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1 AbeyMitchell GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-31 Age 26J/9511418SqnCommemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 27. Netherlands (Holland).
2 AbildgaardChristianPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-04 Age 21J/95204354Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of Valdemar Abildgaard, And Of Jennie Abildgaard, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
3 AbramsHyman DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-03 Age 24J/50893OTUCommemorated Exeter Jewish Cemetery, Central part. Row 12, Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son of Isidore and Rose Moscovitch Abrams, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
4 AbramsRobert WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-06 Age 20J/95424576SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Hubert James Abrams And Ella Mabel Abrams, Of Rockhaven, Saskatchewan, Canada.
5 AchtymichukAlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 24J/87053429SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of A. T. And Mary Achtymichuk, Of Andrew, Alberta, Canada.
6 ActonGeorge NelsonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-26 Age 31J/18289408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. D. 4. Germany. Son Of George And Mary Acton, Of Dorintosh, Saskatchewan, Canada.
7 AdamThomas WilkiePilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-16 Age 22J/21975Commemorated Banbury Cemetery, Grave 11642. United Kingdom.
8 AdamRaymond FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-29 Age 20J/90229419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 20. C. 4-5. Germany. Son Of Denis J. And Marie E. Adam, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
9 AdamJoseph Paul HectorPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-19 Age 21J/95443405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 13. F. 5. Germany. Son Of Harvey And Marie Anne Adam, Of Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada.
10 AdamsThomas Ritchie ClarkePilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-29 Age 21J/15063152Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Edinburgh (Corstorphine Hill) Cemetery, Sec. B. Grave 561. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas And Mary Ritchie Adams, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
11 AdamsDonald WilliamPilot Officer

Killed 1944-06-22 Age 22J/38964Commemorated Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery, Sec. 24. West Half. Lot 349. Canada. Son Of Stanley William And Dorothy S. Adams, Of Hamilton.
12 AdamsHugh AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/87993428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Agnes Adams; Husband Of Eunice F. Adams, Of Springside, Saskatchewan, Canada.
13 AdlardWilliam RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 20Jj88714429SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. A. 13. Germany. Son Of Alfred Charles And Alice Jane Adlard, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
14 AdsettFrederick CharlesFlight Sergeant

Killed 1942-10-02 Age 22RR/92747Pilot115Sqn Last Op - 115SqnWellington Wellington BK271 KO-AX - 02 Oct 42 (**B) 02 Oct 42 - KIACommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 8. E. 9-10. Germany. Born on the 17 June 1920. Son of Charles Lesley and Bertha Merle Adsett (née Horne), of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Enlisted May 1941.
15 AffleckWalter RaymondPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-08 Age 20J/18155156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 8. D. 17. Germany. Son Of Lansing C. Affleck And Jessie G. Affleck, Of Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
16 AhrensWalter ColinFlight Lieutenant


Killed 1944-07-16 Age 21Rosetown SaskatchewanJ/16213PLT197Sqn
257Sqn
Last Op - 257Sqn
257Sqn (RAF)
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN879
13 Sep 43 (**B)
X - 16 Jul 44 -
16 Jul 44 - KIA - 4 miles E of Caen - France
Commemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, H. 45. France.


A Typhoon fighter, subscribed for by the Borough of Sutton & Cheam, recently had a swastika painted on its fuselage to mark its first success in combat with an ME.109. A Canadian pilot - Flight Lieutenant Walter Ahrens of Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada, who was flying the 'Borough of Sutton and Cheam' engaged the enemy aircraft. Another Typhoon pilot in his squadron also took a hand, and the German aircraft blew up and fell in pieces into the sea. The 'Borough of Sutton and Cheam' has been flown by Flight Lieutenant Ahrens fifty time, and the pilot says it is a lucky aircraft.
17 AikenDavidPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-26 AgeJ/18207408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. D. 3. Germany. Son Of Hedley James Aiken And Ethel Aiken; Husband Of Helen Dorothy Aiken, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
18 AikenDouglas EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-25 Age 23J/8582244Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Criquetot-Sur-Longueville Churchyard, British Plot. Joint Grave 2. France. Son Of Norman Russell Aiken And Loretta E. Aiken, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
19 AitchisonHugh MaclachlanPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-15 Age 28J/478275Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. grave 5A. M. 9-12. Germany. Son of R. H. And Jessie C. Aitchison, of Glasgow. His Brother George Also Died on Service.
20 AitkenRoland BoagPilot OfficerKilled 1941-04-05 Age 21J/3256Commemorated Cardinal Riverside Presbyterian Cemetery, Lot 8 and 9. Sec. L. Canada. Son of Hugh W. Aitken and Amy S. Aitken, of Cardinal.
21 AitkenDouglas SpencerPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-08 Age 21J/7013403SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of David And Elsie Marie Aitken; Husband Of Anne Leila Aitken, Of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.
22 AitkenAlexander CraigPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-24 Age 20J/16586421SqnCommemorated Angle (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom.
23 AlbertJoseph Henry YvonPilot Officer
Killed 1944-02-11 Age 23J88332Air/Bmr425SqnHalifax III LW395 KW-OCommemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot R. Grave 109. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. A. Albert, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
24 AlbertsEdward LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 AgeJ/85518405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Conde-Sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery, Grave 1. France.
25 AlbrechtOscar JacobPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 39J/92032101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Vevey (St. Martin'S) Cemetery, Grave 93. Switzerland. Son Of Louis B. And Elizabeth Albrecht; Husband Of Julia O'Connor Albrecht, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
26 AlbrightRobert BakerPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-24 Age 26J/15590405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Barmby-On-The-Moor (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Row G. Grave 1. United Kingdom.
27 AlderWilliam LathamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 Age 20J/8853212Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. A. 14-17. Germany. Son Of William Charles And Nellie Alice Alder, Of Victoria, British Columbia. Canada.
28 AlexanderRalph LeonardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-03 AgeJ/21716102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 17. B. 16. Germany.
29 AllanFrances Frederick GeorgePilot Officer
Killed 1944-02-20 AgeJ19942PLT166Sqn
Last Op - 166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III DV220 AS-JX - 20 Feb 44 (**B) 20 Feb 44 - KIA - See J.J. Yelland Ofw Albert Walter of 1/NJG-6 nr Berlin Attacking LeipzigCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. K. 12. Germany.

Crew Members: Sgt. Thomas Henry Lee RAF 1157645 - Flight Engineer - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Frederick James Hughes RCAF R/165160 - Navigator - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Joseph Manuel DFM RAF 1087197 - Mid Upper Gunner - survived became POW: Sgt. Allan Rose RAF 1819912 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Plt. Off. Frances Frederick George Allan RCAF J/19942 Pilot: gt. William Arthur Dykes RAF 1575431 Wireless Operator: Plt. Off. James Joseph Yelland RCAF J/85960 Air Bomber
30 AllanRobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-21 Age 24J/95201433SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. H. 11. Germany. Son Of Robert And Christina Allan, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
31 AllanWilliam BrucePilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-24 Age 21J/95205408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Venray War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Viii. D. 9-10. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of William And Catherine Allan, Of Welland, Ontario, Canada.
32 AllanRobert EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 AgeR
J
179810
86012
626SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
33 AllenErnest JamesAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
116174
20587
ADM
PLT
RCAF
Edmonton RCAF RC
3SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
5EFTS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
123Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
X
X
Moth
Anson
Hurricane
X
Hurricane
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN553
5 oct 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
5 Oct 1939 - ADM
20 July 1941 - ADM
28 Feb 1942 - Remuster to pilot
27 Apr 1942
20 July 1942
20 Nov 1942
20 Oct 1943 - UK
3 Dec 1943
8 Apr 1944
19 May 1944
12 Aug 1944 - Flak over Segrie Fontaine, France
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. F. 16. France.
Son Of Ernest And Mary Anne Allen; Husband Of Zella Marguerite Allen, Of St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
34 AllenNorman AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-28 Age 22J/11491Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of William Solomon Allen, And Of Elizabeth Ann Allen, Of Toronto, Ontario.
35 AllenEric AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-11 Age 22J/926047Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Luxembourg (Hollerich) Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12-17. Luxembourg.
36 AllenJack BeattyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 AgeJ/88053424SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. J. 3-5. Germany.
37 AllenJohn AllardyceFlight Lieutenant

Killed 1944-01-03 Age 23J/6643Pilot432SqnLancaster II DS739 QO-YSon of Dr. David Wesley (died 1955, age 75) and Mary Isobel (nee Allardyce - died 1968, age 84) Allen; husband of Honor Mary (nee Magee) Allen of 935 Chelsea Cloisters, Sloan Avenue, Paddington, London.. Further details: Born on the 28th December 1920. F/L Allen enlisted in Toronto in December 1940 where he did his intial training. After completion of elementary flying at No.7 EFTS, Windsor, he attended No.5 SFTS Brantford, Ontario, where he gained his wings on 4 August 1941 and soon after was commisioned as a pilot officer. Arriving in England in September, 1941 he was posted to No.17 OTU soon thereafter, before being taken on strength at No. 107 Squadron in March, 1942. Here he completed his first tour of operations flying Douglas Boston bombers out of Great Massingham, Norfolk, after which, he was back at No.17 OTU this time serving as an instructor. Posted back to operations a year later, he first underwent training on Lancasters at No.1679 Conversion Unit, East Moor, Yorkshire, before joining 432 Squadron on 12 December 1943. F/L Allen had completed six operations of his second tour when he was lost. On 15 October 1943, Epitaph: 'Triumpho Morte Tam Vit'. F/L Allen married Honor Mary Magee at the Church Of The Oratory, Kensington. They were married just 11 weeks. Honor Mary Allen never remarried anCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. B. 9. Germany.
38 AllenJohn FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 29J/8651661Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. A. 12. Germany. Son Of John Wynn Allen And Mary Frances Allen, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
39 AllenAlfred GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-07 AgeJ/95213408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. B. 12. Germany. Son Of Harry James Allen And Ellen Allen, Of Sherbrooke, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
40 AllenJohn AndrewPilot Officer

Killed 1945-04-12 Age 23J/94125 (R/55068)Pilot93Sqn RAF
Spitfire IX PT929Born on the 20th November 1921 at Port Colborne, Ontario. Son of John Scott Allen (died 1953, age 68) and Ida Marie Allen (née Keiemp - died 1994, age 102), brother of P/O. James Gordon, Grace Margaret Spencer and Dorothy Jean of 75 Steele Street, Port Colbourne, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph/; 'The Lord Is My Shepherd'.Commemorated Faenza War Cemetery, VII. G. 2. Italy.
41 AlleynFoster RichardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 22J/85507426SqnCommemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Kk. Coll. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland).
42 AllmanLeonard RalphAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 24
USAR
J
10543
13588
GC - Rigger
PLT
RCAF
Camp Borden
6SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
10EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
31GRS (RCAF)
133Sqn (RCAF)
111Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Harvard & Yale
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Hurricane
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon MN428
20 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
8 Dec 1939
16 Dec 1940
8 Dec 1941 - Remustered pilot
16 Feb 1942
11 May 1942
19 Sep 1942
29 Sep 1942
25 Nov 1943
1 Feb 1944
12 feb 1944
6 Jun 1944 - Shot down by flak south of Caen

Commemorated Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Xiii. H. 13. France.
Son of Ephraim and Annie Allman; Husband of Regina Mary-Ann Allman, of Schenectady, New York State, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
43 AlmasRussell MunnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-21 AgeJ/93110429SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 8. B. 18. Germany.
44 AlmondJohn NevillePilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-25 Age 21J/90182424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Edwin And Jennie Almond, Of Waterford, Ontario, Canada.
45 AlmquistLeonard WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-15 Age 25J/4339407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son of Gustave Adolph and Augusta Almquist.
46 AmeyRoland RaymondFlying Officer

Died from injuries 1943-11-20 Age 20J/20654Pilot56Sqn (RAF)Typhoon Ib EK209 US-PBorn on the 06th July 1923 in Newfoundland. Worked as a clerk for the Bank of Nova Scotia prior to service. Enlisted on the 09th October 1941. Pilot wings awarded on the 06th November 1942.

Son of William (died 27th December 1954, age 65) and Amelia Jane Amey (née Billard - died 31st March 1965, age 75), of Cornwall Street, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Brother to Arthur, Olive, Ruth Mary Augusta (Forsey), William Cecil, Ethel (Hiscock), Jean (Walsh), Gerald and Gloria (Neilson). Epitaph: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For Friends'.

Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 47. G. 7. United Kingdom.
47 AmsteinNorman WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 20J/89956102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. E. 4-6. Germany. Son Of Edward F. And Laura M. Amstein, Of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
48 AmysSpencer HewittPilot Officer

Killed 1943-02-13 Age 21J/22362Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4236. United Kingdom.
49 AndersenEiler VillySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
POWDenmarkR
J
129717
96583
WAGRCAF
3WS (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
36OTU (RCAF)
9AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?OTU (RAF)
76Base (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
1RPD (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson & Hudson
Anson
X
?
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax NP689
X
X
X
X
31 Oct 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario
10 April 1942 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
21 Dec 1942 - Paulson, Manitoba
13 Feb 1943 - Greenwood, Nova Scotia
22 March 1943 - St. Jean, Quebec
Jan 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
? - UK
1944 - RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire
4 March 1945 - RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire
15 March 1945 - Shot down by flak and captured
16 March 1945 - Hospitalized in Germany
10 May 1945 - Bournemouth, UK
7 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
6 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Deceased on 2 June 1997, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
50 AndersonBruce BenjaminSgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 27
R
J
160486
35534
BARCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 (O)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1664 CU (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax MZ603
21 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Dec 1942
21 March 1943
28 Apr 1943 - Ceased pilot training, remustered to Bomb Aimer
16 May 1943
8 Aug 1943
31 Oct 1943 - UK
18 Jan 1944
29 Feb 1944
15 March 1944
21 June 1944
21 July 1944
2 Nov 1944 - Shot down by Flak

Born on the 26th December 1917 in Llandudno, Wales. Son of Benjamin Wellington Anderson and Margaret Ethel Anderson (née Jackson), of Toronto, Ontario. Canada Grave inscription: 'His Sun Has Set While It Is Yet Day'.

Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. B. 14-18. Germany.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
51 AndersonMark Sylvester HaroldAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O




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

MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire.
52 AndersonNorman Stanley AltonP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
-------
W/C
G/C
AFC

Croix de Guerre (France)
C784PLTRCAF
?FTS RCAF
2Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
2Sqn (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
4Training Command (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
2Training Command (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
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RCAF
RCAF
X
?
Atlas & Lysander
Atlas & Lysander
Atlas & Lysander
Anson & Hrvard
X
?
Anson & Harvard
X
Anson & Harvard
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X
X
19 July 1937 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario
20 May 1938 - Received Pilot's Wings
Aug 1939 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Oct 1939 - St. John, New Brunswick
15 Dec 1939 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
18 Oct 1941 - Staff- Moncton, New Brunswick
9 May 1943 - Ottawa, Ontario
5 Oct 1943 - Regina, Saskatchewan
27 Aug 1944 - North Battleford, Saskatchewan
16 May 1945 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
9 June 1945 - Hagersville, Ontario
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14 Feb 1946 - Remained in post war RCAF
Retirement date unknown
- Air Force Cross - No.4 Training Command Headquarters (since moved to No.13 SFTS). Award effective as of 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date, Canada Gazette dated 6 January 1945 and AFRO 89/45 dated 19 January 1945.
- Croix de Guerre (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947.
Deceased on 6 December 2003, in Orillia, Ontario
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
53 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)
54 AndersonEdwin Graham MiltonPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-01 AgeJ/4252102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schaffen Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. Belgium.
55 AndersonRonald DruryPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-27 Age 29J/5679Commemorated Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Grave 1150. United Kingdom. Son of William Arthur and Barbara Anderson; Husband of Marguerite Jane Anderson, of Bolton, Ontario, Canada.
56 AndersonFrank EdgarPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-24 AgeJ/9568459Sqn (RAAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of Francis H. And Rhea E. Anderson, Of Kildonan, Manitoba, Canada.
57 AndersonHenry GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-12 Age 29J/6490419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Louise Anderson.
58 AndersonJohn FraserPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-03 Age 19J/8616Commemorated Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard, Plot 2. Row F. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Alex And Isabella Anderson, Of New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada.
59 AndersonBruce EdwardPilot Officer

Killed 1943-04-25 AgeJ/17616145Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Enfidaville War Cemetery, Iv. B. 24. Tunisia.
60 AndersonClarence HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-31 Age 28J/184179Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
61 AndersonEdward WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-10 Age 29J/28498Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row C.4. Grave 90. United Kingdom.
62 AndersonFrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-30 AgeJ/86041138SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
63 AndersonHoward FrancisPilot Officer
Killed 1944-08-26 Age 20J/92358419SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. G. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Walter W. J. Anderson And Laura May Anderson, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
64 AndersonAlexander JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-26 Age 22J/9035761SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Jessie Anderson, Of Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada.
65 AndersonWilliam Wallace EugenePilot Officer
Killed 1944-11-08 Age 21J/92722Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 55. J. 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Earle And Margaret Anderson, Of Point Anne, Ontario, Canada.
66 AndersonNels Peter HelinPilot Officer
Courtesy Erik Wieman

Killed 1945-02-21 Age 21C/95210Air Gunner408Sqn (RCAF)Halifax VII NP711 EQ-OThe youngest son of Hans Peter and Hulda Carolina Anderson, of Woodside, Manitoba, Canada. Born at Tyndall on the 20th March 1923, joined the RCAF on the 10th January 1942 - Commissioned on the 20th February 1945. 11 Operations - with 60.15 operational flying hours logged. Epitaph: 'Here We Leave Our Youngest Son With Love. Ever In God's Care. Mother And Father'.Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. G. 2-5. Germany.
67 AndersonWilliam James 'Andy'Flight Lieutenant


Killed 1945-03-30 Age 22

Note: CWGC has his age at death as 26, indeed his grave engraved as 26. His records state that he was 22.

J/16562 (R/82659)Pilot412SqnSpitfire LF-IX MJ275 VZ-JBorn on the 21st September 1922 in Ontario, Canada. Educated at Kilburn Continuation School. Worked as an office boy in the civil service in Ontario. Enlisted on the 22nd January 1941. Trained at No. 3 Initial Training School, No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 9 Service Flying Training School. Awarded pilot wings on the 24th October 1941.

Embarked from Canada to England on the 13th October 1941. At no. 3 Personnel Reception Centre on the 23rd November 1941. Further training with No. 57 Operational Training Unit. joined 416 squadron on the 01st October 1942. Served a tour of 30 operational sorties in Malta with 143 squadron. Wounded in combat and sent back to Canada for a leave of 30 days before returning to England. Commissioned on the 19th November 1942. Flying Officer on the 19th June 1943. Flight Lieutenant on the 19th December 1944. Joined 412 squadron on the 25th November 1944. A total of 60 hours of operational sorties.

Son of William Gilmour Anderson (died 1950, age 68) and of Annie Euphie Anderson (nee Ross - died 1968, age 81), of RR No. 1, Woodlawn, Ontario, Canada. Brother of Gilmour Ross (died 19th January 2000, age 84), Hugh Haig (died 2010, age 91), Ethel Beatrice (died 1996, age 83), Margaret Elinor and Marion Elaine. Friend of Miss Edna Wipp of 123 Longthornton Road, Streatham, London SW.16. Epitaph: 'Be Ye Also Ready: For In Such An Hour As Ye Think Not The Son Of Man Cometh'.

Commemorated Zelhem General Cemetery, Plot E. Row 2. Grave 14. Netherlands (Holland).

Also remembered on parents grave in Lowry Cemetery, Carp, Ontario, Canada

68 AndersonRobert WilliamFlying Officer
Missing 1945-04-20 Age 20J/28754Pilot401SqnSpitfire LF-IX MJ980 YO-MBorn on the 22nd May 1924 in Vancouver. Educated at Saskatchewan Central Collegiate and Kitsilano Senior High School. A mechanic prior to joining RCAF. Enlisted on the 28th July 1942. P/O. 23rd July 1943 and received his pilots wings. F/O. 23rd January 1944.

Son of William Lloyd Anderson (died 26th February 1967, age 73) and Lilian Grace Anderson (née Cameron - died 24th april 1968, age 79), brother of George Cameron, Clifford Lloyd and Winifred Grace, of 2315 West 18th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada. f 150255961

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom.
69 AndersonGeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-31 AgeJ/95243415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.
70 AndersonJ ESgtR266386Mid upper gunner166Sqn

Lancaster NG-115 AS-U1945-04-14 Attack on PotsdamLancaster NG-115 AS-U 1945-04-14 Attack on Potsdam: Crew Members: Plt. Off. Robert Darroch Ritchie RAF 56221 - Pilot: Sgt. F. O. Mulcaster RAF 3040299 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Walker RCAF J/38247 - Air Bomber: Sgt. S. D. Badcock RAF 1818044 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. J. E. Anderson RCAF R/266386 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. L. E. Dunlop RCAF R/262529 - Rear Gunner
71 AndersonFrederick OrinCPT


Killed1914-01-01 New Sweden, Aroostook County, Maine, USACo pilot45 Group TCCatalina PBY-5B FP1511942-08-14Aircraft was on the way from Elisabeth City, North-Carolina, USA to Boucherville, Quebec in Canada. Aircraft flew into bad weather on the trip. Departing Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, North Carolina USA Destination airport: Montréal/Boucherville Water Aerodrome, QC, Canada

Commemorated New Sweden Cemetery, New Sweden, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

Anderson, stationed in Montreal since he entered the RCAF Ferry Command in September, 1941, had made five trips to England, one to South America, and several to Atlantic outposts as a pilot. He started flying in 1930 when he was 16, taking flight training at the East Boston airport. He returned to Perham, to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orin Anderson, and farmed until 1938, when he bought a light plan and was granted his commercial pilot's license. Shortly afterwards he established a flying service at Madawaska Lake and Portage Lake and conducted extensive beaver trapping operations by air over the wilderness in the western part of the state. He was widely known 'Maine flying trapper and wilderness pilot'. First of the Main flying trappers, Anderson received national recognition following an article in the Saturday Evening Post concerning his several hundred-mile-long trapping in the wilderness of Portage Lake. In 1941 he took special instrument flight training in Boston, before transferring to the RCAF ferry flight training course at Montreal.
72 AndrewsBasil WilfredPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-30 Age 25J/15739Commemorated Bridgwater (Quantock Road) Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 208. United Kingdom. Son Of Fredrick B. Andrews And Ruth Beder Andrews, Of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.; Husband Of Martha Jashelski Andrews, Of Chicago.
73 AndrewsJohn FrenchPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 Age 30J/89901101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Joint Grave 6. E. 8. Belgium. Son Of John French Andrews And Margaret Andrews, Of Kennedy, Saskatchewan, Canada. F.C.B.A.
74 AndrewsWalter HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 AgeR
J
134633
86120
AG57Sqn
Last Op - 57Sqn
Lancaster
Lancaster JB311
X -
29 Jun 44 (**B)
29 Jun 44 - KIA
Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. H. 13. Germany.
75 AndrewsGeorge AlbertWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1944-02-24 Age 21R153899NAV166Sqn
Last Op - 166Sqn

Lancaster
X
Lancaster Mk I ME641 AS-A
X -
24 Feb 44 (**B)
24 Feb 44 - KIA - See T.L. Connolly Attacking Schweinfurt. Collided with 460Sqn aircraft shortly after take-off on what was just their 2nd Sortie. Crashed 5 miles SW of Binbrook @ Buckley Hill - Lincolnshire - UK
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert E. F. Andrews And Ethel M. Andrews, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Alfred Henry Hullah RAF 1438672 - Pilot: Sgt. James Oldfield RAF 1506017 - Flight Engineer - survived: Flg. Off. R. J. Barton RCAF J/25523 - Air Bomber - survived: Sgt. Albert John Wolfe RAF 1397330 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. W. Jones RAF 1291788 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 - Mid Upper Gunner (he was Mid Upper Gunner day of crash - KIA:) Sgt. William Percy Martin RAF 1602856 - Rear Gunner: Flt. Sgt. George Albert Andrews RCAF R/153899 Navigator: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 Mid Upper Gunner
76 AndrewsRobert JohnFlying Officer

Killed 1944-06-29 Age 21J/27301PLT22OTU
Last Op - 22OTU
Wellington
Wellington III HF641
X - 29 Jun 44 (**B)
29 Jun 44 - Killed - See J.B. Sollie
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 54. J. 6. United Kingdom. Born on the 29th May 1923 in Ontario. Awarded pilot wings on the 11th June 1943. Son of Ray Elwood Andrews and Vera Sybille Andrews, of 38 Yarmouth Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'As Long As Life And Memory Last We Shall Remember Thee, "Dear Bob".
77 AndrewsJohn KerrPilot Officer
Killed 1945-03-07 Age 25J/90251407SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. G. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert Crawford Andrews And Margaret Sara Andrews; Husband Of Thelma Leona Andrews, Of Blenheim, Ontario, Canada.
78 AngusAlexander DavidPilot Officer

Killed 1941-03-27 Age 29J/2930Commemorated Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery, Sec. Grave 250. Canada. Son of Donald Forbes Angus and Mary Ethel Angus, of Montreal. Pine Hill.
79 AntoftOtto HjalmarFlying OfficerKilled 1944-09-21 Age 25Fredericksburg, Denmark 21 Feb 1919J/25114NAV190Sqn (RAF)
Last Op 190Sqn
Stirling
Stirling LJ943
X - 21 Sep 44
- 21 Sep 44 - KIA
- See W/C G.E. Harrison -
Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. D. 6-7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Otto Hugo And Asta Antoft, Of Kentville, King'S Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. M.A. Brother of Kell Antoft

Enlisted in Halifax on 5 March 1942. 5 Manning Depot, Lachine, Quebec, on 20 April 1942 and remained here until June, when he was posted to 31OTU, Debert, Nova Scotia. Initial training at 3 Initial Training School, Victoriaville, Quebec (Course 59) on 1 August 1942. 27 September 1942 posted to 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Jarvis, Ontario (Course 64) and on 23 November 1942 he is posted to No. Air Observers School, Chatham, New Brunswick. He ends training here at 19 March 1942 and is promoted from Sergeant to Pilot Officer. 20 March 1942, posted to 34OTU, Penfield Ridge, New Brunswick (Course 10). Tansferred overseas arriving in Bournemouth in July 1943. 13OTU for course No. 4, and on 21 October 1943 and was transferred to RAF Stoney Cross. 4 November 1943, to 299 Squadron, on Lockheed Venturas, but conversion to Stirlings commenced in January 1944. Posted to 1665 HCU at Woolfax Lodge; at this unit, he joined up with pilot FS R. B. Herger and the rest of his crew, before being posted to 190 Squadron. On 8 February 1944 to 190 Squadron as Flying Officer. This squadron had been reformed at RAF Station Leicester East as an airborne forces squadronfor supply-dropping missions over France in April 1944. The squadron was involved in the dropping of airborne troops behind enemy lines in Normandy on D-Day, and continued operating supply missions over French Occupied Territory in the following months. From 17–23 September 1944, 190 Squadron played an important part in the support mission of Operation Market Garden, suffering heavy losses. Antoft took part in these operations from the beginning of May. On 6–7 May 1944, his crew had made an unsuccessful attempt to drop containers near Montaner, in the foothills of the Pyrenees in France, for SOE. During May, the squadron practiced glider towing, container dropping, and fighter affiliation, in preparation for the coming invasion. Very few operational sorties were carried out during this time. 5 June, the crew were briefed for phase two of Operation Tonga. In the first phase of this operation, glider-borne troops from Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry would attack the bridges over the Caen canal and Orne River, east of the Bénouville. Then, as part of the second phase of the operation, twenty-three Stirlings from each of the two squadrons at RAF Station Fairford (190 and 620 Squadrons) would be dropping 887 airborne troops of the 7th Parachute Battalion in an area on the north-east side of Ranville (drop zone ‘N’). These troops were to set up a defensive perimeter around the bridges.

From June to August 1944, 190Sqn involved in supply missions for the French Resistance and for the SOE, as well as missions dropping SAS groups behind enemy lines. From 14 June to 11 September 1944, Antoft took part in fourteen such missions. Most operations involved dropping containers, panniers and packages, but on several missions additional SAS paratroops were dropped over France. On 17 September 1944, Antoft flew the first of four operational missions in Operation Market Garden. On the first day of the operation, the unit carried the pathfinders of the 21st Independent Parachute Company that marked the landing zones for the first lift. At approximately 10.45 hours, twenty-five Stirlings from both 190 and 620 Squadrons took off from Fairford and set course for Arnhem. Six of the aircraft acted as pathfinders, while the remaining nineteen, including Antoft’s crew, were towing gliders that contained 130 airborne troops, seventeen jeeps, seven light and one heavy motor cycle, seventeen trailers, seven guns, and one bicycle. All except one carried out their sorties. Several aircraft were hit by flak, but the operational record also reports that the enemy flak positions were well beaten up by Allied fighters. In the following days, the unit was deeply engaged in the resupply missions. The Danish fighter pilot Flt Lt K. C. J. Pedersen took part in the operation as well; he was part of a group of eleven Spitfires from 1 Squadron who provided low-level escort to aircraft, gilders, and tugs.

At 12.10 hours. on 18 September 1944, Stirling IV (LJ943), with Antoft, took off from Fairford. The Stirling was towing a Horsa glider, carrying supplies strongly needed in Arnhem. Whilst over Holland, the aircraft was drawn into the slipstream of a Dakota. The pilot, FS Herger, took evasive action and the tow rope snapped. The Horsa, piloted by S/Sgt Newton and Sgt Douglas of No. 10 Flight, G Squadron, landed the glider safely near the village of Oude-Tonge on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee—many miles from Arnhem. The next day, 19 September, the crew flew the third sortie for Arnhem. Sixteen Stirlings took off at 13.05 hours. to drop containers and panniers in the Arnhem area. They encountered heavy flak and many aircraft returned damaged. Two aircraft failed to return. Two days later, Antoft was in the air again. In Holland, the British troops were trapped near Arnhem. The crew was briefed on a position in Oosterbeek, but, given the critical situation on the ground, no definite dropping point was fixed beforehand. Instead, the crew was to drop the load at 1,000 feet after a signal from the ground troops in that area, north-west of Arnhem. Antoft’s crew carried out the drop successfully, despite concentrated heavy and light flak throughout the run-in. At some point the aircraft (LJ943/C) was hit several times, and caught fire. The Air Gunner, WO J. C. Thomas (R.173863, RCAF) attempted to extinguish the fire, but failed—being cut off from the rest of the crew, he baled out at between 300 to 400 feet. The Flight Engineer, Sgt Hillyard, also managed to bale out, while the aircraft crashed north of a farm at Zetten. Sgt Hillyard had seen both FO MacDonell and Antoft putting on their parachutes in order to follow him out of the aircraft, but, for unknown reasons, they never left. WO Thomas and Sgt Hillyard were captured by the Germans within minutes of their landing; the rest of the crew, including Antoft, were killed in action. Initially, they were buried in the Refuge-Hill Church Cemetery in Zetten with the casualties of another Stirling loss (LJ982). The Dutch locals who were taking care of the casualties initially accounted for fifteen bodies of the eighteen crew missing. Following the liberation of the area, the bodies were reinterred at the Oosterbeek Airborne Cemetery, Arnhem, Holland.
80 AppelHarold JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-27 Age 25J/695781Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sutton Bridge (St. Matthew) Churchyard, Sec. R. Grave 35. United Kingdom. Son Of Andrew And Alma Appel; Husband Of Joan K. Appel, Of Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk.
81 ApplinDonald JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 21J/92332419SqnCommemorated Vieux-Berquin Communal Cemetery, Grave 4. France. Son Of John And Maude M. Applin, Of Westmount, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
82 AppsGeoffrey Frank RoweAC2
LAC
Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

Missing
Age 24
R
J
129454
20673
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
6ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
31GRS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
119Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
X
Moth
Anson
Anson
Hudson
Hudson
Liberator
Liberator 3715
8 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
20 Oct 1941
11 Nov 1941
5 Jan 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
15 March 1942
19 July 1942
20 Nov 1942
6 Feb 1943
14 May 1943
21 Apr 1944
19 Feb 1945 - Failed to return from patrol
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 2. Canada.
Son of Frank and Violet Ethel (nee Rowe) Apps, of Cannington, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
83 ArbourJoseph Edward Jean GuyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 AgeR
J
164731
87413
AG426SqnX - 13 May 44 (**B)
13 May 44 - KIA - See J.W. Summerhayes
Commemorated Geraardsbergen Communal Cemetery, Joint Grave 4. Belgium.
84 ArbuckleJohn AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-12 Age 22J/7347502Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of J. H. G. And Ellen S. Arbuckle, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
85 ArcandJoseph Jules RodriguePilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-15 Age 22J/94671425SqnCommemorated Hotton War Cemetery, I. C. 12. Belgium. Son Of David And Jeanne Arcand, Of Trois Rivieres, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
86 ArcherCharles Douglas HaigPilot Officer

Killed 1942-06-29 Age 23J/9586Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4219. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert James Archer And Gertrude Mary Archer, Of Phelpston, Ontario, Canada.
87 ArcherRoss JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-29 Age 19J/2207Commemorated Honington (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk, Row D. Grave 14. United Kingdom.
88 ArcherWilliam EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-12 AgeJ/93870424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.
89 ArchibaldWilliam JamesFlight Sergeant
Killed 1941-09-27 Age 21R/68551Pilot603Sqn (RAF)Spitfire Vb W3233Born on the 28th January 1920 in Dunneville. Ontario. Educated at Oakville Public School and Oakville High School. Worked briefly for Canada Life Society. Enlisted at Fort William on the 13th April 1940.

Son of Robert Harvey Archibald and Susan Beattie Archibald, of 61 Reynolds Street, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends'.

Commemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 34. France.
90 ArchibaldLewis PercivalPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-16 Age 21J/18858426SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 16. J. 6. Germany. Son Of William Alexander Archibald And Jessie Anna Archibald, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
91 ArdisV.F/SgtR88972Pilot23 Operational Training Unit - 70SqnWellington R1618 - Wellington BB49927 April 1942 - 09 Nov 42 -
92 ArgumentGodfrey AddisonFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1944-09-17 Age 23J/15764Pilot33Sqn (RAF)Spitfire IX NH318Born on the 28th August 1921 on Toronto. Educated at Humberside Collegiate Institute. A student teacher prior to service. Enlisted on the 15th August 1940. Wings awarded on the 16th May 1941 at Dunniville and promoted to sergeant. Further training with 59 Operational Training Unit. Nearly completed two operational tours.

Son of Godfrey and Kathleen May Argument (Née Rook) brother of Vera, of 532 Windermere Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Ethel Josephine Argument (married on the 31sr March 1943), father of Barbara Kathleen, of 2 Almond Place, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Epitaph: 'Always In Our Hearts'.

Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 14. Belgium.
93 ArkseyWalter LynwoodPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 Age 21J/89952460Sqn (RAAF)Commemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 22. France. Son Of John And Maude Arksey, Of Langruth, Manitoba, Canada.
94 ArmitageArthur RobsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-08 Age 21J/85977415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Robson And Mary Armitage, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
95 ArmourWilton GarnetPilot Officer

Killed 1944-11-11 Age 22R
J
173640
92726
NAV207Sqn
Last Op - 207Sqn (RAF)
Lancaster
Lancaster lll PB428 EM-T
X - 11 Nov 44 (**B)
11 Nov 44 - KIA - See G. Rye

See archive report for details

Airborne 16:24 hrs for an operation against the Rhenania-Ossag oil refinery at Harburg in Hamburg, Germany. On return to base collided in the circuit with LM648 (44 Sqn), both Lancasters crashing out of control, killing both sets of crew-members. The two Canadian members of this crew are buried at Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, both Australians were taken to Cambridge City Cemetery, while the others are buried in their home towns.Crew:
Pilot : Flying Officer William Angus (Peter) Sparks RAFVR 130251 [Killed] (NCO:657867 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 November, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer Augustine Frederick Cullington RAF 51876 [Killed] (NCO:539454 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 15 June, 1943)
Navigator : Pilot Officer Wilton Garnet Armour RCAF J/92726 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer John Albert Baker RAAF Aus/420808 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Arthur Leslie Plowman RAAF Aus/424880 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Nugent RAFVR 1895775 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant George Rye RCAF R/251459 [Killed]
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row C. Grave 20. United Kingdom. Epitaph: EVER REMEMBERED BY MOM, DAD, EV AND DON, FOAM LAKE, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA Son Of Elwood G. Armour And Sarah Armour, Of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
96 ArmstrongKenneth MaescherPilot OfficerKilled 1941-04-08 Age 24C/4009Commemorated Glendale (Forest Lawn) Memorial Park, Lot 597. Sec. M. United States of America. Son of Earnest K. And Axcie G. Armstrong, of Los Angeles.
97 ArmstrongGeorge HenryPilot Officer

Killed 1942-01-21 Age 28J/8911Commemorated Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery, Sec. F9/733. Canada. Son Of Ives H. Armstrong And Evelyn R. B. Armstrong, Of Gananoque, Ontario; Husband Of Mildred Gale Armstrong, Of Montreal.
98 ArmstrongGordon KennethPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-12 Age 22C/15020419SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 34. A. 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of James Gordon Armstrong And Of Mary Alfretta Armstrong (Nee Howlett), Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
99 ArmstrongGeorge ErnestFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-05-05 AgeR/125223Rear gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington
Wellington Mk X HE923 AS-R
X -
05 May 43 (**B) 05 May 43 - KIA - See A.P. Uditsky Attacking Dortmund. Crew's first sortie
Commemorated Vlagtwedde General Cemetery, Plot A. Row 6. Coll. Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland).

Crew Members: Flt Sgt Andrew Peter Uditsky: RCAF R/135043 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. John Theodore Macksimchuk RCAF R/110747 Navigator: Flt. Sgt. Ernest Nixon Moore RCAF R/138918 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. George Ernest Armstrong RCAF R/125223 Rear Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Alexander Stuart Buchanan RAF 1123751 - Wireless Operator
100 ArmstrongGeorge WesleyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-23 AgeJ/17547PLT97Sqn

X
X
X - 23 Jun 43 (**B)
23 Jun 43 - KIA - See WO J.J. David
Commemorated Utrecht (Soestbergen) General Cemetery, Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland).
101 ArmstrongLloyd BennettPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-28 Age 20J/44998Commemorated Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery, Naval And Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 458. Canada. Son Of John B. Armstrong And Elizabeth Armstrong, Of Toronto.
102 ArmstrongRobert KennethPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-06 Age 22J/9370331Sqn RAF

Commemorated Imphal War Cemetery, 7. B. 16. India. Son Of Henry Arthur And Elizabeth Eva Armstrong, Of Harriston, Ontario, Canada.
103 ArmstrongCurwood NevillePilot Officer
Killed 1945-04-05 Age 20J/95124424SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. F. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Leslie And Vera Armstrong, Of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
104 ArnellAlgot LeonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 21J/85254101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of L. B. And Marie Arnell, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
105 ArnoldRobert J.F/SgtInjuredR252886WAG420Sqn (RCAF)
424Sqn (RCAF)
Halifax NA184
X
1945-03-05 - Baled out at extreme low altitude,
X

1945-03-05 Extreme weather conditions over the Vale of York saw a large number of the bombing force ice up. Some fell out of the sky in flat spins. The pilot probably ordered the crew to bale out. 3 three of them escaped but 2 sustained serious injuries, probably having baled out too low. At 16.50hrs NA184 crashed near Marrow Flatts Farm, Copt Hewick, on the Ripon side of Dishforth airfield. The remaining 4 crew were either killed in the crash or had baled out too low.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil).
106 ArnoldVictor CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1941-05-05 Age 20J/4253Commemorated Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Sec. 1. Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son of Harry Watson Arnold, and of Eva Mary Arnold, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. His Brother, Keith Fergus Arnold, Also Died on Service.
107 ArnoldWilliam HilliardPilot Officer
Killed 1941-07-27 Age 21J/4708Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 30. H. 3. United Kingdom. Son of William Edward and Alice Maude Arnold, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
108 ArnoldWilliam JamesWarrant Officer Class II
Courtesy Herb Montgomery

Killed 1943-03-23 Age 20RR/106166Pilot59SqnB-17 Fortress FK209Son of C. H. and Ethel W. Arnold, of Rainy River, Ontario, CanadaCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom.
109 ArnoldHerbert JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-25 Age 21J/9521258SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of M. Clyde Arnold And Helen B. Arnold, Of Westmount, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
110 ArthurNeil GreigPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-29 Age 20J/15708419SqnCommemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 5. B. 12. Germany. Son Of George Smith Arthur And Alice Arthur, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
111 ArthurJames LambSgt
F/Sgt
WO2

KIA
Age 25
R119416BARCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
3AOS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(O)AFU (RAF)
16OTU (RAF)
1654CU (RAF)
106Sqn (RAF)
617Sqn (RAF)
617Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster ED865
29 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
2 Sep 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
26 Oct 1941 - Chatham, New Brunswick
15 Dec 1941 - Failed Pilot Training - Remustered to Observor
21 Dec 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
29 March 1942 - Mossbank, Saskatchewan
10 May 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba
30 July 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
7 Aug 1942 - RAF Millom, Cumbria
1 Sep 1942 - RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
12 Dec 1942 - RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire
5 Feb 1943 - RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire
29 March 1943 - RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire
17 May 1943 - Shot down by flak on the dams raid
Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 24. B. 5-7. Netherlands.
Son of the Reverend Alfred John Arthur and Dora (nee Lamb) Arthur, of The Rectory, Coldwater, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
112 ArthursJohn WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-29 Age 22J/614862Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 419. Singapore. Son Of William F. And Olga Arthurs, Of Sifton, Manitoba, Canada.
113 ArtyniukJohn PeterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 23J/85350431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Blevy Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Pete And Rosie Artyniuk, Of Onoway, Alberu, Canada.
114 AshJoseph WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-02 Age 23J/95203433SqnCommemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 2A. B. 2. France. Son Of Frank And Delia Ash, Of Val D'Or, Province Of Quebec, Canada.

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115 AshdownFrederick James MackenziePilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-21 Age 30J/1726221SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
116 AshdownEdward ThomasPilot Officer
Killed 1945-04-05 AgeJ/95123424SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. F. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred Thomas Ashdown And Ivy Isabel Ashdown, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
117 AshleyRobert JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-15 AgeJ/93511417Sqn RCAF
Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 19, Column 2. Malta.
118 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)
119 AshworthD.L.P/O
F/O
USAPLTRCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
X
Battle
Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1941 - Staff pilot
From San Jose, California, was a commercial pilot before coming to Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. He is 29 years old and has been flying for 8. years. He has 1500 hours in the air. He graduated from San Jose State College in 1938.

(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
120 AskeyMichael William HamiltonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-28 AgeJ/1904992Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt.
121 AsseffPhilipPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-05 Age 30J/35219Commemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C48. 9. Iceland. Husband Of Mrs E.D. Asseff Of Fort William, Ontario.
122 AstlesJohn JamesP/OKilled 1944-02-20 AgeR
J
129809
86400
NAV408Sqn
Last Op - 408Sqn
X
Lancaster DS788
X - 20 Feb 44 (**B) TGT = Leipzig
20 Feb 44 - KIA - See P/O K. Smith
Commemorated Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Kropswolde) Protestant Churchyard, Joint Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland). The crew of Lancaster DS788 was on its operational debut. They were airborne 0003 20Feb44 from Linton-on-Ouse on a mission to Leipzig, Germany. Shot down by a night-fighter from 20,000 feet and the resulting fire destroyed the rudders causing the Lancaster to crash at Kropswolde (Groningen) in the SW outskirts of Sappemeer, Holland. Also killed in the crash were the 19 yr old pilot F/O J.A.Frampton; P/Os J. J. Astles and K.Smith; and Sgt K.W.Tindall RAF Two survived: F/O G.W.Reynolds was interned in Camp L3, PoW No.3537 and F.W.C.Robertson evaded.
123 AtchisonJohn MelfordPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 AgeJ/95411424SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. grave 13. A. 5-7. Germany.
124 AtkinJames WelbernePilot Officer
Killed 1941-10-25 Age 23J/6028Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 31. J. 9. United Kingdom. Son of Welberne Graham Atkin and Florence Mary Atkin, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; Stepson of Kate S. Atkin, of Sault Ste. Marie.
125 AtkinsRobert JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 27J/88345424SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. D. 17. Germany. Son Of George Alfred And Roxie May Atkins, Of Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.
126 AtkinsonJames NeilSgt
F/Sgt
P/O


KIA
Age 18
R
J
221635
94231
AGRCAF
9B&GS (RCAF)
3 AGGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
24OTU (RAF)
1666CU (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Battle
X
X
Whitley
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax NP778 RAF Linton on Ouse
18 Feb 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF
16 Oct 1943
31 Jan 1944
15 March 1944 - UK
4 Apr 1944
21 June 1944
30 Sep 1944
21 Nov 1944 - Flak damaged, crashed on approach to RAF Tholthorpe

21 Nov 1944 - Flak damaged, crashed on approach to home field

RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Halifax VII aircraft NP778 was returning from a night attack against Castrop-Rauxel, the Ruhr, Germany when it crashed one half mile from the aerodrome at RCAF Station, Tholthorpe. Minor flak damage to the rear fuselage shortly after leaving the target. At Linton on Ouse, it was given landing instructions but the aircraft later found to have flown into the ground at speed around 200 yards North of Flawith at 21:45. The survivors later stated the pilot lost sight of the runway. Soon after the crew then received an instruction to put on parachutes. Immediately afterwards the crash occurred. The surviving navigator assumed there was a radical problem controlling the aircraft. It was thought highly likely that loose equipment within the aircraft had fouled the elevator controls causing the pilot difficulties and the eventual crash.P/Os H.E. Reynolds, T.J. Hunt, J.N. Atkinson, and Flying Officer G.I. Hopper were also killed. Two other Canadians, Flying Officer Rae and FS Murray were injured.
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row C. Grave 17. United Kingdom. Epitaph: ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST ONE OF THE BEST GOD GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST
Son of Neil Alfred and Arm Gemmel Atkinson, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

As a young man he worked as a plumber after leaving school. Enlisted 1943-02-18 in Vancouver. AG badge 1944-01-14. Trained at 24OTU and 1666HCU. Posting to 426sqn 1944-07-23. In August and September posted to 1666HCU for further training, returned to 42sqn with other members of this crew with this being complete. Back-dated commission after his death, 1944-11-20.
127 AtkinsonEricPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-04 Age 22J/8414112Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of Francis Atkinson, And Of Winefred Atkinson, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
128 AtkinsonWilliam JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-11 AgeJ/6131Commemorated Bury Cemetery, Huntingdonshire, Row A. Grave 23. United Kingdom.
129 AtkinsonStanley KylePilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-27 Age 20J/18229432SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
130 AtkinsonGordon HowardPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-19 Age 20J/41958Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. G. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert Frederick Atkinson, And Of Lily Atkinson, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
131 AttewellArthur ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 22C/87994428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Wing Cdr. W. G. Attewell, M.B.E., Rcaf, And Gladys Ethel Attewell, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
132 AttwellKenneth DudleySergeant



Killed 1943-11-16 Age 20R/172425AG15OTU
Last Op - 15OTU
Wellington
Wellington W5690 (previously of 301Sqn Polish)
X - 18 Mar 43 (**B)
18 Mar 43 - Killed - Crash - Westbustay Farm, Berks, UK
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 106. United Kingdom.

Wellington aircraft W5690. At 2100 hours on 16 November 1943 took off from RAF Hampstead Norreys on a night training exercise. Almost immediately flying control received an emergency call from the aircraft requesting a priority landing. Some ten minutes later eyewitnesses saw the Wellington execute a very tight turn to port, losing height, and crash 200 yards south of Westridge. (Westbusthay Farm is also quoted). Accident investigators probing the remains of the starboard engine found that the No 1 cylinder head barrel had split. Three of the crew members were killed and two were injured. Crew of W5690 were:
Sergeant Kenneth Dudley Attwell (R/172425) (RCAF) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant J J H Littlejohn (1397104) (RAFVR) (Navigator Bomb Aimer) Injured
Sergeant J Stanley (1894206) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner) Injured
Sergeant Norman Ralph Templeman (1396482) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant John Treadgold (423929) (Wireless Air Gunner)
133 AubinJoseph Gilbert DollardPilot Officer
Killed 1944-02-11 Age 21J85928Pilot425SqnHalifax III LW395 KW-OCommemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot R. Grave 117. United Kingdom.
134 AuldJack BartonF/O

POWJ
POW
24026
X
Air Bomber166Sqn

RCAF
Lancaster ED731 AS-QAttacking Berlin. Missing, nothing heard from after take off
POW -


Crew Members: Sgt. Walter Dawson RAF 1616285 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Desmond Edward Hunt RAF 1609266 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. John Skeel RAF 1284038 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Thomas Leo Whigham Teasdale RCAF J/23404 Pilot: Flg. Off. Jack Barton Auld RCAF J/24026 Air Bomber survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Fusi Eric Johnson RCAF R/128478 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Leonard Gordon Spear RAF 1474290 Wireless Operator
135 AuldWalter NelsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-25 Age 27J/86621143Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 8. F. 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Wallace Chapman Auld And Nettie Emelia Auld, Of Calgary, Alberta.
136 AuneClifford NormanPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-05 AgeJ/95207102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. A. 12. Germany.
137 AustenRobert JamesSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J15710WAG
AS
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
2WS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
408Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
1 Air Command (RCAF)
Eastern Air Command (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Harvard & Fort
Battle
X
Hampden & Halifax
X
X
X
X
2 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
20 July 1940
16 Sep 1940
14 Feb 1941
5 April 1942 - UK
X
23 March 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
3 April 1945
14 June 1945
Released from the RCAF

(Photo: 408 RCAF Squadron Halifax crew at RAF Lindholme, Yorkshire, UK —Left to right: Flying Officer L. Corbeil, Bomb Aimer; Sergeant J. McCart , Flight Engineer; Flight Lieutenant B. Austen, Wireless Operator; Flying Officer S. DeZorzi, Navigator; Flight Lieutenant Robert Clothier, Pilot; Flight Lieutenant T. Murdoch, Mid-Upper Gunner; Flying Officer B. Fitzgerald, Rear Gunner. )
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.408 Squadron - Award effective 5 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
138 AustinFrederick CarletonFlight Sergeant

Killed 1942-04-17 Age 24R/58580Pilot121Sqn (RAF)Spitfire Vb AD498Born School. 8 hours duel and 47 solo hours gained pre service with Morton Air Service. Employed as an Investigator by Pinkerton Detective Agency. Enlisted on the 30th August 1940. Trained with No. 8 Flying Training School. No. 3 Service Flying Training School. Further training with 56 Operational Training Unit. Wings awarded on the 28th March 1941. Flight sergeant on the 01st August 1941 and posted to 133 (Eagle) squadron. Posted to 121 (Eagle) Squadron (Spitfires), North Weald, on the 01st April 1941.

Son of Captain James Buchanan Austin (killed 09th October 1918 n France, age 32) and Erminie Idah Austin (née Calvin - died 18th October 1983, age 88) of 340 South McFadden Place, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Commemorated Hardinghen Churchyard, Mil. Plot. Grave 4. France.
139 AustinKenneth HarryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-23 AgeJ/90857582Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. C. 22-25. Germany.
140 AviseJohn EllsworthFlying Officer
Killed 1942-10-17 Age 30J/5472Pilot213SqnHurricane IIc BP342 (?)Born on the 03rd October 1912. Educated at Mason City high school. Worked as an accountant prior to service. Son of Dennis Elsworth (died 02nd October 1942, age 63) and Edna Thraves Avise of Mason City, Iowa, USA and husband of Louise Avise of 212 Fourth street, northwest, San Francisco USA. Graduated United States Naval Academy, 1934.Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt.
141 AxfordHerbert FrankPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 28J/87271578Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. E. 7. Germany. Son Of Daniel Neale Axford And Bessie Florence Kate Axford, Of Riverside, Ontario, Canada.
142 AxfordCecilPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-12 Age 21J/86457420SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row A. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfred And Florence (Valentine) Axford, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
143 BachantJoseph Ferdinand JacquesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 AgeC/92467428SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. F. 10. Germany.
144 BackesOrval GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-06 Age 29J/89957Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 800. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry Martin Backes And Clara Minerva Backes, Of Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
145 BaileyWesley DynesSgt
WO1
P/O
AFC
C45057PLTRCAF
12EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1 FIS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
X
Finch
Yale
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
4 Sep 1940 - Enlisted as pilot instructor
1 Dec 1942 - Instructor
5 March 1943 - Instructor
11 June 1943 - Instructor
9 Aug 1943 - Instructor
2 Aug 1944 - Instructor
Air Force Cross - No.6SFTS - Award effective 8 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1380/44 dated 30 June 1944.
Deceased 26 August 1988.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
146 BaileyWilfred JamesSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
81431
28381
NAVRCAF
8EFTS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
2ANS (RCAF)
3OTU (RCAF)
6Sqn (RCAF)
? (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth
Anson
X
Anson
Anson & Battle
Anson
Canso & Catalina
Stranraer & Catalina
?
X
18 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, Brirish Columbia
1941 - Vancouver, British Columbia
1941 - Claresholm, Alberta
1941 - Failed Pilot Training, remustered to Navigator
1941 - London, Ontario
? - Fingal, Ontario
1942 - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
1942 - Patricia Bay, British Columbia
Aug 1942 - Alliford Bay, British Columbia
June 1944 - ?
Sept 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
Deceased on 17 December 1991, in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
147 BaileyNorman RussellPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-06 Age 23J/9880Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row D.4. Grave 93. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Lillian Bailey, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
148 BaileyAlbert GeorgeSgt
F/Sgt
W/O2

KIA
Age 21
R101346AGRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 AGS (RAF)
1484 Flight (RAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Anson
X
Battle
X
Battle
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington HE294
9 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 June 1941
27 July 1941
10 Sep 1941 - Ceased Pilot training
27 Oct 1941 - Remustered to Navigator
1 Feb 1942 - Ceased Navigator training
29 March 1942 - Remustered to Air Gunner
12 June 1942 - UK
30 July 1942
18 Aug 1942
18 Sep 1942
1 May 1943
28 May 1943 - Shot down by nightfighter
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom.
Son of Ernest T. Bailey, and of Nora Bailey, of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
149 BaileyElmer LincolnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 Age 28J/90239429SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. D. 9. Belgium. Son Of George And Emily S. Bailey, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
150 BaileyWilliam AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-23 Age 21J/86335419SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 18-22. Germany. Son Of William S. Bailey And Margaret Bailey, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
151 BaillieJ.Sqd/LdrJ9144PLTRCAFXOct 44 -Born 17 April 1916, died 10 August 2008, Victoria B.C. From his obituary: 'He joined the RCAF in February 1941, received his pilot's wings and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in December 1941. He then served as a flying instructor for two years in Claresholm, AB before being sent overseas in spring 1944. After operational training in November 1944, he joined 426 Squadron with No.6 Group, RAF Bomber Command, stationed at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire, England. He was later appointed 'A' Flight Commander. He piloted Handley Page Halifax four engine bombers on many night raids over Germany and occupied Europe. After V-E Day, Squadron Leader James Baillie returned to Canada with the Tiger Force and, in September 1945, he returned to civilian life. In 1947, he transferred to the auxiliary component of the RCAF and, in January 1949, was promoted to Wing Commander and appointed Commanding Officer of No. 406 (Auxiliary) Squadron in Saskatoon, an appointment he held until 1952. During this time he was appointed to the position of Aide de Camp to the Governor General of Canada, Field Marshall the Earl of Tunis'.
152 BainJohn Douglas NormanPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1942-05-30 AgeJ/6027156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 12. F. 1. Netherlands (Holland).
153 BainbridgeGeorge HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 20R
J
190881
86239
NAV626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25. Germany. Son Of George And Nellie May Bainbridge, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
154 BakerJohn HarveySgt
F/Sgt
MiD
Canadian in the RAFVR776057PLTRAF
422Sqn (RCAF)
422Sqn (RCAF)
422Sqn (RCAF)
X
Lerwick
Catalina FP180
Sunderland W6029
July 1940 - Enlisted in the RAF
1942
5 Nov 1942
19 Dec 1942 Crashed on RTB - 7 dead 14 injured

(Photo: 3 August 1942 - 422 Canadian Squadron, Flight Sgt. J. H. Baker, pilot, prepares to take off his Saro Lerwick flying boat as Pilot Officer A. Ormerod, observer, signals shore with an Aldis Light. )
Mention in Despatches - No.422 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 2 June 1943.
Canadian citizen from Saskatchewan who enlisted in the RAF in the Middle East but served in a RCAF unit.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
155 BakerRichard AubreyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-29 AgeJ/614662Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata, Plot H. Grave 64. India.
156 BakerFrederick Gifford DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-20 Age 24J/7620Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row O Grave 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Gifford Charles And Bertha Maud Baker, Of Pickering, Ontario, Canada.
157 BakerFrank GreenawayPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-26 Age 24J/17661428SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 4. F. 17. Belgium. Son Of George Stanley Baker And Ada Albertha Baker, Of Wainwright, Alberta, Canada.
158 BakerWalter GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-28 Age 22C/7115Commemorated Toronto (Forest Lawn) Mausoleum, 2. 112B. Canada. Son Of George H. Baker And Irene Isobel Baker, Of Toronto. Bldg.
159 BakerRobert EdwinFlying Officer

Killed 1943-09-08 Age 21J/20144 (R/121598)Pilot414SqnMustang I AP197Son of Alfred Allen Baker (died 1966, age 75) and Jeanie Jeffrey Baker (née Muirhead - died 1993, age 95), Married on the 14th March 1919. Of Sedgewick, Alberta, Canada. Brother of James Alexander, William Allen and John Muirhead. Epitaph: 'Their Bodies Are Buried In Peace; But Their Name Liveth For Evermore'.Commemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row B. Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland).
160 BakerGeorge RaymondPilot OfficerMIA 1943-03-09 Age 22J/16767PLT426SqnWellington
Wellington
X - 09 Mar 43 -
09 Mar 43 - MIA - See L. Murphy -
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
161 BakerJohial WilliamPilot Officer
Killed 1943-07-04 AgeJ/17766432SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 40. I. 7. United Kingdom.
162 BakerEarle EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-12 Age 29J/85766404SqnCommemorated Pornic War Cemetery, 2. Ab. 10. France. Son Of Frank And Beatrice Maud Baker, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
163 BakerThomas LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 20J/89904433SqnCommemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 4. G. 3. Germany. Son Of Alfred Joseph And Martha Elizabeth Baker, Of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada.
164 BakerJohn DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-18 Age 21J/87670570Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heteren General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row A. Coll. Grave 20-21. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Douglas And Sarah J. Baker, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
165 BakerNicholasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 AgeJ/87569101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
166 BakerWilliam LeroyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-22 Age 22J/92601514SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William Robinson Baker And Cecilia May Baker, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
167 BakerPeter JosephFlying OfficerKilled 1945-04-24 Age 24R
J
132016
36574
Pilot464Sqn (RAAF)
Last Op - 464Sqn
Mosquito
Mosquito NS943
X - 24 Apr 45 -
24 Apr 45 - KIA - See C.A. Lee -

RCAF pilot J/36574 Flying Officer Peter Joseph Baker (24) born 1921 to Joseph and Annie Baker; husband of Elizabeth Baker, of Fruitland in Ontario, Canada. Peter was KIA and is buried in Joint Grave 8, Section E, Rows 35-36 of the Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery in Charlottenburg, Berlin. He is commemorated on Page 493 of the Canadian Second World War Book of Remembrance in Ottawa, Canada; and, on the RCAF Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, Alberta.
91st Operational Flight. FLGOFF P.J Baker and FLGOFF C.A Lee departed B.58/ Melsbroek at 2147hrs as one of twelve Mosquitos detailed for night Intruder patrols in the Sternberg area located southwest of Rostock, Germany. Aircraft loaded with a combination of 4 x 500lb Mk.IV MC TD bombs, Illumination Flares and, armed with 4 x 20mm cannons and 4 x 7.77mm machine guns. The aircraft failed to return and was listed as MIA.

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Joint grave 8. E. 35-36. Germany. Son Of Joseph And Annie Baker; Husband Of Elizabeth Baker, Of Fruitland, Ontario, Canada.
168 BalcerCyril RenePilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-29 AgeJ/17747428SqnCommemorated Sage War Cemetery, 11. C. 4. Germany. Son Of Albert G. And Jeanne A. Balcer, Of Granby, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
169 BalcombeAlfred AlexanderPilot Officer


Sassenay Churchyard, France
Killed 1943-08-15 AgeJ18378AG7Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sassenay Churchyard, Coll. Grave. France.
170 BaldwinRobert WilliamFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-12-16 Age 28R/163624Bomb Aimer1661CU
Last Op - 1661CU
Lancaster
Lancaster LM307
X - 16 Dec 43 -
16 Dec 43 - Killed 1661CU Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft LM307 crashed two miles east of South Muscombe, Nottinghamshire, England. Pilot William Eager also killed
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 125. United Kingdom. Epitaph: HE SOUGHT THE GLORY OF VALOUR HE SEES THE GLORY OF GOD
171 BaldwinCecil HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-06 Age 29J/46253Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 891. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfred And Sarah Baldwin Husband Of Marie Mariette Baldwin, Of Metabetchouan, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
172 BalfourAndrew GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-01 Age103358
95200
AG426Sqn
Last Op 426Sqn
Halifax
Halifax NP771
X - 01 Nov 44 -
01 Nov 44 - KIA - 1/2 mile S of Tienraij - NL
Commemorated Venray War Cemetery, Vi. F. 12. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Andrew James Balfour And Edna Lyle Balfour.
173 BallDonald George ElmoreSquadron Leader
Killed 1943-04-14 Age 22J/3753Pilot411SqnSpitfire Vb EP489Born on the 22nd April 1920. Worked as a clerk for the Hudson Bay Store. Enlisted on the 29th June 1940. Trained at Toronto, Fort William and Ottawa, Ontario. Awarded his wings on the 25th January 1941.

Son of Lieutenant Colonel George William Ball RCMP MiD. (Retired from the RCMP on the 30th June 1946 - died on the 19th August 1965, age 70) and Kathleen Ball, of Ste1, Lonsdale Apartments, 9925 104 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Epitaph: 'For Evermore: Stories Of The Fallen'.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom.
174 BallWilliam SidneyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 30J/86161514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 7. C. 9. Germany. Son Of William R. Ball And Edith Ball, Of Valjean, Saskatchewan, Canada.
175 BallantyneOrville RusselFlight Sergeant



Killed 1942-12-10 AgeSmith Falls OntarioR/82893WAG45 Transport CommandBoston lll BZ287X - 10 Dec 42 -
10 Dec 42 - Killed in a crash in Iceland - Pilot Svend Tostrup Wessel Royal Norwegian Air Force + 1 unknown crew member
BZ287 was on ferry flight on the second ferry route from Dorval, Quebec through Goose Bay, Greenland, and Iceland to Great Britain. The aircraft night landed at Meeks Airfield in Iceland and doing so collided with a petrol drum on the runway and was badly damaged.

Aircraft nightlanded at airfield Meeks Field at Reykjavik and doing so collided with a petrol drum on the ground.

Commemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C40. 19. Iceland. Son Of Russell B. Ballantyne, And Of Mabel Ballantyne, Of Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada.
176 BallentineRobert ElmerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-18 Age 22C/89728434SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfrid L. Ballentine And Grace E. Ballentine, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
177 BaltzerRoss LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-02 Age 26J/15343405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 28. E. 1-2. Germany. Son Of William Lloyd Baltzer And Sarah Baltzer, Of Harrow, Ontario, Canada.
178 BanaszukWacławF/O
Virtuti Militari

9629
DFC

Krzyz Walecznych (x4)

Medal Lotniczy (x2)

Chełm, PolandP-2851 / 780822Pilot305DB

Last Op
X
X
X -
24 Sep 07 - deceased -
179 BandleLeoPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 AgeJ/86128432SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. L. 27. Germany.
180 BandurSigmund BernardPilot Officer
Killed 1944-05-22 Age 28J/88413619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. C. 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Barney And Angela Bandur, Of Broderick, Saskatchewan, Canada.
181 BanfordJames GreenwoodFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1943-04-14 Age 27J/3725 (R60840)Pilot411SqnSpitfire Vb EN907<> Born on the 24th January 1918 in Edmonton. Educated at westmount High School. Worked as an accountant prior to service. Enlisted on the 21st June 1941 at Edmonton. Trained at Trenton, Ontario, and Maclean, Alberta. A qualified flying instructor.

