
X
Anson & Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
26 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 May 1941
3 July 1941
30 Aug 1941
26 Dec 1941 - UK
8 March 1942 - Egypt
16 May 1942
24 Oct 1942 - UK
14 Jan 1943
23 Feb 1943
27 April 1943
25 Aug 1944 - On leave in Canada
5 Dec 1944 - UK
28 Dec 1944
17 Feb 1945 - Commanding Officer
7 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
11 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.421 Squadron - Award effective 19 September 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2274/44 dated 20 October 1944.
Award presented to next-of-kin, 14 January 1947.
Died at Ste. Agathe, 11 February 1946 of pulmonary tuberculosis
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
262 DougallDonald CharlesP/ODFC
Wounded
PoW
J3710PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
92Sqn (RAF)
92Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Yale
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire W3183
X
X
X
X
X
6 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
24 June 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
22 July 1940 - London, Ontario
13 Sep 1940 - Borden, Ontario
4 March 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
10 March 1941 - RAF Hawarden, Flintshire
7 May 1941 - RAF Biggin Hill, London
11 July 1941 - Shot down over France
11 July 1941 - Hospitalizedf near Boulogne, France
Aug 1942 - Transferred to Stlag Luft III - Sagan, Germany
25 Oct 1943 - Returned in prisonner exchange - UK
16 Nov 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
25 March 1944 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.92 Squadron - Award effective 2 September 1941 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1292/41 dated 7 November 1941.
Deceased on 24 November 1985, in Manatee, Florida, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
263 SempleGordon CharlesSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
R
J
78240
15509
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53 OTU (RAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
31PD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
Hurricane
X
X
X
X
X
16 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
22 Dec 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
27 Jan 1941 - Hamilton, Ontario
9 April 1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
16 July 1941 - Bournmeouth, UK
3 Aug 1941 - RAF Llandow, Wales
7 Oct 1941 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
8 July 1943 - Commanding Officer - RAF Redhill, Surrey
26 Sep 1943 - Tour expired
15 Dec 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
31 Jan 1944 - Instructor - Bagotville, Quebec
11 Jan 1945 - Moncton, New Brunswick
19 Jan 1945 - Bournemouth, UK
11 May 1945 - Invested by King at Buckingham Palace, London
16 Nov 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
19 Dec 1945 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 411 RCAF fighter squadron, RAF station Digby, Lincolnshire, 25 June 1942, at left is Sgt Semple in front of his Spitfire with fellow 411 sqn pilot Sgt Bray.)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.411 Squadron - Award effective 22 October 1943 as per London Gazette dated 29 October 1943 and AFRO 2457/43 dated 26 November 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
264 Milmine John MelvinP/O
KIFA
Age 19
J4908PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
Harvard
X
Master
Master N7833
12 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Oct 1940
29 Nov 1940
15 Jan 1941
8 Apr 1941 - Flying Instructor Course
May 1941 - UK
May 1941
1 July 1941 - Hit poles and crashed during training flight
Commemorated Hawarden (St. Deiniol) Churchyard, North part. United Kingdom.
Son of James and Ethel May Milmine, of Shelburne, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
265 Womack Henry Archer (Harry)Sgt
KIFA
Age 22
USAR67722PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
14EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
57OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
Master
Master N7833
11 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
14 Nov 1940
21 Dec 1940
10 Feb 1941
31 May 1941 - UK
9 June 1941
1 July 1941 - Hit poles and crashed during training flight
Commemorated Hawarden (St. Deiniol) Churchyard, North part. United Kingdom.
Son of Henry Archer Womack and Nellie Parsons Womack, of Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

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