Son of William Henry Banford (died 27th March 1929, age 42) Margaret Frances Banford (née Greenwood - died 24th February 1965, age 88), brother of Margaret Emily of 9844-113 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxix. K. 4. France.
182 BanikhinLawrence 'Benny' or 'Barney'F/Sgt




KIARAF
CAN
798501PLT36Sqn
Last Op - 136Sqn
Vildebeest
Hurricane
X - 06 Oct 42 -
06 Oct 42 - KIA - SEAC -
Commemorated Ranchi War Cemetery India

Lawrence was born 10 Sep 1919 in St John’s, Newfoundland alongside his twin brother Wilfred. The brothers were born to Froim (Frank) and Esther nee Lusher. Frank and Esther had a further two children Marion in 1922 and Cyril in 1929. Lawrence attended school at Bishop Field College, Bond Street in St John’s, and then attended Memorial University College from 1938 – 1939. When war was declared Lawrence was the second man from St John’s to volunteer after his friend. His records state: ‘They were a 'local' who enlisted into the Royal Air Force in Newfoundland. They joined after August 1940. Was appointed as a Class F Reservist’ Lawrence joined the RAF and his twin Wilfred joined the Army. Wilfred’s family have stated that he served for 6 years in heavy artillery in the British Army. Both Lawrence and Wilfred were stationed in the UK for a while. Lawrence wrote to his mother ‘that he loved to fly over Ireland, it was so lush and green’. Their sister Marion worked as a civilian secretary for the head of the Naval Armaments Depot. Whilst serving in the RAF, Lawrence was given the nicknames Benny and Barney as seen in the book extract below: ‘On 3 February 1942, the remaining aircrews of the original four-squadron wing that had been assigned to the defence of Singapore had arrived in Karachi, together with a cargo of crated Hurricanes. With the victorious Japanese fleet now poised to enter the Bay of Bengal, it was decided that the first eight Hurricanes to be assembled were to be flown to Colombo to defend Ceylon. The pilots assigned were Flight Lieutenant Peter Fletcher, a Rhodesian; Flying Officer Joe Edwards, a Canadian; Pilot Officer Ian Adamson, a Scot from the Argentine who wore the shoulder flashes BLAV (British Latin American Volunteers); Pilot Officer Gordon Conway; Warrant Officer Thomas Taggart Young, an American in RAF uniform; Flight Sergeants Barney Banikhin and Bill Higgins; and Sergeant ‘Ginger’ Hicks. It would have been hard to find a more cosmopolitan group. We lost two pilots at this time. To test Japanese reaction a sweep was flown over Chittagong, on the far side of the Bay of Bengal. On the way back Barney Banikhin made a successful forced landing, but Hamish Weatherall developed a bad glycol leak and was killed when he spun in, apparently overcome by fumes. A fortnight later I handed over my aircraft to Piers Worrall, who took over readiness in it. I had flown it twice the previous day, but when he took off later in a scramble he lost his engine in a dead cut and was burned to death when he crashed into a pillbox at the end of the runway. In mid-1942, No 136 Squadron moved to Red Road, a strip in the centre of Calcutta, from where it could operate as a single unit. Because of the severe camber on Red Road, the Hurricanes normally took off singly on the crown of the road to assist in keeping straight. Failure to do so could have disastrous consequences, as Gordon Conway discovered one day when, while taking off as number two of a pair, he failed to keep on top of the camber and progressively drifted to port as engine torque and adverse camber combined. Just as he got airborne the port wing took the top off a sentry box that had foolishly been sited right on the edge of the road (it never was again). Thanks to the Hurricane’s ruggedness and some skilful flying, Conway got down with several feet of more losses in 1942 when Barney Banikhin flew into the ground during a practice attack and was killed instantly, and a month later the squadron’s American pilot, Thomas Taggart Young, hit a tree in the same exercise area and died from his injuries three days later’. Extract taken from: Jackson, Robert. Through the Eyes of the World's Fighter Aces: The Greatest Fighter Pilots of World War Two. Pen & Sword Books.


183 BanksJack StandishAC1
AC2
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

DFM
KIFA
Age 26
R
J
11620
15267
GD
AG
PLT
RCAF
5Sqn (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
75Sqn (RAF)
214Sqn (RAF)
11OTU (RAF)
9Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
1WS (RCAF)
6ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
20 (P)AFU (RAF)
20 (P)AFU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth & Stinson
Battle
X
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
X
Moth & Norseman
X
Moth
Anson
X
Oxford
Oxford V3821
14 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 Sep 1939 - Acccounts section
25 May 1940 - Remustered to Air Gunner
14 Oct 1940
26 Dec 1940 - UK
6 Jan 1941
10 Jan 1941
21 Jan 1941
20 Apr 1941
16 Feb 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
8 March 1942 - Refresher training
23 May 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
1 Aug 1942
27 Sep 1942
18 March 1943 - UK
4 May 1943
3 June 1943 - Killed in mid-air collision
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.9 Squadron (unit not given in AFRO) - Award effective 13 April 1942 as per London Gazette dated 14 April 1942 and AFRO 611/42 dated 24 April 1942.
- Commemorated Kidlington Burial Ground, Sec. B. Grave 15. United Kingdom.
- Son of Joseph Dimock and Amy (nee Demont) Banks of Torbrook Mines, Nova Scotia; Husband of Anne Marie Louise (nee Marchand) Banks, of East Angus, Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
184 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)
185 BannisterRichard Harrington..F/Sgt

POWR145314Air Bomber166Sqn

Lancaster ND798 AS-C30 Mar 44 - POW - Nightfighter - Attacking Nuremberg/ Missing, nothing heard from after take offCrew Members: Plt. Off. Victor William Reginald Park RAF 172302 - 2nd Pilot: Sgt. John Toole RAF 1684897 - Flight Engineer - survived became POW: W/O. L. E. Edmunds RCAF J/87093 - Navigator - survived became POW: Sgt. Albert Binder RAF 11465223 - Wireless Op.: Sgt. Peter Henry Brown RAF 1305927 - Mid Upper Gunner : Sgt. Frank Storer RAF 1085739 - Rear Gunner: Plt. Off. Walter Henry Burnett RAF 171640 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Richard Harrington Bannister RCAF R/145314 Air Bomber survived became POW
186 BannockRussP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C

DFC

C1086PLTRCAF
Vancouver Flying Cb
RCAF Stn Trenton
Camp Borden
112Sqn (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
CFS Trenton
3 (RCAF) FIS
36OTU (RCAF)
60OTU
418Sqn
406Sqn
OSHQ
RAF Staff College
RCAF
RCAF Photos
RCAF Photos
RCAF Photos
N/A
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Mosquito
Mosquito
X
X
X
X
X
X
09 Sep 39 - Joined the RCAF -
27 Sep 39 - X -
05 Nov 39 - X -
10 Dec 39 - 20 Feb 40 - Awarded Wings -
22 Apr 40 - RCAF Stn Ottawa -
10 Jul 40 -
10 Aug 40 - Instructor -
28 Aug 42 - 11 Oct 43 -
12 Nov 43 - RCAF Stn Greenwood -
11 Apr 44 -
10 Jun 44 - 29 Aug 44 - X -
20 Nov 44 - 04 Jan 45 - X -
28 Dec 44 - (Attached - still with 406Sqn) - 14 May 45 -
20 Aug 45 -
10 May 46 - Released from the RCAF -
PL 33041 (with his Nav, F/O R. Bruce), PL 43732 (S/L Bannock - DFC & Bar), PL 24137 (Head and shoulder - no ribbons) & PL 31295 (with F/O Bruce beside their Mosquito)
25.5 enemy destroyed including 19 V-1. Navigator R.R. Bruce


Citation DFC: BANNOCK, S/L Russell (C1086) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.418 Squadron Award effective 3 October (supplement of 29 Sept) 1944 as per London Gazette of that date & AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944. This officer has completed numerous sorties including several attacks on enemy airfields on which he has caused much disruption. He is a highly efficient flight commander and has showed much skill and initiative in the planning and execution of his missions. His successes include the destruction of many flying bombs, three of which he destroyed in one patrol. NOTE: Public Record Office Air 2/9159 has original recommendation by W/C A. Barker on 31 July 1944 when he had flown 12 sorties (54 hours ten minutes), although the statistics given below do not agree with those elsewhere in the document. Since joining this squadron in June, Squadron Leader Bannock has completed four Intruder sorties, one Day Ranger and 14 Anti-Diver patrols and has been outstanding in his keenness for any form of operational flying. On his second operational sortie on the night of 14th June, Squadron Leader Bannock attacked and destroyed a Messerschmitt 110 at Avord airfield. Then, using the burning enemy aircraft as a target indicator, he bombed the airfield with two 500-pound bombs. On July 17th, this officer carried out a long Night Ranger to Leipzig, and in spite of doubtful weather conditions, reached his target area, destroyed an unidentified enemy aircraft at Altenburg and probably destroyed a second. In addition to destroying enemy aircraft, Squadron Leader Bannock has been particularly enthusiastic and successful in shooting down flying bombs at night. Since June 19th this pilot has shot down a total of 16 flying bombs, 15 over the sea and one over land; of these three were destroyed on one patrol on the night of July 3rd and four on July 6th. Squadron Leader Bannock is an excellent officer and has shown much initiative in the planning and execution of his sorties. His personal example and devotion to duty together with his willingness to pass on to crews less experienced than himself the lessons learnt from his sorties against flying bombs, have done much to increase and maintain the high standard of morale not only of the aircrew but of all with whom he has come in contact.
187 BaranMichaelPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 35J/92340419SqnCommemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George And Mary Baran, Of Hamilton, Ontario; Husband Of Elsa Kathleen Baran (Nee Bergstrom), Of Hamilton, Ontario.
188 BarberHubert KnightPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-10 Age 30J/1724147 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Tripoli War Cemetery, 5. D. 18. Libya.
189 BarberJames WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-25 Age 20J/90366101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. L. 12-15. Germany. Son Of John Henry And Nellie Barber, Of Lansdowne Station, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
190 BarkerMyron EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-14 Age 28J/1765057Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 15. E. 16. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. A. Barker, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
191 BarkerLloyd RogerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 Age 22J/88605431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row C. Grave 16. United Kingdom. Son Of Brooks H. Barker And Bertha S. Barker, Of Killdeer, Saskatchewan, Canada.
192 BarkerMalcolm MellyPilot Officer

Killed 1945-03-16 Age 19J/95239Air Gunner12Sqn (RAF)Lancaster i RF188 PH-UBorn on the 29th March 1926 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada.Worked for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft. Enlisted on the 26th October 1943

Son of George Alfred (died 19069, age 85) and Susan Maud Barker (née Good - died 1971, age 82), brother of Alan, Pauline and Vera of Pineville, Pinehurst, East Greenfield, Province of Quebec, Canada. Epitaph: 'Always Good, Unselfish And Kind Ever Remembered By Mother, Dad, Brothers & Sisters

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. F. 26. Germany.
193 BarkwayPercy James WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-04 AgeR
J
153744
86069
626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Remy-Sous-Barbuise Churchyard, Joint Grave 5. France.
194 BarnardDavid RussellPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-26 Age 26J/92354419SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. H. 16-18. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Edward Barnard; Husband Of Lillian Barnard, Of Mildmay, Ontario, Canada.
195 BarnardWilfred StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-19 Age 20J/92350420SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row J. Grave 18. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Sarah Barnard, Of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.
196 BarnesLemuel GeorgeF/LBaled out - evadedJ/10072PLT402Sqn RCAF
Spitfire RM83921 Feb 45 - Safe -
Born on the 08th January 1918. in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Husband of Katherine Grace. A Crescent Heights High School. At the age of twenty-two, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served in Europe and Malta during World War II as a spitfire pilot. On his return home from England, he went on to study civil engineering at the University of Alberta. Upon graduation, he worked briefly as an engineer in Ottawa and after the birth of his second child, came home to Calgary to be closer to his family. He then started to work at Burns and Dutton where he ultimately achieved the position of Chief Engineer of Heavy Construction. In 1959, he formed a partnership with his university friend Ian Campbell. They spent many years doing the work that they both enjoyed, completing many of Calgary’s major construction projects.

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

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

197 BarnesRoland RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-28 Age 32J/12549145SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of William Leonard And Ida Claire Barnes.
198 BarnettGeorge HowellPte
AC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

KIA
Age 28
No.
J
10771
90983
Infantry
Clerk
BA
Chateauguay Regiment
RCAF
1MD (RCAF)
115Sqn (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
12 ED (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
1 KTS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
2AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6 (O)AFU (RAF)
24OTU (RAF)
1664HCU (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Battle
Anson
X
Anson
Whitley
Halifax
Halifax NP721
Halifax NP812
1933 - 1934
12 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
26 Oct 1939
8 Apr 1940
19 July 1940
12 June 1941
7 June 1942 - Remustered to pilot
13 Sep 1942
22 Nov 1942
31 Jan 1943 - Ceased pilot training
4 Apr 1943 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
27 June 1943
2 Sep 1943 - UK
5 Oct 1943
16 Nov 1943
15 Aug 1944
18 Sep 1944
5 Dec 1944 - Aborted take off, exited prior to bomb load explosion
30 Dec 1944 - Injured by flak, bailed out, died of wounds

(Photo: nose art on Halifax NP812.)
Commemorated Jemeppe-Sur-Sambre Communal Cemetery, North-East Part. Belgium.
Son of George William Barnett and Florence Annie Barnett of Montreal Quebec, husband of Josephine Margaret Barnett of Mont-Tremblant Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
199 BarnickePeterPilot Officer
Killed 1944-11-09 Age 19J92693AG138SqnStirling LK198Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Harry And Lucy Barnicke, Of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
200 BarrAlexanderF/O
KIAJ26504 (R14497)PLT263Sqn
Last Op - 263Sqn
Typhoon
Typhoon Ib R8923 MN-U
X - 14 Oct 44 -
14 Oct 44 - KIA - Collision -
Born on the 10th April 1920 in Stoney Creek. Educated at Queen Mary School and Hamilton Technical Instute. An electrical apprentice at Bennie Electrical in Hamilton. Enlisted on the 31st July 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 10th April 1942. Posted to 263 Squadron in September 1943

Son of Alexander (died 26th June 1965, age 80) and Jean Barr (née Keegan - died 05th March 1961, age 70), one sister, Bessie, of 96 Britain Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Fiancé of Audrey Richardson of 107 Lindsay Avenue, Toronto, Canada.

Epitaph: 'Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord'.

201 BarrWilliam JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-10 Age 20J/92196630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Omerville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. France. Son Of Joseph William And Edith B. Barr, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
202 BarrettJohn HamiltonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-14 Age 20J/14556Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of John A. Barrett And Ena Constance Barrett; Husband Of Marjorie R. Barrett, Of North Vancouver, British Columbia. B.Sc. (Dalhousie University, Halifax).
203 BarrieJohn DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 23J/86495431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Daniel And May Barrie, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Marion Barrie, Of Toronto.
204 BarronPeter ClarenceP/O
F/O
F/L
AFC
J8351GD
PLT
RCAF
2 Equipment Depot
RCAF
3EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
168Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
X
Finch
Yale
Anson
Anson
Fortress
14 June 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
8 July 1940
14 Aug 1940 - Remustered to pilot
20 June 1941
7 Aug 1941
24 Oct 1941
21 Apr 1942
1945
Air Force Cross - No.168 Squadron (Canada) - Award effective 23 February 1946 as per London Gazette dated 26 February 1946 and AFRO 280/46 dated 15 March 1946.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
205 BarronsHarold JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 AgeJ/19345630SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
206 BarrowmanArchibald MacarthurPilot OfficerDFC
Killed 1944-03-15 AgeR
J
147703
85618
AG97Sqn

Last Op - 97Sqn
Lancaster
Lancaster JB361
X - 15 Mar 44 -
15 Mar 44 - KIA - Tgt = Stuttgart -
Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. K. 23. Germany. Son Of John And Margaret Barrowman, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
207 BartlemayWilliam ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-25 Age 19J/95199428SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 14. E. 15-18. Germany. Son Of Charles E. Bartlemay, And Of Myra Glenn Bartlemay, Of Buffalo, New York State, U.S.A.
208 BartonRobert Alexander 'Butch'P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C



DFC

RAF
CAN
RAF37664PLTRAF
41Sqn
249Sqn
272Sqn
------------------------
RAF
X
Spitfire
Hurricane
Beaufighter
-------------------
X
27 Jan 36 - Joined the RAF
11 Oct 36 - 15 May 40 -
1940 - CO until posted on 08 Dec 41 -
Jan 42 -
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Postwar RAF - Retired in 1959 -
Battle of Britain. Wounded on 1940-09-15 at 15:30hrs. He was shot down in his Hurricane I (V6625) over Shell Haven, Essex by a Bf 109.Retired Feb 1959 as Wing Commander 2010 Born Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, 7 June 1916

“Butch” Barton joined the Royal Air Force at age 19, travelling to England to take a short service commission. He started his career before the war on biplane fighters with 41 Squadron. With the outbreak of the war, Barton joined 249 Squadron flying Hurricanes at RAF Boscombe Down. He became a flight commander with 249 during the Battle of Britain, once bailing from his Hurricane after it was hit from return fire from a Dornier Do 17 bomber. By the end of the Battle of Britain, he was awarded a DFC for his “outstanding leadership”. With 249 Squadron, he also took part on the air war over Malta, adding to the total of his victories. Under Barton’s leadership, 249 Squadron became one of the most respected and lethal units on Malta and in the RAF. By war’s end he was a Wing Commander with 14 victories to his credit. The Battle of Britain London Monument web page says this about Barton: “During his career he had always tried to maintain the highest standards of chivalry, once severely reprimanding an inexperienced colleague who had finished off a damaged German aircraft, killing the pilot as he was attempting to crash-land over England... “Butch” Barton died on 2nd September 2010. His ashes were scattered on his favourite lake in British Columbia on the morning of 15th September, Battle of Britain Day.”
209 BartonR.J.F/OJ25523Air Bomber

Lancaster Mk I ME641 AS-AAttacking Schweinfurt. Collided with 460Sqn aircraft shortly after take-off on what was just their 2nd Sortie

Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Alfred Henry Hullah RAF 1438672 - Pilot: Sgt. James Oldfield RAF 1506017 - Flight Engineer - survived: Flg. Off. R. J. Barton RCAF J/25523 - Air Bomber - survived: Sgt. Albert John Wolfe RAF 1397330 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. W. Jones RAF 1291788 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 - Mid Upper Gunner: Connilly Mid Upper Gunner day of crash - KIA: Sgt. William Percy Martin RAF 1602856 - Rear Gunner: Flt. Sgt. George Albert Andrews RCAF R/153899 Navigator: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 Mid Upper Gunner
210 BartonThomas GranstonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 21J/88777425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Margaret Barton, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
211 BaskervilleNorman GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-04 Age 24J/88192207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dontilly Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of George P. Baskerville And Mabel E. Baskerville, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada;.
212 BatesJohn DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 19J/86432431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. L. 2-7. Germany. Son Of Thomas H. Bates And Janey Pearl Bates, Of Farm Point, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
213 BatesR.F.USAJ?PLTRCAF
31B&GS (RCAF)
X
Battle & Lysander
Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 April 1941 - Staff Pilot - RCAF Picton, Ontario
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
214 BathPeter ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 Age 24J/19670Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred Thomas Bath And Sarah Needham Bath, Of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
215 BattersHarold MarkFlight Sergeant
KilledR95487Pilot401SqnSpitfire BS277X - 04 Dec 42 - 04 Dec 42 - KIA - English Channel -
216 BaudouxE.L.G/CDFC

42095 42095 42095 C 94033 X X XPLTRAF 233Sqn 233Sqn RCAF ------------------- RCAF RCAF Greenwood X X Last OpX Hudson X X ------------------ X X X X XJoined the RAF in 1938 07 Feb 40 - 20 Apr 43 - Transferred to the RCAF on 03 May 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Post War RCAF Station Commander - Retired in 1969. 1st Canadian tograduate from the Empire Test School First RCAF pilot to fly jets in Canada - 27 May 09.- deceased -
217 BaumannGeorge RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/86940431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. F. 17. Germany.
218 BaxterDouglas Frank JakesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 Age 25J/86085576Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Cyr-En-Val Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1-3. France. Son Of Frank Edward And Ethel Baxter; Husband Of Sibyl L. Baxter, Of Auburndale, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
219 BaxterWilliamPilot Officer
Killed 1944-05-22 AgeJ/87720630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergh (Kilder) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland).
220 BaxterLeonard EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-21 AgeJ/95240227Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 14. L. 12. Germany.
221 BeachEarl VictorPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-07 Age 19J/95237419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas V. And Alice Beach, Of Killaloe Station, Ontario, Canada.
222 BealesFredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-10 Age 20J/8995110Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Laval (Valfleury) Communal Cemetery, E. Sub-Sec. D. Row 1. Joint Grave 42945-42946. France. Son Of Fred And Lily Beales, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Ethel Joyce Beales, Of Hamilton.
223 BeamesHenry DenysPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 22J/18779434SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 8. C. 12. Germany. Son Of The Revd. William Stanley Beames And Gertrude Elizabeth Beames, Of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Brenda Beames.
224 BeardEdwin GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 21J/89967158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row B. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick Charles And Daisy Louisa Beard, Of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
225 BeardallDonald RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-23 Age 19J/9450Commemorated Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery, Sec. T. Lot 674. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Stanley Haworth Beardall And Mary Ellen Beardall, Of Weston.
226 BeasleyJoseph RonaldFlying Officer
Killed 1944-12-24 Age 24J/23867Pilot416SqnSpitfire SM277 DN-YBorn on the 18th October 1920 in Ottawa. Member of Ottawa Flying Club. Enlisted on the 18th September 1939 in Ottawa. Son of John (died 17th January 1953, age 66. Served in the Royal Sussex Regiment during WW1, wounded and lost a leg) and Susan Theresa Beasley (née Walsh - died 07th January 1967) of 147 - 5th Avenue Apartments, Ottawa, Ontario of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Margaret Irene Beasley (married 18th September 1942), father of Carol Lynn (born 01st March 1944) of 86 Balsam Street, Ottawa. Canada. Epitaph: 'Till The Day Break'.Commemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Vii. A. 10. Belgium.

The family lost another son earlier the same year.

227 BeaudryJoseph Victor RaoulCpl



Killed 1942-11-29 Age 26Aylmer, QuebecR74134AE Mech405Sqn
Last Op - 405Sqn
N/A
Halifax DT576 LQ-U
X - 29 Nov 42 -
29 Nov 42 - Killed - See M.J. Stanley -
Commemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 41. United Kingdom. Son Of N. Edward And Alida Beaudry, Of Aylmer, Province Of Quebec, Canada.

"It was the worst non-operational loss in Yorkshire in the whole of the War".... Corporal Beaudry was one of fourteen RCAF airmen and one RAFVR airman who were aboard RCAF Halifax MK11 DT576 aircraft when it crashed near Melmerby, Ripon, in Yorkshire. The fifteen casualties (thirteen of whom were laid to rest in Dishforth Cemetery) were:- RCAF Warrant Officer Stephen Frederic GANNON, RCAF Sergeant Earl Lewis McGILLIVRAY, RCAF Sergeant George Robert Ian TAYLOR, RCAF Sergeant Allen Catto BRADLEY, RCAF Flight Sergeant William Stanley MILNE, RCAF Flight Sergeant Melville James STANLEY, RCAF Sergeant Orlando Delmar Conrad HAMEL, RCAF Flight Sergeant Norman Wilbur ROSS, RCAF Flying Officer Benjamin Hugo ENNS, (laid to rest in Airth Parish Church Cemetery, Scotland), RCAF Pilot Officer Samuel Stewart CLARK, RCAF Sergeant Ralph Elliott MILLIKEN, RCAF Sergeant Joseph JONES, RCAF Flight Sergeant William Michael KOSTENUK, RAFVR Sergeant Francis HOOTON, (laid to rest in Standish RC Churchyard, Lancashire, England) and RCAF Corporal Joseph Victor Raoul BEAUDRY.

Served with 405Sqn based at Dishforth. Crashed on 29 November 1942, just half mile east of Melmerby, Yorkshire shortly after taking off from Topcliffe at 10:05 local time and burnt. There were two crews in the aircraft, the flight crew, plus second crew and a ground crew mechanic as passengers all 15 on board killed. Was ferrying second crew to detachment at Beaulieu.
228 BeaumontLeys MiddletonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-24 Age 23J/920544Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Gosselies Communal Cemetery, Row 1. Coll. Grave 5-7. Belgium. Son Of Reginald And Florence Amy Beaumont, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
229 BeauregardCharles MariePilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-23 AgeJ/88613101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. A. 5. Germany. Son Of Sinai And Dorilla Beauregard, Of Salmon Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
230 BeaverJohn WesleyFlight LieutenantSurvived war - passed away 1989CanadaR/223281PilotRCAFSpitfire-1941Son, David Beaver contacted us in March 2017: Spitfire was shot down (I believe this was in late 1941 or early 1942) and he suffered internal injuries as a result of the crash. He was discharged home as a result of the injuries. After returning home he enrolled in electrical engineering in Queens University and graduated with a degree. Joined Ontario Hydro and worked his way up the ladder to become second in command at the Nuclear Power Development facility in Rolphton, Ontario. It was in these early years with Ontario Hydro that he was also elected as Chief of Alder ville First Nation and was in that position for four years. After leaving NPD he held the following positions in the power development industry: General Manager North Eastern Region of Ontario Hydro, President of the Churchill Falls Labrador, Corporation, Chairman of the Northern Canada Power Commission, Vice President of Atomic Energy of Canada Corporation where he was the CEO of the construction of the Candoo Nuclear Reactor in South Korea. He also was the the primary developer of the Socio-economic Development Committee for Indian Affairs. He also presented with several honorary doctorates from different educational institutions. On top of all his accomplishments he was also a great father? Dad passed away from prostate cancer in 1989.
231 BeavoWilliam EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-17 AgeJ/18308405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
232 BeazleyHarryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 26J/ 1985515Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Gambais Churchyard, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Robert E. Beazley And Alice Beazley, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada; Husband Of Marguerite P. Beazley, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
233 BeckJohn WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-06 Age 22J/16163107SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Stella Morgan Beck, Of Vermont, Michigan, U.S.A.
234 BeckCharles DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-21 AgeJ/95542421SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. A. 7. Germany.
235 BeckerRobert Douglas AlbertPilot Officer

Killed 1945-03-14 Age 20J/94373201Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot 2. Grave 71. United Kingdom. Son Of George Albert And Jean Lindsay Becker, Of Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, Canada.
236 BeckwithHarrySgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFM
R
J
90903
17763
NAVRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
22OTU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
5AOS (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
1CNS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
X
Anson
Bolinbroke
Anson
X
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling BK607
X
Anson
Anson
Anson
X
7 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Winnipeg, Manitoba
10 April 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
15 May 1941 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2 July 1941 - Failed Pilot Training, Remustered to Navigator
17 Aug 1941 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
8 Nov 1941 - Macdonald, Manitoba
20 Dec 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba
8 Feb 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
1942 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
1942 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
28 Nov 1942 - Wrecked on landing after mission
4 Sep 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
29 Oct 1944 - Staff - Winnipeg, Manitoba
31 March 1945 - Staff - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
12 May 1945 - Staff - Rivers, Manitoba
8 Aug 1945 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 4 July 1942 22 OTU, four Canadians on training in the UK, Beckwith is at center)
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.218 Squadron - Award effective 6 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 13 August 1943 and AFRO 1849/43 dated 10 September 1943.
Deceased in 1990, buried in Calgary, Alberta.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
237 BedellReginald HudsonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-19 AgeJ/20459Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom.
238 BeechGerard MckeePilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-29 AgeJ/91609Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 26. H. 14. Germany.
239 BeechCharles TraskPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 AgeJ/86998434SqnCommemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xiv. H. 14. Netherlands (Holland).
240 BeemerFrederick HillPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-12 Age 25J/3748149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 3. B. 18. Germany. Son of Fred Percy and Mabel Hill Beemer, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
241 BeerLloyd StuartPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-26 AgeJ/85033408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. E. 8-11. Germany.
242 BeirnesJack RifeSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L


DFC & Bar
KIFA
Age 30
R
C
50988
13458
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
8 RD (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Yale & Harvard
Anson
Anson
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MM959
X
X
X
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon SW393
13 Apr 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta
29 Apr 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
20 July 1940 - Already a pilot - Borden, Ontario
1 Dec 1940 - Staff pilot - Rivers, Manitoba
12 Aug 1941 - Staff pilot - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
16 Dec 1941 - Dartmouth Nova Scotia
21 June 1942 - Annette Island, Alaska
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
20 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
27 June 1944 - Lantheuil, France
29 July 1944 - Commanding Officer
15 Nov 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
4 Jan 1945 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
26 Feb to 11 March 1945 - Leave in Canada
26 March 1945 - Bournemouth, UK
27 March 1945 - RAF Bognor, Sussex
6 Apr 1945 - Commanding Officer - Eindhoven, NL
1 June 1945 - Killed in crash due to engine failure

(Photo: S/L Beirnes in front of his Typhoon F3-B after returning from a mission where the flak scored a bull's eye on his aircraft)
DFC - No.438 Squadron - Award effective 24 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944.
Bar to DFC - No.438 Squadron (deceased). Award effective 3 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 14 September 1944 and AFRO 1672/45 dated 2 November 1945.
Commemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 14. Denmark.

Member of the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club when he obtained his private Pilot Licence in June 1936.
Son of Arthur Appleton and Nellie Mellis (née Wood) Beirnes. Husband of Gwendolyn (née Firth) Beirnes, father of Gordon Donald Beirnes, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada..
Brother of R61113 F/Sgt Donald Wood Beirnes, KIA on 4 Jan 1942 over the Mediterranean.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
243 BelangerJoseph Jean DonnellyP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 20
J35867PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
20 (P)AFU (RAF)
1538 BATF (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth
X
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington LN869
6 Oct 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 March 1942
16 Aug 1942
10 Oct 1942 - Pilot Training Ceased
31 Oct 1942 - Englsih Language Course
24 Jan 1943
4 Apr 1943
30 May 1943
31 Oct 1943 - UK
18 Jan 1944
14 March 1944
30 May 1944
30 July 1944 - Crashed with an engine on fire
Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4140. United Kingdom.
Son of Joseph Ernest and Katherine (nee Donnelly) Belanger, of Quebec City, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
244 BelkinPaulPilot Officer

Killed 1943-10-09 Age 22J/87039159Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rangoon War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. J. 1-8. Myanmar (ex Burma).
245 BellBruce EdwinF/Sgt



KilledR70130BA1658CU-
Last Op - 1658CU
Halifax-
Halifax DT697
X - 21 Aug 43 - -
21 Aug 43 - Killed - See J.A. Mawson -
Commemorated OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY Plot I/2. Grave 52. Epitaph: "HE SERVED". Son of Edward Frederick and Anna Gordon Meen Bell, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Both starboard engines failed. Hit the top of a house and crashed in an adjoining field at Bruntinthorpe Village, Leicestershire, England. Pilot James Mawson also killed.

RAF Crew: Sgt Leonard Green RAF 1615038 Killed
Sgt Robert Moncrieff RAF 641993 Killed
Flt Sgt Cyril Rumble RAFBVR 1564807 Killed
246 BellAngus HughPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-04 AgeJ/17340419SqnCommemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. A. 2. Belgium.
247 BellJames Bond (Jimmie)Pilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-19 Age 22J/19147432SqnCommemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 15. Grave 2. France. Son Of David And Edith Gertrude Bell, Husband Of Olwen Gwyneth Bell, Of Coleman, Alberta, Canada.
248 BellAlexander Matthew JamesPilot OfficerMIA 1944-03-23 Age 34R
J
89731
85548
AE BA426SqnX - 23 Mar 44 -
23 Mar 44 - MIA - See C.G. Hetherington -
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert John And Louise Emma Bell, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Elsie Louise Bell, Of Hamilton, Ontario.
249 BellDavid GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-12 Age 25J/88695432SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of Fleet Surg. G. A. S. Bell And Mrs. Bell, Of Lower Capilano, British Columbia, Canada.
250 BellHarold CopelandPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 Age 22J/86232578Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row C. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of Norman And Mary Bell; Husband Of Dorothy Rose Bell, Of Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
251 BellNorman EdwardPilot OfficerPow No: 3341 Camp: L3 - Stalag Luft Sagan and BelariaJ2458Pilot428SqnHalifax V LK913 NA-NP/O. Bell lost his brother 25 year old, P/O. David Gordon Bell J/88695 RCAF whilst serving with 432 Squadron, an Air Gunner he was killed during a training exercise when the Halifax LW614 stalled and crashed near Langdale, Yorkshire, England
252 BellamyGlenn CrawfordFlying Officer

Killed 1944-10-14 Age 26J37834Air Bomber153Sqn
Last Op - 153Sqn

Lancaster NG115 AS-UX -
14 Oct 44 - 14 Oct 44 - KIA - See J. Lindsay - Attacking Duisberg
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. D. 9. Germany. Son Of Alexander Mcphail Bellamy And Anna Jane Bellamy, Of McKague, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Posted from 166Sqn to 153Sqn 5 Oct 1944 Crew Members: Sgt. Arthur Scammell RAF 1853075 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. William Greene RCAF R/224448 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Allanson RAF 1590136 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Joseph Ross Eugene Brouillette RCAF J/36348 Pilot: Flg. Off. Alfred Alexander Picard RCAF J/37732 Navigator: Flg. Off. Glenn Crawford Bellamy RCAF J/37834 Air Bomber: Plt. Off. James Lindsay RCAF J/19994 Wireless Operator
253 BellamyJohn AlwinPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-07 Age 31J/95238424SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. B. 6. Germany. Son Of George Octavious And Catherine Rose Bellamy; Husband Of Verne Elliott Bellamy, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
254 BellinghamWilliam Henry LaurieFlying Officer
Killed 1944-11-19 Age 21J/25376Pilot412SqnSpitfire IX PL159Born on the 06th February 1923 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Educated at Magog High School and Sir George William College in Montreal. Worked for Vickers Ltd in Montreal as as an aerospace constructor. Enlisted on the 23rd March 1942. Wings awarded on the 16th April 1943 at Service Flying Training School in Uplands, Ontario. Joined 412 squadron on the 03rd August 1944 from 61 Operational Training Unit.

Son of William and Bertha Bellingham (née Hinton), brother of Cyril Oswald and Brian Oliver of 6 Hatley Street, Magog, Province of Quebec, Canada. Epitaph: 'This Is The Day On Which He Entered Into The Eternal Light. For Ever Loved'.

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 14. F. 6. Germany.
255 BelyeaAllan ConwayPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 21J/86414103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. H. 8. Germany. Son Of Daniel Allan Belyea, And Of Gladys E. Belyea, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
256 BennC.E.P/OJ86097PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
Pilot Officer C E Benn RCAF of No. 182 Squadron RAF kneels beside
the damaged wing of his Hawker Typhoon
at B6/Coulombs, Normandy.
257 BennetWilliam Arthur JamesPilot Officer

Killed 1944-08-07 Age 21J/43697Commemorated Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery, Sec. F8/543A. Canada. Son Of Captain George A. Bennet And Florence Bennet, Of Westmount.
258 BennettThomas LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-12 Age 22J/4774148Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of Charles H. And W. Gwendolen A. Bennett, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
259 BennettCecil JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-30 AgeJ/9406427SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
260 BennettJames GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 AgeJ/19011408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 14. E. 14. Germany. Son Of James Henry And Annie Myrtle Bennett, Of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada.
261 BennettGordon N.Pilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 20J/91044Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. J. 8. Germany. Son Of Gordon Hugh And May Eliza Bennett; Nephew Of Mrs. M. Osborne, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
262 BennettKenneth HughPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 19J/88336408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Kropswolde) Protestant Churchyard, Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Arthur And Lillian Bennett, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
263 BennettRichard Albert JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-22 Age 20J/87679514SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Gordon W. And Catherine Janet Bennett, Of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
264 BennettoMurray ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-16 AgeJ/85240148Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Tobruk War Cemetery, 2. F. 29. Libya. Son Of Dr. F. R. Bennetto, M. D., M.B., And Mrs. Bennetto, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
265 BentWilliam ThomasPilot OfficerDFMKilled 1942-11-09 AgeJ/15845142Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8A. C. 1-15. Germany.
266 BentElroy FenwickPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-19 Age 19J/9264Commemorated Khartoum War Cemetery, 8. B. 4. Sudan. Son Of Ernest Elroy And Lorna Henrietta Bent; Husband Of Frances Evelyn Bent, Of Upper Granville, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
267 BentleyWilliam JohnFlying Officer





Killed 1944-08-12 Age 24R
J
J/189228 (R/12780)Pilot443Sqn (RCAF)
Last Op - 443Sqn
Spitfire
Spitfire ML303
Born on the 04th February 1920 in Toronto, Canada. Worked as a butcher for his father prior to enlistment. Enlisted on the 09th November 1940.

Son of William Henry (died 1974, age 80) who also served in the RCAF during WW2 and Esther Bentley (néw Brassey - died 1965, age 60), brother of Dorothy Hazel, Beryl Shirley and Elizabeth June, of 5195 Yong Street, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada. Also served in 152, 249 (Malta 1942) and 65 squadron. At 57 Operational Training Unit as an instructor. He had a total of 582 hours flying experience, 475 on the Spitfire.

Epitaph: 'At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him'.

Commemorated St. Valery-En-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, B, 10. France.
268 BentleyFrederick EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-11 AgeJ/93334279SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.
269 BentzWilbur BoydPilot OfficerMIA 1944-05-13 Age 23R
J
146087
87378
PLT426Sqn
Last Op 426Sqn
X - 13 May 44 -
13 May 44 - MIA - See J.W. Summerhayes -
Commemorated Geraardsbergen Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. Belgium. Son Of Guy And Edith Bentz, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
270 BenzieJohn 'Jack'P/O

KIARAF
CAN
42185PLTPPCLI
RAF
242Sqn
Last Op - 242Sqn
N/A
X
Hurricane
Hurricane
1936 - 1939 -
1939 - Joined the RAF -
X - 07 Sep 40 - MIA ? -
07 Sep 40 - KIA- Body found in the Thames in 1976?
Pilot Officer John ‘Jack’ Benzie disappeared during heavy fighting over the east of London 80 years ago on September 7. His remains went missing for decades – until two metal detectorists stumbled across parts of the aircraft wreckage at Blackacre in Theydon Bois, Essex, while looking for Roman coins. Benzie, from Winnipeg, was born on March 14 1915 and educated at St John’s Technical School. He served in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry for three years prior to joining the RAF on a short service commission and came to England on March 16 1939 on the RMS Aurania. “He was trained by experienced instructors, men like John Betty, who had hundreds of hours in their logbook. “The training was thorough but, in the words of Tom Neil, his near contemporary at Montrose, still harked back to the last war. “He got his wings at Montrose in December 1939 and was commissioned as Pilot Officer. “After further training on Hurricanes he was posted to 242 Squadron at Church Fenton.” The squadron moved to France after the German invasion and he was shot down and baled out near Dunkirk on May 23. After recovering from his wounds, he re-joined the squadron on July 11, right at the start of the Battle of Britain, already a battle-scarred veteran. Benzie took off in Hurricane P2962 on September 7 and never returned from a combat over the Thames Estuary. He was reported missing “but believed to have lost his life”. A cable to his parents John and Agnes Benzie from Winnipeg on September 9 was confirmed by a letter written two days later. “An uncontrolled Hurricane which crashes into the ground from a great height makes a deep crater and at the time, investigating such crashes was not a high priority so Benzie was commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. “It was not until 1976 that an aircraft archaeology group found the wreck of a Hurricane and the remains of the pilot at a depth of 18 feet underground. “The location, Theydon Bois, Essex, fitted Benzie’s last known position.” “No conclusive evidence to identify the aircraft or the pilot could be found to meet their criteria,” “Almost certainly, they are the remains of Pilot Officer John Benzie. He is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 5."

Hurricane P2962 failed to return after combat ober the Thames Estuary. Suspected crash site and remains found post war but not positively identified. Runnymede Age 25
271 BeranekStanley JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-19 Age 23J/7321408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Viii. C. 9. France. Son Of Jerome Frank And Marie Antoinette Beranek, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
272 BercusonBernardPilot Officer
Killed 1944-08-17 Age 28J/88065W/Op/A/Gunner433SqnHalifax III MZ899 BM-D

Born on the 02nd July 1916. Enlisted on the 12th August 1941, The son of the late Jacob (died 06th August 1942, aged 58) and Sarah Bercuson (née Hart - died 30th March 1958, age 73) of 107 Devilish Apartments, Calgary (Parents born in Romania), husband of Adele Bercuson, of 2133 Rose Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Enlisted in 1941. 12 operational sorties. Epitaph: 'In Loving Memory Of My Beloved Husband Bernard. Loving Wife, Adele'.

Commemorated Magleby Churchyard, Langeland, A. 11. 35. Denmark.
273 BergGeorge TheodoreSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 27
R
J
87056
16782
BARCAF
7ED (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
14EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
9AOS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
2ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
427Sqn (RCAF)
1659HCU (RAF)
427Sqn (RCAF)
434Sqn (RCAF)
434Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
X
X
Anson
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax LK638
6 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
28 Jan 1941 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
17 March 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
10 Apr 1941 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
9 June 1941 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
25 June 1941 - Failed Pilot Training
26 June 1941 - Trenton, Ontario
3 Aug 1941 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
4 Aug 1941 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
26 Oct 1941 - Mountain View, Ontario
7 Dec 1941 - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
20 Feb 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
21 March 1942 - RAF Millom, Cumbria
28 Apr 1942 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
17 July 1942 - RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk
7 Nov 1942 - RAF Croft, Yorkshire
25 Apr 1943 - RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire
7 May 1943 - RAF Leeming, Yorkshire
15 June 1943 - RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire
3 Oct 1943 - Hit by Flak, entered into a spin and exploded in mid air
Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Joint Grave 12. B. 1. Germany.
Son of William Halvor and Jalma Theodora (Nee Olson) Berg, of Valparaiso, Saskatchewan.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
274 BergeronJohn AlbertPilot Officer
Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1944-06-13 Age 19J/87384Air Gunner408Sqn (RCAF)Lancaster II DS688 EQ-RCommemorated Canada Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Cambrai, Plot 2. Row G. Grave 4. France. Son Of Adelard Joseph And Aimiee Margaret Bergeron, Of Victoria, British Columbia.
275 BergesClaude GeraldPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 AgeJ/95209404SqnCommemorated Haugesund (Rossebo) Var Frelsers Cemetery, British Plot. F. 19. Norway. Son Of Eugene And Edith Berges, Husband Of Hilda Mary Berges, Of Quebec City, Canada.
276 BerglandNorvalPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 Age 22J/8776744Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 3. A. 5. France. Son Of Ole And Palma Bergland, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
277 BergquistBertil WilfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 Age 22J/87476514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. J. 6. Germany. Son Of Olof Wilhelm And Valborg Evelina Bergquist, Of Cadillac, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
278 BerkeyGeorge RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 22C/85532405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Conde-Sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4-5. France. Son Of George Dewey Berkey And Martha W. Berkey, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
279 BernhartPierre NicholasFlying Officer
Killed 1945-03-04 Age 24J/25260 (R/162644)Pilot56 Operational Training UnitTempest V EJ924 (Some records show it as NV924)Born on the 01st June 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Educated at Vancouver College. Worked for four years as front office clerk for the Vancouver Hotel prior to enlisting. Enlisted on the 16th April 1943. Trained in Canada with No, 7 Initial Training School then to No. 6 Elementery Flying Training School until the 27th December 1942. Further training with No. 10 Service Flying Training School on the 28th December 1942. Awarded his wings on the 16th April 1943. He proved to be an Exceptional pilot and was then moved to No. 2 Flying Training School from April until July 1943. Joined 121 squadron until the end of October. Then to 123 squadron in Derbert, Nova Scotia. After this he was sent to England and joined 439 squadron. After his tour had expired he went as an instructor for 56 Operational Training Unit. His parents immigrated to Canada from France sometime after 1920. Son of Antoine (died 06th June 1941, age 51) and Marie Bernhart (Née Weckel - died 16th November 1988, age 93), of 423 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of Gerard and Marie. Epitaph: 'May His Soul Rest In Peace 1921-1945.Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row G. Grave 11. United Kingdom.
280 BernierJoseph Stanislas Emile M.Pilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-03 AgeJ/15774260Sqn (RAF)Commemorated El Alamein War Cemetery, Xiii. A. 14. Egypt.
281 BernykVictor HectorPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 AgeJ/86027PLT626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25. Germany.
282 BerryGrover ArnoldSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
-------
S/L
W/C
G/C
DFC
R
J
61120
23390
AG
PLT
RCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
6Sqn (RCAF)
120Sqn (RCAF)
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
22OTU (RAF)
61Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
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RCAF
405Sqn (RCAF)
HQ Maritime Air Command (RCAF)
Station Summerside (RCAF)
HQ Maritime Forces Pacific
X
Battle
Stranraer
Hudson
X
Moth
Anson
X
Wellington
Lancaster
X
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X
Argus
X
X
X
11 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta
28 Oct 1940 - Jarvis, Ontario
Dec 1940 - Alliford Bay, British Columbia
? - Pat Bay, British Columbia
1942 - Remustered to Pilot - Edmonton, Alberta
5 July 1942 - High River, Alberta
10 Oct 1942 - Calgary, Alberta
1943 - Bournemouth, UK
1943 - RAF Gaydon, Oxfordshire
1943 - RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire
17 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
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Post war service
?
? - Halifax, Nova Scotia
15 March 1969 - Station Commander - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
? - Esquimalt, British Columbia
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.61 Squadron - Award effective 26 May 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1380/44 dated 30 June 1944.
Deceased on 24 October 1997, in Calgary, Alberta.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
283 BerryJohn La PointePilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 21J/90142424SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. J. 1. Germany. Son Of J. A. Berry And Ellen I. Berry, Of Carman, Manitoba, Canada.
284 BerthiaumeJoseph Francois Exavier GillesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-26 AgeJ/170797Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 4. D. 21. Germany.
285 BertoiaCiroPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 Age 20J/88697432SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 3. J. 23. Germany. Son Of Leno And Isadora Bertoia, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
286 BestThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-02 Age 23J/7030214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. D. 2. Germany. Son Of Jeremiah And Ann Best; Husband Of Thelma Elizabeth Best, Of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
287 BestAlexander GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-01 AgeJ/95559434SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31. A. 11-13. Germany.
288 BettsBruce GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 25J/89377425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur And Florance Annie Betts, Of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
289 BevingtonRobert C.P/O
F/O
F/L
J11024WAGRCAF Ferry CommandMosquito KB161 - Acton Ontario13 Aug 1943 - First Canadian built Mosquito ferried to the UK
(Photo: 13 August 1943 F/O H.G. Uren, 22 Year old pilot from Sioux lookout, Ontario and F/O. Bob Bevington, 23 year old wireless operator from Toronto, both in the RCAF working with transport command who ferried to Britain the first Canadian Built Mosquito aircraft. Their trip Via Greenland and Iceland, a distance of three and quarter thousand miles took 14 hours and 44 minutes)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
290 BickertonJoseph RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-01 Age 19J/2200958SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
291 BidenByron StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-28 Age 27R
J
61796
15780
WAG142Sqn
Last Op - 142Sqn
Wellington
Wellington
X - 28 Aug 42 -
28 Aug 42 - KIA - See M.F. Johnson -
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 11. C. 6. Germany. Son Of Thomas Herbert Biden And Alma Biden; Husband Of Denolda Madoline Biden, Of Sintaluta, Saskatchewan, Canada.
292 BielbyKeith ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 19J/89968158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row B. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Tyler Bielby And Verley K. Bielby, Of Rapid View, Saskatchewan, Canada.
293 BiersRobert LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 19J/863959Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. E. 1. Germany. Son Of Harold J. Biers And Sadie M. Biers, Of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada.
294 BiggerstaffRichard AlanPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 Age 18J/95425426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son Of Richard William And Helen Amelia Biggerstaff, Of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
295 BiggsPercival FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-16 Age 22J/21175Commemorated Wingham Cemetery, Sec. F. Lot 15. Canada. Son Of Percy R. Biggs And Edith Biggs, Of Wingham.
296 BighamJohn RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 Age 24J/89075407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Clark And Maude C. Bigham, Of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
297 BilkeyJames DaltonLeading AircraftmanKilled 1940-12-14 Age 24R/56212Pilot (U/T)6 Service Flying Training SchoolNA-64 Yale 3351Born on the 29th March 1916, the son of Paul E. Bilkey and Sarah E. D. Bilkey, of 427 Mount Stephen, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.Commemorated Hudson Heights (St. James) Cemetery, Sec. C. Lot 202. Canada.
298 BillingWilliam HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-31 AgeJ/88630272Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Milan War Cemetery, Joint Grave Iv. C. 4. Italy.
299 BillingsRobert ArnoldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-28 Age 25J/8694514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of Walter Russell Billings And Edith M. Billings, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
300 BillingsleyForast DeloisePilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 24J/89270405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 4. F. 12. Germany. Son Of Jame Lorin Billingsley And Edna Billingsley, Of Cardston, Alberta, Canada.
301 BilodeauJoseph Laurent WilliePilot Officer
Killed 1944-08-20 Age 21J/86326129Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. D. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Amedee And Merilda Bilodeau, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
302 BingLeslie Patrick StanfordSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/L
S/L
W/C
DFC & Bar
J
--------
No.
15465
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?
AG/RO
PLT
RCAF
1WS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
89Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
15EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
?
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RCAF
423Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth & Stinson
Battle
X
Beaufighter
X
Moth
Anson & Crane
?
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X
Canuck
X
18 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 May 1940
27 Oct 1940
5 Feb 1941 - UK
Aug 1941
21 Dec 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
23 Feb 1943 - Remustered to Pilot
1 May 1943
?
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Remained in post war RCAF
1 Nov 1954 - Commanding Officer
14 Aug 1955

(Photo: 19 October 1941 - F/O R.C. (Moose) Fumerton of Fort Coulonge, Que., and Air Gunner/Radar Operator Sgt L.P.S. Bing of Regina, Sask. hold a piece of the wing section of a JU88 they shot down over Britain on the night of Sept. 1, as a background for their own "V" for victory sign. In addition to the JU88 destroyed, Fumerton and Bing have also been credited with damaging a Heinkel 111.)
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.89 Squadron - Award effective 4 February 1943 as per London Gazette dated 16 February 19423 and AFRO 410/43 dated 12 March 1943.
Distinguished Flying Cross - No. 89 Squadron - Award effective 20 July 1942 as per London Gazette dated 28 July 1942 and AFRO 1413/42 dated 4 September 1942.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
303 BingGerrard RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-15 Age 25J/8610420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Gerrard Andrew And Florence Gladys Bing, Of Port Hammond, British Columbia, Canada.
304 BinnieColin MuirPilot Officer

Killed 1943-07-29 Age 21J/17924424SqnCommemorated Enfidaville War Cemetery, Vi. C. 23. Tunisia.
305 BirchFredAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
MiD
C2698ARMRCAF
112Sqn (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
HQ Eastern Air Command (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth & Avro
Battle & Bolinbroke
X
X
13 Feb 1936 - Enlisted in the RCAF Aux
14 Feb 1936 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
26 May 1941 - Dafoe, Saskatchewan
31 July 1942 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
4 Oct 1945 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: July 1939, Shilo Manitoba, 112 (Army Cooperation) Squadron Avro 626 ready for some air gunnery practice. Pilot is P/O R.J. Clement, gunner is Cpl F. Birch.)
- Mention in Despatches - Eastern Air Command Headquarters - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 82/46 dated 25 January 1946.
Deceased on 28 April 1965, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
306 BirchallAlbertPilot Officer
Killed 1942-09-19 Age 23St. Thomas, OntJ/1541115Sqn (RAF) Commemorated Noyers-Le-Val Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of Thomas And Emily Birchall, Of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. His Brother Roland Also Died On Service.
307 BirksRichard SalisburyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-10 AgeJ/1730956SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
308 BirminghamJoseph PatrickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 AgeJ/89900578Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. F. 7-11. Germany.
309 BisheffGeorge EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-22 AgeJ/18162408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 7. Grave 141. Netherlands (Holland).
310 BishopArthur AdelbertSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
AFC

DFM
R
J
76038
15819
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7Sqn (RAF)
1651 CU (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Stirling W6593
Stirling
X
X
9 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
10 Dec 1940
15 Jan 1941
18 March 1941
3 Aug 1941 - UK
May 1942
1943/44 - Instructor
9 March 1945 - Repatriated
17 Sep 1945 - Retired

(Photo: 10 August 1942 Stirling crew, Four RCAF members of a Stirling bomber crew in Britain. Left to right: Sgt. S. Bernard, Toronto air gunner; Pilot Officer J.A. Emery, Moncton bomb aimer; Pilot Officer P. Freberg, New Westminster, B.C., navigator, and F/Sgt. A.A. Bishop, Kentville N.S. pilot and captain of the crew. )
Air Force Cross - No.1651 Conversion Unit (AFRO gives unit only as \"Overseas\") - Award effective 8 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1729/44 dated 11 August 1944.
Distinguished Flying Medal - No.7 Squadron - Award effective 2 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 6 November 1942 and AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
311 BishopGeorge RusselSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
DFC
J29887PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
16EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
153Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF Debert
Halifax (RCAF)
ANS (RCAF)
RCAF Torbay
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson & Crane
Harvard & Anson
Anson & Battle
X
Lancaster
X
X
X
X
X
X
13 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
9 April 1941
15 May 1941
3 July 1941
14 Sep 1941 - Flying Instructor Course
13 Jan 1942 - Staff pilot
13 Oct 1943 - UK
Sep 1944 to March 1945
23 April 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
5 Aug 1945
13 Oct 1945
20 Nov 1945
15 Jan 1946
26 Feb 1946 - Retired from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.153 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 17 July 1945 and AFRO 1558/45 dated 5 October 1945.
Born 21 March 1920 in Nanton, Alberta; home in Port Arthur, Ontario.
Died in Carman, Manitoba, 26 July 2002.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
312 BishopDenis ClivePilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-27 Age 27J/25805Commemorated Winnipeg (St. Johns) Cemetery, Lot 30. Row X. Canada. Son Of Jack And Molly Bishop, Of Winnipeg; Husband Of Bernice N. Bishop, Of Winnipeg.
313 BishopJames DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-08 AgeJ/8853850Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Mesnil-Mauger Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France.
314 BishopErnest HowardPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-29 Age 23J/86577NAV432SqnHalifax VII NP702 QO-BCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 30th June 1921 Son Of Ernest William And Selma Bishop, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
315 BishopHubert GeorgePilot OfficerDFCKilled 1945-03-11 AgeJ/92591431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. B. 3. Germany.
316 BissettJohn AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-02-26 AgeR/67791Pilot10Sqn
Last Op - 10Sqn
Halifax
Halifax V9986
X - 26 Feb 42 -
26 Feb 42 - MIA -
Kiel. bomb floating dock

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102. United Kingdom.
317 BissonRaymond LouisPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-17 Age 24J/24582Commemorated Aylmer (St. Pauls) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sec. G. Lot 3. Canada. Son Of J. Leonard And Regina D. Bisson, Of Hull.
318 BitconJames AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-15 Age 22J/4751407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son of William and Margaret Valentine Bitcon, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
319 BlachfordGlenn HughFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 27R
J
115660
27913
Pilot431Sqn RCAF

Halifax
Halifax NA514
X
X - 17 Jun 44 - Tgt = Sterkade - Germany - Ref F/O R.E. CarterOblt J. Nabrich of 3/NJG-3 nr Kleve @0112LCommemorated Uden War Cemetery, 5. B. 2. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Hugh And Lydia Blachford, Of Colonsay, Saskatchewan, Canada.
320 BlackhallRobert OrinPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-05 Age 23J/17313408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Utingeradeel (Akkrum) General Cemetery, Row K. Grave 110. Netherlands (Holland).
321 BlackmoreRalph LoudonPilot OfficerKilled 1941-06-13 AgeJ/327322Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Noordwijk General Cemetery, Plot 1. Joint grave 15. Netherlands (Holland).
322 BladonJames StanleyPilot Officer

Killed 1942-07-24 Age 23J/11016Commemorated Portage-La-Prairie (Hillside) Cemetery, Lot 15. Block 2. Grave 6. Canada. Son Of James Allan And Bessie Jane Bladon, Of Regina, Saskatchewan; Husband Of Audrey Louise Bladon, Of Portage La Prairie.
323 BlairJohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-10 AgeJ/85915519SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
324 BlakeWilliam 'Bill' VincentF/O


Courtesy Lt.Col (Ret.)Trący Hatch

DFC

MIAJ14132Pilot428Sqn
Last Op - 428Sqn
Halifax
Halifax LW285
MA-Z
X - 22 Apr 44 - 22 Apr 44 - MIA - 500 yds off Solvesborg - Liel - SwedenBorn 16th November 1922 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Enlisted on the 09th September 1941. The son of Dr. William Albert Blake (died 14th October 1926, age 40. Stepfather Rev. William Henry Daw) and Helen Leone Blake (née Parr , later Daw - died 01st January 1971, age 73) of 234 Bay Street, Hamilto died 11th November 1986, age 84), Ontario, Canada. He had completed 18 operational sorties.
325 BlakeFrederick HenryWarrant Officer


Memorial at crash site
Killed 1943-04-03 Age 26USAR/78495PLT158Sqn
Last Op - 158Sqn
Halifax
Halifax DT795 NP-N
X - 03 Apr 43 -
03 Apr 43 - KIA - See WO R. Webber -

Claimed by Uffz.Emil Heinzelmann of 8./NJG1 Halifax DT795 at Wapenveld, 10km S Zwollow (Rheinsalm) at 4600m at 2350. Crashed at Wapenveld Holland
Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 5. Grave 95. Netherlands (Holland).


Excavation of crash site in Holland 2014


Of the crew of seven, only three crew members were officially accounted for, and are buried near Amersfoort. The other four were officially still Missing in Action, and remembered on the Runnymede memorial. However, a war grave at the local cemetery at Wapenveld contains the remains of 2 unidentified crew members that were recovered from the wreck in the weeks after the 1943 crash when the main wreckage was lifted from the canal. Now after 73 years all crew members will have a final resting place: Sgt. Thomas Victor Trollope (tailgunner, age 22), W/O Frederick Henry Blake (pilot, age 26) and WO2 Rodney Webber (gunner, age 21) had been identified in 1943 and are buried in Oud Leusden. Sgt. Philip Henry Eldridge (wireless operator, age 29), Sgt. William David Hawkins (navigator, age 23), Sgt. John Ceredig Jones (bombaimer, age 31) and Sgt. Gerard Stanley Walters (engineer, age 22) had been declared missing in 1943. Unidentified remains of 2 crew members found during recovery operations in 1943 have been buried in Wapenveld since 1943, but did not account for all four crew members. A further investigation and recovery effort shortly after the war did not produce any further remains. The 2014 full excavation did, and the BIDKL was then able to identify all four remaining missing crew members. They will be laid to rest in Wapenveld. The existing memorial headstone to the unknown RAF crewmember(s) that was erected by local villagers will be retained and joined by four CWGC headstones.
326 BlakeyAlexander DouglasSergeant
KilledR78705Pilot401SqnSpitfire Vb
327 BlamiresRonald GarlandPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-02 Age 21J/6951418SqnCommemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxvii. H. 2. France. Son Of Edgar Percy And Martha Olivia Blamires, Of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.
328 BlanchardMerton CampbellPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-29 AgeJ/5534242SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 2, Column 1. Malta.
329 BlanchardWestley LawrencePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 AgeJ/89255432SqnCommemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 4 Grave 34 (Coll.) France.
330 BlanchardJoseph JeromePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-15 AgeC/19462434SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
331 BlaskoJoseph ArthurPilot Officer

Killed 1944-07-18 Age 19TorontoJ/92514431Sqn RCAF

Halifax
Halifax MZ628
X -
18 Jul 44 - Tgt = Paris - 18 Jul 44 - KIA - Crashed at Cramoisy - France
Commemorated Cramoisy Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of Joseph And Elizabeth Margaret Blasko, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
332 BlaydesHerbertPilot Officer

Killed 1944-06-25 Age 28J/884169Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Coulonvillers Communal Cemetery, Grave 3. France. Son Of Herbert Ingram Blaydes And Claudia Blaydes; Husband Of Marguerite Marie Blaydes, Of St. James, Manitoba, Canada.
333 BlayneyAlfred Goodman-WellsPilot Officer
Killed 1944-12-18 Age 27JJ/90837WAG432SqnHalifax NP699Commemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. B. 7. Belgium. Foster-Son Of Frederic C. H. And Beatrice Louise Blayney; Husband Of Hazel Isobel Blayney, Of Little Shemogue, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
334 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)
335 BlunderfieldWilliam EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 Age 22J/92165404SqnCommemorated Haugesund (Rossebo) Var Frelsers Cemetery, British Plot. F. 18. Norway. Son Of William Henry And Kate Elizabeth Blunderfield, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
336 BlythColin JohnPilot Officer

Killed 1944-07-29 Age 25J/89962Air Gunner405Sqn RCAF

Lancaster III JB707 LQ-MBorn on the 22nd December 1921 in Colton, Norfolk, England. The family emigrated to Canada in 1924. Educated at La Vérendrye, Earl Grey and Kelvin High Schools. Enlisted on the 08th October 1942 in Winnipeg. Worked as a clerk in a florist of the Hudson Bay Company. Trained at No.7 Initial Training School.

Son of Frederick Charles (died 02nd July 1957, age 64) and Emily Mary Blyth (died 07th October 1957), brother of Peter Frederick Thomas, of Suite 14, Anoka Apartments, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Epitaph: 'As We Loved Him So We Miss Him. Dad And Mum'. Blythe Island in McCallum Lake in Manitoba, Canada was named after him in 1995.

Commemorated Norre Havrvig Churchyard, Denmark.
337 BoddyHoward BrucePilot Officer
Killed 1945-03-15 Age 33J/93435207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. H. 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Francis Edward And Margaret Maria Boddy, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Muriel Louise Boddy, Of Toronto.
338 BodkinAlvin GrahamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-07 Age 35J/45826Commemorated Napinka Cemetery, Lot 19. Block 4. Canada. Son Of Frank G. Bodkin And Henrietta Bodkin; Husband Of Hilda Bodkin, Of Toronto, Ontario.
339 BoeBernardFlight Lieutenant

Killed 1944-09-25 Age 28J/3463 (R/58007)Pilot441SqnSpitfire IX ML360, 9G-?Commemorated Mook War Cemetery, Iii. C. 10. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Bernard And Celia Susanna Boe, Of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of B. Boe, Of Vancouver. B.A.Sc. (British Columbia).

boex
340 BoehmerAlbert Edward CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 19C/87869434SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 7. G. 10. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Herman A. O. And Gertrude Boehmer, Of Ottawa, Ontario.
341 BohemierJoseph EloiPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-23 AgeJ/93491441SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Jean Marie And Florida Bohemier; Husband Of Gilberte Bohemier, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
342 BoileauJoseph Paul RogerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 Age 22J/89406405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. Z. 20-26. Germany. Son Of Ananias And Armande Boileau, Of Granley, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
343 BoissevainHenry GlenPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 23J/87272433SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. E. 19-25. Belgium. Son Of Henry Telfer Boissevain And Rita Mary Boissevain, Of Strathmore, Alberta, Canada.
344 BolderstonGeorge ThomasFlying OfficerMurdered 1944-09-12 Age 22VancouverR/81141
J/26382
Pilot626Sqn (RAF)Lancaster LM137 UM-G2X - 12 Sep 44 -
12 Sep 44 - Murdered by civilians after bailing out
Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 14-16. Germany. Son Of Alfred Rampley Bolderston And Rose Bolderston, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Information courtesy Traugott Vitz
345 BolesWilliam HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-27 Age 30J/18781NAV426Sqn
Last Op 426Sqn
X - 27 Nov 43 -
27 Nov 43 - KIA - See K.W. Sawyer -
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
346 BonanyAlbert LouisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-04 AgeJ/93685354Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore.
347 BondWalter FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-12 Age 23J/6155419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Edgar Eugene And Edith Elizabeth Bond, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
348 BondAubrey FraserPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-05 Age 22J/1943967Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata, Plot O. Row D. Grave 19. India.
349 BondDeryck HunterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-15 Age 22J/8652913Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Iii. C. 7. Italy. Son Of Harold And Florence Bond, Of Kelowna, British Columbia.
350 BonenfantJoseph Oscar RosarioPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-23 AgeJ/17396429SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. A. 18. Germany.
351 BoninErnest DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-25 AgeJ/17220519SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
352 BonnettLeonard DouglasPilot OfficerKIA
Age 21
R
J
105506
86904
WAG433Sqn
Last Op - 433Sqn
Halifax
Halifax LV966
X - 15 Jun 44 - Tgt = Cambrai - France - 15 Jun 44 - KIA - Nightfighter at St. Roch - France -Commemorated Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, Plot 1. Row A. Grave 23. France.
Son of James and Minnie Bonnett, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
353 BonokoskiDanielPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 23J/90943431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. K. 25-27. Germany. Son Of Anton And Zita Bonokoski, Of Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada.
354 BonterStewart MillenF/O

KIAJ42472PLT432Sqn (RCAF)Halifax NP68915 Mar 1945 - Flak(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
355 BooneDaniel LeeP/O
F/O
USAPLT1B&GS (RCAF)Battle1940 - Staff pilot(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
356 BooreD.L.P/O
F/O
USAJ?PLTRCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
X
Battle
Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 March 1940 - Staff Pilot - Jarvis, Ontario
From Champlain, Illinois. He owned and operated the Champlain Airport. He was a commerical pilot. He was 27 years of age at enlistment and had been flying 11 years having accumulated 1400 hours in the air.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
357 BootsmaDonald HillPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-11 Age 29J/1577577SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry And Grace Bootsma; Husband Of Lois O. Bootsma. Native Of U.S.A.
358 BorrowesRobert DeanPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-05-07 AgeJ/19536405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
359 BorumJohn WilliamSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 30
USAR
J
98297
10554
PLTUSS Saratoga
---------------
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
31GRS (RCAF)
1 CNS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
---------------
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Anson
Anson
X
X
3 Sep 1928 to 27 Aug 1934 - Served in US Navy as Radioman
---------------
13 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 July 1941
9 Aug 1941
23 Nov 1941
11 Apr 1942
28 May 1942 - Staff pilot
23 March 1943 - For shipping to the UK
22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of William Selby Borum and Mary Garnet Borum, of Pine Valley, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
360 BoswellFelix PagetPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-12 Age 23J/4871Commemorated Tallasse (Rose Hill) Cemetery, Family Plot. USA. Son Of Clara P. Boswell, Of Montgomery, West Virginia.
361 BotsfordRobert LongworthPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 28J/86936432SqnCommemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 4 Grave 34 (Coll.) France. Son Of Wilmot Galbraith Botsford And Mabel Margaret Botsford, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
362 BotsfordLaurence NeillPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-06 Age 25C/85726502Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles P. And Mildred D. Botsford, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
363 BottrellGerard AlpPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-19 Age 19J/88402424SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row A. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of Nelson And Anne E. Bottrell, Of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.
364 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)
365 BouchardJoseph Edmond YvonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-25 Age 21J/90945425SqnCommemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Sp. Mem. 4A. D. 2. Germany. Son Of Joseph Alfred And Marie Aimee Bouchard.
366 BoucherThomas GeraldPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-11 Age 25J/4765Commemorated Finningley (Holy Trinity and St. Oswald) Churchyard Extension, Row A. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son of Thomas Carroll Boucher and Mayme Boucher, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Husband of Phyllis Boucher, of Ottawa. Winner of Doran Trophy, St. Patricks College, Ottawa.
367 BoucherNorman AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-19 Age 28J/90953425SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 2. J. 10. Germany. Son Of Alphonse A. Boucher And Bernadette Boucher, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
368 BoucherGerald JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 19J/87815425SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 12. F. 7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Sylva And Olive Boucher, Of Campbellton, New Brunswick.
369 BoucockKenneth GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 19J/92616420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Fuller B. And Mary Boucock, Of Merritton, Ontario, Canada.
370 BourdonGregory RossPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-23 Age 21J/1816457Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 2. K. 14. Germany. Son Of Zepherin And Doris K. Bourdon, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
371 BourgeaultJohn ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 25J/89284433SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 8. K. 25. Germany. Son Of Victor And Mary Bourgeault, Of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan.
372 BourgeoisLaurie AlbanSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 24
R
C
50386
5577
PLTRCAF
CFS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
1518 BATF (RAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
432Sqn (RCAF)
432Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth & Yale
Harvard & Yale
Anson & Harvard
Finch
Anson & Harvard
Battle
Anson & Harvard
X
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington HE729
27 Nov 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF already a licensed pilot
7 Feb 1940 - Flying Instructor Course
27 May 1940 - Flying Instructor
25 Aug 1941 - Flying Instructor
30 Aug 1941 - Flying Instructor
16 March 1942 - Flying Instructor
12 July 1942 - Forward Gun Firing Course
Aug 1942
18 Dec 1942 - UK
19 Jan 1943
13 Feb 1943
20 Feb 1943
9 March 1943
1 May 1943
12 June 1943 - Shot down by night fighter
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom.
Son of Edmond and Cecile (nee Dupuis) Bourgeois, of Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada. Husband of Bertha Donalda Ann (nee Greene) Bourgeois, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
373 BourneKenneth ReidPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-13 Age 21J/18957432SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
374 BourqueTheodore PhillipPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 AgeJ/8994678Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Benestroff Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1-4. France.
375 BousquetElbert CyrilPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-02 Age 19J/88339425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 11. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest E. Bousquet And Lucy E. Bousquet, Of Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada.
376 BoutilierEric PatrickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-23 Age 22JJ/88414AG432SqnHalifax MZ506 QO-XCommemorated Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 29. France. Son Of M. Chisholm Boutilier And Maude Boutilier, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
377 BouvierJoseph Maurice LeopoldPilot OfficerDFM

Killed 1943-08-18 AgeR
J
77285
18377
BA426Sqn
Last Op - 426Sqn
X
X
X - 18 Aug 43 -
18 Aug 43 - MIA - See D.D. Shuttleworth - Peenemunde
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
378 BowdenLeonard DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 21J/88088100Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 7. Belgium. Son Of Charles H. And Gertrude Bowden, Of Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
379 BowenCyril KeithPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-28 Age 24J/5315Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son of Cyril F. And Olive Bowen; Husband of Margaret Berniece Bowen, of Woodlands, Chateauguay, Province of Quebec, Canada.
380 BowenRobert HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 24J/92364419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. A. 1. Germany. Son Of Arthur And Lydia Bowen; Husband Of Euphemia Margaret Bowen, Of Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
381 BoweringJohn Ernest RalphSgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 19
R
J
195841
88199
AGRCAF
5MD (RCAF)
4WS (RCAF)
2AGGTS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1161 HCU (RAF)
619Sqn (RAF)
619Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Battle & Norseman
X
Stirling
Lancaster
Lancaster ME846 PG-C
29 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
16 Nov 1942
6 Feb 1943
1 May 1943
13 June 1943
Sep 1943 - UK
Jan 1944
March 1944
22 June 1944 - Shot down by flak

(Photo: The crew during training in early March 1944 in front of a Short Stirling of 1661HCU at RAF Winthorpe. L to R: F/Sgt Peter Edmund Knox (Bomb Aimer), Sgt Thomas Newberry (Wireless Operator), Sgt Dennis ‘Geordie’ Belshaw (Flight Engineer), P/O Officer Mark Anthony Hamilton ‘Dave’ Davis (Pilot), F/Sgt Leslie ‘Tag’ Taylor (Navigator), Sgt George Harry Moggridge (Mid-Upper Gunner) and P/O John Earnest Ralph ‘Porky’ Bowering (Rear Gunner). )
Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. F. 17. Belgium.
Son of Ernest and Helena Bowering, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
382 BowhayWilliam EdwardPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-23 Age 24J/85938418SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. H. 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Lionel And Blanche Loraine Bowhay, Of Three Hills, Alberta, Canada.
383 BowlerJames EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/45278162SqnCommemorated Lerwick New Cemetery, Terrace 7B. Grave 22. United Kingdom. Son Of Fred And Emma Bowler, Of Bartonville, Ontario, Canada.
384 BowsherNorman FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-31 Age 38J/579776SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Fred. H. Bowsher, And Of Hessie A.S. Bowsher, Of Calvin, Alberta, Canada.
385 BoxallGeorge RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 26J/88409100Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 4. Belgium. Son Of William T. And Georgina Boxall, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
386 BoyceCharles DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 Age 20J/88500207SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of G. W. And Eva M. Boyce, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
387 BoyceRobert RichardsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 29J/90467428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Percy And Gwen Richardson Boyce; Husband Of Helen Elizabeth Boyce, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
388 BoyceErnest BertinPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-02 Age 22J/94382622Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Coll. grave VI. A. 4-8. Belgium. Son Of Henry And Mercy Boyce, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
389 BoydJohn FisherPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-23 Age 21J/5290Commemorated Huntsville Hutcheson Memorial Cemetery, Plot 17. Sec. J. Grave 3. Canada. Son of Reginald W. Boyd and Grace S. Boyd, of Collingwood.
390 BoydDonald McmillanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-12 Age 20J/91105630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. D. 6-10. Germany. Son Of Claud Wilson Boyd And Ethel Dianne Boyd, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
391 BoyerMaurice WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 Age 24J/88343425SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. J. 11. Germany. Son Of Edmond And Marie Boyer, Of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
392 BoyerJoseph Rene RolandPilot Officer


Killed 1944-02-02 Age 27J/18960 (R/79196)Pilot174Sqn (RAF)Typhoon Ib JP658Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. D. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Eusebe And Evangeline Boyer, Of Ile Perrot, Vaudreuil Co., Province Of Quebec, Canada; Husband Of Patricia Boyer, Of Ile Perrot.
393 BoyesHarry ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-21 Age 24J/16933156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Matignicourt-Et-Goncourt Churchyard, Grave 3. France. Son Of Fred And Mary Ellen Boyes; Husband Of Gloria June Boyes, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
394 BradHarold ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-27 AgeJ/88650106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. E. 25. Germany. Son Of Alva Ernest And Marion Matilda Brad, Of Isabella, Manitoba, Canada.
395 BradburyJohn LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-01 AgeJ/250Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
396 BraddenHarry LeoPilot Officer
Killed 1943-08-16 Age 27J/18091Air gunner88Sqn (RAF)Boston IIIa BZ289Born on the 23rd November 1916 in Belleville. Son of Henry Bradden (died 15th April 1928, age 59) and Clara Katherine Bradden (née Kehoe, later Jezzard - died 25th April 1941, age 42) Stepfather Charles Henry Jezzard (died 01st December 1962, age 62) of Belleville, Ontario. Brother of Eileen Loretta Bradden.Commemorated Hesdin Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 2. France.
397 BradeyJohn CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-18 Age 24J/1817061Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. J. 20. Germany. Son Of William Donald And Dorothy Vernon Bradey, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Husband Of Jeanette Veronica Bradey, Of Edmonton.
398 BradleyAllen CattoPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-29 Age 29J/18602405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 50. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Sarah Bradley; Husband Of Gladys Lillian Bradley, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
399 BradleyLloyd LatimerAC2
P/O

KIA
Age 22
No.
J
2302NP
24703
Arm
BA
111Sqn (Aux)(RCAF)
RCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
15EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
5AOS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
X
X
Moth
X
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
X
15 Feb to 5 oct 1938 - Served in RCAF Aux
7 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
19 July 1942
11 Oct 1942
24 Oct 1942 - Failed Pilot Training
21 Nov 1942 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
7 Feb 1943
4 Apr 1943 - For shipping to the UK
22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of Joseph Alexander Bradley and Annie Josephine Bradley, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
400 BradleyRobertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-18 Age 22J/1767561Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. J. 10. Germany. Son Of Arthur L. Bradley And Alyce M. Bradley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
401 BradleyIrvine CliffordPilot Officer

Killed 1945-01-01 Age 22R
J
124041
93970
Pilot464Sqn (RAAF)
Last Op - 464Sqn
Mosquito
Mosquito NT231
X - 01 Jan 45 -
01 Jan 45 - KIA -
31Dec44 71st Operational Flight. PLTOFF L.C Bradley and FSGT E.O Bule departed Thorney Island at 0140hrs as one of eighteen 464Sqn aircraft detailed to bomb enemy concentrations in the battle area and attack motor transport, tanks and other related targets. The aircraft failed to return as was listed as MIA. The aircraft was shot down by a German fighter at 0320hrs in Allied Territory, and crashed on the Six-Plane farm near Brechaud, hamlet of Gros-Fays, Belgium. The bodies of the two men were recovered by a US Army patrol and initially buried by them near the crash site. Both men were later exhumed and reinterred in the Heverlee War Cemetery.

Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Joint Grave 2. K. 13-14. Belgium. Son Of William Clifford Bradley And Margaret Jessie Bradley, Of Portagela Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.

402 BradleyRoyden GarfieldFlying Officer
Killed 1944-08-27 Age 21J/28537PLT166Sqn
Last Op - 166Sqn

Lancaster
Lancaster Mk III LM652 AS-R
X - 26 Aug 44 -
26 Aug 44 - KIA - See R.N. Smith - Gardening Danzig Bay

Born on the 19th September 1922 in Carp, Ontario, Canada. Worked for Canada Locomotion Company as a machine operator. Enlisted on the 23rd July 1943. Son of Clifford (died 14th July 1955, aged 65) and Louisa May Bradley (née Hawkshaw - died 1997, age 100), of Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph/; 'I Have Fought A Good Fight, I Have Finished My Course, I Have Kept The Faith Ii Timothy IV.7'.

Commemorated Tved (Nols) Churchyard, Denmark.

Crew Members: Sgt. Walter France RAF 1591940 - Flight Engineer: Flt. Sgt. E. V. Hammond RAF 1622724 - Navigator: Flg. Off. Albert Scott RAF 157536 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. Gustaf Flagel RCAF J/38270 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Richard Nathaniel Smith RCAF R/168261 Air Bomber: lg. Off. Frank Kenneth Morley RCAF J/38276 Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Royden Garfield Bradley RCAF J/28537 Pilot

403 BradleyCharles RaymondPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-28 AgeJ/95206101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint Grave 5. D. 18-19. Germany.
404 BradleyRobert JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 Age 22J/86966408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. B. 8-14. Germany. Son Of Frederick M. And Helen M. Bradley, Of Westboro, Ontario, Canada.
405 BradleyFrankPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-16 AgeJ/89746518Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Soroby Burial Ground, Isle Of Tiree, United Kingdom.
406 BradleyJonathan RileyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 Age 21J/85652Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Nicholas Hilburn Bradley And Sarah Bradley; Husband Of Constance May Bradley, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
407 BradleyFrank WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-07 AgeJ/95208550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint grave 9. C. 18-19. Germany.
408 BradleyAllan GeorgePilot Officer
Killed 1945-02-03 Age 19J/93961426SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. G. 4. United Kingdom. Son Of Bertie Overon Bradley And Winnifred Augusta Bradley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
409 BradyFrancis Joseph DesmondPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-18 Age 21J/18523427SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 14. Z. 13-15. Germany. Son Of John Arthur And Mary Ruth Brady, Of Quebec City, Canada.
410 BragerKenneth LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-20 AgeJ/18863408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Iv. C. 7. Belgium.
411 BramblebyJames EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-25 Age 24J/95245408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur James Brambleby And Gertrude Florence Brambleby, Of Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
412 BrammallJohn AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 Age 20J/8840812Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. C. 13. Germany. Son Of Harold And Margaret Ann Brammall, Of St. Laurent, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
413 BranderHuntley DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1941-06-30 Age 25J/14477Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, Coll. grave 13. F. 11. Germany. Son of Edith Brander. B.Sc. (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia).
414 BranstonLeonard FrankPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-25 Age 20J/95241426SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 13. C. 6. Germany. Son Of Edward Charles And Nancy Branston, Of Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada.
415 BrassJames GladstoneP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 27
R
J
109224
10499
Pilot105Sqn (RAF)Mosquito XVI MM152Born on the 12th July 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Stepfather Andrew Burton Gabbie. Brother of William Arthur Brass (died 11th October 1951, age 35), Lydia Mary Colbrook, Margaret Maude Brass. Epitah: 'Never Shall The One We Love From Our Memory Pass Away'.Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. A. 2. United Kingdom.
Son of William Ewart Gladstonre and Sarah Evelyn (Nee Bestford) Brass, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
416 BraunHoward CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-27 AgeJ/88272115SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Harry L. Braun, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
417 BrayGordon PagePilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-29 Age 21J/176731435SqnCommemorated Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Iii. H. 4. Italy.
418 BrazierGeorge HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-20 Age 24J/20200Commemorated Meyronne Cemetery, Plot 79. Canada. Son Of William John And Kate Brazier, Of Arbuthnot.
419 BredinMark WebsterPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-15 AgeJ/94854419SqnCommemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, IV. A. 12. Netherlands (Holland).
420 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)
421 BreezeHarold Arthur AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 26J/87376434SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 6. A. 12. Belgium. Son Of Arthur And Margaret Livingston Breeze, Of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Beatrice Emma Louise Breeze, Of Nelson.
422 BrehautLowell MiltonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-05 Age 21J/41540NAV86OTU
Last Op - 86OTU
Wellington
Wellington
X - 05 Aug 44 -
05 Aug 44 - Killed - See J.J. Lee -
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row A. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Milton Brehaut And Mildred Olive Brehaut; Husband Of Shirlee Marion Brehaut, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
423 BrehnThomas JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-24 AgeJ/28551Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
424 BrennanCornelius AlfredSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
KIA
Age 23
R117605NAVRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
1CNS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(O)AFU (RAF)
26OTU (RAF)
1657CU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling EF452
18 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
21 Aug 1941 - Belleville, Ontario
27 Oct 1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario
12 Dec 1941 - Failed Pilot Training. Remustered to Navigator
18 Jan 1942 - London, Ontario
26 Apr 1942 - Fingal, Ontario
6 June 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba
19 Aug 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
25 Aug 1942 - RAF Millom, Cumbria
15 Sep 1942 - RAF Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire
7 March 1943 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk
17 May 1943 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
13 Aug 1943 - Killed by friendly fire from another Stirling
Commemorated Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, I. C. 5. Algeria.
Son of John and Mary Ellen (nee Troy) Brennan, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francpos Dutil)
425 BrennanLawrence WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-25 Age 31J/95242415SqnCommemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, XI. D. 4. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John A. And Bella Brennan; Husband Of Helen Wilma Brennan, Of Hamilton, Ontario.
426 BrentonLeo ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 30J/864447Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Soufflenheim Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Frederick Arthur And Grace May Brenton, Of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.
427 BrettRobert ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-18 AgeJ/88104226Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Block "S". Plot 1. Row N. Joint Grave 20. France.
428 BrettAlfred GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-01 Age 29J/94957357Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chittagong War Cemetery, 3. F. 6. Bangladesh (ex India). Son Of Charles H. Brett And Clara Brett; Husband Of Geraldine Bertha Brett, Of Leskard, Ontario, Canada.
429 BrewerHedley RoydenSgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
154951
91055
WAGRCAF
4WS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
23OTU (RAF)
61 Base (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Stinson
Anson
Anson & Hudson
X
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax HX353
4 June 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
26 Sep 1942
17 Apr 1943
12 June 1943
20 Sep 1943 - UK
20 Oct 1943
28 Feb 1944
21 Apr 1944
5 July 1944 - Shot down over France

(Photo: P/O Brewer at left with his pilot F/L McGrath at right in front of their Halifax on 7 Jan 1945)
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xviii. C. 10. France.
Son of W. Lee Brewer and Myrtle Brewer, of Prince William, New Brunswick.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
430 BrewerThomas JamesSgt
P/O



Amersfoort Oud Leusden, Holland
KIAR
J
133415
93177
Mid upper gunner156Sqn
166Sqn

Last Op - 156Sqn
Lancaster
Lancaster DV367 AS-K
Lancaster JA921
X
1944-01-14 Attack on Brunswick
- 20 Feb 44 - Tgt = Leipzig - Germany - 20 Feb 44 - KIA -
1944-01-14 Crew Members: W/O. Ramsay Stanners RAF 1554370 Pilot: Sgt. Royce Prankett RAF 1131229 Flight Engineer: Sgt. E. J. C. Kryskow RCAF J/22366 Air Bomber: Sgt. Ernest Hopcraft RAF 1577726 Navigator: Sgt. Thomas James Brewer RCAF R/133415 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Ainsley Charles George Merces RAF 1602737 Rear Gunner: Sgt. Humphrey Watkin Hughes RAF 1066930 Wireless Operator
431 BrewerThomas JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 21J/93177156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 9. Grave 177. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Thomas R. And Ella J. Brewer, Of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada.
432 BriceVincent LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-15 AgeJ/1586010Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Leeming (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard, Grave G.4. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. S. Leslie Brice, Of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
433 BriggsThomas SimpsonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-18 Age 22J/16215409SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 26. C. 14-15. Germany. Son Of Thomas Smith Briggs And Leonora Briggs, Of Venn, Saskatchewan, Canada.
434 BrillingerDonald StewartWarrant Officer Class I
Killed 1944-04-23 Age 22R133764Pilot429SqnHalifax LV963 AL-VCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. E. 17. Germany.
435 BrimacombeRafe ShermePilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-01 AgeJ/6003Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row O Grave 7. United Kingdom.
436 BrissonJoseph Paul GuyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 21J/86180425SqnCommemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvi. B. 6. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Arthur And Emma Brisson, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec.
437 BrittainPaul HermanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 19J/8844810Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 23. E. 17. Germany. Son Of Robert M. And Dora M. Brittain, Of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
438 BrittainMiller GorePte
L/Cpl
Cpl
QM Sgt
---
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

DFC
?
---
R
J
?
---
174811
92491
Inf

BA
St-John Fusiliers (CDN Army)
-----
RCAF
5MD (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
5MD (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
10(O)AFU (RAF)
20OTU (RAF)
41Base HCU (RAF)
78Sqn (RAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
62Base (RCAF)
RCAF
CTS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
-----
X
X
X
Finch
X
Battle
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
X
X
X
X
X
15 July 1940 - Enlisted in the Non-Permanent Active Militia
-----
25 July 1942 - Transferred to the RCAF - Moncton, New Brunswick
18 Oct 1942 - Lachine, Quebec
8 Feb 1943 - Victoriaville, Quebec
16 April 1943 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
21 May 1943 - Failed Pilot Training, Remustered to Bomb Aimer
15 June 1943 - Fingal, Ontario
18 Sep 1943 - Malton, Ontario
23 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
22 Feb 1944 - RAF Dumfries, Scotland
28 March 1944 - RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland
23 June 1944 - RAF Marston Moor, North Yorkshire
16 Aug 1944 - RAF Breighton, Yorkshire
23 March 1945 - London, UK
7 May 1945 - RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire
4 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
12 Oct 1945 - Toronto, Ontario - War Artist
26 July 1946 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.78 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1945 and AFRO 1619/45 dated 19 October 1945.
Deceased on 21 January 1968, in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
439 BrittonClarence William ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-08 Age 22J/92636158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row B. Grave 17. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles A. R. Britton And Lilly J. Britton, Of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
440 BrittsAlfred JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 AgeJ/88665405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Tubbergen Roman Catholic Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland).
441 BroadLeslie AllanPilot Officer

Killed 1941-04-07 Age 27J/47789Commemorated Bancroft (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Lot 47. Sec. C. Canada. Son of William and Edna Broad, of Belleville.
442 BroadfootJames GrahamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 Age 20J/18778408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. B. 8-14. Germany. Son Of James A. And Eleanor Broadfoot, Of Seaforth, Ontario, Canada.
443 BrochuVictorien Armand GilbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-28 Age 22J/88814441SqnCommemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. A. 2. Belgium. Son Of Rosa Brochu, Of Ste. Marie De Beauce, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
444 BrockRobert GeorgePilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-04-25 Age 25J/8552050Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. K. 10. Germany. Son Of G. Russell Brock And Charlotte A. Brock, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Alberta M. Brock.
445 BrockwayGeorge WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 AgeJ/855357Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. B. 20-25. Germany.
446 BrookhouseJohn NevillePilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-19 Age 25J/15112412SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Reginald John Gowin Brookhouse And Gertrude Brookhouse, Of Baie Durfee, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
447 BrooksFrancis ConnPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-31 Age 25J/1584976SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son of James Edwin and Ida May Brooks.
448 BrooksErnest RossPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-07 Age 28C/11768Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 5. Plot 12. Lot 3. Canada. Son Of Richard James Brooks And Mabel E. Brooks, Of Belleville, Ontario.
449 BrooksHarryFlying Officer
Killed 1942-12-31 Age 28Verdun, QuebecJ/15588Pilot409Sqn RCAFBeaufighter X8192X - 31 Dec 42
31 Dec 42 - Killed - See H. Hare -. Killed in mid-air collision with Beaufighter EL184 of 409Sqn RCAF
Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 4. Grave 31. United Kingdom. Son Of George Percy Brooks And Of Caroline Emily Brooks (Nee Bain), Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
450 BrooksRonald DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-16 Age 31J/86539294Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Nicosia War Cemetery, 2. B. 11. Cyprus. Son Of Fred And Sarah Edith Brooks, Of Eltham, London.
451 BrooksAlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 Age 35J/19860426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. C. 1. Germany. Husband Of Olive Grace Brooks (Nee Watson), Of Outremont, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
452 BrooksGlenn WesleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-07 Age 21J/88793426SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 17. D. 3-5. Germany. Son Of Samuel And Doreen Brooks; Husband Of Dora Marie Brooks, Of Newcastle, Ontario. Canada.
453 BrooksJohn PhilipPilot Officer
Killed 1944-03-16 Age 22J/87931NAV426SqnLancaster II DS771 OW-PCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. F. 11. Germany. Son Of John And Mary Brooks, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
454 BrouilletteJoseph Ross EugeneFlying Officer
Killed 1944-10-14 Age 22J/36348PLT153Sqn
Last Op - 153Sqn

Lancaster NG115 AS-UX - 14 Oct 44 - Tgt = Duisberg - Brother to S.P.R. Brouillette - 14 Oct 44 - KIA - See J. Lindsay -Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. G. 13. Germany. Son Of Romeo And Evelyn Brouillette, Of Knowlton, Province Of Quebec, Canada.

Posted from 166Sqn to 153Sqn 5 Oct 1944

Posted from 166Sqn to 153Sqn 5 Oct 1944 Crew Members: Sgt. Arthur Scammell RAF 1853075 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. William Greene RCAF R/224448 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Allanson RAF 1590136 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Joseph Ross Eugene Brouillette RCAF J/36348 Pilot: Flg. Off. Alfred Alexander Picard RCAF J/37732 Navigator: Flg. Off. Glenn Crawford Bellamy RCAF J/37834 Air Bomber: Plt. Off. James Lindsay RCAF J/19994 Wireless Operator
455 BrownAlfred George GreenwoodSgt
F/Sgt
MIAR92108WAGRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
32OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5OTU (RAF)
489Sqn (RNZAF)
489Sqn (RNZAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
X
X
Norseman & Stinson
Battle & Bolinbroke
Anson & Hampden
X
Blenheim
Hampden
Hampden AN123
7 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
10 Apr 1941
15 May 1941
3 July 1941
19 Sep 1941 - Ceased pilot training
20 Sep 1941
1 Nov 1941 - Remustered WAG
2 Nov 1941
29 March 1942
14 May 1942
8 Oct 1942 - UK
6 Jan 1943
23 Jan 1943 - Disapeared on anti-shipping strike
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
456 BrownMarvin KitchenerF/O

KilledKincardine, OntarioRAF
CAN
42101PLT85Sqn

242Sqn

85Sqn
Last Op - 242Sqn
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane N2476
X - 05 May 40 - France -
X - 21 Feb 41 -
21 Feb 41 - Killed - Crash - Grange Farm - Alderton - UK
Battle of Britain pilot
Born Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. RAF March 1939. Posted to 242Sqn at Church Fenton on 6th November. To France on 16th May 1940 attached to 85Sqn. Two days later, in combat with Me110's of I/ZG76 near Le Cateau, he was shot down in Hurricane N2320 LE-H with bullet wounds in the right leg. Evacuated to England, rejoined 242 on 13th July underSqn Ldr Douglas Bader. On a local flight in Hurricane N2476 on 21st February 1941 he crashed at Grange Farm, Alderton, Suffolk and was killed. Buried Ipswich New Age Cemetery England
457 BrownWilliam BeaumontP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 21
J5227PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
25OTU (RAF)
408Sqn (RCAF)
408Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Hampden
Hampden
Hampden AT176 EQ-A
17 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
12 Oct 1940
15 Nov 1940
4 Jan 1941
30 May 1941 - UK
28 June 1941
27 Oct 1941
27 March 1942 - Shot down by night fighter of II/NJG 2

(Photo: 18 January 1942 408 Canadian Bomber Squadron. P/O W.B. Brown, from Victoria, B.C., pilot of a Hampden, succeeded in bringing back their Hampden Bomber on one engine. When on a raid over Germany, the bomb doors failed to open on 2 runs over the target in intense AA fire. After abandoning the target, the bomb doors suddenly opened. The bombs were dropped and after passing through another heavy barrage of AA fire, one engine ceased to operate. The aircraft was brought home on one engine and a good landing made on reaching base.)
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom.
Son of Thomas Allsop Brown and Mary Charlotte Beaumont Brown, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
458 BrownWilliam ForbesSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
R
J
X
18186
PLTRCAF
12EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
X
415Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Finch
Anson
X
X
Halifax
X
X
16 Sep 1940 - En;isted in the RCAF
21 Feb 1941
4 May 1941
8 Aug 1941 - UK
Staff pilot
May 1944
14 May 1945 - Repatriated
13 July 1945 - Released
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.415 Squadron - Award effective 15 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated 23 March 1945 and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
459 BrownFred HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-22 AgeJ/5095114Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Scottow Cemetery, Grave 260. United Kingdom.
460 BrownWilliam Raymond JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-29 AgeJ4785Commemorated Harlingen General Cemetery, Plot E. Row 1. Grave 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son of James and Eleanor Brown; Husband of Mrs. W. R. J. Brown, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
461 BrownJames Bernard FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-29 AgeJ/569378Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 3 Grave 12. France.
462 BrownEarl HerbertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-18 AgeJ/15685101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Wonseradeel (Kimswerd) Protestant Churchyard, Row 34. Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland).
463 BrownJames AlexanderPilot Officer

Killed 1942-07-28 Age 20J/9127Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, Cons. Portion. Grave 1178. United Kingdom. Son Of James Robert And Elizabeth Cushney Clark Brown, Of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
464 BrownWilliam SydneyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-05 Age 23J/5915Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of George Sydney And Ada Brown, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
465 BrownDouglas StewartPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-15 AgeJ/17621106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. C. 12. Netherlands (Holland).
466 BrownGeorge RawsonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-31 Age 19J/17567403SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
467 BrownJames MoyesPilot Officer

Killed 1943-06-20 Age 22J/22403Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4172. United Kingdom.
468 BrownDuncan StewartPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-18 Age 20J/94612158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 27. 28. Belgium. Son Of Harry Duncan Brown And Martha Della Brown, Of Headingly, Manitoba, Canada.
469 BrownDavid CornfootPilot Officer

Killed 1944-07-01 Age 20J/89961626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Theillay Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. France. Son Of David And Annie Brown, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
470 BrownClement HectorPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-12 Age 29J/87009100Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 5-8. Germany. Son Of Clement Mcfarlane Brown, And Of Margaret Ellen Brown (Nee Harper); Husband Of Marie-Jane Brown (Nee Monroe).
471 BrownDe Willett FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-01 AgeJ/95558434SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31. A. 11-13. Germany.
472 BrownJohn WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 22J/92163550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 29. A. 7-12. Germany. Son Of John And Ellen Susannah Brown, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
473 BrownWesleyPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-29 Age 20J/88160Air/Bmr432SqnHalifax VII NP702 QO-BCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 05th February 1924 in Ireland, Son Of Ernest And Sarah C:Leland Brown, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
474 BrownWalter GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-16 Age 20J/9489912Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. E. 16. Germany. Son Of Walter W. Brown And Violet E. Brown, Of Langham, Saskatchewan, Canada. His Brother Robert John Also Died On Service.
475 BrownJames PirieFlight Sergeant
Killed 1945-02-01 AgeR220677Mid upper gunner166Sqn
Last Op - 166Sqn

Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-OX -
01 Feb 45 - Tgt = Ludwigshafen - Germany -
01 Feb 45 - KIA - See F/L E. Spankie - DFC - Attacking Ludwigshaven. Missing, nothing heard from after take off
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. E. 3-6. Germany.

Crew Members: Sgt. Raymond Stennett RAF 1590355 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Hugh Henry Taggert RAF 553937 - Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. John Edward Shannon DFC RAF 87419 - Navigator: Sgt. Alexander McIvor RAF 1573475 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Lt. Edward Gray Spankie DFC Pilot RCAF J/86068: Flt. Sgt. James Pirie Brown Mid Upper Gunner RCAF R/220677: Sgt. Francis Alma Coombs Rear Gunner RCAF J/92482
476 BrownRaymond CliffordPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-24 AgeJ/95211415SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. G. 2-4. Germany.
477 BrownFrancis NormanPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-05 Age 19J/94898429SqnCommemorated Sage War Cemetery, 8. D. 2. Germany. Son Of Francis And Winnifred Brown, Of Rathwell, Manitoba, Canada.
478 BruceHaddo Eric VonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-26 Age 31J/1566835Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Uden War Cemetery, 4. A. 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Thomas William And Elizabeth Gibson Bruce, Of Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada.
479 BruegemanRaymond GlenPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-04 Age 22J/88569434SqnCommemorated Drosay Churchyard, Grave 1. France. Son Of Reuben Ezra And Mary Alma Bruegeman, Of Hanover, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Dorothy Priscilla Bruegeman, Of Hanover.
480 BruggemanJoseph AloysiusPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 Age 21J/94900405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. F. 22. Germany. Son Of Aloysius Alphonse And Rosalie A. Bruggeman, Of Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
481 BrunelleJoseph Paul Marcel AlphonseP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
-------
S/L
DFC
C1066PLT
Med O
RCAF
118Sqn (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
414Sqn (RCAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
BPC (RCAF)
RCAF
Station Debert (RCAF)
X
-------------------
438(Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Harvard & Stinson
Battle & Bolinbroke
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
?
Mustang & Spitfire
Spitfire MJ553
X
X
X
X
-------------------
X
X
9 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
13 Dec 1940 Rockcliffe, Ontario
20 Jan 1941 - Staff Pilot - Fingal, Ontario
17 Dec 1941 - L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
11 May 1942 - St. Hubert, Quebec
12 March 1943 - Bagotville, Quebec
15 June 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
?
Jan 1944 - RAF Gatwick, Surrey
7 Nov 1944 - Shot down by heavy flak, abandonned aircraft
7 Jan 1945 - Tour expired
22 July 1945 0 Repatriated to Canada
23 July 1945 - Nova Scotia
10 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
-------------------
12 June 1951 - Joined RCAF Aux as a Medical Officer
31 Jan 1952 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.414 Squadron - Award effective 23 March as per London Gazette dated 3 April 1945 and AFRO 765/45 dated 4 May 1945.
Deceased on 5 May 2002, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
482 BrunetArthur GastonAC2
AC1
LAC
--------
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/O
F/L
DFC
No.
J
10780
17907
GD
PLT
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
137Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
1FIS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
----------------------------
RCAF
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
?
Whirlwind
X
Anson & Harvard
Anson
----------------------------
?
19 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
24 Oct 1939 - St. Thomas, Ontario
2 Jan 1941 - Remustered to Pilot
3 Jan 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
1941 - London, Ontario
10 Apr 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
14 Aug 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
?
19 Oct 1941 - RAF Charmy Down, Somerset
31 Oct 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
1 Jan 1944 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
7 Apr 1944 - Flying Instructor - Brantford, Ontario
----------------------------
Remained in post-war RCAF as a Pilot
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.137 Squadron - Award effective 12 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 27 August 1943 and AFRO 2198/43 dated 29 October 1943.
Deceased on 14 June 1999, in Pinellas Park, Florida, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
483 BrydonWilbert AlexanderP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 28
J40347BARCAF
7ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
2 AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(O)AFU (RAF)
18OTU (RAF)
LFS (RAF)
170Sqn (RAF)
170Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Anson
X
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster ME320
8 June 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
6 Dec 1942
21 Feb 1943
17 March 1943 - Failed Pilot Training
4 Apr 1943 - Remustered to Navigator
3 July 1943 - Failed Navigator training
21 Aug 1943 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
28 Nov 1943
31 Jan 1944
8 May 1944 - UK
20 June 1944
18 July 1944
5 Oct 1944
1 Dec 1944
5 March 1945 - Mid air collision over target
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom.
Son of Lewis Caldwell and Alice Isabel (nee Ferguson) Brydon, of Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
484 BuchananWilliam LyslePilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-08 AgeJ/16162418SqnCommemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row E. Grave 20. France.
485 BuchananJohn DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-27 Age 22J/86932609Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ranville War Cemetery, V. F. 4. France. Son Of Robert Russell Buchanan And Onadell Buchanan, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
486 BuchananJohn Gilbert RossPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-25 Age 22J/95232429SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Gilbert And Helena Buchanan, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
487 BuckFrederick WalterPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-15 Age 22J/12988420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Clarence Henry And Margaret Eileen Buck, Of Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada.
488 BuckberroughRobert Clarke (Bob)Pilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-11 Age 22J/90667408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. D. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Clarence A. Buckberrough And Nettie A. Buckberrough, Of Blenheim, Ontario, Canada.
489 BuckhamJohn AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 AgeJ/90464424SqnCommemorated Boissy-Sous-St. Yon Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. France. Son Of Thomas Robson Buckham And Margaret Grace Buckham; Nephew Of Mrs. J. M. Stiles, Of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada.
490 BuckleySydney SmithPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-01 AgeJ/25082 Commemorated Ottawa Cremation Memorial, Canada.
491 BuckolzRollie ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1941-07-30 Age 23J/4538407SqnCommemorated North Cotes (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Grave 17. United Kingdom. Son of Dave and Anna Brodsky Buckolz; Nephew of Frank K. Brodsky, of Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.A.
492 BuddPhil ClivePilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-27 Age 22J/6158149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. H. 2. Germany. Son Of Guernie Budd, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
493 BudreauJack GalePilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-10 Age 24J/17497426SqnCommemorated Florennes Communal Cemetery, Row 2. Coll. Grave 17-20. Belgium. Son Of John L. And Laura M. Budreau, Of Kenora, Ontario, Canada.
494 BulandaJoseph PeterPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-10 Age 22J/175917SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Mary Bulanda, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
495 BulgerJohn PercyPilot Officer



Killed 1944-03-16 Age 26R
J
144034
85931
PLT625Sqn (RAF)X
Lancaster ND637
X - 16 Mar 44 - Tgt = Stuttgart - 16 Mar 44 - KIA - See G. Ivey -Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of John Percy Bulger And Of Alice Cordelia Bulger (Nee Gilbert), Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Mary Margaret Bulger (Nee Love), Of Toronto.
496 BullenEdwin Gordon KingsleyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-26 Age 22J/16376272SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
497 BulleyGordon HenrySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
DFC
R
J
124688
?
WAGRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
4WS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
36OTU (RCAF)
8AOS (RCAF)
111OTU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6(C)OTU (RAF)
172Sqn (RAF)
172Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Moth
Battle
Hudson
Anson
Liberator
X
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington NB798
28 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Halifax, Nova Scotia
26 Oct 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
19 Dec 1941 - Fort William, Ontario
4 Feb 1942 - Failed Pilot Training - Trenton, Ontario
14 March 1942 - Remustered to WAG - Guelph, Ontario
25 Sep 1942 - Macdonald, Manitoba
6 Nov 1942 - Greenwood, Nova Scotia
17 Jan 1943 - Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
1 Oct 1943 - Nassau, Bahamas
1944 - Bournemouth, UK
1944 - RAF Silloth, Cumbria
21 Aug 1944 - RAF Chivenor, Devon
28 Aug 1944 - Shot down by flak from U-534
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.172 Squadron - Award effective 27 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
498 BullionGeorge RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-11 AgeJ/92177273Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 433. Singapore. Son Of Edward And Margaret Edna Bullion, Of Baldur, Manitoba, Canada.
499 BullockGordon AlanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-18 Age 20J/89261630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Muron Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of B. H. Bullock And Of Audrey M. Bullock, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
500 BullockVeral ClarencePilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-03 Age 23J/91169622Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. E. 2. Germany. Son Of Clarence And Delilah Ellen Bullock, Of Coaldale, Alberta, Canada.
501 BulmanFrederick LloydWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1944-04-23 Age 23R154844NAV166Sqn
Last Op - 166Sqn

Lancaster
Lancaster ND806 AS-S
X -
23 Apr 44 -- Tgt = Dusseldorf - Germany - 23 Apr 44 - KIA - Missing, nothing heard from after take off
Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. H. 1-7. Belgium. Son Of Ernest W. And S. Rebecca Bulman, Of Rustico, Prince Edward Island. Canada.

Crew Members: Sgt. Terence Kirby RAF 1811158 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Maurice Frederick Fenton RAF 1620104 - Air Bomber: Sgt. John Robinson RAF 1511210 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Ronald William French RAF 1892504 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Walter Percy Mead RAF 1398775 - Rear Gunner: Plt. Off. Ronald Victor McDougall RCAF J/85715 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Frederick Lloyd Bulman RCAF R/154844 Navigator
502 BuntJames EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-18 Age 23R
J
85673
16565
PLT97Sqn

Last Op - 97Sqn
Lancaster
Lancaster
X - 18 Dec 42 -
18 Dec 42 - MIA -
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of James Russell Bunt And Florence Audrey Bunt, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
503 BurchRoy VictorPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 Age 28J/85620578Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. B. 29. Germany. Son Of Lancelot Cyril And Amy Matilda Burch, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
504 BurdettNorman William EllisonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 AgeJ/86419550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. E. 19-25. Belgium.
505 BurgessCharles LebertAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
-----
F/L
S/L
DFC
R
J
---
RCAF
X
21143
------
11570
ADM
PLT
------
PLT
RCAF
RCAF Trenton
3ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
123Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
RCAF
---------------------
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
413Sqn (RCAF)
Training Commmand HQ
RCAF
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
---------------------
X
Vampire
Vampire & Sabre
X
X
28 July 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF as a clerk
28 Jan 1940
28 Feb 1942 - Remustered to pilot
5 June 1942
1 Aug 1942
4 Dec 1942
13 Oct 1943 - UK
14 Oct 1943
15 Dec 1944
23 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
---------------------
Remained in post war RCAF
1951
May 1953
25 Aug 1956
18 Sep 1958 - Retired fromt he RCAF

(Photo: F/O Burgess checking his bomb load prior to a mission)
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.439 Squadron (now No.56OTU) - Award effective 13 January 1945 as per London Gazette dated 23 January 1945 and AFRO 471/45 dated 16 March 1945.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
506 BurgessDouglas McintoshPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-31 Age 19J/59131 COTUCommemorated Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery, Holme Low, Sec. S. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles H. Burgess And Ella H. Burgess, Of Port Credit, Ontario, Canada.
507 BurgessRaymond CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-16 Age 23J/19346432SqnCommemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14519. United Kingdom.
508 BurgessHugh Thomas BlakeleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-08 Age 23J/90344207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Marissel French National Cemetery, Grave 297. France. Son Of Samuel Charles And Ethel Helen Burgess, Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
509 BurgessFred AndrewPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-29 Age 21J/86794Air/Gnr432SqnHalifax VII NP702 QO-BCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 17th January 1923 Son Of Fred Andrew Burgess And Of Frances Russell Burgess (Nee Behan), Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
510 BurkeJohn Richard PowellPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-01 AgeJ/16054425SqnCommemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. E. 2. Germany.
511 BurkeJohn JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-06 Age 22J/86252408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row B. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Teresa Burke, Of Alliston, Ontario, Canada.
512 BurkeJames OrrPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-24 AgeJ/88719422SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
513 BurkeDavid WarnockPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 25J/86415640Sqn

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of David Wilson Burke And Ethel Ellen Burke, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
514 BurleyLloyd ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-11 Age 25J/21245Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Roy Burley, And Of Muriel Burley, Of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
515 BurlinsonRobert MelvillePilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-18 Age 23J/507688Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 85. Row C. Grave 4. Netherlands (Holland). Son of Maurice A. And Margaret Burlinson, of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
516 BurnellDouglas ArthurPilot Officer
Courtesy Oleg Marin

Died 1944-09-11 Age 26J/19998PLT408Sqn (RCAF)Died of self-inflicted injuries.

Born on the 17th September 1918. Enlisted on the 07th February 1942

Son of Arthur William (died 30th October 1927, age 45) and Maude Evelyn Burnell née Shaw - died 1929), of 178 Maple Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario. Nephew of Ernest Burnell, of Hamilton. Grave inscription: 'And While He Lies In Peaceful Sleep His Memory We Will Always Keep'.

Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row D. Grave 15. The United Kingdom.
517 BurnettLeslie Gordon EmanuelPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-24 AgeJ/18329426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. H. 17. Germany.
518 BurnettDavid Mark TyndallPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 AgeJ/85238692SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
519 BurnsEdward RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-26 Age 23C/86271102SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William G. And Lorena S. Burns, Of Port Credit, Ontario, Canada.
520 BurnsMelvin John (Mel)Pilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-10 Age 20J/95235415SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. F. 19. Germany. Son Of John Joseph And Florence Marian Burns, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
521 BurrillRoger JohnstonePilot Officer

Killed 1943-06-11 Age 22J/18208Commemorated Wrexham Cemetery, Sec. D. Grave 9646. United Kingdom.
522 BurtHenry AndrewPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 Age 32J/8826112Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. B. 12-17. Germany. Son Of Andrew And Charlotte Watson Burt; Husband Of Electa S. Burt, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
523 Burt-GerransHarold FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-19 Age 26J/16744422SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of James Tresawna Burt-Gerrans And Nellie Christina Burt-Gerrans; Husband Of Magdalene Burt-Gerrans, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
524 BurtonElgertSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
AFC
R
J
110745
36530
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
16EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
164Sqn (RCAF)
168Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF Liason Mission
164Sqn (RCAF)
168Sqn (RCAF)
1 ASU (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Crane
Anson
Lodestar & Dakota
Dakota & Fortress
X
Lodestar & Dakota
Dakota & Fortress
Dakota
X
20 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1 Sep 1941
9 Oct 1941
6 Dec 1941
28 Apr 1942 - Staff Pilot
14 May 1943
18 June 1944
15 July 1944 - Far East
1 Dec 1944 - Canada
12 May 1945
29 Dec 1945
10 July 1946 - Retired from the RCAF
- Air Force Cross - No.164 Squadron (now No.168 Squadron) - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 82/46 dated 25 January 1946.
Deceased on 17 December 1999 in Westlake, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
525 BurtonHoward HoustonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-20 Age 32J/81029Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. K. 3. Germany. Son Of Andrew Jackson Burton And Hattie Josephine Burton. Of U.S.A.
526 BurtonRobert ElwoodPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 AgeJ/87892432SqnCommemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xiv. A. 2. France.
527 BushCharles WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1941-11-02 Age 23J/5768Commemorated Ramsey Cemetery, Plot L. Grave 226. United Kingdom. Son of Charles William and Bessie Mae Bush, of Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A.
528 BustinJohn William ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-30 Age 31J/696857Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Feltwell (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Row C. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Harriet Bustin; Husband Of Janet Millar Ramsay Bustin, Of East Coulee, Alberta, Canada.
529 ButchartGordon Van AllenPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 29J/89259172Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row P Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Lloyd Royce Butchart And Martha Isobel Butchart, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
530 ButcherJohn WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-26 Age 22J/35241Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 856. United Kingdom.
531 ButcherFrederick LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-24 Age 24J/44112Commemorated Birtle Cemetery, Family Lot 13. Block 4. Canada. Son Of Frederick And Elsie May Butcher, Of Solsgirth; Husband Of Helen Butcher, Of Solsgirth.
532 ButlerRonald HarrisAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 24
UKR11601GD
Clerk
BA
RCAF
HQ Eastern Air Command (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
3AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(O)AFU (RAF)
24OTU (RAF)
1656 CU (RAF)
166Sqn (RAF)
166Sqn (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Finch
X
Battle & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
Oxford
Anson & Whitley
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster ED366
11 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
27 Dec 1939
12 Apr 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
4 July 1942
22 Aug 1942 - Failed Pilot Training
13 Sep 1942 - Remustered to Bomb AImer
22 Nov 1942
14 Feb 1943 - UK
26 Apr 1943
25 May 1943
31 July 1943
10 Oct 1943
22 Oct 1943 - Shot down by flak & night fighter
Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. C. 8-12. Germany.
Son of William and Hilda Butler, of North River, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
533 ButlerBasilPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-25 Age 21J/15770249SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 4, Column 2. Malta. Son Of Herbert And Ethel Butler, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
534 ButlerWilliam ManleyPilot Officer

Killed 1942-06-18 Age 21JJ/10151Pilot58OTUSpitfireIIb P8644Commemorated Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Sec. 1. Grave 26. United Kingdom. Son Of William Alexander Butler And Lola Butler, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
535 ButlerNorman ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-06 AgeJ/95224415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.
536 ButterwickGordon FrancisF/OJ36276Air Bomber166Sqn

X
Lancaster ND506 AS-F
Oct 44 -
1944-11-02 Attack on Dusseldorf


Crew Members: Flg. Off. Warren Craydon Martin DFC RCAF J/26467 - Pilot: Plt. Off. Rowland Berryman Parker RAF 183745 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Gordon Francis Butterwick RCAF J/36276 - Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. W. J. Paris RCAF R/184198 - Navigator: Flt. Sgt. Brian Aloysius Waterford RAAF 424896 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. George White RCAF R/219887 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Douglas George White RCAF R/53218 Rear Gunner
537 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)
538 ByersVernon WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-17 Age 32J/17474617Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
539 ByersJames EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 AgeJ/8995578Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row A. Coll. Grave 1-5. France.
540 CadmusGeorge AustenPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-23 Age 28J/16783427SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. B. 17. Germany. Son Of Thomas Jefferson Cadmus And Sarah Amy Morgan Cadmus, Of Reepham, Norfolk.
541 CahoonGrant AlderSgt
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 27
R
J
18578
38389
BARCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
5AOS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 (O)AFU (RAF)
20OTU (RAF)
1659CU (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax NP682
24 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 March 1943
16 May 1943
10 June 1943 - Ceased pilot training
26 June 1943 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
2 Oct 1943
28 Nov 1943
8 Apr 1944 - UK
2 May 1944
6 June 1944
19 Sep 1944
20 Nov 1944
8 Feb 1945 - Crashed with engine trouble shortly after take off
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row G. Grave 2. United Kingdom.
Son of George Edward and Annie Louise Alder Cahoon, of Leavitt, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
542 CaineJohn ToddP/O
F/O
F/L
-------
F/L
S/L
DFC & 2 Bars
J
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No.
22379
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120009
PLTRCAF
3MD (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
12(P)AFU (RAF)
60OTU (RAF)
418Sqn (RCAF)
1530BATF (RAF)
418Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
7OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
406Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
-----------------------------
418Sqn Aux (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
Moth
Crane
X
Oxford
Blenheim & Mosquito
Mosquito
Oxford
Mosquito
X
Anson & Mosquito
X
Mosquito
X
X
-----------------------------
Expeditor & Mitchell
X
1 Dec 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta
26 Dec 1941 - Edmonton, Alberta
11 Apr 1942 - Regina, Saskatchewan
19 July 1942 - Virden, Manitoba
12 Sep 1942 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
13 Feb 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
13 Apr 1943 - RAF Spitalgate, Lincolnshire
30 June 1943 - RAF High Ercall, Shropshire
30 Sep 1943 - RAF Ford, West Sussex
4 Feb 1944 - RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire
12 Feb 1944 - RAF Ford, West Sussex
16 June 1944 - Repatriated to Canada via New York
23 Aug 1944 - Instructor - Debert, Nova Scotia
18 March 1945 - Bournemouth, UK
9 April 1945 - RAF Manston, Kent
23 Oct 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
26 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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30 July 1946 - Enlisted in the RCAF Auxiliary - Edmonton, Alberta
10 Jan 1952 - Retired from the RCAF Aux

(Photo: 418 Sqn navigator P/O Earl Boal and his pilot, F/O John Caine at RAF Ford, UK.)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.418 Squadron - Award effective 22 March 1944 as per London Gazette dated 4 April 1944 and AFRO 921/44 dated 28 April 1944.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.418 Squadron - Award effective 2 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1444/44 dated 7 July 1944.
- Second Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.406 Squadron - Award effective 9 October 1945 as per London Gazette dated 19 October 1945 and AFRO 1822/45 dated 7 December 1945.
- Deceased on 1 June 1995, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
543 CairnsRoy WinfieldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-04 Age 23J/17457238Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of Winfield And Annie A. Cairns, Of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
544 CalderGordon AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-13 Age 25J/1724698Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Plot 10. Row A. Grave 10. France. Son Of Murdoch A. And Myrtle K. Calder, Of Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
545 CalderRobert GeorgePilot Officer1666HCU (RCAF)
Last Op - 1666HCU
Killed 1944-03-03 Age 26J/19340Lancaster
Lancaster
X - 03 Mar 44 -
03 Mar 44 - Killed - See J. Simms
Commemorated Edinburgh (Morningside) Cemetery, Sec. G. Grave 774. United Kingdom. Son Of George H. Calder And Nora Preston Calder; Husband Of Elizabeth Mcgregor Fraser Calder, Of Edinburgh.
546 CaldwellKenneth MarionP/O
F/O
----
Lt
Capt
Maj

DSC (USA)

DFC (USA)

Purple Heart (USA)
KIA
Age 29
USAJ
--------
O
5545
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1699045
PLTRCAF
4B&GS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
132Sqn
----------------
USAAF
?
565(B)Sqn (USAAF)
565(B)Sqn (USAAF)
565(B)Sqn (USAAF)
566(B)Sqn (USAAF)
566(B)Sqn (USAAF) Last Op
X
Battle
Goblin & Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
----------------
X
?
Liberator
Liberator
Liberator "The Scorpion"
Liberator
Liberator "Trouble"
? - Enlisted in the RCAF
1940 - Staff Pilot - Fingal, Ontario
Aug 1941 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
14 Apr 1942 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
----------------
21 Nov 1942 - Transferred to the USAAF - Altoona, Pennsylvania
?
1 Feb 1943 - Lowry Field, Colorado
16 June 1943 - Hethel, UK
3 July 1943 - Benghazi, Libya
Aug 1943 - Hethel, UK
7 Jan 1944 - Shot down by Fw-190s over France

(Photo: Libya 1 August 1943 Capt Caldwell with his crew after the Ploesti mission in front of Liberator “The Scorpion” )
- Distinguished Service Cross - 31 Oct 1943, awarded to Maj. Ken Caldwell - For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against the Ploesti Oil Refineries in Rumania.
- Commemorated at the East Hill Cemetery, Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, USA.
- Son of Elmer Elzie and Florence Marion (nee Knetzer) Caldwell, of Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, USA. Husband of Ruth Faye (nee Anderson) Caldwell in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
547 CaldwellRobert GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-12 Age 22J/16785424SqnCommemorated Uden War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. C. 8-9. Netherlands (Holland).
548 CaldwellEsmond RussellPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-27 Age 23J/9028283Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. A. 9-14. Germany. Son Of Thomas Russell Caldwell And Mary Ann Caldwell, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
549 CallaghanKeith BainesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-05 Age 20J/26403132SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of Thomas Michael And Mabel Baines Callaghan, Of Sudbury, Ontario.
550 CameronDonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1941-06-16 AgeJ/3267Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Mens). Plot F. Coll. grave 43. Malta.
551 CameronDonald JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-28 AgeJ/1851751Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. J. 12-18. Germany.
552 CameronJack BurtonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-14 Age 29J/19735408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 10. D. 9. Germany. Son Of Wesley Thomas Cameron And Jenny Agnes Cameron.
553 CammaartFrederick PeterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 21J/88363424SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 12. E. 3. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Peter J. And Lucy Cammaart, Of Wallaceburg, Ontario.
554 CampbellG.A.F/LRAFCAN RCAFRAF CX 89599PLTRCMP RAF 37SFTS (RCAF) 39SFTS (RCAF) 576Sqn RCAF RCAF Last OpN/A X X X X X X XX - X - Joined the RAF - X - Instructor Pilot - X - Instructor Pilot - X - 12 Mar 45 - Transferred to the RCAF 28 Nov 45 - Released from the RCAF 10 Jun 00 - Died - Ottawa - ON
555 CampbellW.G.F/O
F/L
Commendation For Valuable ServicesKilledR
J
119766
21450
PLTRCAF
7 (RCAF) ITS
19EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
6 (O)AFU
428Sqn
Last Op - 428Sqn
N/A
N/A
X
X
X
Lancaster
Lancaster KB879
25 Jul 41 - Joined the RCAF -
27 Mar 42 - Graduated -
05 Jun 42 - Graduated -
04 Dec 42 - Graduated-
Jun 43 - Staff Pilot -
X
30 Apr 45 - Killed - See T.D. Lawley
556 CampbellRonald BertramPilot OfficerKilled 1941-06-15 Age 21J/3746Commemorated Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, IV. D. 13. Algeria. Son of Neil Stanley Campbell, and of Doris Mary Campbell (Nee Waters), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
557 CampbellJohn ThompsonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-01 Age 22J/15888425SqnCommemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. D. 20. Germany. Son Of John A. And Elsie M. Campbell, Of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada.
558 CampbellWilliam AndrewSergeant

Courtesy Operation Picture Me



Killed 1942-02-06 Age 23R/95868Pilot59 Operational Training Unit. 81 GroupHawker Hurricane I P3463Born on the 25th August 1918 at Pakenham, Ontario. Worked for the Engineering and Survey Branch of the Resources Treasurer's Office ay Ottawa prior to service. Served in the Canadian Army from the 07th November 1940 to 05th April 1941. Enlisted on the 10th April 1941 at Manning Depot, Toronto. Son of William John (died 10th March 1976, age 84) and Edith Clarissa Campbell (nee Watchorn - died 07th January 1980, age 88), of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'But This We Know, Dear Lad, All's Well With The Man Who Has Done His Best'. A total of 78 flying hours logged with 5 on the Hurricane.Commemorated Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery, Ward 11. Sec. P. Grave 25. United Kingdom. Also remembered on family grave at Pakenham Union Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
559 CampbellWilliam ClaytonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-14 Age 27J/18331432SqnCommemorated Florennes Communal Cemetery, Row 4. Grave 45. Belgium. Son Of William D. And Maynie Campbell; Husband Of Christina Mary Campbell, Of Glasgow.
560 CampbellCharles JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 AgeJ/90759431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 19. 14. Belgium.
561 CampbellRichard Edward JohnPilot Officer
Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1944-06-13 Age 20J/85772Air Gunner434SqnHalifax LW173 WL-KBorn on the 04th June 1924 at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Son of Oswald Michael Joseph Campbell and Anne Bridget Campbell. Grave inscription: 'Eternal Rest And Peace Grant Him, O Lord; May Perpetual Light Shine On Him'.

Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.

Commemorated Givenchy-En-Gohelle Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France.
562 CampbellDavid SinclairPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-25 Age 31J/90306AG50Sqn (RAF)Lancaster I LL842 VN-F


Commemorated Nogent-Le-Rotrou Communal Cemetery, Plot 33. Grave 2. France. Son Of Andrew And Cecelia Campbell, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
563 CampbellAlexander GrantPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-11 Age 21J/85824576Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Cambrai (Route De Solesmes) Communal Cemetery, Plot 1. Row A. Grave 14. France. Son Of The Revd. Harvey Campbell D.D., B.A., And Grace Grant Campbell, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. His Brother Robert Roy Also Died On Service.
564 CampbellRussell ArchibaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-09 Age 26J/95079419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. D. 8-10. Germany. Son Of Archibald And Mary Campbell, Of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.
565 CampbellColin AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 19J/89445514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. C. 9. Germany. Son Of Colin And Margaret Campbell, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
566 CampbellNeil DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-07 AgeJ/88405500SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Allen P. And Flora M. Campbell, Of Baddeck Bay, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
567 CampbellFrederick WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-23 Age 29J/94493582Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. B. 7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of William True Campbell And Bertha Lillian Campbell, Of Pembroke, Hants Co., Nova Scotia; Husband Of Dorothy Glennon Campbell.
568 CampbellJames DuncanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-16 Age 22J/95169199SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Lorne Daniel And Mary Elizabeth Campbell, Of Austin, Manitoba, Canada.
569 CampbellKenneth PeterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-24 Age 22J/90947425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row B. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Peter Robertson Campbell And Victoria May Campbell, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
570 CampbellDonald JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-16 AgeJ/94418198Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 21. H. 8. Germany.
571 CampbellRoyPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-21 AgeJ/9427550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, XV. D. 13. Netherlands (Holland).
572 CampbellJames DuncanPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 Age 20J/94333426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Norman L. Campbell And M. Goldie Campbell, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
573 CampbellThomas MarnochPte
L/Cpl
Cpl
Sgt
P/O
F/O




KIFA
Age 21
M
R
J
52822
202868
39018
Lab Asst
BA
CDN Army
RCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
2AOS (RCAF)
2 AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1666 Cu (RAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
X
Botha
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax LW210
16 March 1942 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army
29 Nov 1942 - Transferred to the RCAF
19 March 1943
11 July 1943
17 Nov 1943
15 Jan 1944
12 Apr 1944 - UK
16 May 1944
13 June 1944
20 Sep 1944
5 Nov 1944
5 March 1945 - Iced up during climb and crashed. Extreme weather conditions over the Vale of York saw a large number of the bombing force ice up. Some fell out of the sky in flat spins. The pilot probably ordered the crew to bale out. 3 three of them escaped but 2 sustained serious injuries, probably having baled out too low. At 16.50hrs NA184 crashed near Marrow Flatts Farm, Copt Hewick, on the Ripon side of Dishforth airfield. The remaining 4 crew were either killed in the crash or had baled out too low.
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Epitaph: HE DIED FOR FREEDOM. EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS FATHER AND BROTHERS
Son of Robert Marnoch and Isabella (nee Stevenson) Campbell, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)


574 CampbellStephen GordonSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1

KIA
Age 26
R92380WAGRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
9 AOS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
4 (C)OTU (RAF)
204Sqn (RAF)
4 (C)OTU (RAF)
4 (C)OTU (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Norseman
Battle
Anson
Anson & Hudson
X
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland DP178
28 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
16 May 1941
21 June 1941
8 Aug 1941 - Failed Pilot Training
30 Apr 1942 - Remustered to Wireless Op Air Gunner
20 June 1942
18 June 1942 - Staff
29 May 1943
17 Oct 1943 - UK
16 June 1943
30 Sep 1944
16 Jan 1945
14 March 1945 - Perished in crash at sea

(Photo: 20 May 1942 - 9 B&GS wings parade, Campbell is at left, classmate MacSephney is at right)
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 281. United Kingdom.
Son of Stephen Graham Campbell and Ruth Rose (nee Snow) Fitzpatrick of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
575 CamptonClifden Homer FochPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 AgeJ/95160426SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 17. F. 20. Germany.
576 CamptonAlbert Spencer BlairPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-07 Age 29J/95225576SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Ruth A. Campton, Of Ville St. Michel, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
577 CanningsKenneth LevernePilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-09 Age 20J/90920463Sqn RAAF

Commemorated Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Grave E. 463. Belgium. Son Of Albert George And Harriett Cannings, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
578 CanterLloyd Wilfred (Zeev)Sgt
F/O

DFM

PoWRussiaRJ127907
17845
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
408Sqn
408Sqn
433Sqn
N/A
N/A
X
X
Halifax JB909
Halifax HX291
Halifax
22 Aug 41 - Joined the RCAF -
30 Jan 41 - Graduated -
06 Apr 42 - Graduated -
31 Jul 42 - Graduated -
14 Apr 44 - Evaded -
23 Apr 44 - PoW - Oblt H. Rokker of 1/NJG-2 - 50 km NW of Dusseldorf @0156L
X

After several fitful years in which he failed to find his calling, he was drawn back to the battle in Israel, arriving on Aug. 5, 1948, with other volunteers. He was one of just five Jewish Canadian pilots with WWII experience who served in the young Israeli Air Force. Canter, who in Israel went by his Hebrew name, Zeev, joined the 103 Squadron in Ramat David and primarily flew Dakota planes on bombing and supply missions,

The son of Leon and Chava, Wilfred Canter was born in Kiev, Ukraine, on 7th February 1921. When he was five-years-old his parents emigrated to Canada, and settled in Toronto, where he completed elementary and technical high schools.

He participated in many flying missions, surviving all of them until 25th October 1948. Soon after a night take-off from Ekron on a supply run to Sdom, his Dakota C-47's right engine begin to overheat. The engine exploded within sight of the airfield, breaking off the wing and sending the plane spiralling into the ground near Kfar Yesodot. Killed with him were two Canadians, co-pilot Fred Stevenson and navigator Willie Fisher. British radio operator Leon Lightman, and Army Liaison Officer Michael Wimers, known as "King of the Negev," were also killed.

Buried on 26th October 1948 at the Rehovot cemetery.

On 29th September 1948, on orders from the Chief of Staff, he was posthumously promoted to Flight Commander.

579 CantwellMichael James WallacePilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-16 Age 18J/90372207Sqn (RAF)Lancaster I ME807 EM-SCommemorated Lignieres-De-Touraine Communal Cemetery, Row A. Grave 8. France. Son Of James W. Cantwell And Mary Ellen Cantwell, Of Campbelltown, New Brunswick, Canada.

Lancaster ME807, detailed to attack the Nevers rail yards on 15-16 July 1944. The Squadron Operational Record Book notes: ‘Fine: 13 aircraft detailed for operations later reduced to 6 and one reserve, 6 took off to attack Nevers, one (F/Lt. Jones with PO Dalglish) failed to return. Other crews report seeing what appeared to be a collision over the target, aircraft seen to disintegrate.’ Later reports confirmed that Jones’ aircraft had collided with a 467 Squadron Lancaster at 0300 hours over the target area. Both aircraft disintegrated and all crew members were killed.
580 CaouetteJoseph Earl WalterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-19 Age 21J/86779575Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 22. C. 2-4. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Joseph Emile Caouette, And Of Alexina Caouette, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
581 CardinalBarrie PhillipPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-07 Age 21J/7197214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery, Grave 41. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Louis Arthur And Dorothy Margaret Cardinal, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
582 CardinalJoseph Jacques BrunoPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 Age 24C/87643427SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 12. B. 10. Belgium. Son Of Olivier And Cecile Cardinal, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
583 CarewRobert DeanP/OAir Medal (USA)J37131PLTRCAFXOct 44 -Born 1924 - Died 2012 Jewish General Hospital St. Bruno Canada. Served in WW2 as a Spitfire pilot. Korea F-86 Sabre 1953-03-15 - 1973-07-05.

CAREW, Flight Lieutenant Robert Dean (33697) - 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. Medal presented by U.S. Consul in Quebec City, 5 August 1954. Born 21 August 1924; enlisted in RCAF, 31 August 1942; awarded wings, October 1943. Trained on Hurricanes in Canada and flew an overseas tour with Nos.66 and 412 Squadrons; served in Air Forces of Occupation for seven months. Demobilized 19 February 19946; rejoined RCAF 5 November 1950 and trained on Vampires; then became No.1OTU instructor. As of 22 January 1953, he was reported to have 1,165 hours on single engine aircraft including 129 on Vampires, 201 on T-33s and 25 on Sabres. Taken on strength of Special Force (Korea), 14 February 1953; taken on strength of 335th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 18 February 1953; struck off strength 335th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 5 July 1953; struck off strength Special Force (Korea), 5 July 1953. In Korea he flew 72 combat hours plus 18 hours 15 minutes non-combat on F-86 and five hours 55 minutes non-combat on T-33; once forced to bale out over sea after gliding 130 miles, 43,00 feet to 7,000 feet. Retired 20 November 1970. See PL-98811 for photograph. See H.A. Halliday, "In Korean Skies", Roundel, December 1963 and January 1964. “Flight Lieutenant Robert D. Carew distinguished himself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight as pilot of an F-86 type aircraft, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, Fifth Air Force, from 5 April 1953 to 8 May 1953. During that period, Flight Lieutenant Carew demonstrated outstanding professional ability during sustained combat air operations over North Korea. Despite adverse weather conditions, hazardous terrain and numerically superior enemy fighter aircraft, Flight Lieutenant Carew accomplished numerous missions which contributed substantially to the success of United Nations operations. Through his keen flying ability, courage and exemplary devotion to duty. Flight Lieutenant Carew reflected great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Forces, and the Royal Canadian Air Force.”
584 CareyRobert William BurdellPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-30 Age 19J/90931115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Ii. A. 2. France. Son Of Robert William And Alice Carey, Of Estevan, Saskatchewan.
585 CarlessAlfred GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-29 Age 23J/21261Commemorated Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery, Sec. R. Lot 360. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Henry G. A. Carless And Lydia M. Carless, Of Toronto.
586 CarlisleElden FleetwoodPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-03 Age 27J/94462298Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Vanse Churchyard, British Plot. Coll. grave. Norway. Son Of Martin Edgar And Frances Jessie Carlisle, Of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada.
587 CarlonThomas EdwardSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFM
POWR
J
79113
16815
NAVRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
9AOS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
2ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3(O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
149CF (RAF)
405CF (RCAF)
405Sqn (RCAF)
405Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
X
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Anson & Botha
Wellington
Stirling
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax BB212
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
7 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
28 May 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
3 July 1941 - Hamilton, Ontario
16 July 1941 - Failed Pilot Training
17 July 1941 - Remustered to Navigator - Trenton, Ontario
14 Sep 1941 - St. Jean, Quebec
20 Decr 1941 - Fingal, Ontario
31 Jan 1942 - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
29 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
25 Apr 1942 - RAF Bobbington, South Staffordshire
22 May 1942 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
14 Aug 1942 - RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk
25 Aug 1942 - RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire
29 Sep 1942 - RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire
11 March 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter
March 1943 - Interned at Stalag Luft 8B - Lamsdorf, Germany
Sep 1943 - Interned at Working camp Blechhammer, Germany
March 1944 - Interned at Stalag Luft III - Sagan, Germany
Jan 1945 - Interned at MARLAG Nord - Westertimke, Germany
April 1945 - Liberated by the Allied Army
9 May 1945 - Back in the UK
14 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
2 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.405 Squadron - Award effective 29 October 1942 as per London Gazette dated 10 November 1942 and AFRO 1870/42 dated 20 November 1942.
Deceased on 16 August 1950, in Montreal, Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
588 CarlsonEarl WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-13 Age 21J/20575Commemorated Nanaimo Public Cemetery, Row 44, Grave 23. Canada. Son Of Hannah C. Anderson, Of Nanaimo.
589 CarlsonRobert BrownleePilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-30 AgeJ/1731140 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of Henry Alof Carlson And Linda Maud Carlson, Of New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada.
590 CarlsonErnest William BernardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 21J/90367138Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Block "S". Plot 4. Row P. Grave 2. France. Son Of Oscar And Nannie Carlson, Of Lakeview, Ontario, Canada.
591 CarlsonAlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 Age 20J/90059426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of John O. And Esther Carlson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
592 CarlyleWalter BeattiePilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-21 Age 27J/9143106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Coningsby Cemetery, Row 65. Grave 1285. United Kingdom. Son Of J. W. Carlyle And Agnes Carlyle, Of Sutherland, Saskatchewan, Canada.
593 CarnegieRobert CampbellPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-12 AgeJ/94257424SqnCommemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 12. Denmark.
594 CarneyRichard AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-17 Age 24J/17331405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
595 CarolRoy FrankPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-06 AgeR/253018426SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. G. 7. United Kingdom.
596 CarolanArthur GrattanPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 Age 22J/91150434SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 6. C. 14-17. Germany. Son Of T. F. Carolan And Mary E. Carolan, Of Consort, Alberta, Canada.
597 CaronGerald Alexandre Arthur A.Pilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-07 Age 22J/88406500SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Allan And Georgie Caron, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
598 CaronJoseph Aurele RolandPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 AgeJ/87707Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta.
599 CarrD.W.K.F/OPOWJ
POW
23957
X
NAV418Sqn
418Sqn
Mosquito
Mosquito MM241
05 Apr 44 -
09 May 44 - POW - Pilot was F/L J.M. Connell -
600 CarrRaymond ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-01 Age 20J/16335132SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold H. And Ethel Carr, Of Quebec, Canada.
601 CarrierJ.A.R.MarcelF/LPOWJ
POW
X
R/190939
Pilot under training425SqnHalifax LW37901 Nov 44 - POW 1176 Stalag Luft Bankau-Kreulberg
602 CarriereJoseph Charles LionelPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-31 Age 21J/41813Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. J. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert And Delima Carriere, Of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
603 CarruthersAlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-12 Age 28J/16064214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chalons-En-Champagne East Communal Cemetery, Sec. I. Coll. Grave 1591. France. Son Of James D. Carruthers And Agnes D. Carruthers, Of Tonawanda, New York, U.S.A.
604 CarruthersGeorge WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 AgeJ/ 92333419SqnCommemorated Vieux-Berquin Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France.
605 CarruthersHarold AllenPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-12 Age 24J/93886424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Clinton I. And Margaret E. Carruthers, Of Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada.
606 CarsonDouglas AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 AgeJ/90068427SqnCommemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxv. E. 6. France.
607 CarsonHarvey GeorgeFlight Sergeant

Killed 1944-09-13 Age 22Kingsville OntarioR/164485NAV166Sqn
Last Op - 166Sqn

Lancaster
Lancaster NF974 AS-U
X -
13 Sep 44 - Tgt = Frankfurt - Germany - 13 Sep 44 - MIA - Nothing heard after take off
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 254. United Kingdom. Son Of George W. And Pearl H. Carson, Of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada.

Crew Members: Plt Off. Anthony Guy Samuel Watkins RAF 174085 - Pilot: Sgt. Isadore Maurice Morganstein RAF 1895616 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. David Murray Barr RAF 1522161 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Andrew Priest Maitland RAF 1801805 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Frank William Walker RCAF R/214688 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Frederick James McCahon RCAF R/210088 Mid Upper Gunner survived became POW: Sgt. Harvey George Carson RCAF R/164485 Navigator
608 CarterJames AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-12 Age 27J/85969103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 1. Belgium. Son Of Robert Alexander Carter And May Carter, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
609 CarterDavid BeattyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-18 Age 21J/89249Commemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 15. Grave 7. France. Son Of Alfred John Carter, And Of Margaret May Carter, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
610 CarterNorman EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-20 Age 23J/88698429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 11. N. 6. Germany. Son Of William Albert And Nellie Carter. Of St. Clair, Michigan, U.S.A.
611 CarterRobert GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-26 Age 21J/85344431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint Grave 4. D. 32-33. Germany. Son Of William R Carter, And Janet A. Carter, Of Elm Creek, Manitoba, Canada.
612 CarterDaniel NewtonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 28J/88161630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, 6. B. 1. Poland. Son Of James Daniel And Alice Wilson Carter, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Mary Mavis Lillian Carter, Of Niagara Falls.
613 CarterHenry William TilsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-30 Age 26J/94491106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry Joseph And Hannah Carter, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
614 CarterJoseph WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 23J/88790405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William J. And Olive Carter, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
615 CarterHilton MackayPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-21 Age 22J/94203214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 7. D. 5. Germany. Son Of Hilton P. M. Carter And Doris M. Carter, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
616 CarthewGerald Charles TrewallaP/O
Mountain Park, AlbertaRAF42484Pilot253Sqn

85Sqn

145Sqn

Hurricane0.5 victories

APO 6yr SSC 19 Aug 39
PO on prob 28 Feb 40
PO 26 Jun 40
FO war substantive 28 Feb 41
Flt Lt 28 Feb 42
Trans to Res Trans A&SD Branch 26 Jun 45
Flt Lt A&SD Br Sny 28 Feb 42 3 Dec 46
Battle of Britain. Born 1921-04-16 at Mountain Park, Alberta, Canada. He joined the RAF on a short service commission and began training on 26th June 1939. 6OTU Sutton Bridge on 5th April 1940, converted to Hurricanes and then joined 17Sqn at Hawkinge on 12th May. Moved briefly to 213Sqn at Biggin Hill, then joined 229Sqn on 20th May, went to 85Sqn at Debden on the 25th and finally to 253Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey on 6th June. Shared in the destruction of a Do17 on 11 September 1940. To 145Sqn at Tangmere on 14 October. Last sortie on 16 Oct
617 CartierJoseph Louis Raymond FerrierPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-29 Age 21J/17165428SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 19. A. 18. Germany. Son Of Daniel R. Cartier And Of Alice Cartier (Nee Fortier), Of St. Laurent. Province Of Quebec, Canada.
618 CartmanJames EdwardPilot Officer
Killed 1944-12-30 Age 24J/93432161Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. C. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert S. Cartman And Mary Cartman, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
619 CartmellRobert JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-14 Age 24J/15883214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 14. B. 12. Germany.
620 CaryEarl StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-07 Age 27J/89984149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest Albert And Ida Catherine Cary, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
621 CaseThomas EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-19 Age 20J/17539156SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
622 CaseyWilliam AloysiusPilot Officer

Killed 1941-08-17 Age 24JJ/3270OBS99Sqn (RAF)Wellington Ic X9700 LN-BCommemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 16. G. 2. Netherlands (Holland). Son of John D. And Helen Mcnally Casey, of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada.
623 CasimiriHarryPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-16 AgeJ/15844Commemorated Evesham Cemetery, Grave 1372. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick And Margaret Ellen Casimiri, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
624 CaskieJohnPilot Officer

Killed 1943-01-06 Age 23J/13066Commemorated Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery, Sec. 24. Lot 621. East Grave. Canada. Son Of John And Agnes Caskie, Of Hamilton; Husband Of Nancy M. Caskie, Of Hamilton.
625 CasselmanJohn HalifaxSergeant



Killed 1944-02-03 AgeR/70340BA28OTU
Last Op - 28OTU
Wellington
Wellington Z1114
X - 03 Feb 44 - Ref John.Melville Stephens -
03 Feb 44 - Killed in a crash -
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 153. United Kingdom.

Wellington Z1114 had the port engine fail before it crashed and caught fire in a field adjoining north of the aerodrome at Wymswold, England. Killed includes Casselman: Sergeant Eric Edmond Cowie RCAF R/151184 KIA Botley Cemetery Oxford Plot I/2. Grave 151. Sergeant John Melville Stephens RCAF R/160280 pilot KIA Botley Cemetery Oxford Plot I/2. Grave 152. Sergeant William Reginald Stone RCAF R/205766 KIA Botley Cemetery Oxford Plot I/2. Grave 154. Sergeant James Albert Webb RAF KIA Carleton Cemetery Blackpool Sec. F. Grave 21. Sergeant John.Richard Patterson J/93274 escaped with serious injuries but was KIA 1944-12-12
626 CassidyRonnie GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-23 Age 22J/8694638Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt. Son Of George And Alice K. Cassidy, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
627 CassidyLorne FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 23J/90069408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of J. M. And Mary Cassidy, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
628 CassonFrank AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1945-08-09 Age 21J/95417354Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, 9. F. 8. India. Son Of Albert Joseph Casson, And Of Margarita S. Casson, Of Seaforth, Ontario, Canada.
629 CastellanP.F/OJ20719NAV409SqnMosquito10 Jun 44 - Pilot was F/O R.L. Fullerton -
630 CastleJohn GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-24 Age 26J/1764378Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. A. 12. Germany.
631 CastonThomas WalkerPilot Officer
Killed 1942-02-28 AgeJ/15105Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 36. G. 3. United Kingdom.
632 CauthersWilliam AustinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 Age 21J/89129407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William C. And Margaret J. Cauthers, Of Mansfield, Ontario, Canada.
633 CavaghanEric GrahamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-30 Age 22J/6167419 Sdn.Commemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row A. Coll. Grave 19-20. France. Son Of Stanley And Alice Cavaghan, Of St. James, Manitoba, Canada.
634 CawseyJohn NicholsonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-12 AgeJ/6959403SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
635 CayerAlbert Jean WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-03 AgeJ/89721424SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. F. 1. Germany.
636 ChadwickLeslie AnwylPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-26 Age 25J/95233224SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Gertrude Chadwick, Of Fairville, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Bachelor Of Commerce, Queen'S University.
637 ChaffeyGeorge HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-31 Age 24J/7473142SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Benjamin John And Elizabeth Chaffey, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
638 ChallengerClifford JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-13 Age 21J/1812357SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
639 ChamberlainGordon ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-16 Age 25J/15078411SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son of Steven H. And Minnie M. Chamberlain, of Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.
640 ChambersEdward SanfordF/ODFC

J37817Air Bomber166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III ND635 AS-MAttacking Duisberg (Hamborn) Tour expired 22 January 1945Crew Members: Flg. Off. Paul Duncan Saunders DFC RCAF J/26371 - Pilot : Sgt. D. H. Griffith RAF 1886069 - Flight Engineer : Flg. Off. Edward Sanford Chambers DFC RCAF J/37817 - Air Bomber : Sgt. V. S. Cox RCAF R/170665 - Navigator : Flt. Sgt. T. Wallach RCAF R/168003 - Wireless Operator : Sgt. S. Kenny RCAF R/196011 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Gerald Hayman Reid RCAF R/183371 Rear Gunner
641 ChambersGeorge WilliamPilot Officer

Killed 1944-06-03 Age 21J/86747640Sqn

Commemorated Bretigny-Sur-Orge Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. France. Son Of David Wallace Chambers And Elizabeth Chambers, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
642 ChambersRichard EricPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-29 Age 24J/90578416SqnCommemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. D. 14. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Samuel Prytherch Chambers And Gertrude Elias Chambers, Of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada.
643 ChampionHarry MathewPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-02 Age 23J/1706961SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
644 ChampionDudley SydneySgt
KIFA
Age 21
R164692BARCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
4(O)AFU (RAF)
30OTU (RAF)
30OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Finch
X
X
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Wellington MF471
25 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
30 Aug 1942 - Belleville, Ontario
8 Nov 1942 - Pendleton, Ontario
28 Nov 1942 - Failed Pilot Training
29 Nov 1942 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer - Trenton, Ontario
6 Feb 1943 - Dafoe, Saskatchewan
2 May 1943 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
8 July 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
27 July 1943 - RAF West Freugh, Scotland
31 Aug 1943 - RAF Hixon, Staffordshire
2 Oct 1943 - MIA in the Irish Sea after bailing from iced up aircraft
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 186. United Kingdom.
Son of James Dudley and Mona Evelyn (Nee Jones) Champion, of Montreal, Quebec.
Brother of Ross Henry Champion and Leslie Hawkings Champion, who both served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
645 ChampouxJoseph Lucien AnatolePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-08 AgeJ/86268415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
646 ChapNorman RichardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-07 AgeJ/16637250Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt.
647 ChapmanGeorge AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-05 Age 24J/91098148Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. D. 1. Poland. Son Of George B. Chapman And Katherine G. Chapman, Of Toronto, Ontario. Canada.
648 CharestJoseph Marie Antoine LaurentPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 Age 26J/87274405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfrid And Anna B. Charest, Of Thetford, Mines, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
649 CharlesWilliam James DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-23 Age 27J/19622103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 23. C. 16. Germany. Son Of John Wilson Charles And Violet Ann Charles, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
650 CharltonJohn RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 AgeR
J
118145
86226
WAG433Sqn
Last Op - 433Sqn
X - 30 Jan 44 - Tgt = Berlin - Ref C. Phillips
30 Jan 44 - KIA -
Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. J. 14-19. Germany.
651 CharnaudL.E.F/OMissingJ13728PHOPLTRCAF
1693 Flight
Last Op - 1693 Flight
N/A
Anson
Anson
X - Photography Instructor - Remustered to pilot in 1941
X - 01 Dec 43 - Ref B.J. Yard
01 Dec 43 - Missing -
652 CharnockFrederick RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-20 Age 21J/92140410SqnCommemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 8. G. 8. France. Son Of William And Mary Charnock, Of Toronto, Ontario; Husband Of Velma R. Charnock, Of Toronto.
653 ChartrandJohn Louis EdmondPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-02 AgeJ/86385419SqnCommemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Xi. C. 9. Belgium.
654 ChaseRobert FlemingPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-17 AgeJ/9349106SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
655 Chase-CasgrainMarie Guy AlexandreSergeantKilled 1941-08-01 Age 25R/56192Pilot242Sqn
Last Op - 242Sqn
X
Hurricane
Hurricane Z2986
X
X - 01 Aug 41 -
01 Aug 41 - MIA - Shot down - Friendly fighter off Dunkirk - France -
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom. Son of Alexandre and Marguerite Chase-Casgrain; Husband of Lorna Ann Chase-Casgrain. Sergeant Marie-Guy Chase-Casgrain of the RCAF joined No. 242Sqnn. on May 5, 1941. The unit had been formed late in 1939 as a squadron composed of Canadians who had enrolled in the RAF, but since the summer of 1940 replacement personnel had more often been British or European than Canadian. On Sept. 1, 1941, he was engaged in a strike on enemy shipping. A Spitfire of No. 54Sqnn. swooped down and opened fire. Its pilot realized his error and broke away, but his two-second burst had killed Chase-Casgrain. The man making the mistake was FO Edward F.J. Charles, a Canadian who had enlisted in the RAF in May 1939. Charles went on to a distinguished career, earning the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, and United States Silver Star.
656 ChatfieldRussell EdmundPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-28 Age 32J/94103424SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward J. Chatfield And Rose Chatfield, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Evelyn D. Chatfield (Nee Hipkiss), Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
657 ChessJames BarryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 AgeJ/86590419SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. Z. 2. Germany.
658 ChestnutGuy AlexanderSergeant
Courtesy Simon Gerrard
Killed 1941-06-11 Age 23R61465Pilot609Sqn (RAF)Spitfire P8654 PR-LCommemorated Margate Cemetery, Kent, Sec. 50. Grave 15940. United Kingdom. Son of Dr. William Alexander Chestnut, M.D., And Lena Catherine Chestnut, of Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
659 ChevalierJoseph FredericPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-29 Age 21J/665361SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Armand Chevalier And Of Marguerite F. Chevalier (Nee Forget), Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
660 ChiddentonArthur DickensPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-05 Age 20J/16337132SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Sydney James Chiddenton And Phoebe Barbara Chiddenton, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
661 ChildColin GartrellPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-06 Age 23J/21733147SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Joseph Colin And Bertha Margaret Child, Of Vancouver, British Columbia.
662 ChinneryBruce CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-30 Age 23J/91127158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Elgin New Cemetery, Sec. L. South Div. Grave 277. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles W. Chinnery And Madeline Chinnery; Husband Of Leata Findlay Cruickshank Chinnery, Of Nairn.
663 ChisamoreJoseph AlexanderPilot Officer
Killed 1945-02-03 Age 20J/93829426SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. G. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Wilhelmina Chisamore, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.
664 ChittimRichard HughPilot Officer
Killed 1945-01-02 Age 21J90196PLT166Sqn
X
Last Op - 166Sqn

Lancaster
X
Lancaster Mk III ND635 AS-M
X - 02 Jan 44 - Tgt = Nuremberg - Germany - Ref P/O R.H. Chittim - 02 Jan 44 - KIA -Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 5. C. 5-8. Germany. Son Of Gordon Aiken Chittim And Freida June White Chittim, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Crew Members: Sgt. John Perry RAF 1823741 - Flight Engineer: Flt. Sgt. George Henry Pearson RAF 1577370 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Jack David Jules Lucien Tarlton RAF 1571479 - Navigator: Flt Sgt. Roy Styan Brown DFM 1086989 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. J. C. Lillis RCAF R/274063 - Mid Upper Gunner - survived became POW: Plt. Off. Ralph Hugh Chittim RCAF J/90196 Pilot: Sgt. William Joseph Morgan RCAF R/274063 Rear Gunner
665 CholetteJoseph Henri JacquesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-20 Age 20J/16502425SqnCommemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvi. F. 3. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Jean Paul And Marguerite Cholette, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec.
666 ChouiniereEugene EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-25 Age 19J/16081207SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred And Rosana Chouiniere.
667 ChristensenCarlyle GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-19 Age 25J/35729Commemorated Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 39. Block 9. Sec. G. Canada. Son Of Chris And Marie Christensen, Of Strathmore; Husband Of Phyllis Christensen, Of Strathmore.
668 ChristieDavid DarlingPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-16 Age 21J/5916Commemorated Newark-upon-trent Cemetery, Sec. Q. Grave 298. United Kingdom. Son of Charles R. Christie and Lavantia C. Christie, of Woodville, Ontario, Canada.
669 ChristieStanley AlexanderPilot Officer

Killed 1943-03-26 Age 25J/17389502 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Dundee Eastern Necropolis, Sec. G.G. Grave 664. United Kingdom.
670 ChristieJohnPilot Officer

Killed 1943-10-12 AgeJ/28782Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, R.C. Portion. Grave 824. United Kingdom.
671 ChristieMalcolm KeithPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 Age 20J/86094640Sqn

Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. D. 12. Belgium. Son Of Joseph Smith Christie And Elsie Lillian Christie, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
672 ChristieJames OliverPilot Officer

DFCKilled 1944-04-03 Age 21J/17256Commemorated Regina Cemetery, Block D. Plot 1. Grave 21. Canada. Son Of Florence Christie, Of Regina.
673 ChristieBurton RoxboroughPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-19 Age 22J/88718194Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kohima War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. A. 4-7. India. Son Of John Roxborough Christie And Beatie Edwina Christie, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
674 ChristieRobert FosterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-25 Age 21J/88365429SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 5. H. 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George Arthur And Jemima Mcdonald Christie; Husband Of Helen Christie, Of Toronto, Ontario.
675 ChristisonWilliam RitchieP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L

DFC & Bar
KIA
Age 26
R
J
114147
15143
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
404Sqn (RCAF)
2 (C)OTU (RAF)
2 (C)OTU (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
404Sqn (RCAF)
404Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Blenheim & Beaufighter
Oxford
Beaufighter
X
X
Beaufighter
Beaufighter NV428
21 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
30 Aug 1940
22 Oct 1940
19 Dec 1940
2 May 1941 - UK
10 May 1941
7 July 1943 -OTU Staff Pilot Course
4 Aug 1943 - Staff Instructor Pilot
29 March 1941 - Leave in Canada
7 April 1944 - UK
22 April 1944
24 March 1945 - Shot down by coastal and naval flak
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.404 Squadron - Award effective 17 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2534/44 dated 24 November 1944.
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.404 Squadron - Award effective 30 March 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945.
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom.
Son of George Brown Christison and Margaret Ritchie Christison, of Lennoxville, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
676 ChristmanLorne SmithPilot OfficerKilled 1941-07-05 Age 24J/3601106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 17. B. 18. Germany. Son of Otto Lorne and Alice Christman, of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
677 ChristyElmo FosterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-10 Age 20J/89086619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Thure Communal Cemetery, Mil. Plot. Row 1. Grave 1. France. Son Of Foster Judson Christy And Ethel Lucretia Christy, Of Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada; Grandson Of Annie Castoria Christy.
678 ChryslerCameron Kent 'Fritz' 'Tubby'Flt Sgt

Monument, Bleskengraaf Holland
PoWPLT109Sqn

Mosquito lV DZ432 HS-NOn May 27, 1943 between 22.30 and 0.00 hour the crew of the DZ432 took off from air base Wyton in England for a Pathfinder mission to bomb Essen. The plane was taking the lead in front of a main force of a huge attack on Essen with a total number of 518 different planes. The task of the Mosquito was to mark the target. The mission was executed by 274 Lancasters, 151 Halifaxes, 81 Wellingtons and 12 Mosquitos. 23 planes were lost, of which the Mosquito was one.

This monument was erected to remember navigator Flight Sergeant Ray Hutchings Logan and and pilot Flight Sergeant Cameron Kent Chrysler, both of the Royal Canadian Air Force. In the night of 27 to 28 May 1943 they were shot down by a German night fighter around 01.54 AM. They were on their way home after a target marking mission over the German town of Essen. The next morning, the villagers found the corps of Flt/Sgt Logan in a ditch. Fl/Sgt Chrysler survived the crash and the two were moved to Rotterdam on the same day. The Germans buried Fl/Sgt Logan on the cemetary at Rotterdam Crooswijk. Cameron Kent (Fritz) Chrysler survived the war and returned home safely. 62 Years later on 2 May 2005 he returned to Bleskensgraaf for a short visit. Their plane, a British De Havilland Mosquito Bomber Mark IV registration DZ432 HS-N, exploded high in the sky following which the debris came down scattered over a large area in these surroundings. The remains were cleared by the Germans, but they missed this propeller which was found in the pasture next to the memorial.
679 ChudzikWilliam JosephPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-11 Age 21WinnipegJ/89953420SqnCommemorated Theuville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. France. Son Of Sophie Chudzik, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
680 ChurchRobert DouglasP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J3266OBS
PLT
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
148Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
13EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1 FIS (RCAF)
2 SF TS (RCAF)
Air Liaison Mission (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Wellington
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
Harvard
Harvard & Yale
X
X
X
4 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 June 1940
19 July 1940
13 Oct 1940
24 Nov 1940
21 Jan 1941 - UK
1941
19 Sep 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
7 Nov 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
23 Jan 1943
28 May 1943 - Flying Instructor Course
22 July 1943 - Flying Instructor
28 June 1944 - Southeast Asia
4 Dec 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
1 Feb 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.148 Squadron - Award effective 27 May 1942 as per London Gazette dated 2 June 1942 and AFRO 880-881/42 dated 12 June 1942.
Died in Toronto, 12 March 1998
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
681 ChurchardGeorgePilot Officer
Killed 1944-09-08 Age 21J/9025498Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 55. A. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick George And Isabella Churchard, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
682 ChuteGeorge EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-26 AgeJ/8945149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. E. 11. Germany. Son Of Christy C. Chute, Of Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
683 ClarkEverett Frederick JacksonP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J6953PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
31SFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
Moth & Harvard
Harvard
Harvard & Yale
Battle
X
Mustang
Mustang & Spitfire
X
X
20 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 March 1941
21 April 1941
9 June 1941
21 Aug 1941 - Flying Instructor Course
23 Nov 1941 - Flying Instructor
22 Nov 1942 - Flying Instructor
20 April 1943 - Staff Pilot
21 Jan 1944 - UK
Sep 1944
28 Sep 1944
16 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
26 Oct 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.430 Squadron. Award effective 3 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 14 September 1945 and AFRO 1672/45 dated 2 November 1945.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
684 ClarkEarl WilliamF/O



KIFAJ89818PLT420Sqn (RCAF)Halifax NA1845 Mar 1945 - Iced up and crashed. Extreme weather conditions over the Vale of York saw a large number of the bombing force ice up. Some fell out of the sky in flat spins. The pilot probably ordered the crew to bale out. 3 three of them escaped but 2 sustained serious injuries, probably having baled out too low. At 16.50hrs NA184 crashed near Marrow Flatts Farm, Copt Hewick, on the Ripon side of Dishforth airfield. The remaining 4 crew were either killed in the crash or had baled out too low.(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Epitaph: THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY. Son Of Richard And Clara Clark; Husband Of Eunice Clark, Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada. remustered as aircrew in Summer 1943 and underwent pilot training, receiving his pilots' flying badge on 12th November 1943. He arrived in the UK in April 1944 he received a commision on 15th August 1944 and would train at 11 (P)AFU, 86 OTU and 1666 HCU before posting to 420 Squadron on 24th December 1944. His brother George served in the RCAF during WW2.
685 ClarkSamuel StewartPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-29 Age 24J/19450405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 47. United Kingdom. Son Of Samuel Stewart Clark And Christena Gillies Clark, Of Radisson, Saskatchewan, Canada.
686 ClarkLawrence MauriceFlying Officer
Killed 1943-04-29 AgeUSAJ/20082PLT166Sqn
Last Op - 166Sqn

Wellington
Wellington Mk X HZ278 AS-M
X - 29 Apr 43 - Ref H.A. Mac Eachen (**B) 29 Apr 43 - KIA - Minelaying mouth of ElbeFirst Sortie as crew. Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, A. 10. 2. Denmark.

Crew Members: Flg. Off. John Anthony Dalton RCAF J/20887 - Air Bomber: Sgt. H. R. Fisher RCAF R/95749 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Hugh Archibald MacEachen RCAF R/105348 Wireless Operator: Sgt. David Edward Giles RCAF R/123266 Navigator: Flg. Off. Lawrence Maurice Clark RCAF J/20082 Pilot
687 ClarkJohn DuncanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-01 Age 23J/86504252Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt. Son Of Joseph And Margaret Clark, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
688 ClarkHarold AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 21J/88361426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 4. J. 20. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Ethel Clark, Of Marville, Ontario, Canada.
689 ClarkJohn WemyssPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-17 Age 22J/86974Commemorated Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily, C, H, 365. Italy. Son Of Reginald Wemyss Clark And Daisy Eva Clark, Of Rossland, British Columbia.
690 ClarkEdwin Spencer CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-06 Age 21C/89632429SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Spencer And Vera Clark, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
691 ClarkAri BergthorPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-26 AgeJ/9116476SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
692 ClarkHarold LutherPilot Officer

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

1945-01-28 14:29. Training. Flying accident during a training flight. Broke through low cloud and hit the ground almost immediately on the outskirts of Stockton on Tees Co. Durham. Crashed near Stockton on Tees
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row F. Grave 3. United Kingdom.
693 ClarkeF.P.SgtRPLT18EFTS (RCAF) 115Sqn (RCAF) 107OTU 31SqnX Bollingbroke Dakota DakotaX - X - X - Post War Civilian Pilot -
694 ClarkeWilfred VictorPilot Officer


Killed 1942-08-01 Age 29WinnipegR
J
80076
15667
W/Op Observer9Sqn (RAF)Wellington BJ876X - 01 Aug 42 - Ref P/O W.V. Clarke (**B) 01 Aug 42 - KIA -Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 3. B. 15. Belgium. Son Of Wilfrid John Clarke, Of 310 Lipton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba And The Late Esther Helen Clarke; Husband Of Anna Clarke, Of 638 Jubilee Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

695 ClarkeRobert EdwardP/O
KIA
Age 20
J11210RCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 AGS (RAF)
7Sqn (RAF)
7Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Battle
X
X
Stirling
Stirling W7569
25 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
25 Sep 1941
23 Nov 1941
7 Jan 1942 - Failed pilot training
1 March 1942 - Remustered to Air Gunner
12 May 1942 - UK
30 May 1942
15 Aug 1942
17 Sep 1942 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 69. Row D. Joint Grave 3. Netherlands.
Son of Robert Edward and Myrtle Loraine (nee Bowler) Clarke, of Matlock, Manitoba.
(Information Courtesy Francois Dutil)
696 ClarkeHarold WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-21 Age 20J/5703408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of George Harold And Georgina Mary Clarke, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
697 ClarkeDonald WallaceSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

KIA
Age 24
R
J
120131
86873
BARCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
1CNS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6AOS (RAF)
26OTU (RAF)
1657CU (RAF)
1665HCU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
Anson
X
Oxford
Wellington
Stirling
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster PD262
16 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
11 Nov 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
3 Jan 1942 - Stanley, Nova Scotia
28 Feb 1942 - Failed Pilot training, remustered to Navigator
15 March 1942 - Malton, Ontario
21 June 1942 - Jarvis, Ontario
16 Aug 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba
24 Oct 1942 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
18 March 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
11 June 1943 - RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire
29 June 1943 - RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire
8 Oct 1943 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk
16 Oct 1943 - RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland
25 Nov 1943 - RAF Methwold, Norfolk
12 Sep 1944 - Mid air collision Lancaster ME854 of 576 Sqn
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 19. B. 4-10. Germany.
Son of Atlee Bernard and Grace Edna (nee Moore) Clarke, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
698 ClarkeGeorge WalterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-30 Age 21J/86980429SqnCommemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. B. 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George H. And Lottie May Clarke, Of Windsor, Ontario.
699 ClarkeArthur KennethPilot Officer
Killed 1944-04-12 Age 22J/89944432SqnHalifax II LW614 QO-SCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of James William And Mary Clarke, Of Hawkestone, Ontario, Canada.
700 ClarkeEdward AllanPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-29 Age 28J/86745PLT432SqnHalifax VII NP702 QO-BCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 18th September 1915, Son Of James William And Mary Clarke, Of Hawkestone, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
701 ClarkeJames ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-05 AgeJ/95223415SqnCommemorated Sage War Cemetery, 8. D. 1. Germany.
702 ClarksonRobert LeonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 AgeJ/90061432SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. D. 21. Germany.
703 ClavetteJoseph Zoel ErnestSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
R
J
113619
22764
PLT430Sqn (RCAF)
? Radio School (RAF)
Mustang
?
6 July 1943
14 Dec 1943 - Staff pilot
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
704 ClaxtonDonald YoungPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-25 Age 23J/15129118SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Rupert Lawrence And Garnie Lewis Claxton, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
705 ClayHarry CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 21J/88358429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. G. 11-15. Germany. Son Of Cassius And May Clay; Husband Of Joyce Clay, Of Wollaston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
706 CleaverJohn BarryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-15 AgeJ/89903428SqnCommemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 14. Netherlands (Holland).
707 ClelandCalder LeperPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-03 Age 20J/1940621Sqn (SAAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of William Brown Cleland And Mabel Johnston Cleland.
708 ClementsLaurence AlleynePilot Officer

Killed 1939-11-29 Age 22C/1008Commemorated Nashwaaksis (St. Johns Stone Church) Cemetery, West Side. Canada. Son of Frederick William M. Clements and Mabel Clements. Of North Devon.
709 ClementsRobert KellyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-02 Age 23J/1840857Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. G. 16. Germany. Son Of Robert K. Clements And Ruth Clements, Of Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Husband Of Eileen E. Clements, Of Montague.
710 CleverdonRobert John AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-31 Age 21J/15850W/op/Ar gunner77SqnWhitley V Z6953
L-R: Sgt. William Lowe, P/O.. Robert Cleverdon, Sgt. Arthu Couch, F/O. Frank Simpson and Sgt. William Temple Hall.F ront sitting ground crew

Born on the 10th August 1920 in Toronto. Enlisted on the 22nd June 1940. The son of John Robert (died 1953, age 61) and Doris Marie Cleverdon (née Seager - died 1975, age 77) of 127 Hurndale Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Brother of Allan Gordon and David Owen

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
711 Clewly (Clewley?)George ChristopherP/O
POWJ
POW
87390
X
PLT166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III ME318 AS-E04 Dec 44 - POW - Attacking Karlsruhe GermanyCrew Members: Sgt. Alexander John Taylor RAF 1366936 - Flight Engineer : W/O. II Elmer Fasken Williams RCAF R/160076 - Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Jack Anthony Joyce RAAF 424536 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. Harry Ray Thyret RCAF R/224882 Mid Upper Gunner: Flg. Off. Allen James Reid RCAF J/36936 Navigator: Plt. Off. George Christopher Clewley RCAF J/87390 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Robert James Barr RCAF R/251406 Rear Gunner
712 CliffordNicholas HughPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 35J/87453405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Webbekom Churchyard, Grave 3. Belgium. Son Of Nicholas A. And Sarah J. Clifford, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
713 ClodeGordon ElmorePilot Officer



Killed 1944-01-11 Age 23J/28346Observer/Bomb Aimer17OTU
Last Op - 17OTU
Wellington
Wellington BK333
X - 11 Jan 44 - Ref E.W. Ward (**B)
11 Jan 44 - Killed

17 OTU (Forged To Fight) Wellington III BK333 crashed while landing from a night exercise when an engine failed on approach.
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 137. United Kingdom. Son Of Gordon And Victoria T. Clode, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
714 CloughGeorge FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 Age 20J/86891408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Julia Clough, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
715 ClounchRichard
Purple Heart10601385 / T-223136Pilot
Trained with RCAF and then flew with RCAF in UK, transferred to USAAF. Assigned 8th WRS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Whilst piloting Mosquito NS558, struck barrage balloon cable during landing at Grave's End. Died non Battle (DNB) (courtesy American Air Museum)
716 CloustonRoss CuthbertP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
J35921NAVRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
5AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
10 (O)AFU (RAF)
28OTU (RAF)
11 Base HCU (RAF)
626Sqn (RAF)
626Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Crane
X
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster LM596
15 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
30 Aug 1942
22 Nov 1942
7 March 1943
16 Apr 1943 - Failed Pilot Training
2 May 1943 - Remustered to Navigator
31 Oct 1943 - UK
11 Jan 1944
29 Feb 1944
23 May 1944
29 July 1944
15 Oct 1944 - Flak, exploded in mid air
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 25. C. 1-4. Germany.
Son of Charles R. and Esther Clouston, of Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
717 CloutierJoseph Fernand OscarPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-15 Age 21J/47436Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 984. United Kingdom. Son Of Louis And Josephine Cloutier, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
718 CluderayElvin NewtonSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
UKR
J
64404
15371
PilotRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7B&GS (RAF)
2AGS (RAF)
56OTU (RAF)
601Sqn (RAF)
56Sqn (RAF)
56Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
Battle
Defiant & Lysander
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon DN478
2 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
22 July 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
16 Sep 1940 - Fort William, Ontario
18 Nov 1940 - Uplands, Ontario
6 March 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
10 March 1941 - Staff Pilot - RAF Stormy Down, Wales
28 July 1941 - Staff Pilot - RAF Dalcross, Scotland
25 Sep 1941 - RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire
28 Oct 1941 - RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire
6 Nov 1941 - RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire
17 Apr 1943 - Drowned in Channel after abandonning aircraft
- Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom.
- Son of Horace and Eliza (nee Newton) Cluderay, of Fonthill, Ontario.
- Husband of Gladys (nee Rosenthal) Cluderay, of East Boldon, Co. Durham, UK. Father of Michael Elvin Cluderay, of Red Deer, Alberta.
(Information courtesy Kelvin Youngs & Francois Dutil)
719 CluffRobert FraserPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-27 AgeJ/8873449Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bure Churchyard, Grave 2. France. Son Of James L. Cluff And Eva M. Cluff, Of Huntingdon, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
720 CoatesGrossett KeithPilot OfficerKilled 1941-07-08 AgeJ/32729Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 20. B. 8. Netherlands (Holland).
721 CobbFloyd BrysonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-17 AgeJ/5498Commemorated Thornaby-On-Tees Cemetery, Plot O. Row O. Grave 13. United Kingdom.
722 CobbettBernard VictorPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-28 Age 20J/95409101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Viii. B. 2. Belgium. Son Of Sydney H. And Patricia M. Cobbett, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
723 CochraneThomas DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-20 Age 22J/19167408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Iv. C. 6. Belgium. Son Of Gordon And Margaret Cochrane, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
724 CochraneJames Raymond HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-25 AgeJ/86710429SqnCommemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Joint Grave 24. J. 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Weldon And Mabel Cochrane, Of Chapleau, Ontario, Canada.
725 CodeJohn EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-02 Age 21J/89332425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row K. Grave 17. United Kingdom. Son Of Silas And Isabel Gibson Code, Of Alvinston, Ontario, Canada.
726 CodvilleJames FrancisPilot OfficerMIA 1941-11-05 Age 20J/4543407Sqn
Last Op - 407Sqn
Hudson
Hudson
X - 05 Nov 41 - Ref F.T. James (**B)
05 Nov 41 - KIA -
Commemorated Oldebroek General Cemetery, Grave 20. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Lt.-Col. F. H. M. Codville, M.C., And Marguerite Codville, Of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada.
727 CofieldClarence LeonardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-25 AgeJ/95234408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. G. 4. Germany.
728 CoflinJohn GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 Age 22J/86225427SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. E. 9. Germany. Son Of Jay John And Jessie Coflin, Of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
729 CohenAshton IrvingPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-09 AgeJ/87301419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. D. 8-10. Germany.
730 CojocarGeorgePilot Officer
Courtesy Herb Montgomery

Killed 1943-03-23 AgeJJ/16374WAG59SqnB-17 Fortress FK209Son of Mr. and Mrs. D.D. Cojocar of Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
731 CokerCharles KennethPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-30 Age 22J/17259115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 10. B. 4. Belgium. Son Of Henry And Daisy Coker, Of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
732 ColdwellGordon WillardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-17 Age 25J/6799149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kalundborg General Cemetery, E. 3. 17 East. Denmark. Son Of Charles V. H. And Florence S. Coldwell, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
733 ColeRalph StewartPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 Age 22C/87371431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Boran-Sur-Oise Communal Cemetery, Grave 22. France. Son Of Alfred William And Evelyn Bertha Cole, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada; Grandson Of Mrs. M. Snow, Of Montreal.
734 ColemanAlan PiceF/OSeriously injuredJ36946NAVRCAFLancaster 1 RA571 RAF LeemingOct 44 -
1945-11-05
The bomber with a crew of 6 and 2 ground crew had taken off for a local training fight from its home base at RAF.Leeming heading south. The crew carried out all of the requirements of the flight including a 'George' test and turned for home but poor weather had closed in over the hills losing sight of the ground. The crew called for a fix from Leeming which they received. They tried to also get a visual with the ground which sadly led to the bomber impacting the high ground of Beamsley Beacon on low boggy ground behind the hill top . Bursting into flames the bomber broke up. Crew:
Killed includes Conley (Pilot): Cpl. William John Ellis RCAF R/153918 (AG) passenger KIFA. Flying Officer Wallace Ewing Lang RCAF J/43946 (BA). Flight Sergeant Arnold Emerson Stinson RCAF R/272834 (FE) KIA . Survivors: Flying Officer Alan Price Coleman RCAF J/36946 (Nav), of Magrath, Alberta, Seriously injured. Flight Sergeant Francis John Moran RCAF R/291031 (W/Op/AG) of St.Catharines, Ontario, Seriously injured. LAC Reginald Embree Henderson RCAF R/271683 (AG) passenger, of Drum Head, NS. Very seriously injured. Sergeant Joseph Patrick Belanger RCAF R/256024 (AG), Injured.
735 ColfeWilliam KennethPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-29 Age 25J/6156115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Wedde (Blijham) Protestant Churchyard, Row 18. Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Henry Albert And Estella Colfe, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
736 CollardC.LACRPLT (T)2SFTS (RCAF)XSep 42 - Pilot Trainee -
737 CollettAlfred JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 AgeJ/89954460Sqn (RAAF)Commemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 23. France.
738 ColleyRobert CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-26 Age 22J/5957Commemorated Haddington (St. Martins) New Burial Ground, Sec. E. Grave 906. United Kingdom. Son Of Fred W. Colley And Mary Colley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
739 CollinsRussell Thomas FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-06 AgeJ/45008Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row A. Grave 7. United Kingdom.
740 CollinsonLeslie JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-29 AgeC/95228408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 3. G. 23. Germany. Son Of John George And Marie W. Collinson, Of Camlachie, Ontario, Canada.
741 CollisterJohn WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 20J/9035112Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. G. 6-11. Germany. Son Of Thomas Henry And Stella Bertha Collister, Of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
742 ColmanHenry EverestPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-24 Age 19J/9354048Sqn RAF
Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 26. B. 3. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Leslie Ewart Colman And Louie Elizabeth Colman, Of Clifton, York.
743 ColpEric LeonardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 20J/88213426SqnCommemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4A. C. 1-3. Germany. Son Of Maynard Leonce Colp And Lillian Martha Colp, Of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Canada.
744 ColtmanPaul EverettPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 Age 19J/90922429SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. D. 8. Belgium. Son Of Everett And Marjorie Coltman, Of Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
745 ColvilleAlexander ColborneSgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 28
R
J
72078
21864
AG
PLT
RCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
10Sqn (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
1655MCU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
1666CU (RAF)
408Sqn (RCAF)
408Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Battle
Digby
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Oxford
Mosquito
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster LL718
9 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
30 Sep 1940 - Jarvis, Ontario
28 Oct 1940 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
29 March 1942 - Victoriaville, Quebec - Remustered to Pilot
21 June 1942 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
30 Aug 1942 - St. Hubert, Quebec
15 Jan 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
23 March 1943 - RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire
15 June 1943 - RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire
14 Sep 1943 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire
27 Jan 1944 - RAF Wombleton, North Yorkshire
14 feb 1944 - RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire
16 March 1944 - Missing in action on mission to Stuttgart Germany
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 245. United Kingdom.
Son of Alexander and Annie Josephine (nee Colborne) Colville (1966 National Memorial Silver Cross Mother), of Bowmanville, Ontario.
Brother of F/O John Spencer Colville and F/Sgt William Freeborne Colville, both also died while serving with the RCAF.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
746 ColwellR.E.CplKilledR70810Air Frame Mech404Sqn Last Op - 404SqnN/A Beaufighter NE744X - 07 Jul 44 - Pilot was F/O J.W. Blyth 07 Jul 44 - Killed - Crash - Strubby - Lincolnshire - UK
747 CombresMaurice EmileFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-07-04 Age 21SaskatchewanR/147647Air Gunner12Sqn
12Sqn (RAF)
X
Lancaster ED820
X -
04 Jul 43 - Ref F/O A.R, Heron (**B) 04 Jul 43 - KIA - TGT = Cologne - GermanyThe bombing run completed, the Lancaster turned for home, but was intercepted and attacked over Belgium. The aircraft crashed at 03:05 between Walhain (Brabant) and Ernage ( Namur ). Shot down by Luftwaffe (ME110) Night Fighter Pilot Hptm.Wilhelm Telge (II/NJG1), Crashed between Walhain and Ernage Belgium
Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. F. 9. Belgium.

Joined the RCAF in 1942 and was on his 23rd mission when he was killed. He had flown in Wellingtons, prior to the transition to the Lancaster. He grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada and joined the RCAF in 1942. He served for a year and one half and was on his 23rd mission when he died at age 21. The province of Saskatchewan commemorates its war dead by naming landmarks after them and a lake in Northern Saskatchewan was named after Maurice.
748 ComminsWalter JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-04 Age 19J/95215101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 17. D. 1-8. Germany. Son Of Walter J. Commins And Helen F. Coughlin Commins, Of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada.
749 ComptonOrville FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 Age 22J/88175429SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. A. 12-14. Germany. Son Of Francis Ritchie Compton And Honor Churchill C. Compton, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
750 CondieRobertPilot OfficerKilled 1941-04-02 Age 24J/2929Commemorated Crystal City Cemetery, Plot 6. Row C. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Robert And Helen Condie, Of Crystal City; Husband Of Emma F. Condie, Of Crystal City.
751 ConleyRoy CliffordPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-29 AgeJ/93725419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. C. 1. Germany.
752 ConleyWalter FredP/O
Flying Officer




Killed 1945-11-05 Age 25J/95141PLT429Sqn
Last Op - 429Sqn
Lancaster 1 RA571 RAF LeemingX - 05 Nov 45
1945-11-05- Ref P/O W.F. Conley (**B) 05 Nov 45 - KIlled - Boulton Bridge - Yorkshire - UK
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row K. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Walter Conley; Husband Of Megan Conley, Of Brynteg, Denbighshire.



The bomber with a crew of 6 and 2 ground crew had taken off for a local training fight from its home base at RAF.Leeming heading south. The crew carried out all of the requirements of the flight including a 'George' test and turned for home but poor weather had closed in over the hills losing sight of the ground. The crew called for a fix from Leeming which they received. They tried to also get a visual with the ground which sadly led to the bomber impacting the high ground of Beamsley Beacon on low boggy ground behind the hill top . Bursting into flames the bomber broke up. Crew:
Killed includes Conley (Pilot): Cpl. William John Ellis RCAF R/153918 (AG) passenger KIFA. Flying Officer Wallace Ewing Lang RCAF J/43946 (BA). Flight Sergeant Arnold Emerson Stinson RCAF R/272834 (FE) KIA . Survivors: Flying Officer Alan Price Coleman RCAF J/36946 (Nav), of Magrath, Alberta, Seriously injured. Flight Sergeant Francis John Moran RCAF R/291031 (W/Op/AG) of St.Catharines, Ontario, Seriously injured. LAC Reginald Embree Henderson RCAF R/271683 (AG) passenger, of Drum Head, NS. Very seriously injured. Sergeant Joseph Patrick Belanger RCAF R/256024 (AG), Injured.
753 ConlyWilliam MorrowPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-30 Age 21Alliance, AlbJ/90932115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxviii. E. 1. France. Son Of William And Gertrude Conly, Of Alliance, Alberta.
754 ConnK.B.G/CDFC
C1262Pilot ADMRFC / RAF 24Sqn 68Sqn 81Sqn 88Sqn RCAFX X X X X N/A1917 - First World War Pilot 31 Mar 17 - 25 Apr 17 - 11 Jun 17 - 09 Mar 18 - 13 Jan 19 - RCAF Historian - 1940 - 1946
755 Connelly (Connolly ?)Thomas LeoSergeantKilled 1944-02-25 Age 30R189736Mid upper gunner166Sqn
Last Op - 166Sqn

Lancaster
Lancaster Mk I ME641 AS-A
X -
25 Feb 44 - Ref Sgt T.L. Connolly (**B) 25 Feb 44 - Killed - Crashed 5 miles SW of Binbrook @ Buckley Hill - Lincolnshire - UK
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of James Francis And Margaret Connolly, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.

Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Alfred Henry Hullah RAF 1438672 - Pilot: Sgt. James Oldfield RAF 1506017 - Flight Engineer - survived: Flg. Off. R. J. Barton RCAF J/25523 - Air Bomber - survived: Sgt. Albert John Wolfe RAF 1397330 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. W. Jones RAF 1291788 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 - Mid Upper Gunner (he was Mid Upper Gunner day of crash - KIA): Sgt. William Percy Martin RAF 1602856 - Rear Gunner: Flt. Sgt. George Albert Andrews RCAF R/153899 Navigator: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 Mid Upper Gunner
756 ConnelyJames RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-26 Age 28J/10290Commemorated Campbellton Rural Cemetery, Lot 451. Canada. Son Of John Howard Connely And Mary Agnes Connely, Of Cambellton.
757 ConnollyDaniel FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-14 Age 22J/9036977Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row J. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of John Joseph And Alice Mary Connolly, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
758 ConveyLeo JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-28 Age 23J/6161109SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Phillip Leo And Noreene Convey, Of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada.
759 ConwayEdmund JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-28 Age 21J/36435Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row K.4. Grave 90. United Kingdom.
760 ConwayJoseph William HenryFlying Officer
DFC (Post)


Killed 1944-07-04 Age 26J/20157 (R/35093)PLT268Sqn (RAF)Born on the 07th May 1918 in East Angus. Enlisted on the 04th October 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 23rd October 1942. Joined 268 squadron on the 21st July 1943.

Son of Leonard (died 1th April 1978, age 95) and Ellen Conway (née Thompson - died 31st March 1970, age 87), of East Angus, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Posthumous DFC Citation:

'This officer has completed numerous photographic reconnaissance sorties, all at levels below 4,000 feet and some almost ground level. Nearly all have involved deep penetrations within the main enemy fighter areas and all have been within the best range of medium or light anti-aircraft fire. In no case has he had fighter cover or escort. Before the invasion of Normandy, Flying Officer Conway photographed a heavily defended military installation at Le Treport from ground level. Though his aircraft was damaged by the defences he obtained fine photographs. He also secured outstanding pictures of bridges on the Somme. Since the invasion he has completed many more missions, on three of which he has been intercepted by enemy fighters. This did not deter him from completing his tasks successfully. Flying Officer Conway's courage and determination have been highly commendable at all times'.

Commemorated Luray Communal Cemetery, France.

One of two CWGC in this cemetery, the other: 27 year old, Fl/Lt. Stewart Kitchener Walker J/12556 RCAF

761 ConwayFrancis JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 Age 22J/95229159Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 7A. E. 10-17. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Frank H. Conway, And Of Josephine G. Conway, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
762 CookG.M.S/LW/CDFC

AFC

C1059PLTRCAF 116Sqn (RCAF) 11Sqn (RCAF) XXXXXEnlisted on 09 Sep 39 - 01 Jan 43 - 02 Oct 43 - 30 Nov 44 - CO Post War - Civilian Pilot - TCA
763 CookHerbert JamesPilot Officer

Courtesy Operation Picture Me

Killed 1941-09-02 Age 25J/3603OBS44SqnHampden I AE152 KM-RBorn on the 07th July 1916 at Shawinigan Falls. Son of Herbert Franklin Cook and Laura Anna Cook, of 1 George Street, Shawinigan Falls, Province of Quebec, Canada.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
764 CookHarold LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-10 Age 25J/1525812SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles And Margaret Lillian Cook, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
765 CookGordon FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-15 Age 25J/15315407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick And Frances Cook, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
766 CookWilliam EmersonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-19 Age 19J/28742Commemorated St. Thomas (Elmdale) Memorial Park, Block G. Lot 39. Grave C. Canada. Son Of Charles Emerson Cook And Dorothy Margaret Cook, Of St. Thomas.
767 CookLorne FranklandPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-24 Age 22J/24619Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot Q. Grave 408. United Kingdom.
768 CookNorman EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 Age 20J/19344427SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. E. 5. Germany. Son Of Raymond William And Alice May Cook.
769 CookHoward JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-25 Age 25J/92982427SqnCommemorated Bellie Burial Ground, East Extn. Grave 353. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Beatrice Cook, Of Hillmond, Saskatchewan, Canada.
770 CookJamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 20J/88728Air/Gnr432SqnHalifax VII NP702 QO-BCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 27th February 1924 Son Of James And Georgeina Cook, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
771 CookeJohn JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 21J/88607431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 6. A. 17. Belgium. Son Of Richard Patrick And Mary Cooke, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
772 CooleyJohn MorganPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-22 AgeJ/25764Commemorated Troqueer Cemetery, Sec. H. Extn. 2. Grave 113. United Kingdom. Son Of William James Cooley And Edith Cooley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
773 CoolingCharles DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1941-11-26 Age 21J/15853214SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles A. And Beulah M. Cooling, Of Dawsonville, Restigouche-Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada.
774 CoombsAllton John RichardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-12 Age 24J/87307AG97Sqn


Last Op - 97Sqn
Lancaster
Lancaster PB510
X - 12 Sep 44 (**B)
12 Sep 44 - KIA - TGT = Darmstadt - Germany
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 8. A. 25. Germany. Son Of Albridge Dodge Coombs And Alice Sarah Coombs, Of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada.
775 CoombsFrancis AlmaSgt
Pilot Officer
Killed 1945-02-01 Age 25R
J
211613
92482
Rear Gunner166Sqn
166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-OX -
01 Feb 45 - Ref F/L E. Spankie (**B) 01 Feb 45 - KIA - TGT = Ludwigshaven - Germany Attacking Ludwigshaven. Missing, nothing heard from after take off
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. E. 3-6. Germany. Son Of Bertram John And Hannah Coombs; Husband Of Edith L. T. Coombs, Of Rosemary, Alberta, Canada.

Crew Members: Sgt. Raymond Stennett RAF 1590355 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Hugh Henry Taggert RAF 553937 - Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. John Edward Shannon DFC RAF 87419 - Navigator: Sgt. Alexander McIvor RAF 1573475 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Lt. Edward Gray Spankie DFC Pilot RCAF J/86068: Flt. Sgt. James Pirie Brown Mid Upper Gunner RCAF R/220677: Sgt. Francis Alma Coombs Rear Gunner RCAF J/92482
776 CooperHugh James (Jim)Pilot Officer

Killed 1941-07-07 Age 29J/4110Commemorated Dyce Old Churchyard, Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Maude Cooper, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His Brother John Donald Also Died On Service.
777 CooperGeorge AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-29 Age 21J/79869Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 12. G. 7. Germany. Son Of Ray F. And Bertha M. Cooper, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
778 CooperBernard HoracePilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 19J/90375514SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Vernon H. And Eva T. Cooper, Of Vermilion, Alberta, Canada.
779 CooperEdgar HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-01 Age 21J/923399Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row D. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Oliver And Bertha Cooper Of Washago, Ontario, Canada.
780 CooperAlbert DigbyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-16 Age 25J/18201Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 1068. United Kingdom. Son Of John Digby Cooper And Loren E. Cooper, Of Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
781 CooperEdgar HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-01 Age 21J/923399Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row D. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Oliver And Bertha Cooper Of Washago, Ontario, Canada.
782 CopelandDonald JohnstonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-09 AgeJ/87454405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Chievres Communal Cemetery, Grave 34. Belgium.
783 CopelandJames CoulterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-06 Age 21J/92259429SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of James C. And Elizabeth Copeland, Of Dundalk, Ontario, Canada.
784 CorballyJoseph CharlesPilot Officer
Killed 1944-03-31 Age 24J/19835Air/Bmr427SqnHalifax III LV923 ZL-MBorn on the 11th July 1919 in Toronto, the son Joseph Aloysius (died 1939, age 70) and Justina Bridget Corbally (née Delemere - died 1939, age 50), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription reads: "Semper Fidelis".Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Xii. B. 6. Belgium.
785 CorbettGeorge HenryP/O


KIA Aged 21RAF
CAN
RAF81366PLT66Sqn
Last Op - 66Sqn
Spitfire
Spitfire
X - 08 Oct 40 (**B)
08 Oct 40 - KIA - Battle of Britain


Wounded 1940-09-09 at 18:00hrs. Baled out of Spitfire I (N3049) over East Grinstead after being shot down by a Bf 109. Killed 1940-10-08 at 09:30hrs. Spitfire I (R6779) was shot down by a Bf 109 near Chatham, crashed at Bayfors Marshes. Upchurch St Mary Churchyard England
br>Born November 4, 1919 Saskatchewan Canada. On a family holiday to England he applied to the de Havilland Aircraft Company’s Aeronautical Technical School at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Joined RAFVR in November 1937. Training at No. 9 Advanced Flying Training School, posted to No. 7OTU at Hawarden, Cheshire, on July 7, 1940 on Spitfires. July 26 reported to 66Sqn at Coltishall, Norfolk. First true combat experience on September 9, 1940, and it was not a pleasant experience. Dodging often heavy rain showers, Pilot Officer Corbett was part of a group attacking German bombers, escorted by enemy fighters, intent on attacking London. After already damaging a Messerschmitt 109, he was positioning his aircraft for a rear attack on a bomber when he was bounced by three German fighters. With the cockpit filling with smoke and the controls jammed, he found himself in a severely damaged, uncontrolled aircraft plummeting toward the ground in a tight spiral dive. At 12,000 feet (3,658 metres), he bailed out, suffering a slight injury in the process. September 27 intercepted German bombers attacking London. In the midst of heavy British defensive fire from anti-aircraft guns below, he got a quick burst into one bomber before breaking off the attack and leaving the damaged enemy aircraft to other RAF fighters. He then selected a lone Junkers 88 as his next target, closed to within yards of the German aircraft, and opened fired. The enemy aircraft fell away, its port engine burning fiercely, but the smoke was so thick that Corbett had to break off the attack. His Spitfire was damaged by friendly fire when an artillery shell burst nearby, destroying one elevator and riddling the fuselage and starboard wing with shrapnel. He skillfully executed a forced landing in the London district of Orpington, emerging from his damaged but repairable Spitfire with a new-found respect for anti-aircraft gunners and a Junkers 88 claimed as destroyed. On October 8, 1940, Pilot Officer Corbett, wearing a new watch sent by his parents as a 21st birthday gift, was climbing with his squadron to intercept yet another formation of German raiders when they were surprised by a large number of Messerschmitt 109s. In a slashing attack, Corbett and one other 66 Squadron pilot were shot down near Bayford Marches, Upchurch; neither pilot survived. The Reverend William Joseph Wright was at his church, St. Margaret of Antioch, and witnessed the dogfight. When Corbett’s aircraft crashed, the clergyman ran to the site, hoping to provide assistance. But “…it was clear, due to the bullet damage around the cockpit, that the pilot had been killed instantly before the crash. I offered prayers and a blessing, and stayed until the body was recovered. The pilot’s own parachute was used as a shroud.” Back in Canada, in a cruel twist of fate, his mother, Mabel, received a letter from her son days after being officially informed that he had been killed. Corbett wrote, “Having got out OK, my confidence has tremendously increased and I want you to be confident also. We’re seeing plenty of action here every day and I’ll be back in the fight tomorrow. The Jerries are a long way from getting supremacy in the air, and until they get it, there’ll be no invasion.”

Our heroes of the Battle of Britain clearly understood what they were fighting and sacrificing for.
786 CorbettEdward SalterPilot OfficerAFMKilled 1942-12-09 Age 21J/14070Commemorated Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 196. Canada. Son Of Stewart P. Corbett And Mona G. Corbett, Of Pender Island, British Columbia.
787 CorbettErnest ClaytonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-17 AgeJ/640860Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 419. Singapore.
788 CoreyDouglas EarlePilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-10 Age 22J/9325Commemorated St. Johns (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. A. Plot 5. Grave C. Canada. Son Of Frank Leslie And Edna Macleod Corey, Of Bedford, Province Of Quebec.
789 CorneliusErnest DeanPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-24 Age 25J/19245427SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 18. H. 25. Germany. Son Of Ernest A. D. Cornelius And Christine M. Cornelius, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
790 CorriganRobert JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-19 Age 27J/15537226SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of James Andrew John And Margaret Mary Corrigan, Of Quebec, Canada.
791 CosburnStanley CyrilAC2
LAC
Cpl
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
R
J
X
15709
GC - Fitter
PLT
RCAF
10Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
7EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
1OTU (RCAF)
135Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Wapiti
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
29 July 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Sep 1939
12 Feb 1941 - Remustered to pilot
16 March 1941
16 May 1941
23 Aug 1941 - UK
16 Sep 1941
25 Nov 1941
12 May 1943 - Repatriated (medical)
17 July 1943
5 June 1944
12 May 1946 - Retired

(Photo: Cosburn L - Reesor R)
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 6 December 1942 as per London Gazette dated 15 January 1943 and AFRO 232/43 dated 12 February 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
792 CosbyH LSgtR173784Air Bomber153Sqn



Crew Members: Plt. Off. Leo Joseph Robert Gregorie DFC RCAF J/87391 - Pilot: Sgt. William Leslie James RAF 941154 - Flight Engineer : Sgt. H. L. Cosby RCAF R/173784 - Air Bomber : Sgt. William Christopher Harrison RAF 1101056 - Wireless Operator: W/O. II Marvin Max Sandomirsky RCAF R/181716 Navigator: Sgt. John Ernest Sabine RCAF R/201885 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Waldemar Webber RCAF R/219147 Rear Gunner
793 CosgroveA.E.LAC F/OR JX 22463Pilot (T) Pilot2SFTS (RCAF) RCAFX XSep 42 - Pilot Trainee - Oct 44 -
794 CosgroveJoseph PatrickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-19 Age 24J/85244625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row A. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward Thomas Cosgrove And Jamina Cosgrove, Of Montreal River, Ontario, Canada.
795 CosmanWilliam NathanSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O


DFC
KIA
Age 26
R
J
65354
23397
AG
PLT
RCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
4Sqn (RCAF)
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
20(P)AFU (RAF)
1519BATF (RAF)
547Sqn (RAF)
281Sqn (RAF)
9(C)OTU (RAF)
9(C)OTU (RAF)
132(C) OTU (RAF)
248Sqn (RAF)
248Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
Battle
Stranraer
X
Moth
Anson
Anson
X
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Warwick
Beaufighter
Beaufighter T5349
Mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquito NR225
24 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Halifax, Nova Scotia
30 Sep 1940 - Jarvis, Ontario
28 Oct 1940 - Ucluelet, British Columbia
8 May 1942 - Remustered to Pilot - Edmonton, Alberta
16 Aug 1942 - High River, Alberta
11 Oct 1942 - Calgary, Alberta
20 Feb 1943 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
5 June 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
6 July 1943 - RAF Kidlington, Oxfordshire
17 Aug 1943 - RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire
21 Sep 1943 - RAF Davidstow Moor, Cornwall
22 Nov 1943 - RAF Tiree, Scotland
14 March 1944 - RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Cumbria
9 Apr 1944 - Crash landed on overshoot after engine failure
17 May 1944 - RAF East Fortune, Scotland
4 June 1944 - RAF Portreath, Cornwall
7 Dec 1944 - Shot down by enemy fighters
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 245. United Kingdom.
Son of Arthur and Laura jane (nee Taylor), of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
796 CosoffJosephPilot Officer
Killed 1944-02-20 Age 25185455400SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. F. 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Issac And Ida Cosoff, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
797 CossetteRoland AdelorePilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-08 Age 25J/17045272SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
798 CostelloGeorge ArnoldFlying Officer
Murdered 1944-10-28 Age 21J39820Pilot442SqnSpitfire IX PL207 See archive report and Vitz Archive Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. F. 17. Germany. Son Of Valentine De Lacy Costello, And Marie Josephine Elena Costello, Of Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada.
799 CotterDavid GrenfellPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-13 AgeJ/94218435SqnCommemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, 19. C. 10. Myanmar (ex Burma).
800 CottierThomas GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-16 Age 27J/4885419SqnCommemorated Barton-Upon-Humber New Cemetery, Compt. 114. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Edward And Sadie Cottier; Nephew Of Mr. G. F. Cottier, Of Bride, Isle Of Man.
801 CottonDavid NevillePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-29 Age 22J/87645427SqnCommemorated Juvincourt-Et-Damary Churchyard, France. Son Of Sydney Charles And Ada Cotton, Of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.
802 CoughlinGerald PhilipPilot Officer
Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1944-12-06 Age 18J/95336Air Gunner434SqnHalifax III NR143 WL-MSon of James P. and Emma M. Coughlin, of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. He was 16 years old when he enlisted on the 09th December 1942. He gave his date of birth as the 10th January 1924 not 10 January 1926.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
803 CoulsonFrankPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-17 Age 29J/91041101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 28-32. Germany. Son Of John And Laura Coulson; Husband Of Olive Mary Coulson, Of Ward End, Birmingham.
804 CoulterArthur HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-21 Age 28J/6485Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 4. Plot 1. Lot 15. Canada. Son Of Howard S. Coulter And Blanche G. Coulter, Of Vancouver.
805 CountessRay EdgertonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-28 Age 25J/18508426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert And Gertrude Countess, Of Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
806 CouperThomas MackintoshPilot OfficerKilled 1941-04-18 Age 20J/3742Commemorated Benson (St. Helen) Churchyard Extension, Row F. Grave 10. United Kingdom. Son Of William Young Couper And Jean Mackintosh Couper, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
807 CouperMungo WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 AgeJ/9034278Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row A. Coll. Grave 1-5. France.
808 CouplandThomas KeithPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-07 AgeJ/3708401SqnCommemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 11. France.
809 CourteauJean Louis De GonzaguePilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-01 Age 22J/27248Commemorated Beauharnois (St. Clement De Beauharnois) Cemetery, Plot 262. Grave 2. Canada. Son Of Jean Rene And Germaine Courteau, Of Montreal; Husband Of Blanche Courteau, Of Maple Grove.
810 CourtisErnest EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-01 Age 23J/92724426SqnCommemorated Venray War Cemetery, Vi. F. 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Harry And Capitolia Courtis; Husband Of Jean V. Courtis, Of Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada.
811 CourtneyJames BoydPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-05 Age 23J/1671390Sqn
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
812 CoutureJoseph Jean Maurice MarcelPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 AgeJ/85372433SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. A. 3. Germany.
813 CowanNicholas Edgar JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/88253434SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
814 CowartFrank EarlP/O
F/O
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1st Lt
Capt
Maj
POWUSAJ
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511023
PLTRCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
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USAAF
6 AirliftSqn (USAAF)
6 AirliftSqn (USAAF)
USAAF
USAAF
X
Battle
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X
Dakota & Commando
Commando 42-24272
X
X
Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1941 Staff pilot
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6 Nov 1942 - Transferred to the USAAF
1943 - Pacific Theater
27 Dec 1943 - Bailed out over China
POW in Japan
Sep 1945 - Repatriated to the USA
From San Benito, Texas, was an aerial crop duster in Texas before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was a graduate of San Marcos Teachers College. He was 31 years of age upon enlistment and had 15 years of flying experience with a total of 2700 hours in the air.
Deceased on 3 June 1966, in San Antonio, Texas, USA
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
815 CowellRichard Bryan BarneyPilot Officer
Killed 1942-07-06 Age 24J/15416419SqnCommemorated Beck Row (St. John) Churchyard, Row B. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Richard William Ledger Cowell And Amy Mary Keeble Cowell; Husband Of Violet Lillian Cowell, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
816 CowieDouglas GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-07 Age 22J/10626Commemorated Winnipeg St. James Cemetery, Lot 1. Block 209. Grave A. Canada. Son Of George Henry And Hannah T. Cowie, Of Tuxedo.
817 CowieEric EdmondSergeant



Killed 1944-02-03 Age 20R/151184Navigator28OTUWellington Z1114Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 151. United Kingdom. Son Of George Albert And Mary Nicol Cowie, Of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

Wellington Z1114 had the port engine fail before it crashed and caught fire in a field adjoining north of the aerodrome at Wymswold, England. Killed includes Casselman: Sergeant Eric Edmond Cowie RCAF R/151184 KIA Botley Cemetery Oxford Plot I/2. Grave 151. Sergeant John Melville Stephens RCAF R/160280 pilot KIA Botley Cemetery Oxford Plot I/2. Grave 152. Sergeant William Reginald Stone RCAF R/205766 KIA Botley Cemetery Oxford Plot I/2. Grave 154. Sergeant James Albert Webb RAF KIA Carleton Cemetery Blackpool Sec. F. Grave 21. Sergeant John.Richard Patterson J/93274 escaped with serious injuries but was KIA 1944-12-12
818 CowieRobert JamesPilot Officer
Killed 1945-02-01 Age 24J/9003476Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. F. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Mary Sutherland Cowie, Of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
819 CowndenVincent JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 AgeJ/88410434SqnCommemorated Maastricht General Cemetery, Row 1. Grave 93. Netherlands (Holland).
820 CoxEverard ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-23 AgeJ/14459120SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Husband Of Frances S. Cox, Of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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821 CoxEdmund ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-07 Age 30J/16786424SqnCommemorated Sage War Cemetery, 3. F. 12. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Helen Mary Cox, Of Oliver, British Columbia. Canada.
822 CoxV SSgtR170665NAV166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III ND635 AS-MAttacking Duisberg (Hamborn) Tour expired 22 January 1945Crew Members: Flg. Off. Paul Duncan Saunders DFC RCAF J/26371 - Pilot : Sgt. D. H. Griffith RAF 1886069 - Flight Engineer : Flg. Off. Edward Sanford Chambers DFC RCAF J/37817 - Air Bomber : Sgt. V. S. Cox RCAF R/170665 - Navigator : Flt. Sgt. T. Wallach RCAF R/168003 - Wireless Operator : Sgt. S. Kenny RCAF R/196011 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Gerald Hayman Reid RCAF R/183371 Rear Gunner

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823 CoxRichard MorseAC2
AC1
LAC
----
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
A/C
DFC

AFC
RAF
C
No.
41344
828
19504
PLTRCAF
-------
RCAF
RAF
CFS (RAF)
7FIS (RAF)
109Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
109Sqn (RAF)
82 OTU (RAF)
6OTU (RCAF)
Staff College (RCAF)
Staff College (RAF)
-------------------
RCAF
RCAF
X
-------
Moth
X
Moth
Moth
Mosquito
X
Mosquito
Wellington
Dakota
X
X
-------------------
X
X
1934 - Enlisted in the RCAF as an Airframe Mech
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1938 - Remustered to Pilot - Trenton, Ontario
6 Nov 1938 - Transferred to the RAF
Aug 1940 - Flying Instructor - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, UK
1 Apr 1942 - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, UK
July 1943 - RAF Marham, Norfolk
7 Nov 1943 - Transferred to RCAF
1 March 1944 - Commanding Officer - RAF Marham, Norfolk
22 May 1944 - Chief Instructor - RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire
1945 - Chief Instructor - RCAF Comox, BC
1945 - Toronto, Ontario
UK
-------------------
Served in post war RCAF
27 Feb 1969 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.109 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette 15 August 1944.
- Air Force Cross - Central Flying School and No.7 Flying Instructor School - awarded as per London Gazette 1 September 1942.
Deceased on 2 March 1995, in Sidney, British Columbia.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
824 CoyneVincent HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-28 Age 27J/90927Commemorated Le Petit Lac Cemetery, Plot E. Row C. Grave 1. Algeria. Son Of Vincent And Mary Mccloskey Coyne, Of Chesterville, Ontario, Canada.
825 CoyneEdward KennethPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1945-04-05 AgeJ/942677Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 11. C. 8. Germany.
826 CrabtreeCharles MauricePilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 23J/85152524SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. A. 2. Germany. Son Of Maurice And Edith Evelyn Crabtree, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University Of Toronto).
827 CraigJohn Robert WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-30 Age 23J/12717Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Robert Vernon Craig And Edith Craig; Husband Of Audrey Craig, Of Toronto, Ontario.
828 CraigWalter DavidPilot OfficerDFMKilled 1943-08-24 Age 26J/1844835SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. L. 9. Germany. Son Of John And Clara B. Craig, Of Westboro, Ontario, Canada.
829 CraigWalterPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-13 Age 26J/1810670 (RAF) SqnCommemorated Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Coll. Grave Viii. H. 11-12. Italy.
830 CraigWilfred GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-21 Age 19J/41200Commemorated Pardoville Union Cemetery, Lot 139. Canada. Son Of Fred And E]Len Craig, Of Merlin.
831 CraigieCharles Cleghorn BrockiePilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-24 Age 21J/95231415SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. G. 2-4. Germany. Son Of Charles N. Craigie, And Of Elizabeth C. Craigie, Of Ludlow, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
832 CramJohn SamuelPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-07 Age 26J/27370Commemorated Christiansborg War Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 8. Ghana.
833 CranchFrancis EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-12 Age 31J/89914432SqnCommemorated Tottenham Cemetery, Park Sec. Grave 2814. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward Andrew And Ann Cranch; Husband Of Gladys Doris Cranch, Of Crouch End.
834 CrawfordO.W.E.S/LC3894Pilot ADM3MD (RCAF)XJun 43 - Staff - RCAF Edmonton -
835 CrawfordAllan BrucePilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-13 Age 20J/44021Commemorated Flint (Gracelawn) Cemetery, Sec. G. Lot 25. Grave 2. USA. Son Of Duncan And Edith May Crawford, Of Flint.
836 CrawleyFrederick WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 21J/89905158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row B. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Bertie Frederick And Daisy Crawley, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
837 CrawleyEdward GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-13 Age 28J/90002415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank George And Maud Liley Louisa Crawley, Of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
838 CraystonKerry MiltonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-15 Age 20J/95218115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. B. 5. Germany. Son Of Georgena M. Crayston, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
839 CreedenJames WaldronPilot OfficerDFMKilled 1942-05-16 Age 20J/15353407SqnCommemorated Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of James W. Creeden And Elsie E. Creeden, Of Paris, Ontario, Canada.
840 CreightonJohn TraquairPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-07 Age 21J/9368Commemorated Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery, Lot 55. Sec. 11. Grave 3. Canada. Son Of Dr. William Creighton And Florence Creighton, Of Winnipeg; Husband Of Joan Creighton, Of Winnipeg.
841 CreightonAllan DavidPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-06-22 Age 26J/1987049Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint Grave 14. B. 11-12. Germany. Son Of David And Jean Allan Creighton; Husband Of Dorothy Evelyn Creighton, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
842 CrerarGeorge TaylorPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-10 Age 28J/9404Commemorated St. Johns (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. A. Plot 5. Grave D. Canada. Son Of John And Esther Crerar, Of Bright, Ontario; Husband Of Eleanor Louisa Crerar, Of Brantford, Ontario.
843 CreweRobert EdwardPilot Officer

Killed 1943-09-27 Age 23J/18902402SqnCommemorated Grandcourt War Cemetery, A, 1. France. Son Of Milton And Rosie May Crewe, Of Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
844 CrippsWalter EphraimPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-26 Age 21J/5806601Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Officers). Plot E. Coll. Grave 20. Malta. Son Of Joseph B. Cripps And Lilian Cripps.
845 CritesClinton ArnoldPilot Officer
Killed 1943-07-15 Age 22J/21991400SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 45. A. 6. United Kingdom.
846 CrockattDavid EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-27 AgeJ/17418405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. D. 6. Germany.
847 CronkGeorge EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-07 Age 21J/17056425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of John Benjamin And Esther Cronk, Of Hollvwood, California, U.S.A.
848 CrooksRobert LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 21J/87377600Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Padua War Cemetery, Joint Grave Iv. G. 14-15. Italy. Son Of Walter Norman Crooks And Ellen Crooks, Of Mannville, Alberta, Canada.
849 CrossClifford DonaldFlying Officer
Injured, but returned to service - Died on the 28-02-1945 understood to be from self inflicted injuriesJ10826Pilot411SqnSpitfire MJ14027 Apr 44 - Injured - broke both his legs and suffered severe back injuries on hitting the water
850 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.
851 CrossmanJ.H.P/O
F/O
USAPLTRCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
X
Battle
Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1941 - Staff pilot
From Gordonsville, Virginia was a Sportsman Pilot. He is 36 years of age and has 3000 hours in the air. He won Doherty Trophy Race in Florida in 1933.

(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
852 CroweHerbert RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1941-11-08 AgeJ/15857149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 11. B. 5. Germany. Son Of William T. And Mary F. Crowe, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
853 CroweCharles DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-16 Age 22J/89859432SqnCommemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 5. 7. Denmark. Son Of F. W. And Kezia Marie Crowe, Of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
854 CrozierRoger DennisPilot Officer
Killed 1941-08-22 Age 23J/5480Commemorated Hawarden Cemetery, Sec. 4F. Grave 94. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Joseph And Margaret Mceachern Crozier, Of Portland, Maine, U.S.A.
855 CrumWallace WatsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-23 Age 21JJ/90054AG432SqnHalifax MZ506 QO-XCommemorated Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Coll. Grave 38-42. France. Son Of Roy And Lena Crum, Of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
856 CrumpOwen Charles BellamyPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-17 Age 20J/8132Commemorated Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 539. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Thomas Crump And Eva Mary Crump, Of Windsor, Ontario. Canada.
857 CullenSidney HermanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 24J/86606426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. C. 15. Germany. Son Of George Butler Cullen And Mabel Clare Cullen, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.
858 CullyVictor CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 AgeJ/8874049SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
859 CulshawThurstonP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
J36932NAVRCAF
3MD (RCAF)
7ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
5AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1(O)AFU (RAF)
28OTU (RAF)
1662HCU (RAF)
626Sqn (RAF)
626Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Moth
X
X
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster NE163
24 July 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta
31 Aug 1942 - Edmonton, Alberta
10 Jan 1943 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
4 Apr 1943 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
30 Apr 1943 - Failed Pilot Training
29 May 1943 - Brandon, Manitoba - Remustered to Navigator
30 May 1943 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
29 Feb 1944 - RAF Wigtown, Scotland
25 Apr 1944 - RAF Wymeswold, Leicestershire
27 June 1944 - RAF Blyton, Lincolnshire
29 Aug 1944 - RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire
14 Oct 1944 - Shot down by a night fighter
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. D. 3. Germany.
Son of Ralph and Jessie (nee Sidey) Culshaw, of Sedgewick, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
860 CulversonDonald HarveyFlight Sergeant


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

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

Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner
861 CumingLloyd WesleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 Age 26J/8784961Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 4. A. 11. Germany. Son Of Gilbert Edwin And Sarah Adeline Cuming, Of Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada.
862 CummingAlister GodfreySgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 20
R87313NAVRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
6AOS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(O)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
20OTU (RAF)
149CF (RAF)
1657CU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling R9185
11 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
29 March 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
3 May 1941 - Lethbridge, Alberta
14 June 1941 - Failed Pilot training, remustered to Navigator
2 Aug 1941 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
26 Oct 1941 - Dafoe, Saskatchewan
7 Dec 1941 - Rivers, Manitoba
10 Feb 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
4 May 1942 - RAF Millom, Cumbria
2 June 1942 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire
16 June 1942 - RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland
8 Sep 1942 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk
4 oct 1942 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk
15 Oct 1942 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
6 Nov 1942 - Shot down by naval AAA
Commemorated St. Brieuc Western Communal Cemetery, Plot H. Row A. Grave 12. France.
Son of Alexander and Alice Margaret (nee Gerrand) Cumming, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
863 CummingsWesley ElmoreWesley ElmoreFlying Officer
KilledJ20014PilotRCAFSpitfire MJ9821944-04-27
864 CummingsKenneth GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 AgeJ/19803102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. C. 4. Germany. Son Of James V. And Edith Cummings, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
865 CummingsEllard AlexanderP/O

Killed Age 23Ottawa40803Pilot1 Air Observer SchoolWestland Wallace K60283 September 1939 15:00 hours


Westland Wallace


Crash Site, Bennachie Scotland
Ferrying target tug of No. 1 Air Observer School, from Aberdeen to RAF Evanton through Scottish fog, when he slammed into a granite peak in the Bennachie Hills. Although PO Cummings had taken the Westland Wallace biplane on the correct route along the Dyce to Evanton leg of the journey, he was too low and, due to poor visibility, was unable to successfully clear Bennachie. The two men, who were the sole occupants of the aircraft, crashed into the hill’s Bruntwood Tap summit and died. Their bodies were found still strapped into their seats. Some of the wreckage of the Wallace remains on the hill to this day, left in honour of their bravery.He and his air gunner, LAC Ronald Stewart, were killed instantly — the second and third Allied servicemen to die in the war. Cummings was the first Canadian to die in the war, and his mother Edith would be the first of more than 45,000 Canadian mothers to suffer the loss of a child to the war in the next five years. Son of James Victor and Edith Fanny Ethel Cummings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Buried in the Grove (Persley) Cemetery, Aberdeen
866 CunliffeBenjamin RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 Age 25J/95226405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint grave 6. F. 26-27. Germany. Son Of William And Eva Eudora Russell Cunliffe, Of Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.
867 CunninghamFrancis LeoPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-01 Age 23J/15985405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. D. 4. Germany. Son Of Charles James Cunningham And Mary Ellen Cunningham, Of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.
868 CunninghamJames AdrianPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-01 Age 29J/92036625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Genouilly Communal Cemetery, South Row. Coll. Grave 35. France. Son Of Charles W. Cunningham And Margaret Cunningham: Husband Of Helen Mckinnon Cunningham, Of St. Vital, Alberta, Canada.
869 CunninghamHarry JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-23 AgeJ/88415408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. G. 8. Germany.
870 CuratoloLouisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-14 Age 20J/19632Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 11. B. 3. Germany. Son Of Michele And Rachele Curatolo, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
871 CurleJohn GarfieldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-05 Age 32J/88045427SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of James Middlemiss Curle And Bertha Curle, Of Picton, Ontario, Canada.
872 CurrieArthur ArchibaldPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-31 Age 21J/10804Commemorated Netherhill (Eagle Lake) Cemetery, Canada. Son Of Archie And Agnes Jane Currie, Of Netherhill; Husband Of Myrtle Evelyn Currie, Of Saskatoon.
873 CurrieRobert EldyrnFlt Sgt
Pilot Officer

Killed 1943-06-25 Age 22R
J
X
17355
166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington BK159
Wellington Mk X HF594 AS-Q
29 Jan 43 -
Attack on Wuppertal
Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 17. 22. Belgium. Son Of Ross Randolph And Marion Alice Currie, Of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

Other Crew Members: Sgt. Norman Algar Musgrove Cawthra RAF 1096561 - Navigator: Sgt. George Henry Williams RAF 1379610 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Frederick Needham RAF 1580879 - Rear Gunner: Plt. Off. Bernard Norman Touzel RAF 146093 Air Bomber
874 CurrieRonald JamesFlying Officer
Killed 1944-08-18 Age 25JJ/21861- (R/65637)PLT184Sqn (RAF)Typhoon Ib MN623 Also involved on mid air collision whilst with 59 Operational Training Unit. 9 Group. Hurricane I V7173 and P3475. UninjuredBorn on the 06th April 1919 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. A bank clerk prior to service. Enlisted as an air gunner on the 26th August 1940. Air gunner badge awarded in October 1940 and promoted to sergeant. Yransffered for pilot training following steps taken bu his brother. Graduated from No. 13 Service Flying Training School, Saint Hubert, Quebec in December 1942 and commissioned as a P/O. Involved in n accident on Harvard 3773 in bad weather on the 02nd November 1942 at 21:15 hrs - no injuries.

Whilst with 59 Operational Training Unit, Involved in a collision during take off with another Hurricane. The other pilot was killed. See second archive report

Joined 184 squadron from 59 Operational Training Unit on the 27th January 1944. Awarded his pilots badge on the 18th December 1942.

Son of the late Arthur Victor and Gladys Annie Currie (née Wickwire). Two brothers, Fl/Lt. Leo Lloyd Currie J/9582 (serving in Libya) and Wilfrid Currie. Husband of Margaret Merriam Morse Beutel of Main Street, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Previously of 188 Kearne Avenue Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA, Married 26th March 1942. Father of James Arthur Currie. Following the death of F/O Currie she married Lt. Warner H. Beutel of the US Navy in New York on the 30th September 1949

Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. B. 10. France.
875 CurrieDavid FraserPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/9035061Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Choloy War Cemetery, Joint Grave 3. F. 9-10. France.
876 CurrieDonald RussellPilot Officer
Killed 1944-12-23 Age 21J/9366535Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. B. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Russell H. Currie And Beatrice Mab Currie, Of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
877 CurrieGordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 Age 31J/88815408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Matthew Easton Currie And Frances Maud Currie; Husband Of Ada Elizabeth Currie, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
878 CurryAllan MarshallPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-14 Age 26J/39122Commemorated Orangeville (Greenwood) Cemetery, Lot 15. Block 8. Sec. 2. Grave 3. Canada. Son Of William Marshall Curry And Mabel Curry, Of Orangeville.
879 CurryFred BurpeeSquadron Leader
Killed 1943-03-26 Age 22C/993Pilot115Sqn RCAF
Norseman III 2481Born on the 26th May 1920 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Former resident of Toronto. Enlisted on the 05th June 1939. Fl/Lt. on the 15th May 1941. Sq/Ldr. 01st January 1943.

Son of Fred Burpee Curry and Muriel Edith Curry (née Drummond) 71 Castlefrank Crescent. Toronto, Canada, brother of Captain Jack Owen and Bernice. Husband of Mrs Mary Woodhouse Curry (née Crawford - married 09th August 1940) of 2904 Yong Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated Ottawa Cremation Memorial, Canada. Ashes scattered on Tamgas Mountain, Annette Island, Alaska
880 CurzonDennis Rupert HumphreyPilot Officer
Missing - believed killed 1945-04-25 Age 20J/95236WAG426SqnHalifax VII NP820 OW-WCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Born on the 28th August 1924 in Guelph, Ontario. Son of William Rupert and Vera Florence Curzon, of Guelph, Ontario. Husband of Mary Joan Curzon of Guelph, Ontario.Ontario.
881 CushmanNicholasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-25 AgeJ/89295420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom.
882 CushonGeorge RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1941-06-17 Age 26J/4906Commemorated Hawarden (St. Deiniol) Churchyard, North part. United Kingdom. Son Of William Harold And Agnes W. Cushon, Of Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
883 CutlerEric HerringtonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 20J/88600431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. L. 2-7. Germany. Son Of Percy And Grace A. Cutler, Of Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.
884 CuznerRoss LloydP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 19
J38340NAVRCAF
5MD (RCAF)
1ITC (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
2 AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Wellington LN869
11 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
29 Oct 1942
22 Jan 1943
7 Feb 1943
18 Apr 1943 - Pilot Training
19 May 1943 - Failed Pilot Training
27 June 1943 - Remustered to Navigator
15 Jan 1944
15 March 1944 - UK
28 March 1944
30 May 1944
30 July 1944 - Crashed with an engine on fire
Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4229. United Kingdom.
Son of Luke and Constance Hazel Louise (nee Jones) Cuzner, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
885 CwihunM.Capt.PLTRCAF ----------------------- RCAF Last OpX ----------------------- X XX ----------------------------------------------------- Also a Post War RCAF Pilot - 11 Jan 08 - deceased -
886 D'Amour (Damour)Gerald RochPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-24 Age 19J/95221408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Venray War Cemetery, Viii. D. 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Anthony And Luce D'Amour, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
887 D'Avril (Davril)Henri Jean Maurice JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 Age 22J/93925425SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 13. C. 7. Germany. Son Of Henri And Cecelia D'Avril, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
888 DabbsHoward EarlPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1942-12-07 Age 20AlbertaJ/15608101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Carew (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Row B. Grave 4. United Kingdom. Son Of William L. Dabbs And Florence D. Dabbs, Of Daysland, Alberta, Canada.
889 DackPhillip Robert ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-20 Age 39J/89882Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert Arthur And Ethel Mary Dack.
890 DafoeJack StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-09 Age 25J/15417408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. A. 13. Germany. Son Of H. Lorne Dafoe And Mary M. Dafoe, Of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
891 DagenaisJoseph Jacques GuyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 Age 20J/87660405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Auneau Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Avila And Eva Dagenais, Of St. Laurent, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
892 DaggFrancis GeorgeSgt
F/Sgt
DFM
R56902AG
PLT
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
106Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
19EFTS (RCAF)
18SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth & Stinson
Battle
X
Hampden
X
Moth
Anson
X
18 Apr 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
29 April 1940
1 Aug 1940
17 March 1941
25 May 1941 - UK
Sep 1941
24 June 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
4 Sep 1943 - remustered to Pilot
28 Jan 1944
10 Aug 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Medal - No.106 Squadron - Award effective 2 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 6 November 1942 and AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943.
Died in Ottawa,15 May 1965
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
893 DaikenAlex JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-19 AgeJ/20616Commemorated Nassau War Cemetery, West. A. 7. Bahamas.
894 DakersWilliam ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-09 Age 19J/8173Commemorated Leconfield (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Row A. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Georgina Dakers, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
895 DaleWilliam EdwardSergeantKilled 1941-09-02 Age 22RR/72360Pilot404SqnBlenheim IV L9394See archive report for further brief detailsCommemorated Wick Cemetery, Sec. O. Grave 433. United Kingdom. Son Of John Wesley Dale And Marvel Gentleman Dale, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
896 DalessandroFrank JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 20J/89331425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Louise Dalessandro, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
897 DalgleishLloyd GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-06 AgeJ/1863538Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt.
898 DalphondMelville Hermes JosephSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFM
EscapedR
J
--------
No.
60726
23451
--------
20185
AG
PLT
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
19OTU (RAF)
1 SigsS (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
405Sqn (RCAF)
405Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
2WS (RCAF)
2AOS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
2WS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
3 ANS (RCAF)
RCAF
---------------------
Northwest Air Command (RCAF)
6 Comm Flight (RCAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
4 MREU (RCAF)
RCAF
112 Flight (RCAF)
K Flight (RCAF)
RCAF Rivers
1 (Aux) Wing HQ (RCAF)
TGCRF (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
1 Air Div HQ (RCAF)
6 Air Mov Unit (RCAF)
Embarkation Unit (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth & Stinson
Battle
X
Whitley
X
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington W5551
X
X
X
Harvard & Fort
Anson
Moth
Anson & Crane
Anson & Crane
Battle
Harvard & Fort
Anson
Anson
X
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X
Norseman
X
X
X
Dakota
Dakota
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 June 1940
19 July 1940
23 Nov 1940
2 March 1941 - UK
14 March 1941
23 April 1941
10 May 1941
10 July 1941
24 July 1941 - Shot down by enemy fighters
30 Sep 1942 - Escaped - Arrived Gibraltar
30 Nov 1942 - UK
13 Jan 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
19 Jan 1943 - Instructor
13 March 1943 - Instructor
16 Oct 1943 - Remustered to Pilot
12 Jan 1944
19 Jan 1944
11 Oct 1944 - Staff Pilot
25 Oct 1944 - Staff Pilot
13 April 1945 - Staff Pilot
16 May 1945 - Staff Pilot
11 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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5 Sep 1946 - Rejoined RCAF
1 April 1947
2 Aug 1947 - UK
28 Aug 1947 - Wiesendorf, Germany
5 July 1948 - Repatriated to Canada
6 July 1948
4 Oct 1948
27 March 1951 - Staff
19 Oct 1951
27 Oct 1951
30 Aug 1952
26 May 1955 - Germany
1 Jan 1956 - Paris France
5 May 1959 - Montreal Canada
27 July 1961
17 March 1963 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: June 1941 - 405 RCAFSqn Vickers Wellington)
Distinguished Flying Medal - No.405 Squadron - Award effective 21 January 1943 as per London Gazette dated 5 February 1943 and AFRO 757/43 dated 30 April 1943.
Died in Summerland, British Columbia, 1 April 1991
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
899 DaltonJohn AnthonyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-29 AgeJ/20887Air Bomber166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington Mk X HZ278 AS-MMinelaying mouth of ElbeFirst Sortie. Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, A. 10. 3. Denmark.

Crew Members: Flg. Off. John Anthony Dalton RCAF J/20887 - Air Bomber: Sgt. H. R. Fisher RCAF R/95749 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Hugh Archibald MacEachen RCAF R/105348 Wireless Operator: Sgt. David Edward Giles RCAF R/123266 Navigator: Flg. Off. Lawrence Maurice Clark RCAF J/20082 Pilot
900 DaltonGeorge William RupertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-13 Age 25J/17164427SqnCommemorated Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery, Plot K. Row 3. Grave 54. Netherlands (Holland).
901 DaltonKenneth HaldanePilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-13 AgeJ/161473SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
902 DanahySylvesterPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-28 Age 26J/1638583Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. F. 9-12. France. Son Of Mrs. T. Danahy, Of Riverside, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada; Grandson Of Theresa Danahy.
903 DanbyChristopherAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
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P/O
F/O
DFC
R
J
?
26936
Equip Asst
NAV
RCAF
Station Rockcliffe (RCAF)
TTS (RCAF)
5Equip Depot (RCAF)
10Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
KTS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
76Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
X
Digby
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
X
Anson
X
X
Halifax
?
7 Nov 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
16 Jan 1940 - Ottawa, Ontario
18 March 1940 - St. Thomas, Ontario
18 April 1940 - Moncton, New Brunswick
31 July 1940 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
16 June 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
17 June 1942 - Victoriaville, Quebec
26 Sep 1942 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
17 Nov 1942 - Camp Borden, Ontario
27 Dec 1942 - Failed Pilot training
28 Dec 1942 - Remustered to Navigator
23 Jan 1943 - London, Ontario
July 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
May 1944 - RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire
Nov 1944 - ?
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.76 Squadron - Award effective 5 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 16 February 1945 and AFRO 563/45 dated 29 March 1945.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
904 DannRoland EdisonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-22 Age 25J/4327407SqnCommemorated North Cotes (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Roland George William And Ellen Mary Dann, Of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
905 DaughtersGeorge DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-07 AgeJ/92736408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. B. 11. Germany.
906 DauphinWilliam RalphPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-01 Age 23J/9227643SqnCommemorated Faenza War Cemetery, Viii. D. 22. Italy. Son Of Ralph Charles And Eupheme Dauphin, Of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada.
907 DauphinWilliam RalphPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-01 Age 23J/9227643SqnCommemorated Faenza War Cemetery, VIII. D. 22. Italy. Son Of Ralph Charles And Eupheme Dauphin, Of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada.
908 DavenportRobert Monroe 'Tex'F/L


EvadedUSAJ18048PLT401Sqn (RCAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
Spitfire MH827
Spitfire ML142
9 Jan 1944 - Flak - Evaded capture
8 Aug 1944 - Flak - Evaded capture
Flight Lieutenant Robert Monroe 'Tex' Davenport, American pilot of 401Sqn RAF (which he has been serving as a volunteer since October 1941), on 'Rhubarb' mission during the attack on the launch site de V1 de Vacquerie, in Pas-de-Calais, is reported missing in Spitfire registration number MH827, after being shot down by the FlaK. However, he managed a makeshift landing and escaped capture, not without having come under fire from the German soldiers who had come to take him. We will know later that he was able to escape with the help of the Resistance networks via the Pyrenees and Gibraltar. He will be back in his unit on April 10, 1944 and will resume service combat on May 10. He will then obtain 5 approved aerial victories including 1 in collaboration on a Messerschmitt Me-262, and 1 enemy aircraft damaged.


(Photo: Davenport with his ground crewmen)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
909 DavenportFrankPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 21J/8808610SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest And Martha Davenport, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
910 DaveyHugh AugustinePilot Officer

Killed 1945-02-21 Age 22J/93583434SqnCommemorated Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery, Sec. H.H. Grave 3158. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Margaret Davey, Of Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Nephew Of Mr. B. Murray, Of Glasgow.
911 DavidsonRobert Tremayne PillsburyP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
S/L
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S/L
W/C
G/C
DFC

Croix de Guerre (France)

US Air Medal
EvadedCanadian in RAFRAF
C
------
RCAF
39968
89519
--------
20465
PLTRAF
3FTS (RAF)
6 Armament Training Camp (RAF)
3FTS (RAF)
1 Wing (RAF)
2 AACU (RAF)
1 Wing (RAF)
3 AACU (RAF)
202Sqn (RAF)
3 AACU (RAF)
3 AACU (RAF)
4 FTS (RAF)
267Sqn (RAF)
70OTU (RAF)
30Sqn (RAF)
30Sqn (RAF)
2 Photo Recce Unit (RAF)
30Sqn (RAF)
30Sqn (RAF)
261Sqn (RAF)
Ferry Command (RAF)
59OTU (RAF)
182Sqn (RAF)
175Sqn (RAF)
16 Wing (RAF)
143 Wing (RCAF)
143 Wing (RCAF)
French Resistance
83GSU (RAF)
RCAF
AFHQ (RCAF)
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IFS (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
Western Air Command
RCAF Staff College
Central Air Command
12 Group HQ
410Sqn (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
1 Wing (RCAF)
Canadian Joint Staff
335 FIS (USAF)
1 Wing (RCAF)
3 Wing (RCAF)
1 Air Div HQ (RCAF)
RCAF Trenton
RCAF Portage la Prairie
NORAD 26 Sector
CJATC Rivers
RCAF
Avro & Tutor
Oxford
Hart
Oxford
Queen Bee
Swordfish
Queen Bee
Swordfish
Swordfish
Swordfish
Swordfish
Anson
Vincent
Blenheim
Blenheim
Hurricane
Beaufighter & Electra
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Boston
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MM957
X
Typhoon
X
X
---------------------
Expeditor
X
X
X
X
X
Vampire
Vampire
Sabre
X
Sabre
Sabre
Sabre
Sabre
X
X
X
X
X
24 May 1937 - Enlisted in the RAF
24 Aug 1937
14 Feb 1938
19 March 1938 - Advanced flying instruction
26 March 1938
1 June 1938
24 June 1938
23 July 1938 - Malta
23 Sep 1938 - Egypt
7 Oct 1938
5 Nov 1938 - Malta
16 March 1939 - Staff pilot - Egypt
1 Sep 1939
7 Oct 1940
23 Oct 1940 - Egypt/Greece/Crete
20 May 1941 - Visual night fighter
24 Oct 1941
24 Nov 1941
26 Feb 1942 - Ceylon
24 May 1942
26 Dec 1942 - Dorval, Canada
4 April 1943 - UK
16 May 1943 - Commanding Officer
11 July 1943 - Commanding Officer
11 Sep 1943 - Commanding Officer
20 Jan 1944 - Commanding Officer
8 May 1944 - Force landed in France
Served with French resistance group Voix du Nord
6 Sep 1944 - UK
12 Dec 1944 - Transferred to the RCAF as S/L
24 May 1945 - Ottawa, Canada
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19 Sep 1945
1 Dec 1945
21 May 1946
26 March 1947
21 Sep 1947
23 Dec 1947
26 March 1949
15 Sep 1949 - Commanding Officer
26 Nov 1951 - UK
10 Sep 1952 - Washington, USA
15 Sep 1952 - Korea
17 Dec 1952 - UK
1 Feb 1953 - Germany
16 Sep 1953
7 Nov 1956
19 March 1957
16 July 1960 - Syracuse, N.Y., USA
13 July 1964 - Deputy Commander
1 April 1968 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: Squadron Leader Robert Davidson of Vancouver B.C. Commanding Officer of 421Sqn in the cockpit of one of the Squadrons Vampires. RCAF St. Hubert, Que. 26 Oct 1950)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.182 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 1 October 1943.
- Croix de Guerre with Gold Star (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947.
- Air Medal (United States) - 335th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (USAF) - Awarded as per AFRO 742/53 dated 11 December 1953 and Canada Gazette dated 14 November 1953.
Died in Kempville, Ontario, 13 December 1976.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

(Photo: Wing Commander Robert Davidson, was awarded the U.S. Air Medal at a ceremony at the RCAF's No. 4 Fighter Wing, Baden-Soellingen, Germany, W/C Davidson received the award from USAF General Robert M. Lee, Commanding General of the 4th Allied Tactical Air Force - 13 May 1954)
912 DavidsonWilliam HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-15 Age 22J/15032114SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank Bertram And Sarah Davidson, Of Preston, Ontario, Canada.
913 DavidsonJohn LaveryPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-24 Age 22J/16056131SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of John Davidson, And Of Mary Davidson, Of Leaside, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
914 DavidsonEdward Ian RossPilot Officer

Killed 1942-11-30 Age 22J/16866Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4080. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward H. J. Davidson And Mary Cruth Davidson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
915 DavidsonJohn EwartPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 AgeJ/88386433SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. J. 17. Germany.
916 DavidsonJohn McintoshPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 Age 19J/95227426SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. F. 8-10. Germany. Son Of James And Jean Davidson, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
917 DaviesJohn RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-01 Age 25J/10249145SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Robert H. Davies And J. Agnes Davies, Of Victoria, British Columbia.
918 DaviesFrederick EugenePilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-14 Age 20J/10717Commemorated Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 197. Canada. Son Of Jene Alvin Davies And Donna F. Davies, Of Edmonton, Alberta.
919 DaviesKeith SelwynPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-24 AgeJ/684653SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
920 DaviesDouglas IdrisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 AgeJ/8989078Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row A. Coll. Grave 1-5. France.
921 DaviesEdmund Alfred JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-17 Age 19J/95220101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 28-32. Germany. Son Of Edmund Alfred And Elsie Davies, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
922 DaviesLawrence WardWarrant Officer Class II

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

Lancaster PD260 AS-NAttack on Brunswick. Shot down by nightfighter Missing, nothing heard of after take offCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. E. 7. Germany. Son Of Thomas Ivan And Dorothy May Davies, Of Hillspring, Alberta, Canada. Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner
923 DaviesRobert HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 20J/87194420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Maldwyn Whittington Davies And Sarah Victoria Davies, Of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada.
924 DaviesPaul PatrickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-02 Age 25J/87366425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row K. Grave 18. United Kingdom. Son Of Vincent Paul And Katie Davies, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
925 DaviesJohn CecilPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-09 Age 23J/8658551Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row F. Grave 18. United Kingdom. Son Of Evan John And Sarah Jane Davies, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. B.S.A. (University Of British Columbia).
926 DavisGeorge JordonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-12 AgeJ/15091129SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
927 DavisRobert HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-26 Age 21J/19412429SqnCommemorated Hotton War Cemetery, I. C. 9. Belgium. Son Of Henry Noel Cochrane Davis And Ethel Jane Davis, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada.
928 DavisHarry WalterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 AgeJ/90062432SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 17. Belgium.
929 DavisDaniel GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-16 Age 27J/92608514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rieux Communal Cemetery, Grave 4. France. Son Of Norman And Bella Davis, Of Gilford, Ontario, Canada.
930 DavisMichael LudlowPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-29 Age 19J/86883159Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of Captain Herbert Ludlow And Olga Gwen Davis Of Bombay, India.This Airman Died With His Eight Crewmates. The Individually Unidentified Remains Of Only Seven Of The Crew Are Buried In Plot 4, Row E, Graves 14 To 20 Of Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar. Each Grave Marker Reads: An Airman Of The 1939-1945 War, Raf, 29Th February 1944, Known Unto God. All Nine Men Are Commemorated By Name On The Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
931 DavisBillyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-20 Age 24J/86222630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 13716. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas And Eudokia Davis, Of Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada.
932 DavisEdward AddyPilot Officer

Killed 1944-01-30 Age 24J/28949Air/Bmr22OTUWellington DF566Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4191. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward M. Davis And Mary Catherine Davis; Husband Of June Anita Davis, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
933 DavisJosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-08 Age 25J/89048Commemorated Porthcawl Cemetery, Block 4. Row H. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Annie Davis, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
934 DavisErnest LeroyPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 AgeJ/90989102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. grave 1. D. 6-8. Germany.
935 DavisonHarold HastingsPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-19 Age 24J/14041Commemorated Fonthill Cemetery, Sec. A. Lot 216. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of Harold D. Davison And Helen Davison, Of Welland.
936 DavoudPaul Yettvart P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
OBE

DSO

DFC

MID X 2

Legion of Honour (France)

Croix de Guerre (France)

Order of Orange-Nassau (NL)
USAC325PLTRCAF
Royal Military College
RCAF
Queen’s University
RAF
5 FTS (RAF)
17Sqn (RAF)
RAF
RCAF
CFS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
60OTU (RAF)
410Sqn (RCAF)
409Sqn (RCAF)
409Sqn (RCAF)
418Sqn (RCAF)
22 Wing (RCAF)
143 Wing (RCAF)
83 Group (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch, Moth, Tomtit & Tutor
X
X
Atlas & Siskin
Bulldog, Hart & Fury
X
X
Harvard
Harvard
X
Beaufighter
Beaufighter
Beaufighter
Beaufighter
Mosquito
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
X
24 June 1929 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1929 - 1931
19 Aug 1931 - Pilot qualification
Sep 1932 to Feb 1933 - mechanical engineering
Feb 1933 - UK
1933
28 Aug 1933 to March 1935
31 March 1935 - Resigned commission & returned to Canada
5 June 1940 - Rejoined RCAF
17 June to 31 July 1940 - Flying instructor course
9 Sep 1940 - Instructor
May 1941 - UK
14 June 1941
30 June 1941 - Commanding Officer
5 Sep 1941 - Commanding Officer
17 Feb 1943 - Injured and burned in crash landing
15 June 1943 - Commanding Officer
9 Jan 1944 - Commanding Officer
12 July 1944 - Commanding Officer
9 Jan 1945
17 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
26 July 1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: 14 May 1943 Investiture by the King at Buckingham Palace, two well known Canadians, S/L H. Forbes, D.F.C., Left; and W/C P.Y. Davoud)
Officer, Order of the British Empire - No.83 Group Headquarters - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1219 dated 27 July 1945.
Distinguished Service Order - No.418 Squadron - Award effective 2 March 1944 as per London Gazette dated 17 March 1944 and AFRO 766/44 dated 6 April 1944.
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.409 Squadron - Award effective 11 January 1943 as per London Gazette dated 2 February 1943 and AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943.
Mention in Despatches - No.409 Squadron - Award effective 9 June 1942 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1000-1001/42 dated 3 July 1942.
Mention in Despatches - No.143 Wing - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 337/45 dated 23 February 1945.
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947 and Canada Gazette dated 20 September 1947
Croix de Guerre avec Palm (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947 and Canada Gazette dated 20 September 1947.
Commander, Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords (Holland) - Award effective 6 February 1948 as per AFRO 81/48 of that date.
(Info courtesy of Francois Dutil)
937 DawberNorman EwartAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
P/O
F/O
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F/O
F/L
DFC
R
J
--------
No.
384A
26435
--------
301327
Engine Fitter
PLT
--------
Pers Inf O
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
RCAF Trenton
5ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
---------------------
400Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Harvard
X
Cornell
Harvard
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MP131
X
X
---------------------
X
X
17 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
2 Jan 1940 - St. Thomas, Ontario
17 July 1940 - Trenton, Ontario
12 Sep 1942 - Remuster to pilot - Belleville, Ontario
21 Nov 1942 - St. Eugene, Ontario
23 Jan 1943 - Uplands, Ontario
1 June 43 - Annette Island, Alaska
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
20 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
27 June 1944 - Lantheuil, France
18 Nov 44 - Flak, baled and evaded capture
23 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
12 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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7 Nov 1955 - Joined RCAF Aux - Toronto, Ontario
31 Aug 1959 - Retired from the RCAF Auxiliary
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.438 Squadron - Award effective 6 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 13 February 1945 and AFRO 508/45 dated 23 March 1945.
Deceased on 27 April 2011, in Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
938 DawsonRichard John SecordPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-24 AgeJ/1691639SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
939 DawsonGerald ObenaufPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-29 Age 30J/28728Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 811. United Kingdom.
940 DawsonGordon ForbesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-15 Age 22J/89896115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. B. 1. Germany. Son Of Thomas James Dawson And Isobel Caroline Dawson; Husband Of Gwendoline Doris Dawson, Of Cookstown, Ontario, Canada.
941 DawsonErnest Albert WesleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-13 AgeJ/88669142Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Milan War Cemetery, Coll. Grave V. D. 1-5. Italy.
942 DawsonDouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-17 AgeJ/90321115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Strijen Protestant Cemetery, Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland).
943 DawsonDonald James VensPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 21J/8870477SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of James G. And Erma J. Dawson, Of Smith'S Falls, Ontario, Canada.
944 DayF.F/SgtKIARAFNAV418Sqn
Last Op - 418Sqn
Mosquito NS855
Mosquito NS855
16 May 44 - NOT Canadian - Pilot was S/L H. Cleveland -
16 May 44 - KIA - Off the coast of Sweden -


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945 DayGordon RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1940-04-29 Age 23C/1050Commemorated Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery, Sec. 30. Lot 27. Grave 23. Canada. Son Of Robert Russell Day And Harriet Day, Of Ottawa.

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946 DayJohn FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-26 Age 25J/809935Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Joint Grave 18. E. 7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John H. And Ruby I. Day, Of Preston, Ontario, Canada.

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947 De BartokErnest Akos FrederickPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1942-09-20 AgeJ/15717101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
948 De BourkeRichardWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-03-10 AgeNewton Mass. USAR79049Pilot112Sqn (RAF)KittyhawkReceived his RCAF pilot's wings from No. 14SFTS Aylmer, Ontario (Course 35) A US citizen, DeBourke, flew with 417Sqn he was then posted to North Africa where he served for two weeks with 4 SAAF Squadron and then was transferred to 112 Squadron, as Sgt, claiming 3 destroyed and 1 probable during late 1942. He was shot down by Flak 10 July 1942 but survived. Recovering from wounds received he returned to 112Sqn on the 24th November 1942. On 10th March 1943 he was 1 of 5 Kittyhawks shot down by Luftwaffe enemy fighters of JG77 over Tunisia, he failed to survive.Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 272. Egypt.
949 De BussacGeorge HenriPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-22 AgeJ/17554429SqnCommemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 15. H. 1. Netherlands (Holland).
950 De CellesLeo Lorne NormanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 Age 21J/92028460Sqn (RAAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 7. A. 5. Germany. Son Of Leo And Maud De Celles, Of Westmount, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
951 De CordoueComte Jacques Fernand GabrielPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-21 Age 29J/92200190Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 4. D. 16. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Marquis Hugues De Cordoue And Marquise Marie Rose De Cordoue, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
952 De DauwAndrew FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 Age 20J/88388432SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. L. 26. Germany. Son Of Alphonse And Madaline De Dauw, Of Tilbury, Ontario, Canada.
953 De MacedoJoseph MauricePilot Officer
Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1944-12-06 Age 21J/95219Air Gunner434SqnHalifax III NR143 WL-MSon of Joseph Fidelis and Alice de Macedo, of 3487 Blenheim Street, Ganges, British Columbia, Canada. Grave inscription: 'His Loss Is A Stab In Many Loving Hearts'.Commemorated Pihen-Les-Guines War Cemetery, 1. A. 10. France.
954 De MarioC.LACRPilot (T)2SFTS (RCAF)XSep 42 - Pilot Trainee -
955 De NeversFrank HolmesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-14 Age 21J/85163Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Edouard A. V. V. And Christina H. De Nevers, Of Vandura, Saskatchewan, Canada.
956 De SilvaDesmond MichaelSgt
F/Sgt
WO2

DFM
KIA
Age 23
R95750AGRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1AAS (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
214CF (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
623Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Battle
X
Hampden
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling EH925 (crew from 218 & 623 Sqns)
18 March 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
28 May 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
15 July 1941 - Goderich, Ontario
5 Aug 1941 - Failed Pilot Training
31 Aug 1941 - Mountain View, Ontario
4 Nov 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
20 Feb 1942 - RAF Manby, Lincolnshire
29 Apr 1942 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
20 July 1942 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk
14 Sep 1942 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
24 Aug 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter

(Photo: 4 July 1942 22 OTU, four Canadians on training in the UK, De Silva is 2nd from the right)
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom.
Son of Louis Maria and Irene Judith (Nee De Castro) De Silva, of Flushing, New York City, U.S.A.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
957 De-ShaneCharles WilbertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-09 Age 20J/15148137Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Scottow Cemetery, Grave 264. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Florence Emaline De-Shane, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
958 DeanDouglas DelbertSergeantKilled 1942-04-09 Age 20R/106609Pilot10 Service Flying Training School. 2 Training CommandCrane I 7957Born on the 08th October 1921 in Pierce. Educated at Lincoln High School. Enlisted on the 23th May 1941. Son of Alvin P. Dean (died 18th April 1939, age 43) and Cordelia Dean (née Hawk - died 04th August 1986, age 85), of 2622 North Proctor, Tacoma, Washington, USA.Commemorated Olympia Masonic Memorial Park, West Half. Lot 2. Block 92. Grave 4. USA.
959 DeanGeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-07 Age 23J/8851818Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Xvii. E. 4. Italy. Son Of John Dean, And Of Christina Dean, Of Pine Falls, Manitoba, Canada.
960 DeathArthur HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 23J/1918176Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint Grave 6. F. 18-19. Germany. Son Of William H. Death And Lizzie Death, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
961 DeatherageGeorge EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-17 AgeJ/92211101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 28-32. Germany.
962 DehouxJoseph LaurierFlight Lieutenant

DFC
Killed 1943-09-02 Age 21J/15145Pilot137 (RAF)SqnHurricane IV KX698Son of Gustave Dehoux (died in vehicle accident age 30) and of Anna Guilbault Dehoux, and stepson of Thomas H. Davey, of 783 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His brother Joseph Fernand Gustave Rene also died on service. Halifax III LW327 VR-A 419 Squadron. (4 crew PoW, 3 killed) Epitaph: 'O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory?'.Commemorated Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Row G. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland).
963 DehouxJoseph Fernand Gustave RenePilot Officer

Killed 1944-02-20 AgeJ/188384419SqnHalifax III LW327 VR-Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. F. 24-29. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Gustave Dehoux, And Stepson Of Thomas H. Davey, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
964 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)
965 DelhayeHubert FrancisPilot Officer
Killed 1944-04-20 Age 25J/38583575Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. G. 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Lawrence H. Delhaye And Ella V. Delhaye; Husband Of Joyce Rowe Delhaye, Of Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A.
966 DellHarley JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-29 Age 22J/15701419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Harley L. And Mary W. Dell, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
967 DelmageRay JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-24 Age 21J/88684293SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Edward James Delmage And Augusta V. Delmage, Of Hazel Cliffe, Saskatchewan, Canada.
968 DeMarcoNicholasP/O
F/O
DFC
J27693BARCAF
17EFTS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
5AOS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
7 B&GS (RCFA)
1AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
76Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Finch
X
X
Anson
X
Anson
Anson
X
Halifax
X
X
16 Dec 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
19 Aug 1942
21 Sep 1942 - Ceased pilot training
22 Sep 1942
24 Oct 1942
9 Jan 1943
19 Feb 1943
15 May 1943
16 July 1943 - UK
May 1944
14 May 1945 - Repatriated
1 Aug 1945 - Released
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.76 Squadron - Award effective 8 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 21 September 1945 and AFRO 1704/45 dated 9 November 1945.
Deceased 4 August 2010
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
969 DempsterCharles JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 Age 23J/88686429SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. A. 12-14. Germany. Son Of Thomas Jeffrey Dempster And Eleanor Elizabeth Dempster, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
970 DenisonGeorge RossP/O
F/O
J20996PLTRCAF
3AOS (RCAF)
X
Anson
?
2 Oct 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Staff Pilot
(information courtesy Francois Dutil)
971 DenisonR.W.S/L W/CAFC
RAFCANPLT80Sqn 26 AA Coop Unit 46Sqn RAF Last OpX X X X X23 Jul 42 - 31 Aiug 42 - 31 Aug 42 - X - X - Commanding Officer - 1945 - Released from the RAF - 1951 - Killed as an airline pilot in Yellowknife -
972 DenkmanKen Raymond ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1941-11-08 Age 19J/5548412SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest Fred And Helen Denkman, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
973 DennisRussel EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-10 AgeJ/92123630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Omerville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. France.
974 DennisFrederick StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-29 AgeJ/95222419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. C. 9. Germany.
975 DennisonGordon JoshuaPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-16 Age 22J/95170199SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert Elmer Dennison And Hazel A. Dennison, Of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada.
976 DensmoreGeorge RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-12 Age 23J/17486429SqnCommemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Jjb. Grave 70. Netherlands (Holland).
977 DepewFrancis NeilPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-11 Age 24J/86437211Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of Francis Drake Depew And Mary Britanna Depew; Husband Of Marion Jean Depew, Of Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada.
978 DepperClifford LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-22 Age 21J/86266Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Hanna Depper, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
979 DerbyshireDonovan EmmersonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-23 AgeJ/88396419SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 18-22. Germany.
980 DesbiensJoseph Georges HectorAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
---
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 32
No.
C
1499
1572
Aero Eng Mech
Pilot
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF Vancouver
Camp Borden (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
Quebec Recruiting Center (RCAF)
4Sqn (RCAF)
120Sqn (RCAF)
120Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
?
?
?
Moth
X
Shark
Delta
Delta 670
9 May 1927 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Borden, Ontario
29 May 1931 - Remustered to Pilot - Borden, Ontario
18 June 1931 - Vancouver, British Columbia
1 Feb 1935 - Armament Instructor - Borden, Ontario
27 June 1937 - Instructor - St. Hubert, Quebec
1 Nov 1939 - Quebec City
20 Apr 1940 - Jericho Beach, British Columbia
2 May 1940 - Sea Isalnd, British Columbia
14 Aug 1940 - Crashed in the waters of Seymour Narrows BC

(Photo: Delta 670 lost on 14 August 1940)
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 1. Canada.
Son of Joseph Adelard and Marie Leontine (nee Sauvé) Desbiens, of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Jean Veronica (nee Genereux) Desbiens, of St Lambert, Quebec; father of Marie Paulette Francoise and Jacqueline Marie Desbiens.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
981 DesmaraisJoseph Eugene GerardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-23 Age 20JJ/88152WAG419SqnHalifax MZ506 QO-XCommemorated Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 34. France.
982 DesourdyVincent GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-26 Age 24J/6400235SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Herman And Dora Desourdy, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.
983 DesrochesJoseph Paul Lucien Wilfrid LeonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 26J/88390Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Leon Jules A. And Celia Desroches.
984 DessertLeon AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-27 Age 24C/46828Commemorated New Westminster (St. Peters) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Block 4. Lot 35. Grave C. Canada. Son Of Joseph Emile And Delisca Dessert, Of Marcelin, Saskatchewan; Husband Of Irene Dessert, Of New Westminster.
985 DetlorPerry ByardPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-21 AgeJ. 3763102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Topcliffe Church Cemetery, Grave 4. United Kingdom.
986 DeugoRobert HenryFlight Lieutenant

Killed 1943-07-20 Age 21Pakenham, OntJ/15076Pilot198Sqn (RAF)Shot down by flakCommemorated Diksmuide Communal Cemetery, Grave 1031. Belgium. Son Of Ira And Dorothy Deugo, Of Pakenham, Ontario, Canada.

Deugo (bottom left) with 51 Squadron comrades
987 DevaneyEdward PhilipPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 19J/19399Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Michael And Catherine Devaney, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
988 DevillezG.S/LPLT422Sqn RAF Last OpX XX - Coastal Command - X - Postwar - Joined the RAF - Famous test pilot - 22 Sep 01 - deceased -
989 DevittJames FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-22 Age 22C/92768405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 8. E. 21. Germany. Son Of Robert Campbell Devitt, And Henrietta Devitt, Of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada.
990 DevoyAlexander GordonPilot Officer
Courtesy Paul Ferguson

Killed 1944-03-31 AgeJ/85650Navigator426SqnLancaster II DS840 OW-CBrother of Mrs. Alan Minter and Miss Betty Devoy of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of Mrs. Alan Minter and Miss Betty Devoy, Chilliwack, B.C. Although Gordon was born and resided in Cumberland, B.C., his sisters, Mrs. Alan Minter and Miss Betty Devoy lived in Chilliwack. Gordon lived in Chilliwack, off and on, and became friends with Alan and Glen Minter. Gordon enlisted in the RCAF in May 1941 and was trained as a navigator. Overseas he served on Lancaster bombers with 426 Squadron.Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. A. 9. Germany.
991 DewarDuncan Hugh AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-13 Age 22J/16386106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 8. G. 15. Germany. Son Of Donald And Dora Dewar, Of Oyama, British Columbia, Canada.
992 DewarPeterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 Age 29J/88395419SqnCommemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Coll. Grave. Iv Aa. 3. Belgium. Son Of Thomas And Janet Dewar; Husband Of Kathleen Mary Dewar, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
993 DewittArthur MelvinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 20J/88389425SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. F. 13-16. Germany. Son Of J. Henry And Elizabeth Dewitt, Of Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada.
994 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

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995 DezallRaymond PurdyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-29 Age 25J/8945Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Robert And Ethel May Dezall, Of Edmonton, Alberta.
996 DibnahRoland Harold 'Rolly'

Pilot1Sqn RAF

242Sqn

91Sqn

Battle of Britain. Died February 1990

Posted to 1Sqn RAF in France on 27 April 1940, P/O Roland H "Rolly" Dibnah was wounded in the thigh in a combat over Ochamps on 29 May and made a forced-landing at Nancy. On 31 August, he damaged an Me 110 and on 6 September shared another destroyed. The Canadian was posted to 242Sqn RAF at RAF Coltishall on 21 September, remaining with them until 30 December 1940. His subsequent service is currently unknown until January 1944 when Dibnah joined 91 Squadron at Tangmere. He transferred to the RCAF on 18th January 1945 and was released on 21st October 1947 as a Flight Lieutenant.
997 DickJames Andrew TaylorPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-10 Age 24J/9418598Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 2. D. 12. Germany. Son Of Isabella Mckay Dick, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
998 DickieGordon DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-05 Age 23J/94525Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Gilbert W. And Ella B. Dickie, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Irene K. Dickie.
999 DicksonCecil AlexanderP/O
F/O

AFC
KIA
Age 24
J10870WAGRCAF
3SFTS (RCAF)
2WS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
Ferry Comnmand
Ferry Comnmand
Ferry Comnmand
Ferry Comnmand
Ferry Comnmand
Ferry Comnmand
Ferry Comnmand
168Sqn (RCAF)
168Sqn (RCAF)
168Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Anson
Harvard
Bolinbroke
Hudson
Ventura AE661
Hudson FK410
Boston BZ395
Baltimore FA464
Baltimore FA311
Baltimore FA588
Baltimore FA613
Fortress
Fortress 9205
Fortress 9203
26 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 Aug 1941
15 Sep 1941
28 Feb 1942
10 Apr 1942
4 June 1942
12 July 1942
9 March 1943
April 1943
May 1943
24 May 1943
31 May 1943
17 Sep 1943
23 Jan 1944 - Mid air collision with Wellington
15 Dec 1944 - Lost over Atlantic

(Photo: 7 Dec 1943 Photographed in from of their Flying Fortress, (left to right) Pilot Officer E. Max Rosenbaum, co-pilot, from Winnipeg; Flight Lieut. B.G. Smith, captain, from Neddies Nabraska; Flying Officer C.A, Dickson, radio-operator, from Edmonton; and Flying Officer Frederick B, La Brish, navigator, of Montreal)
Air Force Cross - No.168 Squadron (Canada) - Award effective 5 May 1944 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 1133/44 dated 26 May 1944.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4. Canada. Son of Thomas Aaron and Ethelena Dickson.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1000 DicksonWalter SydneyPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-21 AgeJ/95230431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint grave 4. F. 4-5. Germany.
1001 DienoGustaf AdolphPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 24J/87465432SqnCommemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 4 Grave 34 (Coll.) France. Son Of John And Katherine Dieno; Husband Of Archiena Lenora Dieno, Of Langley Prairie, British Columbia, Canada.
1002 DiFilippoAdamLAC
KilledPilot U/TSFTS CentraliaAnson 7272ragedy struck Course 95 at Centralia on January 14, 1944, when Hamilton, Ontario native LAC Adam DiFilippo was killed along with his instructor, P/O Francis Henning a resident of Atlin, B.C. (pictured below). While flying in Anson 7272, the aircraft struck the top of a chimney, causing the Anson to crash. The conclusion of the Accident Investigation Board: “When demonstrating low flying, instructors are to do so in the approved low flying area for their particular unit and are to clear all obstacles by a minimum height of 50 feet.
1003 DimmaThomas WilliamPilot Officer
DFMKilled 1944-03-24 AgeJ/18929Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. C. 2. United Kingdom.
1004 DimockHedley GilbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-27 AgeC/ 92344212Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, 6. D. 1. India.
1005 DingleJohn TregennaPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-30 Age 22J/24270Commemorated Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery, Sec. 12A. Grave 1375. Canada. Son Of Frederick William And Kate Dingle, Of Winnipeg; Husband Of Isabel Margaret Dingle, Of Elm Creek.
1006 DingwallFred ThompsonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-30 AgeJ/17798432SqnCommemorated Ripon Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 397. United Kingdom.
1007 DionnePaul A.P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
C338ADM
PLT
RCAF
18Sqn (RCAF)
18Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
?
X
X
Moth
Moth
?
?
1 Sep 1934 - AdmO - Montreal, Quebec
12 Apr 1936 - Remustered to Pilot - St. Hubert, Quebec
1 Dec 1937 - St. Hubert, Quebec
?
Deceased in 1992.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1008 DionneFrancis RogerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 Age 29J/89044Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Arsene And Eva Dionne, Of Riviere Du Loup, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1009 DissingJens LawrencePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-07 Age 20J/85547415SqnCommemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row A. Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Jens L. And Kathryn M. Dissing, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
1010 DixonChester BrockiePilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-27 Age 21J/17446405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. D. 7. Germany. Son Of Alfred Lyman Dixon And Elizabeth Gertrude Dixon, Of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan Canada.
1011 DixonWalter AlexanderFlight Sergeant
Killed 1943-04-09 Age 24R/109932Pilot195 (RAF)SqnTyphoon Ib DN424Born on the 14th January 1919 in Toronto. Educated at Detroit Business University. Worked as a clerk for Backstry Standard Ltd. in Windsor, Ontario. Enlisted on the 04th August 1941. St Initial Training School for three months . With No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School. Awarded his Pilot's wings at No. 8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, on the 19th June 1942.

Embarked for England in October 1942 and arrived on the 04th November 1942. Trained with 55 Operational Training Unit graduating on the 24th November 1942. Joined 195 squadron on the 28th December 1942. Fractured his ankle on the 11th January 1943 and was on sick leave for some three months.

Son of Thomas Russell Dixon (died 1965, age 72) and Ellen Jane Dixon (née McKay - died 1975, age 80), of Markdale, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'He Sleeps So Far From Canada, His Native Land'.

Commemorated Formby (St. Peter) Churchyard, Sec. F. Grave 88. United Kingdom.
1012 DixonHilliard CraigPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-15 Age 22J/18933Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1013 Dixon (2nd)Charles RighterCadet
---
Pte
---
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2

KIFA
Age 28
USAD
R
82830
88217
INF
PLT
USAAC
Black Watch (CDN Army)
RCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
Middle East Pool (RAF)
RAF Heliopolis
71OTU (RAF)
1412 Met Flight (RAF)
1412 Met Flight (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
X
X
Moth & Gladiator
Gladiator
Gladiator N5831
Dec 1939 - Feb 1940 - Failed pilot training in USA
29 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army
13 March 1941 - Transferred to the RCAF
10 June 1941
16 July 1941
23 Sep 1941
26 Dec 1941 - UK
8 Jan 1942
9 May 1942 - Egypt
12 June 1942
14 Nov 1942 - Sudan
10 March 1943 - Perished from burns suffered in taxiing accident
Body repatriated to the USA from the Khartoum military ceremetary post war.
Son of Charles Righter and Florence (nee Byrd) Dixon, of New Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Husband of Jessie Blair (nee Tallman) Dixon of Mount Vernon, New York, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1014 DobbsFernand WalterPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-12 AgeJ/93872424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.
1015 DobsonLorne GeraldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-15 Age 25J/1774699Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Maynamati War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. D. 1-6. Bangladesh (ex India). Son Of George And Lazetta Elizabeth Dobson, Of Ninga, Manitoba, Canada.
1016 DockerillJohn PeterPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-22 Age 21J/18226408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1017 DockrillJoseph FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-10 Age 26J/16973242SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
1018 DoddThomas WilfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-22 Age 22J/87616514SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of William H. And Maude A. Dodd, Of Sinnett, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1019 DoddsVernon FairbankPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 23WinnipegJ/89743405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Tubbergen Roman Catholic Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of William E. And Dorice E. Dodds, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Husband Of Eleanor May Dodds, Of Winnipeg.
1020 DoggettHarryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 22J/90242426SqnCommemorated Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery, Grave 120. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Isaac And Melinda Doggett, Of Galt, Ontario, Canada.
1021 DohertyFrancis AloysiusPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-24 Age 23J/1723944Sqn
Lancaster ED723final assignment on the night of 23-24 April, a strike against Dortmund. Nothing further was heard from his aircraft, presumably a victim of a night fighter or flak. Either way, none of the crew have a known grave and they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1022 DohertyWilliam JosephFlight Sergeant
Killed 1945-02-21 AgeR/280274Rear gunner166Sqn (RAF)

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

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
1023 DoironHarley WilliamPilot Officer
Killed 1944-04-23 Age 21J90917Air/Bmr429SqnHalifax LV963 AL-VCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. D. 4. Germany.
1024 DolanRaymond CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-05 Age 20J/1711275Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of Charles And Mary Dolan, Of Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
1025 DolbyEarle GeorgePilot OfficerDFCKilled 1943-09-01 AgeJ/1760897Sqn

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. Z. 20. Germany.
1026 DollLincoln EdwardF/O

J40411NAV166Sqn

Lancaster PA320 AS-Y2 May 1945 Supply droppingCrew Members:Sqn. Ldr. George Harold Whowell DFC RAF 128986 - Pilot: Sgt. Donald Albert Campbell Leeming RAF 1897924 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Dougherty RCAF J/27431 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Herbert George Ball RAF 1655355 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. George Wilfred Winstanley DFC RAF 137613 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. R. E. Doust RCAF R/127980 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Lincoln Edward Doll RCAF J/40411 Navigator
1027 DolterFrancis WilfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-25 AgeJ/19999Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Christian And Helen Dolter, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
1028 DonaldJames CorkePilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-24 AgeJ/17325415SqnCommemorated West Thorney (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row C. Grave 8. United Kingdom.
1029 DonaldJames LeoPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-15 Age 25J/87044419SqnCommemorated Magleby Churchyard, Langeland, A. 11. 47A. Denmark. Son Of Leo And Mary Matilda Donald, Of Grandview, Manitoba, Canada.
1030 DonaldsonJohnSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 20
R97047NAVRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3(O)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Anson & Botha
Wellington
Wellington Z1730
28 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 June 1941
28 July 1941
22 Aug 1941 - Failed Pilot Training
27 Oct 1941 - Remustered to Navigator
1 Feb 1942
15 March 1942
12 May 1942 - UK
8 June 1942
14 Juky 1942
16 Sep 1942 - Shot down over Germany
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 28. C. 13-15. Germany.
Son of Matthew and Mary (nee Miller) Donaldson, of Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1031 DoncasterJohn PhippsPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-13 Age 23J/6401235Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Officers). Plot E. Coll. Grave 2. Malta. Son Of Purcell Eli Doncaster And Hazel Amanda Ray Doncaster, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Mary Elizabeth Doncaster.
1032 DonnellyJames WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 21J/86162434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. G. 1-16. Germany. Son Of John J. Donnelly And Rose E. Donnelly, Of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
1033 DonnisonFrederick RitchiePilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-17 Age 24J/15419419SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 6. H. 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Fred And Mary Donnison; Husband Of Mabel Donnison, Of Lillooet, British Columbia.
1034 DonoghueMichael Gerald EdmundPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 Age 21J/88382434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. F. 8. Germany. Son Of Michael Patrick And Margaret Helen Donoghue, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1035 DonovanWilliam HarryPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-20 Age 22J/957061Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. H. 18-22. Germany. Son Of William Henry And Dorothy Donovan, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Nephew Of Rose Harvey, Of Toronto.
1036 DoranJames John Pierre HectorPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-17 AgeJ/11496Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada.
1037 DoranWilliam LawrencePilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 Age 29J/86233W/Op/Air/Gnr408Sqn (RCAF)Lancaster II LL637 EQ-PSon Of William John And Jessie Hearst Doran; Husband Of Marjorie Evelyn Doran, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Commemorated Hilsenheim Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. France.
1038 DoranArthur JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 Age 26J/19725434SqnCommemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 10. France. Son Of William H. Doran And Elizabeth Doran, Of Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
1039 DorayJoseph LeonardPilot Officer

Killed 1942-11-09 Age 25J/11594Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4046. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward And Teresa Doray, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1040 DoreyAlbertPilot Officer
Courtesy Marg Liessens

Killed 1945-03-31 Age 27J/94186W/Op/Air Gunner431Sqn RCAF

Lancaster X KB859 SE-UCommemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 14. C. 7. Germany. Son Of Arthur Ernest And Florence Mable Dorey, Of London, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of A. Jean Dorey, Of London.
1041 DorrellMatthewPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 Age 21C/90844428SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. F. 11. Germany. Son Of Matthew And Annie M. Dorrell, Of Bulyea, Saskatchewan.
1042 DorvalJoseph Edward JohnstonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-07 AgeJ/85481Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Benjamin Ignatius And Louise Jane Dorval, Of Castor, Alberta, Canada.
1043 DorwardDavid TaylorFlying OfficerKilled 1943-06-03 AgeJ/14637Pupil Navigator10OTUWhitley V BD414 JOn 3 June 1943, Dorward was the air gunner of Whitley V BD414/J taking off at 1045 hours from RAF St. Eval in Cornwall on an Atlantic Patrol. Carrying 6 x 250 lb depth charges the course was set for the Bay of Biscay in search of German U-boats. The aircraft failed to return and no communication was received from the aircraft. An Air Sea Rescue procedure was put into operation, but without any results. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.

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

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom.
1044 Dos SantosTheophilusPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-18 Age 20J/26605426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. Z. 11-13. Germany. Son Of Patrick And Fanny Dos Santos, Of Trinidad.
1045 DoseRichard HermanPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-08 AgeJ/14403402SqnCommemorated The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery, Allied Plot. Row 2. Grave 44. Netherlands (Holland).
1046 DoucetJoseph GeoffreyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 21J/87708608Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16. Column 1. Malta. Son Of Michael And Josephine Allan Doucet, Of Charlo Station, New Brunswick, Canada.
1047 DoughertyJ.E.V.F/OJ27431Air Bomber166Sqn

Lancaster PA320 AS-Y2 May 1945 Supply droppingCrew Members:Sqn. Ldr. George Harold Whowell DFC RAF 128986 - Pilot: Sgt. Donald Albert Campbell Leeming RAF 1897924 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Dougherty RCAF J/27431 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Herbert George Ball RAF 1655355 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. George Wilfred Winstanley DFC RAF 137613 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. R. E. Doust RCAF R/127980 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Lincoln Edward Doll RCAF J/40411 Navigator
1048 DoughtyWilliam JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-05 Age 19J/44056Commemorated Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery, Sec. S. Lot 737. Grave 1.,. Canada. Son Of Horace John And Suie Jane Doughty, Of Toronto.
1049 DouglasGeorge ElmerPilot OfficerKilled 1941-06-03 Age 20J/4742Commemorated Andover Cemetery, Plot H. Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of George William And Hannah Jane Douglas, Of Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
1050 DouglasJohn DempseyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-20 Age 22J/9935Commemorated Stratford (Avondale) Cemetery, Sec. S. Plot 6. Canada. Son Of William H. Douglas And Margaret Douglas, Of St. Pauls.
1051 DouglasGlenn ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 19J/94225107Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Xi. G. 1. Belgium. Son Of William And Jessie Douglas, Of London, Ontario. Scoutmaster.
1052 DouglasWilliam JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 Age 22J/86117432SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. C. 2. Germany. Son Of The Revd. Dufferin D. Douglas And Norah E. Douglas, Of St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A.
1053 DouglassCharles KnowltonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-08 Age 21J/9521631Sqn RAF

Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 16A. E. 23-27. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Burwell And W. Kathryn Douglass, Of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
1054 DoustR ESgtR127980Rear Gunner166Sqn

Lancaster PA320 AS-Y2 May 1945 Supply droppingCrew Members:Sqn. Ldr. George Harold Whowell DFC RAF 128986 - Pilot: Sgt. Donald Albert Campbell Leeming RAF 1897924 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Dougherty RCAF J/27431 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Herbert George Ball RAF 1655355 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. George Wilfred Winstanley DFC RAF 137613 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. R. E. Doust RCAF R/127980 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Lincoln Edward Doll RCAF J/40411 Navigator
1055 DowdellStanley GeddesPilot Officer
Killed 1944-03-25 Age 21J/85604Pilot427SqnHalifax III LW577 ZL-KBorn on the 20th June 1918 in Toronto, Canada. Worked as a clerk for British American Oil Company prior to service. Son of Frederick William and Edith Mary Dowdell (née Geddes) of 220 Monarch Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 31. F. 3. Germany.
1056 DowdsHerbert JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-17 AgeJ/20831420SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
1057 DoweEdward AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 21J/86196Commemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Kk. Grave 11. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John E. And Alma M. Dowe; Husband Of Mildred Dowe.
1058 DownRussell SawardF/O

Fl/Lt


1939-1943 Star - Atlantic Star with France and Germany Bar - Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp - War Medal 1939-1945 - RCAF Operational Wings


Survived - born 1918-10-04. Passed away 1974-04-04Details - Douglas Down (son - June 2018)J13594PLTRCAF RAF 269 Squadron - Sept 4, 1943 to Feb 26, 1944 - RAF 575 Squadron – Feb 26 to March 2, 1944 - RAF 233 Squadron - March 2, 1944 to Sept 18, 1944 - RCAF 437 Squadron – Sept 18, 1944 to March 10, 1945 - 45 Group Dorval – March 20, 1945 to Aug 14, 1945Tiger moth - Harvard - Anson - Hudson - Dakota (C-47)Served in Ranks: Sept 25, 1941 to Aug 28, 1942 No. 1 Manning Pool Toronto – Sept 26 to Dec 21, 1941 - No.1 ITS Toronto – Dec 21, 1941 to Feb 13, 1942 - No. 1EFTS Malton – March 1 to Apr 28, 1942 - No. 13SFTS St. Huberts – May 10 to Aug 28, 1942 Pilot Officer: No.1 GRS Summerside – Sept 20 to Nov 21, 1942 - No. 31OTU Debert – Nov 21, 1942 - No.1 (C)OTU Thornaby – June 15 to July 28, 1943 Notable Operations: June 6, 1944 – D Day Operation Tonga with 233 Squadron Sept 17, 19, 23, 1944 – Operation Market-Garden with 437 Squadron
1059 DownerWilliam WatsonPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-04-16 Age 20J/86143Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of James Arthur And Rhoda Downer, Of Midland, Ontario, Canada.
1060 DowningFrank ChacePilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-18 Age 27J/8350418SqnCommemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 8. G. 12. France. Son Of Dr. Franklin Downing And Elsie Downing; Husband Of Virginia Lomas Downing, Of New York City, U.S.A.
1061 DoyleGordon JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-28 Age 23J/94756424SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. T. Doyle, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1062 DraganiukWilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 19J/88717427SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 18. C. 24. Germany. Son Of Thomas And Barbara Draganiuk, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.
1063 DrakeWilliam RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-03 Age 25R/91074Commemorated Staffa Cemetery, Plot 94. Row 8. Canada. Son Of John Robert And Charlotte Ann Drake, Of Dublin.
1064 DrakeJames MarshallPilot Officer

Killed 1944-12-26 Age 30J/1689967Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rangoon War Cemetery, 5. G. 3. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Ernest Goodwill Drake, And Esther Marshall Drake, Of Zelma. Saskatchewan, Canada.
1065 DramnitzkiEldorePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 22J/88338408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. C. 27. Belgium. Son Of Gottlieb And Caroline Dramnitzki, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1066 DraperJohn William PattersonP/O
F/O
F/L
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F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C

DFC
J
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No.
10159
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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
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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
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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)
1067 DraperClarence OscarPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-26 Age 28J/85398408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. E. 8-11. Germany. Son Of Albert Earl Draper And Clara Belle Draper, Of Elgin, Manitoba, Canada.
1068 DrennanAlfred Wallace JackPilot Officer
Killed 1944-08-17 Age 23J/95179Air Gunner433SqnHalifax III MZ899 BM-DBorn on the 06th September 1921 in London, Ontario. Enlisted on the 22nd December 1942. Son of Alfred Robert Watson and Edith Drennan (née McLaren - died 22nd August 1936, age 46) of 1715 Pilette Road, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, brother to Carson, Robert and his 2 sisters, Bertha and Dorothy, half sister Mary. Stepmother Reta Drennan. 12 operational sorties.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1069 DrimmieGordon RobertFlying Officer
DFC

Killed 1944-01-14 Age 21VancouverJ/16306Pilot405Sqn RCAF

Lancaster III ND423Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 11. H. 2. Germany. Son Of Martin And Margaret Drimmie, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1070 DriscollLeonard Cornelius EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-28 Age 27J/25431Commemorated Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 108. Block 8. Sec. G. Canada. Son Of Cornelius And Helena Driscoll, Of Manotick, Ontario; Husband Of Katheran M. Driscoll, Of Calgary.
1071 DrummKenneth WesleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 AgeJ/94303426SqnCommemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, Coll. Grave X. 19. 6-8. Belgium.
1072 DrydenJohn RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 23J/87353Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert And Mildred Dryden; Husband Of Junetta Dryden, Of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada.
1073 DrysdaleRobert ElmerPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-12 Age 21J/5792114Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Row C. Grave 4. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Alexander And Mary Blanche Drysdale, Of Perth, Ontario, Canada.
1074 DrysdaleJames LeonardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-24 Age 21J/1733344Sqn (Rhodesia)
Lancaster ED723Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.

Final assignment on the night of 23-24 April, a strike against Dortmund. Nothing further was heard from his aircraft, presumably a victim of a night fighter or flak. Either way, none of the crew have a known grave and they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
1075 Du BoulayDenis Claude DesmondPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-24 Age 20J/26607426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. H. 20. Germany. Son Of Andre And Marie Du Boulay, Of Soufriere, St. Lucia.
1076 Du PasquierRenaud C.Pilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-29 AgeJ/5443213Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, 2. J. 22. Egypt. Son Of Gustave Du Pasquier And Of Ellen Du Pasquier (Nee De Coulon), Of Corcelles, Concise, Vaud, Switzerland.
1077 DubeHenri EdouardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-08 AgeJ/86139425SqnCommemorated Olizy Communal Cemetery, France.
1078 DubeauEdward DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 23J/90710427SqnCommemorated Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, Coll. Grave I. A. 2A. France. Son Of David And Mary Dubeau, Of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.
1079 DubnickHarryWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1943-11-26 Age 22R/144401Pilot416SqnSpotfire V EN908Son of McAuley Dubnick age 87) and Annie Dubnick (née Twerdun - died 1955, age 65) of 30 Cameron Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Commemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 8. G. 10. France.
1080 DubowskiStanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-07 Age 21J/24071354Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, 9. D. 13. India.
1081 DubroyWilliam EdmondPilot Officer
Killed 1944-02-11 Age 26J85409W/Op/Air/Gnr425SqnHalifax III LW395 KW-OCommemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot R. Grave 115. United Kingdom. Son Of Louis And Mary Bridget Dubroy, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1082 DubucJoseph Ludger Camille MarcelS/Lt (N)
Lt (N)
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F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
C350PLTRNAS
Stinson Flying School
Stinson Flying School
RNAS
RNAS Windermere
RNAS Killingholme
HMS Engadine
HMS Campania
RNAS East Fortune
RNAS
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18Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
4MD (RCAF)
1Wireless School (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
3Training Command (RCAF)
4MD (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Wright B
X
X
Short 184
Short 184
Sopwith Schneider
Sopwith Pup
Sopwith Cuckoo
X
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Moth
Moth
X
Moth & Stinson
Anson & Crane
X
X
Harvard & Anson
Ventura 2143
X
1915 - Enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service
1915 - San Antonio, Texas, USA
18 Dec 1915 - Received Pilot's License #377
Dec 1915 - Ottawa, Ontario
29 Feb 1916 - Bowness On Windermere, Cumbria, UK
1916 - North Killingholme, Lincolnshire
1917 - At Sea
1918 - At Sea
1918 - Flying Instructor - Scotland
1919 - Repatriated to Canada & discharged
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1 Sep 1934 - Montreal, Quebec
12 May 1936 - Commanding Officer - Montreal, Canada
31 Dec 1939 - Staff Officer - Quebec City
31 March 1940 - Commanding Officer - Montreal, Quebec
30 June 1940 - Commanding Officer - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2 Dec 1941 - Staff Officer - Montreal, Quebec
20 May 1942 - Commanding Officer - Quebec City
2 March 1943 - Commanding Officer - St Hubert, Quebec
10 Feb 1944 - Injured in crash landing
23 Dec 1944 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: RNAS Short type 184 seaplane)

Deceased 25 October 1985, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)


(Photo: RCAF Lockheed Ventura GR Mk.V)
1083 DubucTheophile Louis RomeoRCMP Sgt Pilot
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F/O
F/L

KIFA
Age 34
C1520PLTRCMP Aviation
RCAF
120Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF)
44Group Ferry Command (RAF)
44Group Ferry Command (RAF) Last Flight
Norseman & Vedette
X
Delta
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson AE577
1931 - Vancouver, British Columbia
5 Dec 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario
9 Jan 1940 - Sea Island, British Columbia
1 May 1940 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
7 Sep 1941 - Dorval, Quebec
27 Sep 1941 - Crashed in bad weather
Experienced commercial pilot with over 800 flying hours upon enlistment, license dating to 1927. Pilot with Royal Canadian Mounted Police Aviation Section for over 8 years when he transferred to the RCAF.
Commemorated Newry Old Chapel Roman Catholic Cemetery, New ground. Sec. J. Grave 16. Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Son of William Achille and Eveline (nee Lamoureux) Dubuc, of Montreal, Quebec. Husband of Margaret Rowe (nee Hewson) Dubuc, of Lacolle, Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1084 DuchesnayAdolphe Antoine Henri Jules Noel AndreP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC & Bar
J11502OBSRCAF
21EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
8 AOS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
Ferry Command
3PRC (RCAF)
10OTU (RAF)
1658CU (RAF)
10Sqn (RAF)
10Sqn (RAF)
10Sqn (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Finch
Anson
X
Anson
Bolinbroke
Anson
Hudson
Hudson
X
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax HR921
Halifax LV867
X
Halifax
X
X
17 March 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 July 1941
1 Sep 1941
18 Oct 1941 - Ceased pîlot training
9 Nov 1941
11 Feb 1942
28 March 1942
12 May 1942
1 June 1942
15 Feb 1943
March 1943
May 1943
July 1943 - 1st tour
3 Nov 1943 - Night fighters - RTB
23 Apr 1944 - Crash landed in the NL & evaded
27 Sep 1944 - Admin dutis
4 Jan 1945 - 2nd tour
14 May 1945 - Repatriated
14 Aug 1945 - Released
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.10 Squadron - Award effective 22 September 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2274/44 dated 20 October 1944.
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.426 Squadron - Award effective 8 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 21 September 1945 and AFRO 1704/45 dated 9 November 1945.
Deceased 8 August 2008.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1085 DuckworthAlan MurrayPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 Age 23J/93719404SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Tkomas A. And Annie S. Duckworth, Of Angus, Ontario, Canada.
1086 DuffinEdward RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 AgeJ/89051427SqnCommemorated Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, Coll. Grave I. A. 2A. France.
1087 DuffinJames DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-25 AgeJ/92131640Sqn

Commemorated Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Plot 6. Row C. Coll. Grave 2. France.
1088 DuffyWarren AlvinFlight Lieutenant

Courtesy George Evans

DFC


Killed 1944-08-07 Age 21J/7073Pilot617Sqn (RAF)Mosquito VI NT202Born on the 25th August 1922 at Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova scotia. Worked as a chauffeur for his father who was blind prior to service. Enlisted on the 16th November 1940. Son of the Rev. Leon Levett (died 1968) and Gertrude Lois Duffy (née McLaughlin - died 1993) of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. A total of 1210 flying hours logged. Grave inscription: 'Dearly Loved And Greatly Missed'.Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row A. Grave 11. United Kingdom.

DFC Citation

\Flying Officer Warren Alvin Duffy (J/7073), RCAF 617Sqn. Recently, this officer piloted an aircraft detailed to attack an enemy target in Northern France. The operation called for a high degree of resolution and to ensure success, accuracy was essential. In the face of considerable anti-aircraft opposition, Flying Officer Duffy made 3 runs over the target before releasing his bomb which exploded within a foot of the' centre of the objective. He displayed great courage and devotion to duty, setting a very fine example Flying Officer Duffy has completed a large number of sorties and has achieved much success. Gazetted 22nd August 1944'.

1089 DufourJoseph Theodore Gaston GerardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-19 AgeJ/88726425SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 2. J. 6. Germany.
1090 DugganFrederick CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-25 Age 21J/6373222SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Edward And Jessie Moore Duggan, Of St. Davids, Ontario, Canada.
1091 DujayEdmund RonaldPilot Officer
Killed 1944-04-28 Age 20J/88394Air Gunner419SqnHalifax II JN954 VR-RCommemorated Maastricht General Cemetery, Row 2. Grave 120. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John And Leanna Dujay, Of Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1092 DuleyMichael Walter WarrenPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-08 Age 20J/9529031Sqn RAF

Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 16A. E. 23-27. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Harold F. Duley And Alice M. Duley, Of St. Laurent, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1093 DumasRichard AlexandrePilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-18 Age 21J/90914427SqnCommemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 1. J. 2 (Coll.) France. Son Of Clayton W. Dumas And H. Audrey Dumas, Of St. Anne De Bellevue, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1094 DunawayGeorge MasonPilot Officer
Killed 1941-11-21 Age 22J/5796414SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 37. A. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of George Mason Dunaway And Dana Mary Dunaway, Of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, U.S.A.
1095 DuncanWilliam HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-01 Age 21J/15986405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. D. 5. Germany. Son Of William H. And Virginia Duncan, ;)F Midland, Ontario, Canada.
1096 DuncanGeorge RossFlying Officer

Killed 1944-10-04 AgeJ/35615Pilot419Sqn (Moose) RCAF
Lancaster X KB745Lancaster X KB745 from RAF Middleton St George. 89 Halifaxes from 420, 424, 425, 431, 433, and 434 squadrons were joined by 39 Lancasters from 419 and 428 squadrons on an attack on the U-boat pens and dock area of Bergen. The crews were over the target at between 12,000 and 14,000 feet, releasing 1,315,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, the harbour and dock area were well hit with some loads creeping into the built up area. German U-Boats had been forced out of the Biscay ports following the Allied liberation of France and Bergen was one of several Norwegian ports now being used as thu forward operating bases for the U-boats. The pens at Bergen were being enlarged, with an influx of German technicians and a large labour force. 93 Halifaxes and 47 Lancasters of 6 and 8 Groups were dispatched to attack Bergen, most of the aircraft being allocated to the pens but 14 Halifaxes and 6 Lancasters were ordered to bomb individual U-boats known to be moored in the harbour. 12 Mosquitoes of 100 Group acted as a long-range fighter escort. KB745 crashed into the Cheviot Hills near the Scottish border after the bombing raid on Norwegian U-boat pens. Crew KB745:
F/O Duncan, George Ross (RCAF) Pilot
P/O Karstens, William Russell (RCAF) Wireless Air Gunner
F/O Layng, William George (RCAF) Navigator
P/O Tierney, Thomas Bernard (RCAF) Air Gunner
P/O Trott, Donald Alexander (RCAF) Air Gunner
P/O Hall, John William (RAFVR) Flight Engineer
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 20. United Kingdom. Epitaph: REST IN PEACE. THY WILL BE DONE Son Of James Kennedy Duncan And Jessie Mitchell Duncan, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1097 DuncanRobert McintoshPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 25J/1995777SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Edmund H. And Beatrice Duncan, Of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada.
1098 DuncanRobert AllisonPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-09 AgeJ/95314408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, Coll. grave 14. D. 7-10. Germany.
1099 DunkelmanGeorge AmosPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-06 Age 21J/9528950Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heerde General Cemetery, Coll. Grave 667. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Louis And Elizabeth Dunkelman, Of Midland, Ontario, Canada.
1100 DunlopJohn GeorgePilot Officer

Killed 1941-11-15 Age 21J/4754404SqnCommemorated Dyce Old Churchyard, Grave 30. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert William And Alberta Mary Dunlop, Of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1101 DunlopThomas EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-09 AgeJ/16668102SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
1102 DunlopDawson AubreyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-24 Age 22J/26696Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot Q. Grave 388. United Kingdom.
1103 DunlopBrucePilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 Age 24J/88861429SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. H. 8. Belgium. Son Of Douglas And Phyllis Dunlop, Of Crofton, British Columbia, Canada.
1104 DunlopGeorge James TalbotPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 AgeJ/87195434SqnCommemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Coll. Grave 12-15. France.
1105 DunlopL ESgtR262529Rear gunner166Sqn

Lancaster NG-115 AS-U1945-04-14 Attack on PotsdamLancaster NG-115 AS-U 1945-04-14 Attack on Potsdam: Crew Members: Plt. Off. Robert Darroch Ritchie RAF 56221 - Pilot: Sgt. F. O. Mulcaster RAF 3040299 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Walker RCAF J/38247 - Air Bomber: Sgt. S. D. Badcock RAF 1818044 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. J. E. Anderson RCAF R/266386 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. L. E. Dunlop RCAF R/262529 - Rear Gunner
1106 DunnEdmund SpeckPte
L/Cpl
Cpl
Sgt
S/Sgt
Sgt/Mjr
S/Lt
Lt
Capt
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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)
1107 DunnJohn Humphrey (Bud)Pilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-11 Age 29J/15859144Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Littlehampton Cemetery, Sec. D. Grave 4267. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas H. Dunn And Grace D. Dunn, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1108 DunnGordon HenryPilot Officer

Killed 1943-05-09 Age 26J/17240104 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Enfidaville War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Iv. E. 20-22. Tunisia.
1109 DunnLaurie JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 Age 21J88709427SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. H. 22. Germany. Son Of James Robert And Florence Fraser Dunn, Of Lyon Brook, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
1110 DunnGlen RichardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-13 AgeJ/8771298SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1111 DunneJames BarryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-02 Age 23J/19523405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated St. Pol War Cemetery, Row G. Grave 4. France. Son Of James And A. Eveleen Dunne, Of Spillimacheen, British Columbia, Canada.
1112 DunniganWilliam JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-18 Age 21J/95525420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Richard And Catherine Dunnigan, Of Merritt, British Columbia, Canada.
1113 DunphyHugh AshleyPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-05 AgeJ/95294102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. A. 13. Germany.
1114 DupreFrederick Louis EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-29 AgeJ/16408166Sqn

Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. C. 5. Netherlands (Holland).
1115 Dupuis Joseph Lionel PalmaAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
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W/C
G/C
DFC
R
J
X
85013
ADM CLK
PLT
RCAF
AFHQ
RCAF
11EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
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RCAF Debert
RCAF Greenwood
Eastern Air Command
Royal Millitary College St-Jean
RCAF
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Lancaster
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X
X
X
X
X
19 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
Dec 1939
14 Feb 1942 - Remustered to pilot
11 Apr 1942
5 July 1942
Jan 1943 - UK
Sep 1943 - Africa
Dec 1943 - UK
15 June to 5 Sep 1945 -Sqn CO
30 June 1945 - RepatriatedSqn
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6 Sep 1945
3 Nov 1945
1 Jan 1946
1953 - Commandant
1966 - Retired from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.425 Squadron - Award effective 15 September 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2274/44 dated 20 October 1944.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1116 DuquetteFrederick AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-08 Age 20J/17243272 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of Moses And Ellen Duquette, Of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
1117 DurbanNicholas FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-18 AgeJ/1503875Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
1118 DurkinJack GarfieldPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-30 Age 38J/15103122SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Jack And Pearl Durkin.
1119 DurkinJames PatrickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-05 AgeJ/88078424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1120 DurnanGrantPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-08 Age 19J/9529612SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Leslie And Mary Durnan, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1121 DurninAlan HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 22J/85681408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 17. D. 8. Germany. Son Of E. Howard Durnin And Marcia Ellen Durnin; Nephew Of Mrs. M. A. Granat, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1122 DurninGraham WilliamPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-06 Age 20J/89050426SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. G. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward Howard Durnin, B.A., And Marcia Frances Durnin; Stepson Of Fanny Gray Durnin, Of Goderich, Ontario, Canada.
1123 DurrantJohn ChetwyndPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-08 Age 30J/89213419SqnCommemorated Auberville-La-Renault Churchyard, British Plot, Coll. Grave 5. France. Son Of Tom Durrant, And Of Kathleen I. Durrant, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1124 DuttonJames RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-04 Age 47C/86782138Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bernay (Ste. Croix) Communal Cemetery, Row 1. Grave 11. France. Son Of James Henry And Harriet Isabella Dutton, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
1125 DuxfieldDennisPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-20 Age 27J/5902418SqnCommemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 2. Coll. Grave 29-30. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Edward And Agnes Duxfield; Husband Of Florence Duxfield, Of Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
1126 DwyerRoy OrsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-19 Age 24J/86379419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Orson Knox Dwyer And Jennie Susan Dwyer, Of Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada.
1127 DyeJack EllsworthFlying Officer
Jack with mother


Killed 1944-06-03 Age 191924-07-16 Saskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaJ/28077Bomb Aimer77Sqn

Halifax lllCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. F. 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Clarence Oliver And Gladys Ann Dye, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Jack Dye, a brave young bomb-aimer from Regina, Saskatchewan, saved everyone on board his Halifax bomber in this terrifying incident that took place on June 3, 1944 Born in Regina on July 16, 1924. Joined the RCAF on his 18th birthday in 1942, received his commission in July 1943 and went overseas. He flew with 77 Squadron in Elvington, Yorkshire. On June 3, 1944 105 Halifaxes were sent to attack the marshalling yards at Trappes, southwest of Paris, and another sixty-three aircraft to raid coastal gun batteries in the Pas de Calais. The attack was part of the D-Day deception plan. The raid on Trappes was carried out in clear moonlit conditions, and was to prove costly. The German night fighters were able to take full advantage of the clear conditions and they ravaged the Halifaxes. Fifteen were shot down. 158Sqn lost five crews, 76 and 640 lost three each. Flying Officer Doug Morrison from Calgary, Alberta, was pilot of a Halifax Mk111 from 77Sqn. Doug Morrison had reasons to recall the events of that night. “Quite suddenly, as we approached the target area, but while still some distance ahead and below, it became increasingly bright as flares and marker flares exploded into action.” “As we closed in on the target and began our bombing run, we could see aircraft above and below and on both sides of us. The cloud, smoke, flares and markers below us, and the aircraft all around us, presented a most impressive sight.” “A few verbal course commands over the intercom from our bomb-aimer, Flying Officer Jack Dye, and we heard the familiar: ‘Bombs Away!’ We cleared the target and then made a turn to starboard to head for home.” “Suddenly the urgent voice of the rear-gunner, Scotty MacRitchie, shattered the steady drone of the engines: ‘Corkscrew port!’ I responded immediately as tracer laced overhead. We continued evasive action until Scotty gave instructions to level out.” “About two minutes later, there was a blinding flash and an explosion. Smoke, dust and pieces of aircraft flew in all directions. We began to corkscrew to port, but soon realized it was too late for this fighter pass.” “A quick check revealed the port inner engine to be on fire, and a large, gaping hole in the side of the fuselage above the navigator’s table. Our flight engineer, Sandy Moodie, announced that he was shutting down the port inner and activating the fire extinguisher button. The fire was soon out.” “I then initiated a crew check and all replied “okay” except bomb-aimer Jack Dye, who had been hit. Jack was still lying in the bomb-aiming position, so navigator Tommy Melvin assisted him to the rest position aft of the wireless operator’s table.” “A short examination of Jack’s injuries disclosed multiple shrapnel wounds to his legs and back from the cannon shell that had exploded over the top of him. Tommy stopped the bleeding and made Jack as comfortable as he could before returning to his navigator’s position.” “In the meantime, I had adjusted course according to the magnetic compass since the gyro-compass was acting up. A further check of the aircraft revealed that all the flight instruments had been knocked out, and all our charts as well as the navigator’s bag had been sucked out of the hole in the fuselage.” “By this time we had left the brightly-lit target area behind us, and were feeling more comfortable with the darkness all around us as we continued on our northerly heading.” “After a period of time, perhaps thirty or forty minutes, the wounded bomb-aimer asked if we would move him up to the second pilot’s station, which he normally occupied during takeoffs and landings.” “He was moved into the seat beside me just as we emerged from under cloud cover. Above us we could see the stars shining clearly overhead. Jack asked what course we were on, and I replied that we were flying due north by the magnetic compass.” “His quick reply was: ‘We are not flying north, we are going due east! Look, the North Star is directly off our port wing!’ Sure enough, we were heading straight for the heavily-defended Ruhr Valley!” “A rapid calculation by Tommy Melvin based on an estimate of present course, time and speed, indicated that we would need to alter course 120 degrees to port to reach England. This eventually turned out to be very accurate, considering that he had no charts or instruments to work with.” “Eventually, after what seemed like an eternity, we crossed the coastline and before long we saw the welcome shores of England. We knew we would need identification to enter England but our list of ‘colours of the day’ had been lost with the navigator’s bag.” “We fired off several white signal flares as we crossed the coast, hoping our fighters would identify our Halifax as friendly. We broke radio silence to request an emergency landing, and received landing clearance. At least one fighter could be seen following us. The lights came on below us and we began a descent without any flight instruments to guide us.” “As we circled around trying to judge our height, the runway lights came on. This helped, and we lined up for a landing, not knowing our airspeed or height, and flying on only three engines. Our first approach failed, as we came in a bit too high and fast.” “The next approach we got down okay, just stopping as we reached the end of the runway. We later learned that we had landed at West Malling aerodrome, a fighter field with short runways.” “An ambulance rushed up to where we stopped to assist the injured. Jack Dye insisted on walking unaided to the ambulance.” “He turned, saluted, and was then whisked away. We never saw him again.” “He died two hours later – a gallant man who had saved our lives.” (courtesy internationalbcc.co.uk)
1128 DyelleGyles RaymondPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-12 Age 21J/90962405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 30. C. 6-8. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Wilfred Dyelle, Of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
1129 DymondCharles VernonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 20J/87125434SqnCommemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 5 Coll. Grave 8-14. France. Son Of William James Dymond, And Of Annie Gertrude Dymond, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
1130 DynarskiEdward FrankSgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 28
USAR
J
127828
21817
NAVRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 (O)AFU (RAF)
30OTU (RAF)
1656 CU (RAF)
12Sqn (RAF)
12Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster ED714
20 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 Dec 1941
2 Feb 1942
16 March 1942 - Failed Pilot Training
29 March 1942 - Remustered to Navigator
2 Sep 1942 - UK
13 Sep 1942
28 Sep 1942
31 Jan 1943
13 March 1943
14 Apr 1943 - Mid air collision over France
Commemorated Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row B. Grave 15. France.
Son of Leo (deceased 1930) and Ludwika Wrana (deceased 1917) Dzwoniarski, or Rochester, New York, USA. Brother of US Army Staff Sergeant Frank Don and Anthony and Casimir Dynarski of the US Merchant Marine.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1131 EadeFrancis HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 AgeC/95153425SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. A. 1. Germany.
1132 EadingerJohn MartinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 29J/92613431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. A. 1-6. Germany. Son Of Albert And Ethel May Eadinger; Husband Of H. Margaret Eadinger, Of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada.
1133 EagerWilliam HedleyFlying Officer



DFCKilled 1943-12-16 Age 23June 25, 1920 at Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanJ/17626Pilot1661 Conversion RAFLancaster LM307Trained at No.7 ITS (graduated 13 February 1942), No.19 EFTS (graduated 24 April 1942) and No.10 SFTS (graduated 29 August 1942). Commissioned 1943. 1661 Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft LM307 crashed two miles east of South Muscombe, Nottinghamshire, England. Flight Sergeant R.W. Baldwin was also killed. Flying Officer Eager had been slightly injured on April 13, 1943 when he made an emergency landing in a Manchester aircraft, with the port engine on fire, at RAF Station, Wigsley, Nottinghamshire, England. Distinguished Flying Cross -with 61Sqn- Award effective 6 November 1943 as per London Gazette dated 16 November 1943 and AFRO 2610/43 dated 17 December 1943. 'Completed many successful operations against the enemy in which [he] displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty.'

Mother (maiden name): FINSON, Johanna Father: EAGER, Harry Herbert
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 124. United Kingdom. Epitaph: Thy way not mine O Lord
1134 EaglesPhilip BrentonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 23J/87921426SqnCommemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 4A. C. 6. Germany. Son Of Brenton D. And Blanche E. Eagles, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1135 EakinsParis RichmondPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-19 Age 27J/7009411SqnCommemorated Neufchatel-Hardelot (Neufchatel) New Communal Cemetery, Row A. Grave 4. France. Son Of George A. Eakins, K.C., And May J. Eakins, Of Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada. B.A. (University Of Manitoba).
1136 EamesJ.F/O
F/L
RAFNAV409Sqn
X
Mosquito
X
10 Aug 44 - NOT Canadian (Pilot = S/L J. Hatch)
1137 EarlWilliam HarryPilot Officer
Killed 1943-10-05 Age 34C/24354Navigator1 Central Navigation School. No. 2 Training CommandAnson I DG872Born on the 22nd March 1909. Educated at University of Saskatchewan, obtained B.sc. B.e. Worked as a teacher. Enlisted on the 12nd March 194 at Regina. Son of Henry Richard and Frances Mary Earl (née Garner), of Montrose Court, Saskatoon and husband of Adeline Mary Thelma Earl (née Myrfield), married on the 01st July 1937 of 800 Queen Street, Saskatoon, Canada.Commemorated Saskatoon (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Block J. Lot 401. Grave 81. Canada.
1138 EarlJamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-20 Age 23J/87615614SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Charles R. Earl, And Of Margaret Earl, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1139 EarleJames AllanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-14 Age 29J/19305408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 10. D. 9. Germany. Son Of James Robert Earle, And Of Edna Eleanor Earle, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1140 EasenRichard FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-01 AgeJ/92606514SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1141 EasthamDouglas JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-24 Age 35C/7735405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Bermering (Bermerange) Communal Cemetery, Grave 3. France. Son Of Richard And Beatrice Anne Eastham; Husband Of Margaret Helen Eastham, Of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
1142 EatonL.LACPLT2SFTS (RCAF)X22 Sep 42 - Student Pilot -
1143 EbertGeorge Wilbert HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-29 AgeJ/16265269 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C40. 32. Iceland.
1144 EcclestoneEdwin CliffordPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-28 Age 23J/8666177SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1145 EdmisonKenneth JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-09 AgeJ/95014676Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. B. 12-17. Germany.
1146 EdmondsonNorman ThomsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 20J/87276156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 27. A. 1-6. Germany. Son Of Wilfred A. And Louise B. Edmondson, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
1147 EdmundsL.E.WO2
P/O
POWR
J
POW
X
87093
X
NAV166Sqn

Lancaster ND798 AS-C30 Mar 44 - POW - Nightfighter - Attacking Nuremberg/ Missing, nothing heard from after take offCrew Members: Plt. Off. Victor William Reginald Park RAF 172302 - 2nd Pilot: Sgt. John Toole RAF 1684897 - Flight Engineer - survived became POW: W/O. L. E. Edmunds RCAF J/87093 - Navigator - survived became POW: Sgt. Albert Binder RAF 11465223 - Wireless Op.: Sgt. Peter Henry Brown RAF 1305927 - Mid Upper Gunner : Sgt. Frank Storer RAF 1085739 - Rear Gunner: Plt. Off. Walter Henry Burnett RAF 171640 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Richard Harrington Bannister RCAF R/145314 Air Bomber survived became POW
1148 EdmundsHoward FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-19 Age 21J/90345207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Germain-La-Ville Churchyard, Grave 3. France. Son Of Frederick And Emily Mildred Edmunds, Of Trail, British Columbia, Canada.
1149 EdwardsCharles Stanley RutherfordSergeant Courtesy Operation Picture Me

Killed 1941-07-07 Age 20RR/69694OBS115SqnWellington IC R1063 KO-DCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom. Enlisted on the 02nd July 1940. Holder of private pilot licence. Son of Rutherford Edwards and of Orpha Edwards (nee Sheridan), of 16 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1150 EdwardsMedwynPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-29 Age 31J/7790415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of William Charles And Jane Edwards, Of Cerrig-Y-Druidion, Denbighshire.
1151 EdwardsGordon FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-14 Age 25J/48237Commemorated South River Cemetery, Parry Sound District, Sec. B. Lot 50. Canada. Son Of Ross And Jessie M. Edwards, Of South River.
1152 EicharGrant EugenePilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-31 Age 27J/15650133SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Grant And Lucy Eichar; Husband Of Vernette Eichar, Of Elgin, Illinois, U.S.A. Eagle Scout, U.S.A.
1153 EinarssonSigurjonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 Age 27J/86556405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Einar E. Einarsson And Of Anna Sigridur Einarsson (Nee Petursson), Of Gimli, Manitoba, Canada.
1154 EislerLeo Joseph MathewPilot Officer
Killed 1945-05-31 Age 24J/92892407SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 59. B. 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank And Ursula Eisler, Of Vibank, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1155 EleyDouglas RaymondPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 AgeJ/867649Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. F. 28-31. Germany. Son Of Mabel Eley, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1156 ElfnerPaul JamesAC2
AC1
LAC
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
50714
22281
Tel Op
PLT
RCAF
Western Air Command HQ
RCAF Patricia Bay
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
123Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Moth
Crane
Harvard & Hurricane
X
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon JR264
30 Oct 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Jan 1940
15 Feb 1941
13 Apr 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
20 July 1942
14 Sep 1942
14 Jan 1943
22 Dec 1943 - UK
1 Jan 1944
10 Apr 1944 - Killed while ditching in channel
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom.
Son of Grace P. Elfner, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1157 EllingsonJohn PhilipPilot Officer
Killed 1945-02-01 Age 19J/9385476Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. H. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur And Laura Ellingson, Of Winfield, Alberta, Canada.
1158 EllingtonRouse StevensP/OUSAPLTRCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
X
Battle
Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1941 - Staff pilot
From Moncton Maryland, was a commercial pilot and a graduate of the Ryan School of Aeronautics in California before he joined the R.C.A.F. He has been flying for 3 1/2 years.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1159 ElliottFrank EdwardF/OEvadedJ86622PLT166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III NE170 AS-I31 Aug 44 - Evaded - Attacking Agenville France

Crew Members: Flg. Off. Frank Edward Elliott RCAF J/86622 - Pilot - evaded capture: Sgt. J. H. Comley RAF 2206002 - Flight Engineer - evaded capture: Flt. Sgt. Murray Lloyd Oliphant RCAF R/182121 - Air Bomber - evaded capture: Sgt. N. W. L. Linton RAF 1586045 - Navigator - evaded capture: Flt. Sgt. Geoffrey Maurice Canning RAF 1819894 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Kevin George Rhodes RAF 1522850 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Robert Bruce Melville Wireless Operator
1160 ElliottDouglas MurrayPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-29 AgeJ/5080148Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 245. Egypt.
1161 ElliottJames GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1941-07-01 Age 32J/48787SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of George William And Ella Josie Elliott, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada; Husband Of Jean L. Elliott (Nee Henderson), Of Montreal.
1162 ElliottRussell JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-14 Age 20J/16104104Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of William Thomas Elliott And Charlotte I. Elliott, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1163 ElliottThomas HaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 26J/90281192Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 39. Belgium. Son Of Thomas Herman Elliott And Ethel Elliott, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
1164 ElliottAlan RowatPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-14 AgeJ/88667407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1165 ElliottHerbert WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-17 Age 22J/93762156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 9. K. 18-25. Germany. Son Of Frank And Lillian Elliott, Of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
1166 ElliottCharles AlvinPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-21 Age 20J/95312419SqnCommemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. grave 5A. L. 6-9. Germany. Son Of Frederick And Annie Elliott, Of Chipman, Queen'S Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
1167 EllisH.A.LACR144373Pilot - T21 EFTS (RCAF)X1942 - RCAF Chatham -
1168 EllisStanley FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-12 Age 21J/89125427SqnCommemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 2. H. 5. France. Son Of Leonard C. And Tresa Ellis, Of Quill Lake, Saskatchewan.
1169 EllisRonald OberlinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-16 Age 20J/85047405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Hector W. And Elizabeth Jane Ellis, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1170 EllisHaroldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 AgeJ/86193426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1171 EllisWilliam JohnCorporal



Killed 1945-11-05 Age 30R/153918AG427SqnLancaster 1 RA571 RAF Leeming
1945-11-05
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row K. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. C. Ellis; Husband Of Margaret Ellis, Of Londonderry.

The bomber with a crew of 6 and 2 ground crew had taken off for a local training fight from its home base at RAF.Leeming heading south. The crew carried out all of the requirements of the flight including a 'George' test and turned for home but poor weather had closed in over the hills losing sight of the ground. The crew called for a fix from Leeming which they received. They tried to also get a visual with the ground which sadly led to the bomber impacting the high ground of Beamsley Beacon on low boggy ground behind the hill top . Bursting into flames the bomber broke up. Crew:
Killed includes Conley (Pilot): Cpl. William John Ellis RCAF R/153918 (AG) passenger KIFA. Flying Officer Wallace Ewing Lang RCAF J/43946 (BA). Flight Sergeant Arnold Emerson Stinson RCAF R/272834 (FE) KIA . Survivors: Flying Officer Alan Price Coleman RCAF J/36946 (Nav), of Magrath, Alberta, Seriously injured. Flight Sergeant Francis John Moran RCAF R/291031 (W/Op/AG) of St.Catharines, Ontario, Seriously injured. LAC Reginald Embree Henderson RCAF R/271683 (AG) passenger, of Drum Head, NS. Very seriously injured. Sergeant Joseph Patrick Belanger RCAF R/256024 (AG), Injured.
1172 EllsmereRoss OrvalSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
R
J
90819
24075
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
21EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
4WS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
15(P)AFU (RAF)
1511BATF (RAF)
15(P)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
97Sqn (RAF)
97Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Moth & Norseman
Finch
Anson
Harvard
X
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster ND706
11 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - North Bay, Ontario
21 Aug 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
24 Sep 1941 - Chatham, New Brunswick
23 Nov 1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
29 Apr 1942 - Staff Pilot - Guelph, Ontario
29 Aug 1942 - Staff - Goderich, Ontario
31 Jan 1943 - Staff - London, Ontario
25 Feb 1943 - Staff - Dunnville, Ontario
24 May 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
29 June 1943 - RAF Grove, Oxfordshire
4 Aug 1943 - RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire
29 Sep 1943 - RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire
5 Oct 1943 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire
22 Jan 1944 - RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire
4 May 1944 - Shot down by a night fighter
Commemorated St. Desir War Cemetery, Viii. B. 10. France.
Son of Capt. George Joseph Ellsmere and Agnes Elizabeth (nee Shelwell) Ellsmere, of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1173 ElmsFrancis JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 21C/19960434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. H. 16-21. Germany. Son Of F. H. Elms And Elizabeth F. Elms, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1174 ElsleyClarence IrvingPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 Age 23J/19653420SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. H. 13-16. Germany. Son Of Russell And Jeanette Elsley Of Moffat, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Eva M. Fischer (Formerly Elsley).
1175 EmburyJohn Henry CameronAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
KIFA
Age 28
R102594GC - Radio technicianRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 Radio School (RAF)
4 (C)OTU (RAF)
29Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
X
Beaufighter V8380
22 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
13 May 1941
5 July 1941 - UK
1 Aug 1941
4 Oct 1941
17 Nov 1942 - Was passenger on test flight, perished in crash
Commemorated Maidstone Cemetery, Kent, Plot C.C.1. Grave 42. United Kingdom.
Son of Wallace Derwin Embury and Beatrice Ada Embury; Husband of Ena Catherine Embury, of Point Edward, Ontario, Canada.
Embury was on embarcation leave. He was a friend of the pilot who invited him up on a test flight, unfortunately, the aircraft crashed killing all 3 on board.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1176 EmersonThomas Henry NavinPilot OfficerDFMKilled 1943-07-14 Age 25J/18062405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 16. E. 4. Netherlands (Holland).
1177 EmersonRobert FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-09 Age 21J/95151419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. D. 8-10. Germany. Son Of Clifford Francis And Elda Beatrice Emerson, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1178 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)
1179 EmondJoseph Edward HectorPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-10 AgeJ/15265142Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery, Grave 82. Netherlands (Holland).
1180 EmpeyEarl DwightPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 AgeJ/90085431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 19. 15. Belgium.
1181 EngbrechtPeterAC2
AC1
LAC
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
--------
AC1
LAC
Cpl
F/O
--------
LAC
Cpl
CGM (Flying)
RussiaR
J
--------
No.
140754
29032
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16972
General Duties
Air Gunner
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Mess Orderly
Mechanical Technician
Fighter Controller
------------------
Fighter Control NCO
RCAF
12SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3076 Echelon (RCAF)
127 Wing (RCAF)
14 ITS (RAF)
7 AGS (RAF)
82OTU (RAF)
1659CU (RCAF)
424Sqn (RCAF)
424Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
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RCAF
RCAF Clinton
4 Loran Unit
RCAF Summerside
26 Maint Unit
RCAF
2 PSU (RCAF)
RCAF
3 ADCC (RCAF)
33 ACWS (RCAF)
221 ACWS (RCAF)
RCAF
--------------------
RCAF
2402 ACWS (RCAF)
RCAF Dawson Creek
RCAF Falconbridge
RCAF Ramore
RCAF Falconbridge
RCAF Pagwa
RCAF Beausejour
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax HX316
X
X
--------------------
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
--------------------
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
17 Nov 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - General duties
28 Nov 1941 - Guard duty
19 July 1942 - Guard duty
19 Dec 1942 - UK
14 Jan 1943 - General duties
12 July 1943 - General duties
31 July 1943 - Remustered to Air Gunner
18 Sep 1943
2 Nov 1943
2 Apr 1944
12 May 1944
28 May 1944 - Credited with a Me-110 and a FW-190
8 Apr 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
28 June 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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22 July 1948 - Rejoined RCAF as a mess orderly
31 July 1948
17 Dec 1948
5 Oct 1949
17 Sept 1950
14 March 1952 - Remustered to Mechanical Technician
28 Jan 1953
7 Feb 1953 - Recommissioned as Fighter Controler
11 Apr 1953
11 May 1953
1 Aug 1954
6 Feb 1958 Retires at end of fixed term commission
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7 Feb 1958 - Rejoined RCAF in Fighter Control Branch
26 Feb 1958
30 March 1958
24 June 1961
17 Dec 1962
17 Dec 1963
16 June 1966
12 Nov 1966
Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 6 June 1944 - A smiling Sgt Engbrecht admires the 2 kill markings on the side of his gun turret)
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) - No.424 Squadron - Award effective 4 August 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2101/44 dated 29 September 1944.
Born in Poltavka, Russia, 27 January 1923. Home in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Died in Whitewater, Manitoba, 25 April 1991
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1182 EnglishHarold FraserPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-13 Age 21J/5663400SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred Henry And Mary Elsie Fraser English; Husband Of Dorothy Gordon English, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
1183 EnglishPeter FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-03 Age 27J/93863419SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. D. 22-24. Germany. Son Of Roy Edward And Winnifred Hilda English, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
1184 EnsomJohn Victorsgt
Pilot Officer


Killed 1942-12-07 Age 22R
J
71599
17054
PLT404Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
Blenheim T1808
X
10 Dec 41 - Oct 44 -Commemorated Dyce Old Churchyard, Grave 37. United Kingdom.
1185 EpochJerome AquiniusP/O



KIFAJ94406AG420Sqn (RCAF)Halifax NA1845 Mar 1945 - Iced up and crashed. Extreme weather conditions over the Vale of York saw a large number of the bombing force ice up. Some fell out of the sky in flat spins. The pilot probably ordered the crew to bale out. 3 three of them escaped but 2 sustained serious injuries, probably having baled out too low. At 16.50hrs NA184 crashed near Marrow Flatts Farm, Copt Hewick, on the Ripon side of Dishforth airfield. The remaining 4 crew were either killed in the crash or had baled out too low.(Information courtesy Francois Dutil). Commemorated HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY Sec. H. Row P. Grave 18. Epitaph: MAY HE REST IN PEACE. Son of George Alphonsus and Jane Teresa Epoch, of Kenilworth, Ontario, Canada. Air gunners' flying badge 1944-04-07. Trained at 86OTU and 1666HCU before posting to 420sqn 1944-12-24. Commissioned after his death, back dated to 1945-03-04. Brother John served in the RCAF during WW2.
1186 EpochJerome AquiniusPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 Age 20J/94406420SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 18. United Kingdom. Son Of George Alphonsus And Jane Teresa Epoch, Of Kenilworth, Ontario, Canada.
1187 EppJacob (James) AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-06 Age 25J/10878Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row E.4. Grave 93. United Kingdom. Son Of Jacob And Susan Epp; Husband Of Ruth Epp.
1188 EpplerEdward WilliamPilot Officer
Killed 1944-04-18 Age 20J/90181Air Gunner427SqnHalifax III LV789 ZL-UBorn on the 12th January 1923 in Gretna, Manitoba, Canada. Worked as a fitter for Canada Car and Foundry in Fort William 1941-1942. Enlisted on the 19th September 1942. Son of Jacob Eppler (formerly an Austrian - died 1959, age 87) and Margaret Eppler (née Popp - formerly an Austrian - died 1945, age 54) of Gretna, Manitoba, Canada.Commemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 15. Grave 6. France.
1189 ErlyJames PaulPilot Officer
DFCKilled 1941-08-22 Age 25. Attacked Gneisenau and other warshipsTorontoJ/3264106Sqn (RAF)Hampden AE220Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 2. B. 5-8. Germany.
1190 ErnstJack DouglasPilot Officer
Killed 1942-08-24 Age 21JJ/9755Pilot276SqnLysander II T1696 AQ-HPreviously instructor at 58OTUCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son of F. W. Eldon Ernst And Of Emma Ernst (Nee Kuehner). But adopted by his Aunt, Miss E. Schlote, 100 King Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
1191 EssarWilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-11 AgeJ/90741550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Achiet-Le-Petit Communal Cemetery, Grave 6. France.
1192 EsselmontRichard DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-27 Age 21J/25347Air/Bmr(Inst)7 Bomber and Gunnery School. 2 Training CommandBolingbroke IVT 9944Son of Robert John (died 13th October 1961, age 71) and Armentice Angaline Esselmont (née Jenkins - died 18th March 1924, age 29). Later his father married Barbara Jean Esselmont (née Herbert - died 11th March 2004, of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada.Commemorated Kamloops (Pleasant Street) Cemetery, Lot 1. Plot 11. Block P. North Sec. Canada.
1193 EtchellsDavid WallaceP/O
F/O
F/L
-------
Lt(N)
Lt/Cmdr
J43857PLTRCAF
?ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
8OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
3TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
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RCN
HMCS Stadacona (RCN)
HMCS Shearwater (RCN)
803Sqn (RCN)
VF871 (RCN)
VX10 (RCN)
CFS Trenton (RCAF)
CFS Trenton (RCAF)
VT 40 (RCN)
CFS Trenton (RCAF)
HMCS Star (RCN)
HMCS Patriot (RCN)
VT40 (RCN)
VU32 (RCN)
VS880 (RCN)
HMCS Shearwater (RCN)
RCN
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
Anson
X
Tempest
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
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X
X
X
Seafire & Firefly
Sea Fury
Sea Fury & Banshee
Silver Star
X
Silver Star
Expeditor
X
X
Silver Star
Silver Star
Tracker
X
X
1 Nov 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1943
1 Sep 1943 - St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Nov 1943 - Dunnville, Ontario
2 Jan 1944 - Bagotville, Quebec
1944 - Greenwood, Nova Scotia
1945 - Bournemouth, UK
1945 - RAF Milfield, Northumberland
1945 - RAF Chedworth, Gloucestershire
1945 - RAF Bognor, Sussex
6 Apr 1945 - B166 Flensburg, Germany
22 Aug 1945 - - Bournemouth, UK - For repatriation
1 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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3 June 1949 - Joined RCN - Halifax, Nova Scotia
1949 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
1949
1950 - HMCS Magnificient
1951 - HMCS Magnificient
1952 - HMCS Shearwater
1953 - Flying Instructor Course
1954 - Standards Officer Course
1954 - HMCS Shearwater
1955 - Instrument Check Pilot Course
1955 - Assistant Staff Officer (Air) - Hamilton, Ontario
1956 - Assistant Staff Officer (Air) - Hamilton, Ontario
1957 - HMCS Shearwater
1959 - HMCS Shearwater
1962 - HMCS Bonaventure
1966 - Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
1 July 1968 - Retired from the RCN

(Photo: Flight of Royal Canadian Navy Sea Furies)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
(Photo: Flight of Royal Canadian Navy Silver Stars over Halifax harbour)
1194 EtheringtonReginald NormanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-05 Age 26J/95291354Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of John E. Etherington, And Of Leora Etherington, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1195 EvansFrederick WilliamF/O.Air Medal (USA)J36191PLT421Sqn (RCAF)Spitfire22 Jan 45 -Destroyed 1 x FW190.

Served Korea 1952-12-15 - 1953-04-11. Air Medal (United States) - 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (USAF) - Awarded as per AFRO 742/53 dated 11 December 1953 and Canada Gazette dated 14 November 1953. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, 1919; home in St. Thomas (clerk and salesman). Enlisted in Saint John, 17 February 1939. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 2 April 1943), No.7EFTS (graduated 28 May 1943) and No.14SFTS (graduated 1 October 1943). Commissioned July 1943. Overseas he destroyed one FW.190 and shared in the destruction of another. Postwar Vampire aerobatic pilot. Between the wars, he was an air force flying instructor and a member of the Blue Devils first all jet Canadian aerobatic team, which performed over the east coast of the United States and Canada. See photo PL-90156. Taken on strength, Special Force, 14 December 1952; taken on strength of 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 24 December 1952; struck off strength, 334th FIS, 9 April 1953; struck off strength Special Force, 11 April 1953. Flew 75 hours five minutes in combat; claimed one locomotive and four rail cars destroyed. For further details see Second World War RCAF awards data base. See H.A. Halliday, "In Korean Skies", Roundel, December 1963 and January 1964. “Flight Lieutenant Evans distinguished himself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight as a pilot of an F-86 type aircraft, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, Fifth Air Force, from 8 January 1953 to 13 February 1953. During that period, Lieutenant [sic] Evans successfully completed numerous combat missions in support of United Nations operations in Korea. Although often faced with determined enemy opposition, the courage, aggressiveness and degree of skill with which Flight Lieutenant Evans conducted his assignment contributed greatly to the ultimate success of the assigned missions. Through his courage, professional ability and exemplary devotion to duty, Flight Lieutenant Evans reflected great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Forces, and the Royal Canadian Air Force.”
1196 EvansPeter Bruce LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-29 AgeJ/943381Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Oostduinkerke Communal Cemetery, Row G. Grave 170. Belgium.
1197 EvansIvan Thomas HughPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-07 Age 25J/15580419SqnCommemorated Upavon Cemetery, Row C. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas And Harriet Evans, Of Victoria Harbour, Ontario, Canada.
1198 EvansJohn WesleyPilot Officer

Courtesy family

Killed 1943-05-24 Age 22JJ/18037PLT214Sqn (FMS)Halifax I BF478 BU-GSon of Alfred Ethelbert Evans and Minnie Evans, of Richlea, Saskatchewan, Canada.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1199 EvansThomas GovanPilot Officer

Killed 1944-06-29 Age 21J/86832 (R13423)Aur Bomber10Sqn (RAF)Halifax III LW717 ZA-WSon of William Evans and Eunice Evans (née Harris - died 24th May 2017, age 94). 84 Furby Street, Winnipeg, Mantitoba, Canada.Commemorated Feigneux Communal Cemetery, Mil. Row. Grave 6. France.
1200 EvansConrad CromerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-24 AgeJ/8983912SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1201 EverestVerityPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 18J/4105598Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Fontaine-La-Louvet Churchyard, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Arthur Sidney Everest, And Of Muriel Everest, Of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada.
1202 EverettC.B.Sgt
P/O
F/O
R
C
71129
20464
PLTRCAF
2SFTS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
N/A
X
X
X
Spitfire JF964
X
13 Sep 40 - Joined the RCAF - Winnipeg - MB (**S)
May 41 - Graduated -
X - Oct 41 -
Oct 41 - Aug 42 - Staff pilot -
X - Nov 44 - Italy -
Nov 46 - Released from the RCAF -
1203 EversOrval ClarePilot OfficerKilled 1945-05-09 Age 19J95536AG514Sqn (RAF)Lancaster RF230 JI-BCommemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 12. Coll. grave 7-18. France. Son Of Charles Neil And Susie Evers, Of Camlachie, Ontario, Canada.
1204 EwenJohn BrucePilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 AgeJ/88360429SqnCommemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 2A. C. 16. France.
1205 Facey-CrowtherLionel PercyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-25 Age 21J/8861850Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Plot 4. Row D. Grave 11. France. Son Of Cecil Clinton Facey-Crowther And Sarah Louisa Facey-Crowther.
1206 FahrniRoss PringlePilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-19 Age 21J/9903172Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Killay (St. Hilarys) Churchyard, Grave 201. United Kingdom. Son Of Stanley Harrison Fahrni And Edith Josephine Fahrni, Of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. A.A. (University Of Saskatchewan).
1207 FairThomas WorthingtonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-25 Age 27J/86024463Sqn RAAF

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. E. 21-24. Germany. Son Of Thomas Worthington Fair And Anne Fair.
1208 FairallMaurice ElmerPilot Officer
Killed 1944-08-17 Age 23J/94227Air Gunner433SqnHalifax III MZ899 BM-DBorn on the 08th October 1929. Enlisted on the 10th October 1941. Son of Clarence Horace and Lillian Fairall (née Hasnett - deceased at date of enlistment), of 46 Rhyle Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 12 operational sorties. Epitaph: ' To Caesar The Things That Are Caesar's; To God The Things That Are God's'.Commemorated Bogo Churchyard, Joint Grave 2-60. Denmark.
1209 FairbairnStanley FrasierPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-12 AgeJ/11639Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada.
1210 FairbairnRobert DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-24 AgeJ/860953SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
1211 FairbairnJames DuncanPilot Officer
Killed 1943-12-07 Age 20J/191351 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 47. I. 5. United Kingdom.
1212 FaireyEarl RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 35J/90956425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Louisa Fairey; Husband Of Edythe Phyllis Fairey, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1213 FairheadErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-12 Age 23J/88531Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row A. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of John Ernest And Florence Fairhead, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1214 FairlesMartin LelandPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-24 Age 25J/9064311Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Imphal War Cemetery, 2. E. 15. India. Son Of F. Floyd Fairles And Dunelda E. Fairles, Of Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.
1215 FairlessAlan GilmorePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 28J/87070431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Udenhout (Biezenmortel) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Grave 3. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John Davison Fairless And Dorothy Clara Fairless, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
1216 FallisJohnPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-18 Age 26J/1690512SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1217 FansherHarry FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-18 AgeJ/1621612SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1218 FaragherJohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 20J/92617431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 6A. F. 14. Germany. Son Of James And Catherine Faragher, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1219 FarleyArthur Rodolphe RolandPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-15 Age 26J/15335407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur E. And Leda Farley, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1220 FarnerHugo OscarPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-24 Age 21J/20564Commemorated Sarnia (Lake View) Cemetery, Sec. E. Lot 137. Canada. Son Of Frank Charles And Florence Farner, Of Sarnia; Husband Of Betty Farner, Of Sarnia.
1221 FarrellEdward JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-18 Age 24J/93681432SqnCommemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, N. 25. France. Son Of James And Bridget Farrell, Of St. Johns, Newfoundland.
1222 FarrellJohn PatrickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-24 AgeJ/85269Commemorated Maala Cemetery, I. Coll. Grave 169-177. Yemen.
1223 FarrerHiramPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-18 Age 26J/24533Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row P Grave 18. United Kingdom.
1224 FarrerThomas William AubreyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-31 Age 24J/87766608Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Salerno War Cemetery, Iv. B. 47. Italy. Son Of William Edward And Phoebe Elizabeth Farrer.
1225 FarringtonHarry GregoryPte
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 24
BahamasB
J
558538
11241
NAVLincoln & Welland Rgmt
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1PRC (RAF)
1(O)AFU (RAF)
1657HCU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Battle
X
X
Anson
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling BK716
10 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the Cdn Army Militia
5 May 1941 - Transferred to the RCAF as Pilot
2 July 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
8 Aug 1941 - Goderich, Ontario
31 Aug 1941 - Ceased Pilot training
27 Oct 1941 - Remustered to Navigator - Malton, Ontario
1 Feb 1942 - Jarvis, Ontario
23 May 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
22 June 1942 - Scarborough, North Yorkshire
27 July 1942 - RAF Wigtown, Scotland
Aug 1942 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk
9 Feb 1943 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
29 March 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom.
Son of Arnold P. Farrington, and of Bertha Farrington, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; husband of K. T. Farrington.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

The crew members signed the reverse of the photograph (L-R) Sgt. Kennedy, Fg Off. Campbell, Flt Sgt. McCaw, Fg Off. Harris, Fg Off. Farrington, Sgt. Shrubsall, Sgt. Bell. (courtesy Steve Smith). Pictured here during training at 1657HCU prior to posting to 218 Squadron on 9th February 1943.
1226 FaulaferRobert AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-03 Age 24J/16196Pilot464SqnMosquito NT15402Jun44 6th Operational Flight. FLGOFF R.A Faulafer and FLGOFF R.W Wilkins departed Gravesend at 0025hrs for an Intruder Patrol to attack the Laon/Athies airfield in the Pas de Calais, France. Aircraft loaded with 4 x 500lb MC TD Mk.IV bombs; armed with 4 x 20mm cannons and 4 x 7.77mm machine guns. The aircraft was hit by flak over the target area and failed to make it back to Base. Post war investigations by a team from the Missing Research and Enquiry Service found no trace of the aircraft or crew on French soil. The team stated the most probable explanation was the aircraft crashed into The Channel as it tried to reach Base.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Valentine George Faulafer; Husband Of Betty Patricia Faulafer, Of Keston, Kent.

1227 FauntFrancis William GrahamPilot Officer
Killed 1942-05-25 Age 26J/8944400SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 32. A. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph T. Faunt And Mildred Margaret Faunt, Of Winterburn, Alberta, Canada.
1228 FawcettAlbert JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-16 Age 22J/15541Commemorated Evesham Cemetery, Grave 1371. United Kingdom. Son Of Cyril J. Fawcett And Marjorie B. Fawcett, Of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
1229 FedorchukWolodemirPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-15 Age 20J/94221429SqnCommemorated Helsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery, Sec. XV. 87. Sweden. Son Of Dmytro E. And Lemeria Fedorchuk, Of Insinger, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1230 FeldmanJacobPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-29 AgeC/95293419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 20. C. 2-3. Germany.
1231 FeldmanArnold LepinePilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-19 Age 27J/92605115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14361. United Kingdom. Son Of Samuel And Beatrice Lepine Feldman, Of Norwalk, Connecticut. U.S.A.
1232 FelsenMarcus RichardsPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-13 AgeJ/1726050Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 23. A. 14. Germany.
1233 FeltDonald OrloPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-26 AgeJ/7072115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 28. D. 1. Germany.
1234 FennesseyJames FrancisFlying Officer
Killed 1944-04-23 Age 24J25009Pilot429SqnHalifax LK802 AL-FCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 1. H. 12. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Albert H. And Mary Fennessey, Of Delacour, Alberta.
1235 FentonHarvey WesleySgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
R
J
95525
16787
NAVRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
10AOS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
405Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
AFHQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Halifax & Lancaster
X
X
X
24 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
8 Aug 1941
7 Sep 1941
22 Oct 1941 - Failed Pilot Training
22 Nov 1941 - Remustered to Navigator
27 Feb 1942
11 Apr 1942
31 May 1942 - UK
1943
17 Sep 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
19 Oct 1944
24 May 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.405 Squadron - Award effective 1 September 1943 as per London Gazette dated 14 September 1943 and AFRO 2322/43 dated 12 November 1943.
Deceased on 17 September 2008, in Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1236 FeredayEric JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-19 Age 20J/27191Commemorated Toronto (St. Johns Norway) Cemetery, Sec. 16. Range 8. Plot 37. Canada. Son Of Walter D. Fereday And Eleanor Fereday, Of Toronto; Husband Of Bernice Fereday, Of Toronto.
1237 FergusonJack KennethPilot Officer

Killed 1942-08-17 Age 26J/15276 (R/58512)PLT401SqnSpitfire IX BS159 YO-FCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Kenneth Farquhar Ferguson And Roberta Scott Ferguson, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1238 FergusonWilliam KennedyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-15 Age 22J/85171401SqnCommemorated St. Martin-Des-Entrees (St. Germain) Cemetery, France. Son Of William Lauder And Mary Sophie Ferguson, Of Peterborough, Ontario
1239 FergusonJohn HughPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-04 Age 21J/8651935Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Montdidier French National Cemetery, Grave 5821. France. Son Of William Henry And Jane Ferguson, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1240 FergusonRoy StanleyPilot Officer
Killed 1944-08-09 Age 21J/92615Air Gunner427SqnHalifax III MZ363 ZL-YBorn on the 18th August 1922 in British Columbia, Canada. A total of 9 operational sorties. Son of Stanley Clifford Ferguson (died 08th March 1938, age 42) and Sybil Mary Ferguson (née Hounsom) of Townsite, Brittania Beach, British Columbia. Husband of Aileen Marjorie Ferguson of 117 Normandy Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario. Canada.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1241 FergussonJohn DrummondPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-29 Age 22J/17455407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1242 Fernandez De LeonMario AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-25 Age 27J/86015429SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 5. G. 12. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Jose And Amelia E. Fernandez De Leon.
1243 FernquistVirgil JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-01 Age 20J/95301170Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row F. Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Victor And Viola Emelia Christina Fernquist, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
1244 FernyhoughWalterPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-06-29 Age 21J/85610432SqnCommemorated Creil Communal Cemetery, Plot 3. Grave 27. France. Son Of Richard And Flora Fernyhough, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1245 FerrierWalter RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-20 Age 25J/19463434SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1246 FerrisHenry WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-27 AgeJ/92696Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 1063. United Kingdom.
1247 FetchisonMyronPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/8848690Sqn
Commemorated Saulxures-Les-Bulgneville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3-5. France.
1248 FetherstonGeorge HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 Age 22J/94144426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert A. Roy And Etta Fetherston, Of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada.
1249 FieldJohn James AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-02 Age 22J/16910418SqnCommemorated Hitchin Cemetery, N.W.Extn. Grave 408. United Kingdom.
1250 FifeFrederick JamesFlying Officer

Killed 1942-09-05 Age 27J/4747Pilot228Sqn (RAF)Sunderland W4032Commemorated Oban (Pennyfuir) Cemetery, Sec. I. Grave 17. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick James Fife And Eleanor Anderson Fife, Of Youngs Point, Ontario, Canada. B.A. Clerk In Holy Orders.

Onboard were were 10 crew and a journalist Fred NanCarrow from the Glasgow Herald, some say he was investigating the death of the Duke of Kent in a sister Sunderland a week previously at Eagle's Rock. After several hours at sea the giant flying boat turned around for home, but it became apparent that there was insufficient fuel to make it back to Oban. Flying Officer F J Fife of the RCAF decided to put down in the water, on the face of it not a major problem for a flying boat, and take on more fuel. At 8.40pm the Sunderland set down in Vane Bay but hit a rock which ripped the bottom out of the aircraft causing it to start sinking.

An SOS signal resulted in the Tobermory lifeboat setting out to assist the airmen. At the last known position of the Sunderland, all that was found was clothing floating on the surface. An RAF Hudson spotted a dinghy with one man in it off the north coast of Coll. The lifeboat arived but the only people still alive were Flying Officer M E Russell, the co-pilot and Flight Sgt R B H Scroggs. Fife, William Henderson and William Currie were recovered from the water having drowned, the bodies of Charles Castle (Gunner), Victor Ames (Flt Sgt), Kenneth Page (Gunner), Edward Cowan (Radio operator) were recovered later on having died of exposure.
1251 FifeBenjamin GordonPte
P/O

KIA
Age 25
B
J
455067
24792
Inf
BA
Toronto Scottish
RCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
1 CNS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
X
X
Finch
X
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
X
6 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army
13 Feb 1942 - Transferred to the RCAF
6 July 1942
27 Sep 1942
31 Oct 1942 - Failed Pilot Training
21 Nov 1942 - Remustered to Bomb AImer
6 Feb 1943
4 Apr 1943 - For shipping to the UK
22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of Dr Benjamin Otto and Winnifred Pengelly Fife of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1252 FilteauJohn FredrickFlight Lieutenant

Killed 1945-02-27 AgeJ/10125Pilot464Sqn (RAAF)Mosquito PZ30927Feb45 29th Operational Flight. FLTLT J.F Filteau and FLGOFF H.I Storen departed Rosières-en-Santerre, France at 1926hrs as one of eleven 464Sqn Mosquitos detailed to attack enemy lines of communications behind the front. This included bombing and strafing trains, coaches, marshalling yards, motor transport and power stations. The aircraft failed to return and was listed as MIA. Advice was received from the US Army 506th Military Police Battalion stating they responded to reports of an aircraft crash at approximately 2100hrs, one and a half miles west of Sovet, Belgium. Lt G. Wagenseil arrived on the scene soon thereafter but could not get close to the fiercely blazing wreckage plus there was a possible danger posed by unexploded bombs. At some time later faint cries for help were heard from nearby bushes and MP SGT Victor R. DeVivo discovered the very seriously injured pilot. An ambulance took FLTLT Filteau to the US Army 130th General Hospital, where he sadly succumbed to his injuries. Meanwhile navigator Storen, who had baled out successfully some minutes before the pilot, sustained moderate injuries and heavy concussion during his landing in an open field some miles away from the aircraft’s crash site. He took time to gather his strength and started walking until he found a road which led him to Namur, where he walked into the HQ of the US Army 296th Military Police Company at 0800hrs/28Feb. Colonel A.L Bonham-Carter was a British Liaison Officer embedded with US Forces and was immediately informed of Storen’s situation. The Colonel took control of Storen and rang HQ 2nd TAF to arrange transport and inform them of the fate of PZ309. RCAF pilot J/10125 Flight Lieutenant John Frederick Filteau (25) of Calgary in Alberta, Canada sustained serious injuries when he baled out at very low level. He was taken to the US Army 130th General Hospital in Namur, Belgium where he succumbed to his injuries and was buried in Grave No.1, Row 1, Plot E of the American Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz in Neupré, Wallonia, Belgium. He was later reinterred in Section III, Plot C Grave 6 of the Hotton War Cemetery located 58km south east of Namur, Belgium. He is commemorated on Page 514 of the Canadian Second World War Book of Remembrance in Ottawa, Canada: and, on the Canadian Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, Alberta.

Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, III. C. 6. Belgium.
1253 FinbowMaurice HerbertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-08 Age 29J/14740Commemorated Haverigg (St. Luke) Churchyard, Millom, Grave 421. United Kingdom.
1254 FinchDonald DaviesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-02 Age 21J/88383432SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row K. Grave 11. United Kingdom. Son Of Eardly O. Finch And Anna Finch; Husband Of Robina Finch, Of Springfield, Ontario, Canada.
1255 FindlayWilliam ScottPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-27 Age 29J/15423142Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 6A. E. 14. Germany. Son Of Robert And Beatrice Findlay, Of Oxford Mills, Grenville Co., Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Betty Findlay.
1256 FindlayErnest QuarrierPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-23 AgeJ/18008418SqnCommemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiii. B. 4. France.
1257 FindlayLloyd EbyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-13 AgeJ/89738415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1258 FinglandWilfred JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-27 AgeJ/92132630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Skarrild Churchyard, Coll. Grave 539. Denmark.
1259 FinlaysonStuart ScottPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-24 Age 22J/85036175Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Divn. 67. Row H. Grave 5. France. Son Of Robert Scott Finlayson And Ethel May Finlayson, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1260 FirthJamesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-13 Age 21J/93816418SqnCommemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 184. United Kingdom. Son Of Harry And Winifred Firth, Of Stratford-On-Avon.
1261 FisherJohn CobeanPilot Officer
Killed 1942-02-28 Age 24J/15136110Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 36. G. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Margaret Fisher; Husband Of Hilda K. Fisher, Of Toronto. Ontario, Canada.
1262 FisherRobert FrankFlight LieutenantMiDKilled 1943-10-20 Age 22JJ/5821Pilot Passenger10Sqn (RCAF)B-24 Liberator 3701 HCommemorated St. Donat Roman Catholic Cemetery, Coll. Grave. Lot Ge. 34. Canada. Son Of Steele And Agnes E. Fisher, Of Armstrong, British Columbia.
1263 FisherErnest EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-14 Age 18J/22786Commemorated Donington (St. Cuthbert) Churchyard, Albrighton, Row 13. Grave 8. United Kingdom.
1264 Fisher H.R.SgtPOWR95749Rear Gunner166Sqn

Wellington Mk X HZ278 AS-M28 Apr 43 - POW - Flak - Minelaying mouth of ElbeFirst Sortie

Crew Members: Flg. Off. John Anthony Dalton RCAF J/20887 - Air Bomber: Sgt. H. R. Fisher RCAF R/95749 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Hugh Archibald MacEachen RCAF R/105348 Wireless Operator: Sgt. David Edward Giles RCAF R/123266 Navigator: Flg. Off. Lawrence Maurice Clark RCAF J/20082 Pilot
1265 FittonNorman FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 22J/19834427SqnCommemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 2. F. 7. France. Son Of John And Nellie Alberta Fitton; Husband Of Joyce Marion Fitton.
1266 FitzgeraldGerald WilliamFlying Officer

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

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


Other Crew Members Sgt. Harold Nash RAF 1319053 - Pilot: Sgt. Vincent Francis Fernando RAF 1399826 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Ronald James Perrin RAF 1295070 - Wireless Operator : Sgt. John Cowan RAF 1361185 - Rear
1267 FitzpatrickRobert JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 Age 31J/87097426SqnCommemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 18. 28. Belgium. Son Of Fredrick And Sarah Fitzpatrick; Husband Of Eva Farrell Fitzpatrick.
1268 FitzsimmonsGerald RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 22J/86434158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row A. Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Michael Scott Fitzsimmons And Viola Florence Fitzsimmons, Of Alix, Alberta, Canada.
1269 FlagelGustafFlying Officer
Killed 1944-08-27 Age 23J/38270Air Gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster Mk III LM652 AS-ROct 44 - Gardening Danzig Bay

Born on the 11th December 1920 in Grayson Saskatchewan, Canada. Enlisted on the 12th November 1943. Son of Joseph (died 24th March 1942, age, 57) and Sophia Flegel (née Gelowitz - died 31st May 1965, age 75) of 2435 East 23rd Avenue, Vancouver British Columbia. Husband of Harriet Margaret Flegel (née Bowen - married 18th January 1941), of 895 Kipling Street, Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Epitaph: 'In Loving Memory Of Gus. Ever Remembered By Your Wife, Sons, Mother And Family'.

Commemorated Mandal Churchyard, I. 2. 13. Norway.

Crew Members: Sgt. Walter France RAF 1591940 - Flight Engineer: Flt. Sgt. E. V. Hammond RAF 1622724 - Navigator: Flg. Off. Albert Scott RAF 157536 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. Gustaf Flagel RCAF J/38270 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Richard Nathaniel Smith RCAF R/168261 Air Bomber: lg. Off. Frank Kenneth Morley RCAF J/38276 Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Royden Garfield Bradley RCAF J/28537 Pilot
1270 FlanaganThomas EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 Age 20J/92033550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, Coll. Grave X. 18. 29. Belgium. Son Of Edward James Flanagan And Minnie Flanagan, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Nephew Of Emma Hollis, Of Ottawa.
1271 FianderJames William Fiander W.Pilot Officer


InjuredPilot401SqnSpitfire BS536 - MB199(Flander)
1272 FlattAlfred LeonardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-04 Age 23J/87863424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of William Leonard And Jane Flatt, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1273 FlemingGeorge HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-15 Age 24J/4870405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Howard And Martha T. Fleming, Of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
1274 FlemingMervyn MatthewP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
DSO

DFC
Canadian in RAF39975PLTRAF
58Sqn (RAF)
Ferry Command (RAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
X
Whitley
Hudson FH262
Wellington & Halifax
31 May 1938 - Enlisted in the RAF as a qualified pilot
23 June 1940
23 Jan 1942
8 Sep 1942 - 8 Oct 1943 - Commanding Officer
Distinguished Service Order - No.419 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette 30 November 1943.
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.58 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette 17 January 1941.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1275 FletcherAndrew WilliamP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C

DFC & Bar

MiD

RAF
CAN
RAF37280PLTRAF
5 FTS
SHQ
Calshot
235Sqn
272Sqn
RAF
X
X
X
X
X
Beaufighter
X
Jul 35 - Joined the RAF - Cardston - AB (**S)
X - X -
X - X -
X - X -
1940 - X - Flight Commander -
Nov 40 - Oct 41 - Commanding Officer - Middle East
1946 - Released from the RAF - Returned to Canada
Battle of Britain.

Born Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Joined RAF July 1935. 5 FTS Sealand 28 September 1935. SHQ RAF Calshot 20 July 1936. 'B' Flight Commander 235Sqn July 1940. DFC 22 October 1940. Commanded 272Sqn November 1940. Mention in Despatches in January 1941. May 1941 sent to Middle East. Beaufighter T3317 of 272 Squadron which force-landed in Jerez, Spain on 24 May 1941 while on a ferry flight to Gibraltar. The pilot, S/Ldr. AW Fletcher, Sgt. Gallimore and Ream were interned. They must have been released relatively quickly as S/Ldr. Fletcher, a Canadian, was in action again on 28th July 1941, when as CO of 272 Squadron he led an attack on Borizo airfield in Sicily. Led detachment to Malta mid-July. 28 July destroyed four SM79s and damaged two CR42s on the ground at Borizzo airfield. 30 July destroyed three SM79s on the ground at Elmas airfield and on 28th September he probably shot down two enemy aircraft at night. October 1941 Fletcher was awarded a Bar to the DFC 31 October 1941. Released from the RAF in 1946. Returned to Canada, farming in Warner, Alberta. He died in 1978.
1276 FletcherJohn William SpencerPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-28 Age 25J/15319186Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Officers). Plot E. Coll. Grave 20. Malta. Son Of John And Selena Fletcher, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
1277 FletcherJames LesterPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-06 Age 24J/15691226SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Levi And Mary May Fletcher, Of Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada.
1278 FletcherGrant AlexanderPilot Officer

Killed 1943-04-03 Age 27JJ/17222Air/Bmr408Sqn (RCAF)Halifax II JB866 EQ-TCommemorated Uden War Cemetery, 4. F. 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Dewitt Fletcher, And Of Lena M. Fletcher, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Date of death might have been 1943-04-04
1279 FletcherArthur GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-13 Age 20J/1780283Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Workum (Spoordyk) General Cemetery, Plot D. Row 1. Grave 8. Netherlands (Holland).
1280 FletcherLeonard FrancisPilot Officer

Killed 1944-08-24 Age 20J/92619194Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ranchi War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. K. 1-6. India. Son Of Peter Archibald And Kathleen Dempsey Fletcher, Of Oliver, British Columbia, Canada.
1281 FletcherRobert CecilPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-31 Age 20J/92541156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 27. D. 5. Germany. Son Of Elmer W. And Ruth Fletcher, Of Hannon, Ontario, Canada.
1282 FlettWilliam ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-26 AgeJ/92897137Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1283 FleuryJoseph Oscar RollandPilot Officer
Killed 1944-02-11 Age 21J89447Air/Gnr425SqnHalifax III LW395 KW-OCommemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot R. Grave 98. United Kingdom. Son Of Evariste And Henriette Fleury, Of Drummondville, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1284 FlewellingClarence ClydePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 AgeJ/89772619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 5. D. 9. Germany.
1285 FlittonRobert DeanePilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-20 Age 20J/637837Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of Ralph Cyril And Marjorie Eleanor Flitton, Of Mount Royal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1286 FloodDonald GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-17 AgeJ/90719115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Strijen Protestant Cemetery, Grave 3. Netherlands (Holland).
1287 FloranceDavid RayPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-19 Age 22J/15193133SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Ray And Elsie Barr Florance, Of Hemet, California, U.S.A. Born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1288 FlorenHarold ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-14 Age 22J/18849405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 5. C. 9. Germany. Son Of A. C. And Linda Floren, Of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1289 FloydCharles RichardFlying Officer
KilledJ25830Pilot82OTUWellington X
1290 FlynnFrancis LarryPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-26 Age 26J/7541Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Francis Bernard And Hannah Romsaas Flynn, Of Passmore, British Columbia, Canada.
1291 FoleyThomas GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-28 Age 24J/6292229Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Officers). Plot E. Coll. Grave 20. Malta. Son Of Thomas And Ethel Foley, Of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.
1292 FoleyJames Donald AlexanderPilot Officer
Killed 1942-04-06 Age 25J/15244Pilot407SqnHudson V AM696 RR-DBorn on the 16th October 1916 in Ontario. Worked as a clerk for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation prior to service. Enlisted on the 25th September 1940.

Son of James Juneau Leo (died 30th October 1942, age 51) and Eva Foley (née Sullivan), of 112 Frontenac Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
1293 FollettAlbertSergeant



Killed 1943-11-07 Age 20R/176962AG15OTU RAF Hampstead NorrisWellington Z9106Starboard engine cut out whilst in the landing circuit, the aircraft crashed near Oxford.On returning to base from a Bullseye night exercise it was sighted flying at 1,000 feet and parallel to the flare path. Then, while turning to port the starboard engine surged and almost immediately the Wellington began to lose height. Pilot P/O AG McAlpine RAAF lost sight of the flare path and when his port engine cut out at 100 feet he had no option at 01:55hrs but to force-land straight ahead, hitting trees and a brick built garage at North Heath, Chievley, 5 miles N of Newbury, Berkshire. Crew:
F/O (Aus418152) A F McALPINE (Pilot) RAAF
P/O (J/24039) Frederick Florent SAIT (Nav) RCAF
Sgt (1580574) W W BRIGHT (Wop/AG) RAFVR
Sgt (636986) H. HAIR (Wop/AG) RAF - injured
Sgt (R/176962) ALBERT FOLLET (AG) RCAF - killed


Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 98. United Kingdom. Epitaph: AND I SHALL SEE HIM FACE TO FACE AND TELL THE STORY SAVED BY GRACE. Son of George J. Follett and Jessie I. Follett, of Grand Bank, Newfoundland.
1294 FollowsSidney WallacePilot OfficerKIA
Age 19
J89123AG433Sqn RCAFHalifax HX287Commemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 16. Coll. Grave 1-4. France. (Grave inscription: "Ever Remembered')
Son of Elizabeth Maud McNamara of Ottawa.
1295 FonsecaDonald EvertonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-21 Age 22J/85529207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 8. Grave 5. France. Son Of Rupert Everton Fonseca And Bertha Ann Catherine Fonseca, Of Crossroads, Jamaica.
1296 ForbesWilliam ClydeSgt
F/Sgt
WO2

KIA
Age 25
R83127WAGRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
4Sigs S (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Norseman
Battle
X
Dragon & Proctor
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington BK334
20 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Windsor, Ontario
11 Apr 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
17 May 1941 - Hamilton, Ontario
27 June 1941 - Failed Pilot Training - Trenton, Ontario
22 July 1941, Montreal, Quebec
31 Jan 1942 - Dafoe, Saskatchewan
16 Apr 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
18 May 1942 - RAF Madley, Herefordshire
14 July 1942 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire
28 Sep 1942 - RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire
3 March 1943 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 5A. A1. 8. Germany.
Son of Clyde and Mae (nee Chauvin) Forbes, of Windsor, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1297 FordErnest GeorgeP/O
F/O
F/L



KilledRAF
CAN
RAF (NCO
)RAF (Off)
740878
81636
PLTRAFVR
3Sqn
232Sqn
3Sqn
Canada
Last Op - Canada
X
X
Hurricane L1846
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
X
Harvard AJ759
1937 - Joined the RAFVR - From Regina - SK (**S)
May 40 - 17 Jul 40 -
17 Jul 40 - 10 Sep 40 -
10 Sep 40 - Detached to 260Sqn -
X - X - Training Squadron? -
12 Dec 42 - Killed - Flying accident - Buried in Bunsland Cemetary - Calgary -
Battle of Britain

CWGC: Ernest George Ford son of William & Amanda Ford of Hessle, Yorkshire.`

On the 10th of December 1942 at 14:55 hours, Harvard Mk. II s/n AJ759 belonging to No. 37 Service Flying Training School, crashed near R1 at Airdrie. It was a dual training flight. The instructor was Flight Lieutenant Ernest George Ford. His pupil pilot was 1512542 L.A.C. H. N. Hall. The Harvard experienced an engine failure after take-off, stalled and spun in. The A.I.B. determined that the petrol cock had been turned off resulting in fuel starvation.

Commemorated Calgary Burnsland Cemetery
1298 FordPercy GeorgePilot Officer
Killed 1941-12-15 Age 26J/6849407SqnCommemorated Vlieland General Cemetery, Grave 38. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of William Walter And Mary Ford, Of Castor, Alberta, Canada.
1299 FordKennethPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-28 Age 23J/25381Commemorated Chicago (St. Mary) Cemetery, Sec. 1. Sub. 1. Lot 77. USA.
1300 FordEverett MorrisonPilot Officer
Killed 1945-02-14 Age 21J/89704A/G427SqnHalifax III MZ355 ZL-WBorn on the 01st July 1923 in Evesham, Saskatchewan. Educated at Cotswold and Evesham schools. A truck driver for Smith Transport prior to service. Enlisted in London, Ontario, on the 28th October, 1942. Awarded air gunner badge on the 26th November 1943 and promoted to sergeant. On the 08th September 1944 he was awarded his commission.

Son of Leslie Ezra (died 25th April 1963, age 82) and Della May Ford (née Webb - died 09th January 1978, age 82), of Box 132, Evesham, Saskatchewan, Canada. On his 13th operational sortie. As a NCO: R/197306.

Commemorated Hoven (Brande) Cemetery, Joint grave 117B. Denmark.
1301 ForemanJohn LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-05 Age 24J/93073Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 2. Canada. Son Of James N. Foreman, And Of Jean L. Foreman, Of Port Arthur, Ontario.
1302 ForestJohn KennethPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-09 Age 22J/1935077Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row F. Grave 14. United Kingdom.
1303 ForrestWilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-21 Age 29J/8676115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. E. 7. Germany. Son Of Archibald And Helen Forrest, Of Trail, British Columbia, Canada.
1304 ForrestJohn ReginaldPilot Officer

Killed 1944-08-12 AgeJ/92096422SqnCommemorated Irvinestown (Sacred Heart) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Grave 7. United Kingdom.
1305 ForresterRobert Loraine KitchenerWarrant Officer Class II

Courtesy Oleg Marin

Killed 1943-11-22 Age 28RR/61777Pilot269 (RAF) SqnHudson IIIA FK758Born on the 09th February 1915 at Bromhead. Worked as a motor mechanic for his father prior to enlisting on the 15th July 1940 at Regina. Son of Robert William and Louise Forrester (nee Hallick), of Bromhead, Saskatchewan, Canada. Grave inscription: 'Ever Remembered And Sadly Missed By Mother, Dad, Brothers And Sister'.Commemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C48. 3. Iceland.
1306 ForsbergMorris SorenPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-09 Age 22J/90086426SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. G. 6. United Kingdom. Son Of John Soren Forsberg And Annie Nora Forsberg, Of Dunblane, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1307 ForsterWilliam FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-06 AgeJ/37546Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
1308 ForsterIvor RussellPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-22 Age 22J/19992421SqnCommemorated Marissel French National Cemetery, Grave 226. France. Son Of William Clyde Forster And Carrie Ethel Forster, Of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.
1309 ForsterBenjamin NelsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-20 Age 28J/19310429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. N. 1-5. Germany. Son Of Edward Henry And Edith May Forster; Husband Of Robina Forster, Of Sedgewick, Alberta, Canada.
1310 ForsythHarold EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-14 Age 20J/17672149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 2. F. 20. Germany. Son Of J. H. Forsyth And Edith S. Forsyth, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1311 ForsythAlbert CarmenPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 AgeJ/19817429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. G. 13. Germany. Son Of Albert Edwin And Catherine Forsyth; Husband Of Jean Nina Forsyth, Of Southgate, Middlesex.
1312 ForsytheEdward BrucePilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-23 Age 23J/92183425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row J. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of John Thomas Forsythe And Jean Forsythe, Of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
1313 FortinJean Gilbert FelixWarrant Officer Class II



Killed 1943-10-04 Age 25R/117476Navigator51Sqn (RAF)
Halifax HR727Son of Joseph A. Fortin and Georgiana Fortin, of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada.

51 Squadron: Swift And Sure. Crashed on a bombing mission after being hit by a German fighter plane. Halifax HR727 took off 17:20hrs 1943-10-04 from Snaith. On return encountered very poor weather conditions and whilst trying to establish their position the Halifax crashed 01:30hrs crashed two miles south-west of Upper Ashop on Ashop Moor Derbyshire. The aircraft was off course and ran out of fuel. Crew:
Pilot : Sergeant Ernest Hatfield Fenning RAF 658569 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Eric George Lane RAFVR 1583419 [Fatal Injury]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II Jean Gilbert Felix Fortin RCAF R/117476 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Victor H Garland RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Squibbs RAFVR 1411892 [Killed] Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Boris Karl Short RAFVR 1398053 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James B Mack RAF [Injured]
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 86A. United Kingdom. Epitaph: R.I.P.
1314 FoskettCharles RoothamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-06 AgeJ/9523407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
1315 FosterJ.C.B.Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
R
J
X
87114
AG9B&GS (RCAF)
434Sqn (RCAF)
Battle
Halifax
RCAF Mont Joli
UK Bomber Command -1944

(Photo: 9 May 1944 - 434Sqn RCAF - Johnny got a Junkers! Johnny Foster 21 year old sergeant tail gunner from Stoughton Sask, shows his skipper how he shot down his first enemy aircraft, a Ju-88 nightfighter. It happened as the pilot Flying Officer Godry Wright, was taking his Bluenose Squadron Halifax into its bombing run over railway yards at Montzon, Belgium. the Ju-88 attacked twice from underneath where it could not be seen. Wright manoeuvred his heavy aircraft into a position lower than the fighter. Johnny spotted its outline against the stars, put two bursts into it, the second a long one. The enemy aircraft burst into flames and was seen by two other bomber crews to crash to earth.)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1316 FosterLesliePilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-30 AgeJ/1668550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Braine-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery, Ii. C. 2. Belgium.
1317 FosterPerry ClintonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-18 Age 24J/9760418SqnCommemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 4. G. 6. France. Son Of Frank Grove Foster And Helen Perry Foster; Husband Of Winnifred Carrie Foster, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec. Member Of The Phi Epsilon Alpha Society.
1318 FosterMilton ArnoldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-27 AgeJ/23863132SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
1319 FosterEdward Austin NixonPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1943-04-27 Age 22J/17091115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. D. 11. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. C. Foster; Husband Of Gloria Foster, Of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
1320 FosterAlfred LouisPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-15 AgeJ/174537Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. D. 21. Germany.
1321 FosterLeslie ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 26J/87480405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Webbekom Churchyard, Grave 2. Belgium. Husband Of Florence M. Foster, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
1322 FosterJohn ElwoodPilot OfficerKilled 1945-08-05 Age 32J/51497Commemorated Bracebridge (United Church) Cemetery, Plot 101. Canada. Son Of Elwood And Florence Mabel Foster, Of Bracebridge.
1323 Foster (Fenster)Philip HerbertS/L

Killed 1942-05-26 Age 30Brooksby, Saskatchewan87408Pilot404Sqn Coastal Command RCAFBlenheim lV Z6245Canadian in RAFVR. Son of Kadish and Rasher Fenster of Winnipeg, Man. Commemorated Egersund (Or Ekersund) Churchyard, A. 6. 3. Norway.
1324 FosteyAllan MartinPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 AgeR/147033405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.
1325 FountainIrwin DalePilot Officer

Killed 1942-09-11 Age 27J9420PLT7SqnStirling I W7630 MG-MCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Dorothea J. Fountain, Of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
1326 FournierMarc Alexander GerardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-15 Age 21J/86593419SqnCommemorated Magleby Churchyard, Langeland, A. 11. 47. Denmark. Son Of Francis And Aurelie Fournier; Husband Of Marie Rose Jacqueline Yvette Fournier, Of Hull, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1327 FournierAlphonse MarcelPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-15 Age 28J/95324425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest And Josephine Fournier, Of La Tuque, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1328 FowlerHarry WilfredSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
AFM
KIA
Age 28
R
C
65840
14078
PLTRCAF
CFS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
15(P)AFU (RAF)
1513BATF (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1659CU (RAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
419Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Finch & Yale
Finch
Battle & Lysander
Battle & Bolinbroke
Yale & Harvard
X
Oxford
Anson & Oxford
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax JD215
8 June 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
8 June 1940 - Flying Instructor Certification - Trenton, Ontario
27 June 1940 - Flying Instructor - London, Ontario
24 Apr 1941 - Conversion Training - Picton, Ontario
4 June 1941 - Staff Pilot - Mossbank, Saskatchewan
26 Aug 1942 - Service Pilot Standard - Dunnville, Ontario
19 Dec 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
9 Feb 1943 - RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire
6 March 1943 - RAF Honington, Suffolk
23 March 1943 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
18 May 1943 - RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire
10 June 1943 - RAF Middleton St George, Durham
29 June 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter of Stab II./NJG 3
- Air Force Medal - No.2 Bombing and Gunnery School - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943.
- Son of Henry Phillip and Laura May (nee Hilton) Fowler of St. Thomas, Ontario. Husband of Jenny May (nee Fenton) Fowler, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1329 FowlieRobert GrantPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-31 Age 32J/16915407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1330 FoxAlbert LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-21 Age 22J/8533178Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Great Yarmouth (Caister) Cemetery, Sec. M. Grave 877. United Kingdom. Son Of Francis Robert And Annie Mabel Fox, Of Desford, Manitoba, Canada.

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1331 FoxHoward William GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-24 Age 19J/89053 R/200720Air Guinner149Sqn (RAF)Stirling UUU EF188 TK-MBorn on the 12th May 1923. Enlisted on the 10th November 1942. Epitaph: SoSon of George Frederick Fox and Kate Fox, of 31 Condor Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Only Son Of Mr. And Mrs. George Fox. Deeply Missed By Mum, Dad And SistersCommemorated Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery, Plot 47. Row 3. Grave 13. France.


1332 FoyCarson JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-25 Age 26J/9034761Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Fontenay-Le-Fleury Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of John And Mabel Fy, Of West Meath, Ontario, Canada.

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1333 FoystonF.S.F/L

DFC
J8166PLT236Sqn RAF

252Sqn RAF

464Sqn RAAF

Blenheim
Beaufighter
Mosquito
Oct 44 -Talented low level pilot
1334 FrameRobert HicksPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-05 Age 27J/10326228SqnSunderland W4032Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of David And Evelyn Frame, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Onboard were were 10 crew and a journalist Fred NanCarrow from the Glasgow Herald, some say he was investigating the death of the Duke of Kent in a sister Sunderland a week previously at Eagle's Rock. After several hours at sea the giant flying boat turned around for home, but it became apparent that there was insufficient fuel to make it back to Oban. Flying Officer F J Fife of the RCAF decided to put down in the water, on the face of it not a major problem for a flying boat, and take on more fuel. At 8.40pm the Sunderland set down in Vane Bay but hit a rock which ripped the bottom out of the aircraft causing it to start sinking.

An SOS signal resulted in the Tobermory lifeboat setting out to assist the airmen. At the last known position of the Sunderland, all that was found was clothing floating on the surface. An RAF Hudson spotted a dinghy with one man in it off the north coast of Coll. The lifeboat arived but the only people still alive were Flying Officer M E Russell, the co-pilot and Flight Sgt R B H Scroggs. Fife, William Henderson and William Currie were recovered from the water having drowned, the bodies of Charles Castle (Gunner), Victor Ames (Flt Sgt), Kenneth Page (Gunner), Edward Cowan (Radio operator) were recovered later on having died of exposure.
1335 FrancisRichard WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 19J/92336419SqnCommemorated Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Brit. Plot. Coll. Grave 42-43. France. Son Of Hector William Francis, And Of Marjorie Maud Francis (Nee Drennan), Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
1336 FrankfurthRobert LouisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-01 Age 22J86986NAV625SqnLancaster III ND975 M2On Special Duties Flight at date of lossCommemorated La Ferte-St. Cyr Communal Cemetery, Plot 3. Coll. Grave 3. France. Son Of John W. Frankfurth And Ruth E. Frankfurth, Of Comber, Ontario, Canada.
1337 FraserAbraham LincolnPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-12 AgeJ/3759148Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt.
1338 FraserWilliam MacmillanPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-27 Age 21J/15238408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Angus And Grace Fraser, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1339 FraserLynn PearsonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-29 Age 19J/27522Commemorated Victoria (Royal Oak) Burial Park, Sec. D. Plot 21. Grave 17. Canada. Son Of John Earl Fraser And Edythe Elsie Fraser, Of Royal Oak.
1340 FraserJohn AllanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-23 Age 26J/8865462Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Maynamati War Cemetery, 2. D. 7. Bangladesh (ex India). Son Of John G. Fraser And Evangeline Fraser, Of Ardoch, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Margaret Fraser, Of Ardoch.
1341 FraserJames BrucePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 21J/88385433SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. J. 18. Germany. Son Of Thomas Ogilvie Fraser And Margaret Bruce Fraser, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1342 FraserJohn AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-06 Age 28J/8609099Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Delhi War Cemetery, 1. G. 12. India. Son Of James Steven Fraser, And Of Mary Hay Fraser, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1343 FraserWilliam FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-30 Age 19J/92015619SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Daniel And Eva Eleanor Fraser, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
1344 FraserRupert BrookePilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-12 Age 21J/50820Commemorated Victoria (Royal Oak) Burial Park, Sec. D. Plot 22. Grave 12. Canada. Son Of Wallace I. Fraser And Hermia Rose Fraser, Of Victoria.
1345 FraserCharles WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-11 Age 24J/95308431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 14. D. 7. Germany. Son Of Charles D. And Lillie A Fraser, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
1346 FrautsClarence WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 Age 27J/86319408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint Grave 14. E. 9-10. Germany. Son Of William Arnold And Mary Ellen Frauts, Of Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
1347 FrazeeDonald WestonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-08 Age 26J/16374272SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
1348 FreedB.V.F/OInjuredJ40803NAV420Sqn (RCAF)Halifax NA1845 Mar 1945 - Baled out at extreme low altitude. Extreme weather conditions over the Vale of York saw a large number of the bombing force ice up. Some fell out of the sky in flat spins. The pilot probably ordered the crew to bale out. 3 three of them escaped but 2 sustained serious injuries, probably having baled out too low. At 16.50hrs NA184 crashed near Marrow Flatts Farm, Copt Hewick, on the Ripon side of Dishforth airfield. The remaining 4 crew were either killed in the crash or had baled out too low.(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1349 FreelandJohn RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1941-09-29 Age 23J/53429Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Milan War Cemetery, I. E. 7. Italy. Son Of John Anderson Freeland And Etta Yarker Love Freeland, Of Timiskaming, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1350 FreemanHarvey ChambersWarrant Officer Class II

Courtesy Operation Picture Me



Killed 1943-11-05 Age 23R/114243Pilot - Instructor1 Air Observer School. No. I Training CommandAnson I AX347Born on the 18th June 1920 at Orissa, India. Studied at the Acadia University in Halifax, Nova Scotia becoming a Major in economics/geology. Son of Sebra Crooker Freeman and Carrie Webber Freeman (née Chambers), of Parlakimedi, Orissa, India, brother of Bertha Beryl Freeman (later Eaton - died 08th July 1999) and husband of Esther Winnifred Freeman (née Hulet) - later Thorburn). Father of Marion Louise of Regal Road, Hamilton, Toronto, Canada. Grave inscription: 'He That Liveth And Believeth In Me Shall Never Die'.Commemorated Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery, Sec. 24. Lot 335. East Grave. Canada.
1351 FreemanGeorge FrankPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 AgeJ/88397424SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. D. 3. Belgium.
1352 FreestoneJohn HandelPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-03 Age 31J/15424419SqnCommemorated Warnant Communal Cemetery, Grave 3. Belgium. Son Of Francis Joseph And Annie Elizabeth Freestone, Of Waldron, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1353 FreyFrederick John AlecPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-26 AgeJ/85493405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, Coll. Grave 5. C. 9. France.
1354 FriesenVictor ErwinPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-17 Age 23J/7026Commemorated Fettercairn Cemetery, Sec. D. Grave 28. United Kingdom. Son Of Jacob V. Friesen And Sarah M. Friesen, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1355 FrizzellHarvey AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 Age 18J/90080432SqnHalifax Halifax LK779 XX - 22 Mar 44 - Target = Frankfurt - Ref F/L D.E. Cawker 22 Mar 44 - KIA - Uffz J. Werthner of 7/NJG-2 - 15 km NE of Frankfurt -Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 5. D. 5. Germany. Son Of John And Dora Frizzell, Of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
1356 FrostWilliam DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-01 Age 24J/15686420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Anson C. And Lila M. Frost, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1357 FrostHarry HaigPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-19 Age 27J/24373Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of William And Isabelle Frost; Husband Of Bertha Frost, Of Vancouver, British Columbia.
1358 FroudHarold GarfieldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-26 Age 29J/18454427SqnCommemorated Gorssel General Cemetery, Row A. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland).
1359 FryErnest JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-06 Age 25J/1694476SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.

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1360 FugereClaude MercierPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-25 Age 23J/90081427SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. G. 21-23. Germany. Son Of Rene A. Fugere And Lucette Mercier Fugere, Of Quebec City, Canada.
1361 FullerWilliam HomerPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-02 Age 24C/17965Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1362 FultonRoderick WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-15 Age 24J/24683Commemorated Rosskeen Parish Churchyard Extensions (Or Burial Ground), Sp. Mem. Sec. B. Grave 267. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas And Katherine Anne Fulton; Husband Of Agnes B. Fulton, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1363 FurmanRussel MaxPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-17 Age 21J/17917207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Milan War Cemetery, Vi. A. 10. Italy.
1364 GabaWilliamSgt
F/Sgt
P/O

KIFA
Age 21
UkraineR
J
163301
94503
NAVRCAF
6ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
5MD (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
3 AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7 (O)AFU (RAF)
86OTU (RAF)
1659 CU (RAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
420Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax NA190
12 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 May 1943
11 July 1943
12 Aug 1943 - Failed Pilot Training
5 Sep 1943 - Remustered to Navigator
12 Feb 1944
8 Apr 1944 - UK
20 June 1944
25 July 1944
8 Nov 1944
30 Dec 1944
5 Mar 1945 - Perished in crash of iced up bomber
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row H. Grave 13. United Kingdom.
Son of Stefan and Ahafia (nee Tokarska) Gaba, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1365 GabelAlbert LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 22JJ/88608Air Gunner431Sqn RCAF

Halifax III MZ529 SE-ECommemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 33. Belgium. Son Of John And Lillian Gabel, Of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
1366 GabrielThomas AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-05 Age 19J/95295429SqnCommemorated Sage War Cemetery, 8. D. 9. Germany. Son Of Alfred Owen And Ethel Gabriel (Nee Smith), Of Kingston, Ontario.
1367 GaddessAndrewFlying Officer



Killed 1944-10-04 Age 21J/35101BA419Sqn (Moose) RCAF
Lancaster X KB745Lancaster X KB745 from RAF Middleton St George. 89 Halifaxes from 420, 424, 425, 431, 433, and 434 squadrons were joined by 39 Lancasters from 419 and 428 squadrons on an attack on the U-boat pens and dock area of Bergen. The crews were over the target at between 12,000 and 14,000 feet, releasing 1,315,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, the harbour and dock area were well hit with some loads creeping into the built up area. German U-Boats had been forced out of the Biscay ports following the Allied liberation of France and Bergen was one of several Norwegian ports now being used as thu forward operating bases for the U-boats. The pens at Bergen were being enlarged, with an influx of German technicians and a large labour force. 93 Halifaxes and 47 Lancasters of 6 and 8 Groups were dispatched to attack Bergen, most of the aircraft being allocated to the pens but 14 Halifaxes and 6 Lancasters were ordered to bomb individual U-boats known to be moored in the harbour. 12 Mosquitoes of 100 Group acted as a long-range fighter escort. KB745 crashed into the Cheviot Hills near the Scottish border after the bombing raid on Norwegian U-boat pens. Crew KB745:
F/O Duncan, George Ross (RCAF) Pilot
P/O Karstens, William Russell (RCAF) Wireless Air Gunner
F/O Layng, William George (RCAF) Navigator
P/O Tierney, Thomas Bernard (RCAF) Air Gunner
P/O Trott, Donald Alexander (RCAF) Air Gunner
P/O Hall, John William (RAFVR) Flight Engineer
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Epitaph: IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE Son Of Andrew And Ann S. Gaddess, Of Welland, Ontario, Canada.
1368 GageDonald IrwinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-12 AgeJ/1999675Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Aardenburg General Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1-7. Netherlands (Holland).
1369 GagnonJoseph Achille EugeneP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
R
J
79112
27002
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
21 (P)AFU (RAF)
1515 BATF (RAF)
24OTU (RAF)
1692 BSTF (RAF)
23Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
1 RD (RCAF)
Station St.Hubert (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
X
Moth & Cornell
Moth 5895
Harvard & Yale
Battle & Bolinbroke
X
Oxford
Anson & Oxford
Anson & Wellington
Mosquito
Mosquito
X
X
Crane
X
8 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 May 1941
3 July 1941
16 Aug 1941 - English course
8 Nov 1941
10 Dec 1941 - Mid air collision, baled out safely
4 Jan 1942
9 May 1942 - Staff Pilot
30 Oct 1943 - UK
29 Feb 1944
3 Apr 1944
25 July 1944
9 Oct 1944
3 Nov 1944
8 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
9 July 1945
21 Aug 1945
28 Dec 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.23 Squadron - Award effective 22 May 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1147/45 dated 13 July 1945.
Died on 23 October 1947 following the crash of a Seebee aircraft near Trois Rivieres, Quebec,
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1370 GagnonJ.A.M.G.P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
C1067PLTRCAF
1SFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
?
X
Harvard
Harvard 1336
Harvard & Stinson
Battle
?
?
1940 - Borden, Ontario
29 Jan 1940 - Landed wheels up
13 Dec 1940 - Rockliffe, Ontario
29 Jan 1941 - Staff Pilot - Fingal Ontario
?
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1371 GagnonGerald AlbanPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-26 AgeJ/17025427SqnCommemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row D. Grave 28. Netherlands (Holland).
1372 GainJohn SartoPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-07 Age 35J/5043274Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, 11. H. 15. Libya. Son Of Harry Martin Gain And Anna Maria Gain, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1373 GalavanCyril VincentPilot Officer

Killed 1943-09-29 AgeJ18832Rear gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster ED904 AS-YAttack on Bochum. Missing nothing heard after take offCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 3. G. 1-2. Germany. Husband Of Eileen M. Galavan, Of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

Crew Members: W/O. Brian Bruce Davidson RAF 1321868 - Pilot: Sgt. Leslie English RAF 1001372 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Lionel Frederick Comer RAF 1395190 - Air Bomber: Sg. Harry Newman Jones RAF 656183 - Navigator: Sgt. Laurence Geoffrey Earl Gee RAF 1212477 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Jack William Cummings RAF 1334212 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Cyril Vincent Galavan RCAF J/18832 Rear Gunner
1374 GalbraithBernard EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 Age 22C/85188405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. H. 26. Germany. Son Of James Harold And Mary Ann Galbraith, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1375 GalbraithDonald IrwinPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-15 Age 23J/93359405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. grave 2. E. 1-11. Germany. Son Of Francis Irwin Galbraith And Annie Bella Galbraith, Of Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
1376 GallagherGordon JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-09 Age 30J/27392Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot Q. Grave 407. United Kingdom.
1377 GallagherJames CorneliusPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-16 AgeJ/86981432SqnCommemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 5. 5. Denmark.
1378 GallagherJohn DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-07 Age 25J/88398103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Ix. F. 2. France. Son Of Alvin And Annie Gallagher, Of Port St. Mcoll, Ontario.
1379 GallagherJamesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-24 AgeJ/95305415SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 18. G. 1. Germany.
1380 GallantJoseph LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-04 AgeJ/95287101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 17. D. 1-8. Germany.
1381 GallaugherRalph ClarePilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-18 Age 27J/88710427SqnCommemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 1. J. 2 (Coll.) France. Son Of Robert John And Clara Jackson Gallaugher.
1382 GalvinLeo PatrickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 Age 20J/89872115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 17. C. 8-10. Germany. Son Of Raymond Leo Galvin, And Of Ray Dodson Galvin, Of Burdett, Alberta. Canada.
1383 GaralickAlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-03 AgeJ/18065428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1384 GarbuttClifford EdgarFlight Sergeant
Killed 1943-10-29 Age 24R/50753PilotNo.2 Wireless SchoolYale 3398Commemorated Nanton Cemetery, Lot 7. Plot 35. Canada. Son Of Edgar And Helen Garbutt, Of Nanton; Husband Of Melba G. Garbutt, Of Calgary.
1385 GardinerJohn EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-19 Age 23J/8140403SqnCommemorated St. Aubin-Le-Cauf Churchyard, France. Son Of The Hon. James Garfield Gardiner, M.P., And Christie Violet Gardiner, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1386 GardinerWilliam HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 AgeJ/92341419SqnCommemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 6. Netherlands (Holland).
1387 GardnerWilliam AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-07 AgeJ/26245Commemorated Christiansborg War Cemetery, Plot 1. Row C. Grave 8. Ghana.
1388 GardnerJohn EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 20J/87758431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Richard And Jane Gardner, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1389 GaresErnest JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-19 Age 25J/86329Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Rudolf And Mary Gares, Of Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1390 GarnerLeslie LewisPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-29 Age 26J/15721408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint Grave 8. J. 9-10. Germany. Son Of Albert G. Garner And Adeline Garner, Of Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
1391 GarnetAlan WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-17 Age 23J/95311576Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. K. 20. Germany. Son Of William Henry And Kathleen Mildred Garnet, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
1392 GarnhamRay HawleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-20 AgeJ/8622448Sqn RAF
Commemorated Ben M'Sik European Cemetery, Plot 59A. Row 1. Grave 18. Morocco.
1393 GatesMax EnnisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 AgeJ/92338419SqnCommemorated Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Brit. Plot. Coll. Grave 42-43. France. Son Of Raymond Loyd Gates And Alice Gertrude Gates, Of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
1394 GatwardAlfred 'Ken'Wng Cmdr
DSO

DFC & Bar

London EnglandPilot404Sqn RCAF

BeaufighterEnglish but C/O of 404Sqn RCAFWing Commander Alfred ‘Ken’ Gatward shown after his return from leading an anti-shipping operation with 404Sqn ('Buffalo') RCAF. With coffee and cigarette in hand, hair disheveled and oil stains on his battle trousers. This photo was reputedly taken after Gatward’s final op with 404. Note that his tie has been clipped in honour of the occasion and that it’s possible the cup does not contain coffee as he seeks a refill. (vintagewings.ca)

The squadron was formed at Thorney Island in Sussex, England on 15 April 1941 under Royal Air Force operational control. Tasked with coastal patrol and attack, the squadron flew the Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV & later the Beaufighter. From May 1944 to September 1944 they were based at RAF Davidstow Moor in Cornwall, England. As part of the RAF Dallachy strike wing of four Beaufighter-equipped squadrons, they took part in an attack on German ships on the Norwegian coast on 9 February 1945. The ships included a destroyer and flak ships as well as merchantmen. The ships were located in a fjord and German fighter aircraft scrambled in defence. As a result of the heavy losses to the Dallachy Wing the attack was subsequently called 'Black Friday'. The squadron disbanded on 25 May 1945.
1395 GaudetJoseph RaymondPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-19 AgeJ/17020221SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
1396 GaudetReginald CarlPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-11 Age 23J/89118407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Carl And Vera Gaudet, Of Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.
1397 GauthierBernard AnthonyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-14 AgeJ/87184407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1398 GauthierLucien Andrew JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-07 AgeJ/95433550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint grave 9. C. 18-19. Germany.
1399 GavinThomas DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-02 Age 21J/19119405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated St. Pol War Cemetery, Row G. Grave 5. France. Son Of James And Mary Jean Gavin, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1400 GawthropKenneth Gordon DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-18 Age 21J/18380426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1401 GayWilfred CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 AgeJ/86492428SqnCommemorated La Malleraye-Sur-Seine Communal Cemetery, Row 1, Grave 3. France. Son Of Jesse And Alice Gay; Husband Of Opal L. Gay, Of Middle Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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1402 GedakJoseph IsadorPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-13 Age 21J/1772190Sqn
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1403 GeddesWilliam HowardPilot Officer
Killed 1944-05-29 Age 21J/39029Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. E. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Myrtle Geddes, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
1404 GeeM.H.W.F/OKilledJ18681PilotRCAFTyphoon MN478Oct 44 - Shot down near Caen on June 6, 1944. Information courtesy François Dutil

geex
1405 GellnerJohnP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
-------
S/L
W/C
Order of Canada

DFC

Czech War Cross

Czech Medal of Valour
J
--------
No.
2822
--------
X
NAV
PLT
RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
311 (Czech) Squadron (RAF)
RCAF
CNS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
?SFTS (RCAF)
Transport Command (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
429Sqn (RCAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
---------------------------
Eastern Air Command HQ
Staff College (RCAF)
AFHQ
Joint Staff (RCAF)
AFHQ
3 (F) Wing (RCAF)
Staff College (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Wellington
X
Anson
Moth
?
X
X
Halifax
X
X
---------------------------
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
25 Apr 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
29 Apr 1940
24 May 1940
18 Aug 1940
29 Sep 1940
Nov 1940 - UK
Nov 1940
16 Feb 1942 - Returned to Canada
22 march 1942 - Instructor
22 Jan 1943 - Remustered to Pilot
1943
July 1943
Nov 1943 0 UK
April 1944
July 1944
Sep 1945 - Returned to Canada
---------------------------
Nov 1945
Sep 1949
July 1950
Aug 1950 - Washington USA
Nov 1950
Dec 1952 - Germany
July 1955 - Directing Staff
Nov 1958 - Retired from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Cross - Award effective 15 November 1941 as per AFRO 385/42 dated 13 March 1942.
Military Cross (Czechoslovakia) - Award effective 1 July 1941 as per AFRO 385/42 dated 13 March 1942.
Medal for Valour (Czechoslovakia) - Award effective 23 June 1941 as per AFRO 385/42 dated 13 March 1942.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1406 GeoffrionLouis Pierre TancredeSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/L
S/L
--------
Hon Col
R
J
79201
17830
PLTRCAF
?ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
243 Wing (RAF)
213Sqn (RAF)
213Sqn (RAF)
26 AACU (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
----------
438 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
----------
438Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
X
Hurricane
Hurricane HV587
Hurricane
X
X
Spitfire
X
--------
Harvard & Vampire
----------
Kiowa
Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
1941
1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario
1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
1942 - Bournemouth, UK
Sep 1942 - RAF Gambut, Libya
Dec 1942 - RAF Martuba, Libya
30 Oct 1943 - Baled out over Mediterranean, rescued by French sloop Commandant Duboc
17 May 1944 - El Firdan, Egypt
1944 - Leave in Canada
1944 - Bournemouth, UK
24 March 1945 - Petit-Brogel, Belgium
30 June 1945 - BPC UK for repatriation to Canada
----------------
1947 - 1950 - St-Hubert Qc
----------
1990s -Sqn Honorary Colonel

(Photo: Canadians in North Africa flying on RAF squadrons, Sgt pilot Geoffrion is at far right - 11 Sep 1942)
Deceased on 26 December 2009 in Alexandria, Ontario.
(information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
1407 GeoffrionHenriP/O
F/O
CBE
C?ADMRCAFX1939 / 1941 - Recruiting Officer MontrealFather of fighter pilot Louis Geoffrion
Commander Order of the British Empire - Dated 1 July 1946 - A/Chairman of the Executive Committee, National War Finance Committee
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1408 GeorgeAndrew LornePilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-30 Age 30J/89894514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 54. A. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank T. George And Martha George, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1409 GermiquetGeorge EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 32J/89877431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Adrien And Rosa Alice Germiquet; Husband Of Mae Germiquet, Of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
1410 GerrandNorman HarrisonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-23 Age 21J/86559417Sqn RCAF
Commemorated Assisi War Cemetery, V, E, 2. Italy. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Arthur W. Gerrand, Of Birtle, Manitoba, Canada.
1411 GerrardRobert AllanPilot Officer
Killed 1944-04-23 Age 23J/8692115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. H. 4. United Kingdom. Son Of George Henry And Catherine Theresa Gerrard, Of Tide Head, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
1412 GerrieVernon ChesterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-04 Age 19J/90091424SqnCommemorated Boran-Sur-Oise Communal Cemetery, Grave 37. France. Son Of J. Chester Gerrie And Arthurine Gerrie, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1413 GerringGeorge WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-24 Age 239092559Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Tamlaght Finlagan Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot W. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of David And Martha Gerring, Of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
1414 GervaisEdward EmilePilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-24 AgeJ/15815405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 2. Coll. Grave 13. Denmark.
1415 GibaultJoseph LeonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-24 Age 38C/6318Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot R. Grave 113. United Kingdom.
1416 GibbJames Stanley MarksPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-17 Age 22J/94402576Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 4. H. 10-12. Germany. Son Of Andrew Mark And Edna Lillian Gibb, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1417 GibbonsJames WalterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 32J/85819429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. E. 18. Germany. Son Of Walter And Violet Gibbons; Husband Of Lorraine O'Donnell Gibbons, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1418 GibbonsJames DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 AgeJ/95299100Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. grave 14. Z. 2-7. Germany.
1419 GibsonMark FairweatherPilot Officer

Killed 1941-10-26 Age 27J/6231Commemorated Gloucester Old Cemetery, Plot B. Grave 9335. United Kingdom. Son Of Malcolm Gibson And Of Florence Mabel Gibson (Nee German), Of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
1420 GibsonFrank GeorgeP/O
KIA
Age 31
J24629BARCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
X
Moth
X
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
X
7 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
5 July 1942
11 Oct 1942
16 Nov 1942 - Failed Pilot Training
5 Dec 1942 - Remustered to Bomb AImer
7 Feb 1943
4 Apr 1943 - For shipping to the UK
22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of George William and Teresa Gibson of Vancouver; Husband of Eileen Bertha Gibson of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1421 GibsonLawrence ScottPilot Officer
Killed 1943-09-22 AgeJ/27481Commemorated Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery, Plot 12. Div. B. C. Of E. Grave 37. United Kingdom.
1422 GibsonJoseph WilsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-15 AgeJ/36962Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4. Canada.
1423 GibsonArnold Roy AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-11 Age 27Alliance, AlbJ/87558158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Brit. Plot. Grave 19. France. Son Of J. I. And Agnes M. Gibson, Of Alliance, Alberta, Canada.
1424 GibsonJohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-25 Age 30J/85485626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. C. 9. Germany. Son Of William Brown Gibson, And Of Sarah Gibson, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1425 GibsonWilliam James CameronPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-01 Age 20J/95158424SqnCommemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, Iv. C. 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Robert Millar Gibson And Jane Gibson, Of Bentley, Alberta, Canada.
1426 GibsonJamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/90957425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Tom And Elizabeth Gibson, Of Irvine'S Landing, British Columbia, Canada.
1427 GiffinRobert RoyFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/23078Pilot514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Cloud-En-Dunois Communal Cemetery, France.
1428 GilbertsonForbes SangsterAC2
AC1
LAC
--
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
R
J
102505
21229
Radio Mec
PLT
RCAF
1MD (RCAF)
TTS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
X
Mustang
Mustang
Spitfire
X
X
X
18 April 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
18 May 1941
13 June 1941
6 Oct 1941 - Remustered to Pilot
23 Nov 1941
22 Jan 1942
11 April 1942
28 Aug 1942
28 Aug 1942 - UK
June 1944
19 June 1944
10 March 1945 - Commanding Officer
9 Apr 1945 - Tour expired
19 May 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
22 June 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.414 Squadron - Awarded as of 27 April 1945 as per London Gazette dated 8 May 1945 and AFRO 966/45 dated 8 June 1945.
Deceased in 1979, in Halton Hills, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1429 GilesDavid EdwardFlight Sergeant
Killed 1943-04-29 Age 21R/123266NAV166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington Mk X HZ278 AS-MMine laying mouth of ElbeFirst sortie. Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, A. 11. 1. Denmark. Son Of David Ernest And Sarah Isabella Giles, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .

Crew Members: Flg. Off. John Anthony Dalton RCAF J/20887 - Air Bomber: Sgt. H. R. Fisher RCAF R/95749 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Hugh Archibald MacEachen RCAF R/105348 Wireless Operator: Sgt. David Edward Giles RCAF R/123266 Navigator: Flg. Off. Lawrence Maurice Clark RCAF J/20082 Pilot
1430 GilesJames ReginaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-26 AgeJ190930432SqnCommemorated Breteniere Churchyard, Coll. Grave 1. France.
1431 GillArthur TaylorPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 29J/85996Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row E. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Sidney Arnold And Anne R. Gill; Husband Of La Ree N. Gill, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1432 GillandersRobert EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 23J/89725431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. D. 12-17. Germany. Son Of Edward Robert And Kate Gillanders, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1433 GillardCharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1941-03-12 Age 25VancouverJ/3109Commemorated Burnaby Masonic Cemetery, Plot 10B. Sec. G. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of Charles And Alice Ann Gillard, Of Vancouver; Husband Of Patricia H. Gillard, Of Vancouver.
1434 GillespieEdward WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-09 Age 20J/7764501SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of John Joseph And Margaret Gillespie, Of Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
1435 GillespieWilliam LeamanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 Age 28J/90090429SqnCommemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Vi. E. 12. France. Son Of William Leaman Gillespie And Estella Maud Gillespie, Of Toronto, Ontario.
1436 GillisAngus JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 AgeJ/8704112Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 14. B. 8. Netherlands (Holland).
1437 GillisRobert KanePilot Officer
Killed 1944-10-25 Age 22J/92584431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 55. G. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert And Eleanor Kane Gillis.
1438 GilmoreHugh BoydPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-01 Age 20J/90250429SqnCommemorated St. Martin-Au-Bosc Communal Cemetery, Grave 3. France. Son Of Samuel Hugh And Gertrude Elsie Gilmore, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1439 GilmourGordon DudleyPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-14 Age 29J/5316Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Dudley F. And Muriel C. Gilmour, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1440 GilmourWilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-21 Age 26J/10886Commemorated Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Grave 36. Row B. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Annie Gilmour, Of Powell River, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Ella Gilmour.
1441 GilsonJohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 23J/88963431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 25. Belgium. Son Of Thomas And Elizabeth Gilson, Of Scott, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1442 GingrichJackPilot Officer

Killed 1945-02-11 Age 38R/222058423SqnCommemorated Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot 2. Grave 66. United Kingdom. Son Of Menno And Mary Ann Gingrich Husband Of Margaret L. Gingrich, Of West Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1443 GirardotEdmond DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-18 AgeJ/15310407SqnCommemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 7. J. 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Francis R. And Jayne Kathryn Girardot, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1444 GirouxJoseph ZenonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-19 AgeJ/90952425SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint Grave 2. J. 7-8. Germany.
1445 GirvinWilliam IvanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 Age 25J/9212498Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Xiv. C. 7. France. Son Of William Ivan And Catherine Hanna Girvin, Of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.
1446 GladwinLewis LeeFlight SergeantKilled 1943-02-14 Age 21Saunders, AlbR/103897Pilot15Sqn (RAF)Stirling 1 BF448Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 10. E. 2-8. Belgium. Son Of Lewis Casson Gladwin And Aletta Louise Gladwin, Of Saunders, Alberta, Canada.
1447 GladwinFrancis EdmundFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-06-28 Age 20R/143186PilotCommemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 13. United Kingdom.
1448 GlassHarryAC2
AC1
LAC
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O


DFM
KIA
Age 23
R
C
156584
87159
GC - Fitter
FE
RCAF
STT (RCAF)
34OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
4STT (RAF)
1664 CU (RCAF)
429Sqn (RCAF)
429Sqn (RCAF)
429Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Ventura
X
X
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax LK804
Halifax III LW132 AL-H
31 Jan 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
27 Feb 1942
7 July 1942
4 Feb 1943 - UK
16 June 1943 - Remustered to FE
21 Aug 1943
6 Jan 1944
31 March 1944 - Night fighters, ditched & rescued
8 Aug 1944 - Caught fire and exploded in mid air

P/O. Glass was awarded the DFM (Sgt) whilst with 429 Squadron. Gazetted 27th April 1944: 'This airman was the flight engineer of an aircraft detailed to attack Nuremberg one night in March, 1944. During the operation the aircraft was repeatedly attacked by fighters and sustained extensive damage.. A fire commenced but Sergeant Glass, by his gallant and determined efforts, succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Later, whilst over the North Sea on the homeward flight, the pilot was forced to bring the aircraft down on to the water. Two wounded members of the crew were in danger of losing their lives but were saved by Sgt Glass who also assisted other members of the crew into the dinghy. He proved a tower of strength in most distressing circumstances'.

Distinguished Flying Medal - No.429 Squadron - Award effective 27 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 2 May 1944 and AFRO 1186/44 dated 2 June 1944.
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. A. 10. United Kingdom.
Son of Joseph B. Glass and Esther Glass, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1449 GlassErnest IsraelWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1944-01-02 Age 27R/2285Pilot82 Operational Training Unit.

63 Group

Wellington III BK387Born on the 03rd February 1916. Worked as an apprentice Pharmacist for J. G. Wright, Moosomin, Saskatchewa. Enlisted on the 05th June 1937. Received his wings on the 05th March 1943 and prompted to Fl/Sgt. on the 01st April 1943. Son of Andrew Hamilton (formerly from Londonderry, Northern Ireland) and Bertrande Glass (née Simm) of Grenfell, Saskatchewan. Husband of Corinne Mary Glass (née Davis - originally from St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada), of Chelsea, London, England who he married on the 16th November 1940.Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row H. Grave 16. United Kingdom.
1450 GlassWilliam JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 Age 21J/9530012Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 13. E. 11. Germany. Son Of William Orison Glass And Viola Glass; Husband Of Frances M. Glass.
1451 GlasserLloyd CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-25 Age 21J/89121427SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. G. 21-23. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. George Glasser, Of Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
1452 GleasonLawrence HarrySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O*

KIFA
Age 24
R
J
87397
17063
PLTRCAF
2MD (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
31GRS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7(C)OTU (RAF)
5METS (RAF)
69Sqn (RAF)
458Sqn (RAAF)
458Sqn (RAAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Moth
Anson
Anson
Anson & Hudson
X
Anson & Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington HX726
27 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
10 March 1941 - Brandon, Manitoba
16 May 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
21 June 1941 - High River, Alberta
9 Aug 1941 - Fort MacLeod, Alberta
14 Nov 1941 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
18 Jan 1942 - Debert, Nova Scotia
5 May 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
8 June 1942 - RAF Limavady, Northern Ireland
15 Dec 1942 - RAF Shallufa, Egypt
22 Dec 1942 - RAF Luqa, Malta
1 Feb 1943 - RAF Luqa, Malta
13 Feb 1943 - Perished in landing accident
- Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Mens). Plot F. Coll. Grave 104. Malta.
- Son of Harry and Agnes Myrtle Lizella (née Pollock) of Canora, Saskatchewan.
- Received posthumous commission to Pilot Officer.
- 69 RAF Sqn's Wellington flight was attached to 458 RAAF Sqn on 1 Feb 1943 until officially absorbed by 458 on 14 Feb 1943. (Ref 69 Sqn records)
- (Information courtesy Kelvin Youngs and Francois Dutil)
1453 GloverErnie A.Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/L

Glover sitting in his Canadian-built Sabre

.
DFC (USA)

Air Medal (USA - withheld, see Notes)

POWR
J
POW
------
No.
85891
16185
X
--------
17484
PLTRCAF
10EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
56OTU
1Sqn
Stalag Luft III
Stalag Luft IV
RCAF
----------------------------
RCAF
416Sqn
334th FIS (USAF)
413Sqn (RCAF)
422Sqn
421Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF Chatham
123 Test & Ferry Flt
RCAF
Last Op -
N/A
X
X
X
Typhoon R7863
X
X
X
--------------------------
X
P-51 D Mustang
F-86 Sabre
CF-86 Sabre
CF-86 Sabre
CF-86 Sabre
CF-86 Sabre
Various
X
X
23 Oct 40 - Joined the RCAF - Ottawa - ON (S)
X - Mount Hope - ON - Canada -
X - Aylmer - ON - Canada -
X - UK -
X - 19 May 43 - POW - Flak over St. Omer - France -
19 May 43 - X -
X - X -
06 Oct 45 - Released from the RCAF -
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02 Nov 48 - Rejoined the RCAF
1951 - 1952 - RCAF Station Uplands - Ottawa - ON
1952 - 1953 - Korea -
X - X - RCAF Stn Bagotville - QC - Canada -
X - X - RCAF Europe -
X - X - RCAF Europe -
X - X - RCAF Stn Chatham - NB - Weapons Instructor -
1966 - 1969 - Commanding Officer - RCAF Stn Trenton - ON
22 Apr 70 - Retired from the RCAF -
09 Sep 91 - Deceased -
3 x Mig-15 Victories Korea + 2 Damaged. Served Korea: 1952-06-15 - 1952-10-18.

Distinguished Flying Cross - 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing (USAF) - Awarded as per Canada Gazette dated 17 January 1953 and AFRO dated 23 January 1953. Born in Niagara Falls; educated Toronto; joined RCAF October 1941; flew Hurricanes and Typhoons with No.1 Squadron until shot down (POW, May 1943). Joined postwar RCAF; promoted to Flight Lieutenant, June 1952; posted to Korea that same month; joined 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Kimpo Airfield (Seoul), 20 June 1952; flew first sortie on 4 July but saw no enemy aircraft until 26 August 1952, after which he 8 encountered them almost every day. Damaged two MIG-15s on 30 August 1952. On 8 September, flying as No.4 in a flight, he encountered two MIGs. The Sabres closed but MIG evasive action frustrated some; they made a hard-right turn which the No.1 and 2 Sabre pilots could not follow; Glover, in an advantageous position, fired and observed hits. The MIGs dived from 40,000 to 15,000 feet; during a violent pull-up, the No.2 MIG lost control and plunged into ground; Glover pursued the other to the Yalu River. On 9 September, escorting Thunderjets attacking North Korean Military Academy at Sakehu, some 175 MIGs tried to intervene. Six MIGs shot down; Glover claimed one which had been closing on an F-84 when he fired. On 16 September, leading three Sabres, he attacked twenty MIGs, one of which he set on fire. He completed his tour on 12 October 1952 and was struck off strength of Special Force (Korea) 18 October 1952. Had flown 50 missions (71 hours 15 minutes combat time) plus ten hours and five minutes non-combat flying. Medals and logbooks displayed by RCAF Memorial Museum, Trenton, Ontario. See H.A. Halliday, "In Korean Skies", Roundel, December 1963 and January 1964. Died in Belleville, Ontario, 9 September 1991; medals displayed at RCAF Memorial Museum, Trenton. “Flight Lieutenant Glover, while attached to the United States Air Force, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, in the Korean theatre, displayed the most commendable aggressive spirit coupled with excellent fighting ability. Because of his above average qualities as a combat pilot he was rapidly promoted to flight leader, and whilst so employed, completed his duties with distinction, valour and merit. During his tour of duty, he destroyed three MIG-15 aircraft and seriously damaged two others. This excellent record not only brings credit to Flight Lieutenant Glover, but has greatly enhanced the reputation of the Royal Canadian Air Force in this theatre.”

Air Medal (United States) - 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. Date uncertain; under RCAF policies as laid down in 1952, Glover was not permitted to receive this award, as he had also been awarded an American DFC. “Flight Lieutenant Ernest A. Glover distinguished himself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial combat as a pilot of an F-86 aircraft, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, Fifth Air Force, from 4 July 1952 to 29 August 1952. As well as being frequently outnumbered by enemy jet fighters, adverse weather conditions were often a factor which added greatly to the difficulties encountered in successfully carrying out the assigned mission. As a result of his valour, proficiency and devotion to duty on these occasions, he has reflected great credit upon himself, his comrades in arms of the United Nations and the Royal Canadian Air Force.”
1454 GloverJohn AlexanderLAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
-------
P/O
AFM
R
C
64256
?
Eng Mech
FE
PLT
RCAF
TTS
11Sqn (RCAF)
5Sqn (RCAF)
116Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
20EFTS (RCAF)
36SFTS (RCAF)
3 FIS (RCAF)
35EFTS (RCAF)
--------------
RCAF
X
X
Hudson
Catalina
Catalina - FE
X
Cornell
Oxford
X
Moth
--------------
X
10 June 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
31 July 1940
11 Dec 1940
4 July 1941
5 July 1941
5 Dec 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
20 Feb 1943
22 Apr 1943
17 Sep 1943
12 Jan 1944 - Instructor
--------------
Commissionned in post war RCAF
Air Force Medal - No.116 (BR) Squadron - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1455 GloverWilliam AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 Age 32J/90942434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. F. 12. Germany. Son Of William J. Glover And Alice Glover, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1456 GlynnNorman LeonardSergeant



Killed 1943-07-13 Age 19R/148951Pilot18AFUOxford DF329Failed to recover from a flat spin and crashed at Wood Farm, Ufton, Warwickshire, England. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed.Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 25. United Kingdom. Epitaph: HIS BROTHER PERCY FLYING OFFICER R.C.A.F. WAS LOST IN AEGEAN SEA 3RD OCTOBER 1943 AGE 22 "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM". Son of Percy Edgar and Bertha Maud Glynn, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His brother, Percy Frederick Leyton Glynn, also died on service.
1457 GnidaMikePilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-09 AgeJ/9508376Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 8. B. 11. Germany.
1458 GoatleyStephen GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-22 Age 23J/843653SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Lucie Roberts Goatley, Of Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada.
1459 GobleCyril ChristianPilot Officer
Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1944-11-01 Age 22J/95159Air/Bmr426SqnHalifax NP709 OW-ABorn on the 17th December 1921 in Alberta. Son of Roy (died 08th September 1957, age 65) and Esther Caroline Goble (née Jensen - died 30th August 1981, age 84)( of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Grave inscription: 'He Gave His All That We Might Be Free'.Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 11. E. 6. Germany
1460 GodfreyThomas RobinettePilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-18 Age 28J/6171Commemorated Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery, Holme Low, Sec. S. Grave 11. United Kingdom. Son Of John Milton Godfrey And Lily Connon Godfrey, Of Port Credit, Ontario, Canada.
1461 GodinJoseph Jean Robert TheobaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-06 Age 24J/1824035Sqn (RAF)Halifax HK160Commemorated Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. C. 3-12. Poland. Son Of Mrs. L. O. Smith, Of Eastview, Ontario, Canada.

Severely damaged by a night fighter over Stettin - the starboard wing was set on fire and the aircraft ripped apart by the explosion. Four members of crew were thrown clear and made successful parachute descents, including his skipper, Squadron Leader T. W. A. Hutton. The four who died, including Child who was 20 years of age, were buried in Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland.
1462 GoldfinchJohn Henry EatonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-09 Age 20J/92362419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. D. 8-10. Germany. Son Of Hawtrey And Anne Helen Goldfinch, Of Peace River, Alberta, Canada.
1463 GommCharles WillardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-08 Age 27J/927932Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hawkinge Cemetery, Plot O. Row 2. Grave 60. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward And Mary Gomm, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1464 GoochLawrence CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-05 Age 23J/6178Commemorated Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. 27. Lot 95. Canada. Son Of John William And Winifred M. Gooch. Of Toronto.
1465 GoodRalph EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-19 AgeJ - RJ/88030 - R18907Air/Gnr428Sqnlancaster KB743 NA-IBorn on the 01st May 1919, Carcross, Yukon Territory. Son of Reid and Sophie (née Hammond) Good of Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada.Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 10. C. 13. Germany.
1466 GoodWilliam AdrianPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 21J/89736434SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 7. G. 11. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of James Arthur Boyd Good And Julia Adella Good; Husband Of Edna Sophia Good, Of Mountain Grove, Ontario.
1467 GoodfellowDonald GrantPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-15 Age 24J/19853434SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Lewis Grant Goodfellow And Clara Goodfellow, Of Brighton, Ontario, Canada.
1468 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)
1469 GoodillAlan ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-09 Age 26J/89057Commemorated Newton Stewart Cemetery, Sec. M. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Clair Douglas And Mary Edith Goodill, Of Rolling Dam, New Brunswick, Canada.
1470 GoodkeyLeonard EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 Age 23J/19575626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Marsal (Moselle) Churchyard, Coll. Grave 1-2. France. Son Of Charles And Elsie Goodkey, Of Bancroft, Ontario, Canada.
1471 GoodmanBenny BaldwinPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-09 AgeJ/21746Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
1472 GoodwinWilliam HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 AgeJ/86923408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Avesnes-Les-Aubert Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France.
1473 GoodwinErnest AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 26J/87828408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 23. A. 12. Germany. Son Of Jesse And Edith Cox Goodwin; Husband Of Lorraine M. Goodwin, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1474 GoodwinVernon AlfredPilot Officer
Killed 1944-05-22 AgeJ/89866630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergh (Kilder) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Grave 6. Netherlands (Holland).
1475 GoodyearSandy Harold KendallPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-15 Age 21J/16701229 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Iv. L. 19. Italy.
1476 GooldGeorge ClarencePilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-16 Age 30J/15745Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 23. A. 7-9. Germany. Son Of A. Lincoln Goold And Margaret M. Goold, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1477 GordonJohn Arthur GeraldWing Commander

Killed 1942-06-01Red Deer Alberta36075 (RAF)Pilot350Sqn Belgian
Spitfire Vb BL936Circus 178 MIA Commemorated at Runnymede Panel 64Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, on March 18, 1912, joined RCAF 1934. Transferred to RAF on Permanent Commission as P/O on 22 July 1936 but seniority from 22 October 1934. Posted to 19Sqn at Duxford 25 October 1936. F/O wef 22 January 1937 but seniority from 22 April 1936. F/Lt wef 22 January 1939 but seniority from 22 Apr 1938. He was promoted toSqn Ldr wef 1 March 1940 and became C.O. 151Sqn. at Martlesham Heath 5 August 1940. Shot down 18 August 1940 over Rochford. Hurricane P3940 crashed at Tabriums Farm, Battlesbridge. 1 December 1941 saw him promoted to W/Cdr. On 01 June 1942 (Circus 178), W/C Gordon led 350 Squadron (part of Debden Wing) as target support of 8 Hurribombers to Brugges. During this mission W/C Gordon and 3 members of 350 Squadron (P/O Laumans, F/Sgt Livyns and Sgt Hansez) were shot down when this unit was engaged by 20 Fw190. MIA
1478 GorhamJames RistPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-13 AgeJ/5992Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
1479 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)
1480 GosnellRichard Maurice WilfridPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-17 Age 21J/5110Commemorated Rosskeen Parish Churchyard Extensions (or Burial Ground), Sec. B. Grave 343. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfrid Bertram And Sybil Mary Gosnell, Of Enderby, British Columbia, Canada.
1481 GosneyLeonard DavidPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-02 Age 21J/19457207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. G. 17. Germany. Son Of Frederick R. Gosney And Florence Gosney, Of Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
1482 GoudreauJoseph Jacques LaurierPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-02 Age 22J/89449425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Stanislas And Marie Jaenne Goudreau, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1483 GouldAlbert NormanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-04 Age 21J/95288101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 17. D. 1-8. Germany. Son Of Albert And Dorothy P. Gould, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1484 GouldingStanley HerbertPilot Officer
Killed 1944-04-28 Age 21J/88393Air/Bmr419SqnHalifax II JN954 VR-RCommemorated Maastricht General Cemetery, Row 2. Grave 119. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Thomas Herbert And Mary Annie Goulding, Of Blind River, Ontario, Canada.
1485 GoundreyThomas AlanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-12 Age 25J/19617432SqnCommemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 2. G. 1. France. Son Of Thomas And Jessie Allen Goundrey, Of Riverfield, Province Of Quebec.
1486 GowansWilliamPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-08 Age 19J/89889158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. G. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Helen Gowans, Of Eckville, Alberta, Canada.
1487 GoyerJoseph AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-03 AgeJ/8592624Sqn (SAAF)Commemorated Suda Bay War Cemetery, 4. D. 20. Greece.
1488 GrabowskiJosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-04 Age 27J/47956Commemorated Nipawin (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Block C. Plot 31. Lot 2. Canada. Son Of Sam And Elsie Grabowski, Of Choiceland; Husband Of Jean L. Grabowski, Of Choiceland.
1489 GracieWilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 Age 29J/90216433SqnCommemorated St. Arnoult-Des-Bois Churchyard, Joint Grave. France. Son Of Robert And Lucy Gracie, Of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
1490 GradyJohn BrucePilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-09 Age 26J/89985161Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Cugny Communal Cemetery, Grave 1. France. Son Of John Earle Grady And Mary Lulu Grady, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1491 GrahamRichard RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-30 AgeJ/8607149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Choloy War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1A. A. 1-6. France.
1492 GrahamRobert MacfarlanePilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-09 Age 23J/6306158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. A. 16-32. Germany. Son Of William Mccullough Graham And Lucille Macfarlane Graham, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1493 GrahamRobertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-05 Age 29J/16414420SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 3. C. 2. Germany. Son Of Daniel And Annie Graham, Of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. B. Comm. (University Of Alberta).
1494 GrahamGordon AllanPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-18 AgeJ/182259Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. F. 18-25. Germany.
1495 GrahamFrederick GeorgePilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-16 Age 21J/88399207Sqn (RAF)Lancaster I ME807 EM-S Son of Joseph Frederick and Amy Graham of Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada Commemorated Lignieres-De-Touraine Communal Cemetery, Row A. Grave 5. France. Son Of Joseph Frederick And Amy Graham, Of Oak Lake, Mantioba, Canada.

Lancaster ME807, detailed to attack the Nevers rail yards on 15-16 July 1944. The Squadron Operational Record Book notes: ‘Fine: 13 aircraft detailed for operations later reduced to 6 and one reserve, 6 took off to attack Nevers, one (F/Lt. Jones with PO Dalglish) failed to return. Other crews report seeing what appeared to be a collision over the target, aircraft seen to disintegrate.’ Later reports confirmed that Jones’ aircraft had collided with a 467 Squadron Lancaster at 0300 hours over the target area. Both aircraft disintegrated and all crew members were killed.
1496 GrahamLester CameronPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-25 Age 22J/86951267Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bari War Cemetery, Iii. D. 10. Italy. Son Of William Wallace Graham And Janet Louise Graham, Of Westville, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
1497 GrahamLloyd ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-07 Age 21J/92095419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur H. And Florrie Graham, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
1498 GrahamDavid RobertPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-08 Age 26J/8828078Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. H. 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Herbert Robert And Pearl Irene Graham; Husband Of Doreen Yvonne Graham, Of Clifton, York.
1499 GrahamJames CraigPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-31 Age 27J/86290Commemorated Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery, Sec. 2. Class C. Grave 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Daniel And Annie Graham; Husband Of Olive Eileen Graham, Of Cowichan Station, British Columbia, Canada.
1500 GraingerFrank HerbertP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 20
J12769PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
18EFTS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
422Sqn (RCAF)
131 (C)OTU (RAF)
131 (C)OTU (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Crane
Anson
X
Catalina
Catalina
Catalina AH551
26 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
10 Nov 1941
3 Jan 1942
29 March 1942
15 Aug 1942
7 Dec 1942 - UK
17 Dec 1942
12 Oct 1943 - Instructor
16 Oct 1943 - Killed in crash during training flight

(Photo: 6 April 1943 - Pilot Officer Frank Grainger left, with Flying Officer W.Y. "Bill" Martin)
Commemorated Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot 1. Grave 27. United Kingdom.
Son of Herbert and Amy Alice (née Partridge) Grainger; husband of Joyce Emily (née Bellinden) and Grainger, of New Westminster, British Columbia. Brother of Richard, Neil, Christine and Emily.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1501 GramsonWalter JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-29 AgeJ/8720376Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, N. 33. France. Son Of Lawrence Edward And Mary M. Gramson; Husband Of Veronica M. Gramson, Of Delisle, Saskatchewan.
1502 GranboisWallace LawrencePilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 Age 26J/89454514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. D. 13. Germany. Son Of Franklin L. And Ida Granbois, Of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.
1503 GrangeEdward Alexander McdougallPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-15 Age 26J/18431467SqnCommemorated Dreux Communal Cemetery, Row 1. Grave 23. France. Son Of Edward Wilkinson Grange And Of Marion Osborne Grange (Nee Mcdougall), Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University Of Toronto).
1504 GrankaBernardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-14 Age 21J/95304431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. F. 36. Germany. Son Of Michael And Mary Granka, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
1505 GrantJames MurrayPilot OfficerKilled 1941-07-24 AgeJ/359544SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
1506 GrantArthur GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-12 AgeJ/17223408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 3. A. 8. Germany. Son Of Keith Gordon Grant And Marjory Grant; Husband Of Margaret Grant, Of Kirkcaldy, Fife.
1507 GrantAlexanderPilot Officer

Killed 1943-11-22 Age 33J/27696Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, Cons. Portion. Grave 1207. United Kingdom.
1508 GrantJames VallancePilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-18 Age 21J/94549158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 27. 27. Belgium. Son Of William And Barbara Turner Grant, Of Galt, Ontario, Canada.
1509 GrantAlfred FrederickPilot Officer
Courtesy Plane Hunters

Killed 1944-05-12 AgeJ/89885Air Gunner630Sqn
Lancaster 1 ME737 ME-SSon of Charles Edward Grant and Iley Rebeca Bucknell, Born on the 01st July 1924. Enlisted in North Bay on the 09th October 1942Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Joint Grave Iva. E. 50. Belgium.
1510 GrantJohn JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 22J/89906158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row B. Grave 4. United Kingdom. Son Of Alex And Mary Grant, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1511 GrantCharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-11 Age 29J/18993407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of George Grant And Of Ann Grant (Nee Duff), Of Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1512 GrantMorrison CarlylePilot Officer
Killed 1944-09-01 Age 21J/90744524Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 55. D. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Hugh Malcolm And Mary Agnes Grant, Of Williamstown, Ontario, Canada.
1513 GrantWalter RobertPte
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O

Missing
Age 21
L
R
J
453552
182753
53002
MG

WAG
Sask Light Infabtry
RCAF
7ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
3WS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
3OTU (RCAF)
5Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Cornell
X
Stinson
Anson & Bolinbroke
Canso
Canso
Liberator
Liberator 3715
1942
2 Sep 1942
7 Feb 1943
18 Apr 1943
3 June 1943 - Failed pilot training
11 July 1943 - Remustered to Wireless Op/Air Gunner
28 Jan 1944
25 March 1944
4 July 1944
2 Feb 1945
19 Feb 1945 - Failed to return from patrol
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 2. Canada.
Son of Walter and Edith May (nee Featherstone) Grant, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1514 GravelMarcelPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-05 Age 21J/88647427SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Eugene And Marie Anne Gravel, Of Donnelly, Alberta, Canada.
1515 GrayJames Osborne 'Tex'F/LSan Antonio Chilicothe, USAJ16543PLT94Sqn
249Sqn
112Sqn
439Sqn
83 G.S.U.
439Sqn
402Sqn
Hurricane
Spitfire
P-40 Kittyhawk
Typhoon
X
Typhoon
Spitfire
X - Western Desert -
X - Malta -
X - Italy -
X -
X -
26 Feb 45 - 30 Jun 45 -
01 Jul 45 -
Gray, James Osborne "Tex" Gray San Antonio/Chilicothe, Texas. Graduate US Naval Academy 1936. Received his RCAF wings from No. 8 Service Flying Training School. Discharged 1946. Typhoon Pilot, 26 Feb 1945 - 30 June 1945. Volunteer from USA. He was posted from 83 G.S.U. and will commence his second tour with us (439Sqn). His first tour was with 94 Squadron on Hurricanes in the Western Desert for about 9 months, 249 Squadron for about 6 months on Spitfires V and IX in Malta, and 112 Squadron on Kittyhawks in Italy for about 10 months, which netted 193 operational sorties, totalling 202:05 operational hours. 2nd tour expired 30 June 1945 and posted to 402Sqn in anticipation of being sent to the Pacific theatre
1516 GrayRobert Hampton 'Hammy'VC

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MiD (2)
PLTRCNVRxRobert Hampton "Hammy" Gray, VC, DSC (November 2, 1917 – August 9, 1945) was a Canadian naval officer, pilot, and recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II, one of only two members of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to have been thus decorated in that war.
1517 GrayHarold HughPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 Age 21J/88147426SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 29. D. 2-5. Germany. Son Of Herbert C. And Winifred M. Gray, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1518 GrayLeonard SamuelPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-22 AgeJ/18925427SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. K. 15. Germany. Son Of Leonard And Ellen Frances Gray, Of Eastview, Ontario, Canada.
1519 GrayLemuel WilliamAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 26
R
J
50105
21425
Aero Eng Mech
PLT
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
50 Group (RAF)
7 (C)OTU (RAF)
1 BPD (RAF)
75OTU (RAF)
22 PTC (RAF)
454Sqn RAAF
454Sqn RAAF Last Op
X
X
X
X
X
Moth
Crane
X
X
Wellington
X
Hudson
X
Baltimore
Baltimore FW602
18 Nov 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 Dec 1939
30 June 1940
10 June 1941
15 March 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
21 June 1942
16 Aug 1942
13 Jan 1943 - UK
5 March 1943
23 July 1943
2 Sep 1943 - North Africa
25 Oct 1943
21 Dec 1943
27 Dec 1943
23 Aug 1944 - Killed in crash landing after flak hit

(Photo: 454Sqn Baltimore)
Commemorated Florence War Cemetery, Viii. G. 16. Italy.
Son of William and Thirza Tuplin (nee Grigg) Gray, of Westville Nova Scotia; Husband of Alice Mae Louise (nee Murray) Gray, father of Beverly Ann and Richard Murray Gray, of Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1520 GrayCharlesWing Commander
Killed 1944-07-29 Age 36C/1724Air Gunner405Sqn RCAF

Lancaster III JB707 LQ-MBorn on the 27th March 1908 in London, England. Worked for London and Lancashire Insurance Company Ltd as accountant. Enlisted on the 29th November 1939 at Vancouver. Air gunner badge awarded on the 17th September 1943.and commissioned to Pilot Officer.

Son of Frank and Iris Irene Gray, of 3473 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 243. United Kingdom.
1521 GreatrexDouglas ThomasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-27 AgeJ/88692408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1522 GreenArthur MonsonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-01 Age 20J/16009405Sqn RCAF

Halifax W7710Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. E. 4. Germany. Son Of Roland K. And Chrean Green; Foster-Son Of L. Frances Green, Of Bear River, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Coned by 1 Res/Flakscheinw Abt 609 (Werfer 12). Shot down by 1-4 Res Flak Abt 306 and 1-3/lei Flak Abt 755 near Flensburg Klushof Niehuus at 2236hrs. Crashed Niehuus 6km NNW of Flensburg
1523 GreenFrank StanfordPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-06 Age 21J/18353106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 18. A. 3-7. Germany. Son Of Frank And Annie Green, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1524 GreenJohn HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-31 Age 19J/42932Commemorated Lowville United Church Cemetery, Canada. Son Of The Revd. Burdge Freeman Green And Annie Evelyn Green, Of Delaware.
1525 GreenEdward CalvinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 AgeJ/90088431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 12. F. 1. Netherlands (Holland).
1526 GreenJames WilliamPilot Officer
Killed 1944-12-18 Age 20JJ/95292Air/Gnr432SqnHalifax NP699Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Emily Green, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1527 GreenAlfred KennethPilot Officer
Killed 1944-08-19 Age 2743326Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. D. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of John Allan And Jessie Irene Green, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
1528 GreenFrank HaroldPilot Officer
Killed 1944-07-24 Age 23Parkstone, DorsetJ/89296Commemorated St. Pancras Cemetery, Sec. 3 W. Grave 83. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Marie Green Husband Of Nellie Green, Of Parkstone, Dorsetshire.
1529 GreenRobert James SmithPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-01 AgeJ/95011357Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chittagong War Cemetery, 3. F. 4. Bangladesh (ex India).
1530 GreenRobert JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-31 Age 20J/95313434SqnCommemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 3A. J. 9. Germany. Son Of Charles And Emma Green, Of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
1531 GreeneMervyn DavidF/O
J37198NAVRCAFX
Lancaster NG115 AS-U
Oct 44 -
1945-04-14
1945-04-14 Attack on Potsdam: Crew Members: Plt. Off. Robert Darroch Ritchie RAF 56221 - Pilot: Sgt. F. O. Mulcaster RAF 3040299 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Walker RCAF J/38247 - Air Bomber: Sgt. S. D. Badcock RAF 1818044 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. J. E. Anderson RCAF R/266386 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. L. E. Dunlop RCAF R/262529 - Rear Gunner
1532 GreenePhilip SansonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-16 Age 22J/87726405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, Joint Grave 4. E. 1. France. Son Of The Revd. Heber Hannington Kerr Greene And Jean Emily Esther Greene, Of Albert Bay, British Columbia.
1533 GreeneWilliamFlight SergeantKilled 1944-10-14 AgeR224448Mid upper gunner153Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster NG115 AS-UAttacking DuisbergCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. G. 11. Germany.

Posted from 166Sqn to 153Sqn 5 Oct 1944 Crew Members: Sgt. Arthur Scammell RAF 1853075 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. William Greene RCAF R/224448 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Allanson RAF 1590136 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Joseph Ross Eugene Brouillette RCAF J/36348 Pilot: Flg. Off. Alfred Alexander Picard RCAF J/37732 Navigator: Flg. Off. Glenn Crawford Bellamy RCAF J/37834 Air Bomber: Plt. Off. James Lindsay RCAF J/19994 Wireless Operator
1534 GreenidgeJohn AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-30 Age 26J/86525419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Eva Greenidge, Of Port Of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies.
1535 GreenleeGerald FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-15 AgeJ/95310159Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 457. Singapore.
1536 GreenwoodJames ClarkPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-14 Age 19J/23230Commemorated Downham Market Cemetery, Row 5. Grave 1. United Kingdom.
1537 GreigGordon TempletonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 21J/90082Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 31. Belgium. Son Of James T. And Jessie E. Greig.
1538 GriersonErven ChristopherPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-21 Age 25J/20369Commemorated Toronto (St. Johns Norway) Cemetery, Sec. 3. Range 17. Grave 41. Canada. Son Of Hugh Umbstead Grierson And Edith Alberta Grierson, Of Toronto; Husband Of Edna Grierson, Of Toronto.
1539 GriffMilton EricPilot Officer

Killed 1943-08-05 Age 27J/35972Commemorated Gander War Cemetery, Plot 1. Row 4. Grave 29. Canada. Son Of Harry S. Griff And Hattie Griff, Of Stratford, Ontario.
1540 GriffinFrederick AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1942-11-03 Age 30J/13147Commemorated Whitevale Cemetery, Plot 58. Canada. Son Of James And Mary Mabel Griffin, Of Whitevale, Husband Of Rita Jean Griffin, Of Whitevale.
1541 GriffinJack DouglasPilot Officer
Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1944-11-02 Age 20J/95286Air/Gnr415SqnHalifax III NA583 6U-FBorn on the 07th November 1924. Son of John F. and Carie Griffin, of Picton, Ontario, CanadaCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1542 GriffithAllan GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-16 AgeJ/15231156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Vlissegem Churchyard, Grave 6. Belgium.
1543 GriffithsCharles AnthonyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-03 Age 21J/18920426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Walter S. And Gladys V. Griffiths, Of Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.
1544 GriffithsLewis George HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-30 Age 29J/86497524SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of John George And Agnes Rose Griffiths, Of Oak Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
1545 GrimesRonald RossPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-23 AgeJ/16373272SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
1546 GrindleyWilliam EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-04 AgeJ/1820057SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1547 GrodeckiJosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 AgeJ/85550405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Conde-Sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery, Grave 6. France.
1548 GroutRoy GordonPilot Officer
Killed 1944-08-09 Age 21J/90092Air Bomber427SqnHalifax III MZ363 ZL-YBorn on the 02nd October 1923 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A student prior to enlisting. Enlisted on the 29th June 1942. A total of 9 operational sorties. Son of William Joseph (died 04th December 1955) and Janet Campbell Grout (née McVear - died 30th July 1942) of 11734 - 87th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Also remembered on his mothers grave in Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton.
1549 GroverDon Hernando De SotoPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-26 Age 23J/85140425SqnCommemorated Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, Plot 39. Sec. H. Row A Grave 248. United Kingdom. Son Of Maurice B. Grover, And Of Aimee Grover, Of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada.
1550 GrundyFranklin BurtonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-28 Age 3315126150Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. F. 5. Germany. Son Of Henry Franklin Grundy And Mable Surbray Grundy.
1551 GudgeonAlan HarrySgt
F/Sgt
KIA
Age 22
R55316AGRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
4EFTS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
54OTU (RAF)
151Sqn (RAF)
410Sqn (RCAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Battle
X
Blenheim
Defiant
Defiant
Stirling
Stirling N6078
20 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Quebec City
30 June 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
30 Aug 1940 - Windsor Mills, Quebec
5 Nov 1940 - Failed Pilot training, remustered to Air Gunner
12 Nov 1940 - Jarvis, Ontario
2 March 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
15 March 1941 - Church Fenton, Yorkshire
26 May 1941 - RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire
9 Apr 1942 - RAF Ayr, Scotland
20 May 1942 - RAF Marham, Norfolk
23 June 1942 - Shot down over the North Sea by a night fighter
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 104. United Kingdom.
Son of Major Stephen Edward and Daisy Alice (nee Hoskins) Gudgeon, ff Shawinigan Falls, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1552 GuelichAllison SheirLeading Aircraftman

Killed 1942-04-17 Age 25R/117557Pilot (U/T)6 Service Flying Training School. 1 Training CommandHarvard II 2839Born on the 02nd July 1916 in Newark, USA. Grave 1. A manager for the meat department of Packard-Bamber Market in Nyack. Enlisted June 1941.Son of George Christian (died 28th December 1955, age 66) and Allison Francis Guelich (née Spiers - died 21st March 1959, age 71), of 600 Lincoln Avenue, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USACommemorated Paterson (Cedar Lawn) Cemetery, Block A. Sec. 2. Lot 785. Grave 1. USA.
1553 GuertinEugene LawrenceSgtPoW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe)R/13078076Sqn
Halifax LK903 MP-GHit by the night fighter pilots Hauptmann Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the Stab II./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium) and Feldwebel Hans Kissel of the 7./NJG 5 (flying from Neuruppin airfield). Crashed near Frankfurt.

Norwegian pilot Knut Lindaas won Norway's highest military decoration for this action
1554 GuillotJoseph Rolland Louis NazairePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-01 AgeJ/86944416SqnCommemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 6. C. 12. France.
1555 GulevichPeterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 Age 21J/8804278Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 21. B. 8. Germany. Son Of Sam And Jennie Gulevich, Of Mundare, Alberta, Canada.
1556 GundersonRoald BenjaminPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 Age 22J/95306426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. B. 9. Germany. Son Of Fred And Carrie Elizabeth Gunderson, Of La Valle, Ontario, Canada.
1557 GunnWilliam AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-12 Age 25J/1852227Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of Alexander And Ada Gertrude Gunn.
1558 GunnFrancis WinburnPilot Officer
Killed 1944-04-25 Age 29J/85972626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. I. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of George Francis And Dorothy Louise Gunn; Husband Of Mary Elizabeth Gunn, Of Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1559 GustafsonJohn KennethPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 22J/85808431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Knut Gunnar Gustafson And Edna Pearl Gustafson, Of Lachine, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1560 GustavsenPreben BrandtFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-03-29 Age10 July 1923 in Ringe, DenmarkR/113728NAV428Sqn
Last Op - 428Sqn
Wellington
Wellington BK564 NA-R
X - 29 Mar 43 - Ref P/O J.L.R/V/F/ Cartier -
29 Mar 43 - KIA - Shot down - Gelesnkirchen - Germany
Emigrated to Canada at an early age. Enlisted in July 1941. Born to Danish parents, he was still a Danish national when he enlisted. Had two brothers and two sisters serving in the armed forces during the war . Nephew of Vilhelm Brandt (R/201566) RCAF. Enlisted in the RCAF at the Recruitment Centre in Moncton, NB, on 17 July 1941. To 5 Initial Training School at RCAF Station Belleville for Course No. 37 from 25 September 1941 to 21 November 1941. Reclassified as Aircrew/Air Observer, and posted to 10 Air Observer School at RCAF Station Chatham, NB. Course No. 39 from 8 December 1941 to 13 March 1942. Training at 6 Bombing and Gunnery School (Course No. 39) from 16 March to 25 April 1942. Reclassified as Air Observer. Training at 2 Air Navigation School (Course No. 39) from 27 April to 25 May 1942. He passed, and the final assessment shows that his results improved during training. 13 June 1942, he was posted to 1 'Y' Depot in Halifax, NS, for embarkation overseas, and on 23 July, he was reclassified as Navigator. UK arrival 27 July 1942, to 9 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit at RAF Penrhos in Wales. Operational training at 23OTU RAF Penshore, from 8 September 1942. He was promoted to Flight Sergeant on 25 October 1942.

Posted to 428Sqn on 26 November 1942 on Wellington. His first operation (Gardening) 29 January 1942, target Lorient. attacking German U-boats based along the French west coast at Lorient, Sainte-Nazaire, La Pallice, and Bordeaux. The Royal Navy had been pointing out that attacks on these bases were of great importance, but problem was these attacks could not be carried out without casualties among the French population. Only days before Christmas 1942 the War Cabinet decide to go ahead with the bombing. Harris received the order and the first operation on Lorient was carried out that very same night. 75 Wellingtons and 41 Halifaxes attacked 29/30 January 1943. Gustavsen’s crew was one of six participating crews from 428Sqn. Wellington X HE174/NA-T took off from Dalton at 1711 hours for Lorient. The crews encountered thick cloud and icing. There was no pathfinder markings, and Gustavsen’s crew bombed by means of a GEE fix, and in spite of the heavy clouds. They reported very concentrated bombing over the target, though the post operation assessment was, that bombing was well scattered. They landed at Harwell at 2235 hours.4–5 February, the crew was one of nine crews from the squadron taking off for Lorient in an all-incendiary attack. A total of 128 aircraft took part in the raid. En route—off the coast near Pleubian—the rear gunner sighted a single-engined enemy aircraft, and the pilot turned to starboard to avoid further contact. The bombing was concentrated, and even before arriving at the target themselves, Gustavsen’s crew could observe a large fire and a column of black smoke from the target area. 7–8 February, further attack on Lorient. Four days later, both crews were briefed for another raid, but Gustavsen’s crew had to abort the operation immediately after take off as the dinghy-cover blew off. 6/17 February, Bomber Command mounted the heaviest attack on Lorient during the war. A total of 466 aircraft including a majority of four-engined heavies were involved and dropped more than 1,000 tons of bombs. Gustavsen’s crew took off in Wellington X HE174/NA-T from Dalton at 1821 hours. They bombed at 2100 hours from 11,000 ft, observing numerous bomb bursts in the target area. The flak was heavier than on previous raid. The crew landed at Topcliffe on 0013 hours. The attack in general caused considerable further damage to the town of Lorient. Later assessment was very little damage to U-boat pens.

Attacked Wilhelmshaven night of 19/20 February took off from Dalton at 1752 hrs in Wellington X HE175 NA-E. Poor visibility but many bomb bursts and firesseen in the area. Return to Topcliffe at 0020 hrs. 29th, the crew took off again. A force of some 149 Wellington bombers were to bomb Bochum. The raid as such was a failure as only few buildings in the Bochum were destroyed. Eleven aircraft from 428Sqn participated; Gustavsen’s crew was one of two who failed to return on this night. Wellington X BK564 NA-R took off from Dalton at 1934 hrs, but nothing was heard from the crew after take off. The Wellington crashed near Gelsenkirchen; Gustavsen, Plt Off. Cartier, and Fg Off. Spencer died in the crash. Sgt Rhodes baled out, but died from his injuries on 12 April 1943, and Sgt King became a prisoner of war.

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 18. A. 18. Germany.
1561 GutcherJohn Reginald CecilPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-27 AgeJ/92128630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Clermont-Ferrand (Des Carmes-Dechaux) Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 1. France.
1562 GuthrieGeorge ScottPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-15 Age 21J/94241424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Samuel James Guthrie And Sarah Louise Guthrie, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1563 GuttormsonHinrikPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 Age395367431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. grave 4. J. 8-10. Germany.
1564 GuyJohn ArnoldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-25 AgeJ/16557602 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.

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1565 GynaneJohnPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-08 AgeJ/9529712SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of John Edwin And Alice Ann Gynane, Of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
1566 HaalandClement BurtonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-25 AgeJ/8746450Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Pontchateau Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Boruf And Ingeborg Haaland, Of South Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1567 HabilukMikePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 AgeJ/86999434SqnCommemorated Ede General Cemetery, Row H. Grave 17. Netherlands (Holland).
1568 HackettJames AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-13 Age 22J/12097Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of George James Hackett And Kate Annie Hackett, Of London, Ontario.
1569 HaddockIeuanPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-30 Age 23J/88238180Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 54. J. 9. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Annie Haddock; Husband Of Jeanne Haddock, Of New York City, U.S.A.
1570 HaddowAlexander BroomPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-05 Age 27J/25949Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of George Wilson Haddow And Elizabeth Jean Haddow; Husband Of Lillian P. Haddow, Of Hamilton, Ontario.
1571 HagermanGerald ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 Age 20J/86591433SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. J. 14-19. Germany. Son Of Ernest R. Hagerman And Hazel P. Hagerman, Of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
1572 HagertyNorman EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 27J/8717212SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of G. Elmer Hagerty And Mary Agnes Hagerty, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1573 HaggisDouglas StewartPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 20J/95154115SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert Edward And Frances Jane Haggis, Of Roseland, Ontario, Canada.
1574 HakalaAllan FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-02 Age 24J/17267172SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1575 HalamkaArthur FrancisPilot Officer

Killed 1942-05-19 AgeC/7558Pilot9 Bombing and Gunnery School

(No. 3 Training Command)

Fairey Battle I 2022 PQBorn on the 21st October 1916 in Milwank. Enlisted on 16th September 1941. Son of Frank (killed in an automobile accident on 03rd October 1932, age 63) and Anna Halanka (died 27th February 1974, age 94) of 4508 West Cleveland Avenue, Milwank, Wisconsin, USA.Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada.
1576 HalbertEdwin JosephPilot Officer
Killed 1944-03-25 Age 18J/88712Air Gunner427SqnHalifax III LW577 ZL-KBorn on the 24th September 1924 in Simcoe County, Obtatrio, Canada. Enlisted on the 30th September 1942. Son of John Arthur (died 1952, age 73) and Martha Emeline Halbert (née Newton - died 1957, age 71), of Thornton, Ontario, Canada.Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 31. F. 5. Germany.
1577 HaldenKenneth WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-13 AgeJ/90951292Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore.
1578 HaleyJames FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-21 AgeJ/15272Commemorated Stoneykirk Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 133. United Kingdom. Son Of John Thomas Haley And Violet Beatrice Haley, Of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
1579 HaleyWilbur St. ClairPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 AgeJ/88320427SqnCommemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxv. E. 2-4 (Coll.) France.
1580 HaleyAlan WardellPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-29 Age 21J/90549405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert Burton Haley And Ruby I. Haley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1581 HaliburtonWilliam AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-15 Age 22J/6403407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred F. And Evangeline Haliburton, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1582 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)
1583 HallVictor JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-09 Age 23J/4702Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row K Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Mary A. L. Hall, Of Hardway, Gosport, Hampshire. Accountant.
1584 HallGrant LeroyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-14 AgeJ/22085Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
1585 HallMaxwell PalmerPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-05 Age 23J/16063408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1586 HallGeorge Robert DouglasSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 26
R108825BARCAF
1MD (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
1AOS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
1CNS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
45Ferry Group (RAF)
31PD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
22OTU (RAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
420Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Moth
X
X
Anson
Anson & Bolinbroke
Anson
Hudson
Hudson
X
X
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington BK296
16 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
11 July 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
14 Sep 1941 - Belleville, Ontario
9 Nov 1941 - St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Dec 1941 - Failed Pilot Training
9 Dec 1941 - Trenton, Ontario - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
4 Jan 1942 - Malton, Ontario
12 Apr 1942 - Jarvis, Ontario
24 May 1942 - Trenton, Ontario
23 July 1942 - Debert, Nova Scotia
9 Aug 1942 - Dorval, Quebec to UK by air
23 Sep 1942 - Repatriated - Moncton New Brunswick
9 Oct 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
4 Nov 1942 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
25 Feb 1943 - RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire
14 March 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter of 2./NJG3
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 182. United Kingdom.
Son of John William Francis and Euphemia Jane (nee Finnie) Hall, of Peterborough, Ontario.
Husband of Alice Evelyn (nee Drain) Hall.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1587 HallJoseph William KennethPilot Officer
Courtesy Oleg Marin

Killed 1943-09-28 Age 22J/19432Air Bomber622SqnStirling EH991 GI-PSon of James Bertram and Alberta M. J. Hall, of St. Lambert, Province of Quebec, Canada. His brother, 22 year old, P/O. Joseph William Kenneth Hall J/19432 was listed as being missing - believed killed whilst with 622 squadron. On an operation to Hanover on Stirling EH991 GI-P 28th September 1943 with all crew lost. Grave inscription: 'He Lived For Those He Loved And Those He Loved Remember'.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1588 HallCharles BurnhamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-21 AgeJ88816PLT197Sqn (RAF)Typhoon MN881 OV-RCommemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iv. E. 11. Belgium. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. M. E. Hall, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1589 HallWilliam ChurchillPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 AgeJ/89730427SqnHalifax LV89801 Feb 44 -Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 14. E. 1. Germany.

Halifax LV898, piloted by Squadron Leader J. M. Bissett, DFM was detailed to attack Nuremberg, as part of the main force of 795 aircraft, and was shot down by an enemy night-fighter and crashed at Herhahn, 4km north west of Schleiden, on 30-31 March 1944. All the crew were killed.

The raid on Nuremberg on the night of 30-31 March 1944 was the blackest night for Bomber Command in the whole of the War, with some 96 aircraft lost. 'The Bomber Command War Diaries' by Martin Middlebrook gives the following account: ‘This would normally have been the moon and stand down period for the main bomber force but a raid on the distant target of Nuremberg (8 hours round trip) was planned on the basis of a forecast predicting protective high cloud on the outward route. 795 aircraft were despatched. The German Controller ignored all diversions and assembled his fighters at 2 radio beacons which happened to be astride the route to Nuremberg. The first night fighters appeared just before the bombers reached the Belgian border and a fierce battle in the moonlight lasted for the next hour. 82 bombers were lost on the outward route. The action was much reduced on the return flight, when most of the night fighters had had to land but 96 bombers were lost in total, the largest Bomber Command loss of the war. The main raid over Nuremberg was a failure, the city was covered in thick cloud and a fierce cross wind which developed on the final target approach made the Pathfinder aircraft move too far to the East, little damage was caused. Subsequent research showed that 120 aircraft had bombed Schweinfurt, 50 miles to the North West of Nuremberg and that there had been a 10 mile ‘creep back’ in the main bombing.’ Three Halifax’s from 427 Squadron were lost in the raid with only two crew members surviving. 'The Nuremberg Raid' by Martin Middlebrook gives additional information onLV898: ‘At least nine flight commanders went missing, all killed. 427Sqn lost both A and B flight commanders- Squadron Leader’s Bissett, DFM, and Laird, DFC both Manitobans. Bissett’s crew had already caused anxiety on the squadron when starting their second tour by their apparent unconcern at the importance of keeping on course and his loss was not unexpected. In fact, Bissett’s Halifax had crashed almost exactly on track south of Aachen.’
1590 HallClarence JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-07 Age 28J/86816407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of John James Hall And Gertrude Isabella Hall, Of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
1591 HallJoseph George BrianPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-26 Age 22J/89283425SqnCommemorated Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, Plot 39. Sec. H. Row C. Grave 260. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward Paterson Hall And Gabrielle Hall; Husband Of Barbara Sykes Hall, Of Pleasantville, New York State, U.S.A.
1592 HallJames Donald BlanchardFlight Lieutenant
Courtesy John Jones


Killed 1944-08-08 Age 24J/5492Pilot429SqnHalifax III LW132 AL-HSon of James Bertram and Alberta M. J. Hall, of St. Lambert, Province of Quebec, Canada. His brother, 22 year old, P/O. Joseph William Kenneth Hall J/19432 was listed as being missing - believed killed whilst with 622 squadron. On an operation to Hanover on Stirling EH991 GI-P 28th September 1943 with all crew lost. Grave inscription: 'He Lived For Those He Loved And Those He Loved Remember'.Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. E. 10. United Kingdom.
1593 HalldingErnest ClaudePilot Officer
Killed 1943-05-01 Age 22J/172887Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dantumadeel (Damwoude) Protestant Churchyard, Row 16. Grave 17. Netherlands (Holland).
1594 HallidayRobert BalfourPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-15 Age 25J/6652214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 3. E. 16. Belgium. Son Of John And Minnie Halliday Of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
1595 HallidayFrederick ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 Age 21J/8618972SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Fred And Jane Halliday, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1596 HalperinWilliam LionelFlight LieutenantKilled 1943-11-06 AgeC/4234Navigator45ATGMitchellMitchell FW138, navigated by F/Lt. William Lionel Halperin (RCAF C/4234) of 45 Air Transport Group, disappeared en route from Goose Bay, Labrador, to Reykijavik, Iceland, on a ferry trip. Lost were F/O SJ Hansen (RAAF) and F/L DJ Pyne (RAF) also KIA. Skipper of the Hudson was the Polish F/O Aleksander MONKIEWICZ - PAF P.1569, commemorated on the Polish Memorial at Northolt. 2nd pilot F/O Derrick Joseph Oswald PYNE, RAF Navigator F/L William Lionel HALPERIN, RCAF Radio Officer F/O Stewart James HANSEN, RAAF. Greenland Air Crash[sic] 1942-1945.: Date: 6.11.1943 Location: 61.08N - 45.22W. coordinates for Reykjavik Airport Plane: North American B-25 Mitchell II (FW138). Note: Damaged by storm during stay on BW1, Greenland. Plane was lost between Goose Bay and Iceland.Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.

He first applied in June 1940 and requested an administrative commission. He was rejected on account of his age (25 at the time). He returned in December, after his birthday, and applied for air crew and was recommended for a commission due to his qualifications even though he was still too young. He was a university professor of maths. With his teaching experience and qualifications, they tagged him for a navigation instructor right away and felt an instructor would have to have rank suited to his role. He received his commission as a pilot officer within the month and was sent off on training to become a navigator instructor. He spent a year at No. 4AOS and then went through some temporary attachments, leading to short stint at No. 31 ANS, then another short stay at No. 1 AOS. All his promotions up to Acting F/L were noted "NFL" for non-flying list, then he was switched to "NAV (SR) General List. He seems to have spent just over a year at the one school and I'm guessing he was teaching having done an instructor's course before that. Then, for some reason, perhaps by request, he made his way off the non-flying list and was assigned to a ferry flight. The a/c, a Mitchell, serial FW138, was lost on the first leg to Greenland. He is mentioned in Ocean Bridge several times. He is described in his interview report as "rugged" so I am thinking he became bored with instructing asked for flying duty but is it possible he was transferred due to a need for navigators? Or was it possibly a one-off flight for experience? His brother, also a maths professor, joined the army and received his commission very quickly. He worked with the research department in Ottawa as a ballistics expert.
1597 HamelCharlesSgt
P/O

KIFA
Age 21
R
J
183489
92169
PLTRCAF
5MD (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
1AGGTS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
4AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3(P)AFU (RAF)
1525BATF (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
X
Battle
X
Finch
Anson
X
X
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington MF509
3 Dec 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Halifax, Nova Scotia
22 Dec 1942 - Lachine, Quebec
5 Feb 1943 - Quebec city, Quebec
1 March 1943 - Quebec city, Quebec
1 May 1943 - Jarvis, Ontario
16 May 1943 - Victoriaville, Quebec - Remustered to Pilot
25 July 1943 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
2 Oct 1943 - St. Hubert, Quebec
11 March 1944 - Valleyfield, Quebec
19 Apr 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
6 June 1944 - RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire
18 July 1944 - RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire
22 Aug 1944 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
20 Nov 1944 - Crashed in mountain side during a night navigation training exercise
Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 358. United Kingdom.
Son of Dr. Paul and Bertha Ellen (nee Lacoste) Hamel, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1598 HamiltonAlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-12 Age 26J/19965432SqnCommemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 2. F. 6. France. Son Of George And Elizabeth Hamilton, Of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
1599 HamiltonIan MackenziePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 23J/19966640Sqn

Commemorated Soulaires Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of Sidney W. Hamilton And Emily M. Hamilton, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1600 HamiltonIan MaccallumPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-06 Age 20J/95271101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. B. 11. Germany. Son Of Herbert W. And Estelle Hamilton, Of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
1601 HamiltonDale McgowanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 AgeJ/95155115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. D. 2. Germany.
1602 HamiltonJohn HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-24 Age 30C/88579422SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles And Daisy Hamilton.
1603 HamiltonHugh BrannanPilot Officer



Killed 1944-08-26 Age 21J/89908Air Gunner78Sqn (RAF)Halifax III MZ311 EY-MBorn on the 11th December 1922 in Hayward, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Enlisted on the 23rd October 1942 in Saskatoon. Son of James and Janet Hamilton (née Brennan), of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, brother of James. Hamilton Bay, Saskatchewan renamed after P/O. Hamilton.Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. E. 8. United Kingdom.
1604 HammertonHarold RichardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-25 Age 20J/95279Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Fred And Elizabeth Hammerton, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
1605 HammondAlbert ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 Age 25J/8518712Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. K. 15-21. Germany. Son Of Albert And Alice M. Hammond, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Husband Of Elizabeth W. Hammond.
1606 HammondJohn RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-25 Age 20J/93622Commemorated Vernon (Pleasant Valley) Cemetery, Block 1. Grave 24. I.O.O.F. Sec. Canada. Son Of Harry James Hammond And Honor Eliza Hammond, Of Vernon.
1607 HamptonWilliam GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 Age 25J/90362429SqnCommemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. C. 21. Germany. Son Of William George And Alice Ethel Hampton, Of Govan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1608 HanbidgeRalph TreverPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-08 Age 26J/16661467Sqn (RAAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1609 HanburyBruce AlexanderSquadron Leader
Killed 1942-03-27 Age 31VancouverC/1329Pilot409Sqn RCAF
Beaufighter T3142 Spun out of control during demonstration/training flight CREW: F/Sgt John Dickson, PO Philip Sweet,Sqn Ldr Bruce Hanbury
Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 4. Grave 37. United Kingdom. Son of Mr and Mrs John Hanbury of Hamilton, Ontario. Husband of Nancy
1610 HandzukJohn H.Pilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 Age 20J/88417434SqnCommemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 9. France. Son Of Harry And Kathleen Handzuk, Of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
1611 HanesWilliam HerbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 AgeJ/9526977Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Iii. E. 8. Belgium.
1612 HanischCharles FullerPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-20 Age 21J/8226Commemorated South Attleboro (Newell) Cemetery, Manwell Plot. Lot L.1. USA. Son Of Otto C. And Clara A. Hanisch, Of South Attleboro.
1613 HanleyJohn EdwinPilot Officer
Killed 1945-03-06 Age 33J/94848419SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. F. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas M. Hanley And Anne Hanley, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
1614 HannaGeorge RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-21 Age 28J/8615106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Coningsby Cemetery, Row 65. Grave 1287. United Kingdom. Son Of Campbell And Ruth Ella Hanna, Of Fort William, Ontario, Canada. B.S.A.
1615 HannaDonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-21 Age 22J/95277419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. E. 13. Germany. Son Of Edmond P. And Lily Eva Hanna, Of Beaurepaire, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1616 HannessonJack Edward KristjanPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-30 Age 21J/87269514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 54. A. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Kari Oscar Hannesson And Dorothy Constance Hannesson, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1617 HanonIngval MillarPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 22J/89929101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvi. B. 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Harris D. And Clara Hanon, Of Edmonton, Alberta.
1618 HansenMilton WhiteheadPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-10 Age 22J/26817Commemorated Cardston Cemetery, Lot 5. Block 7. Canada. Son Of Milton W. Hansen And Rhoda Hansen, Of Lethbridge.
1619 HansenLloyd Leonard HansPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-14 AgeJ/18692408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 10. D. 9. Germany.
1620 HansenEzra MulloyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-07 Age 22J/95272419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. James A. Hansen, Of Aetna, Alberta, Canada.
1621 HansonKenneth StewartPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-31 Age 23J/95560417Sqn RCAF
Commemorated Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Iii, D, 1. Italy. Son Of Charles And Gladys May Hanson, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1622 HardingReginald CliffordPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-18 Age 20J/1733844SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1623 HardingOscar Leonard HarringtonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 AgeJ/88359433SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. H. 26. Germany.
1624 HardyA.C.F/Sgt
F/L
R
J
X
X
NAV409Sqn
409Sqn
Mosquito MM453
Mosquito MM589
20 Sep 44 - Safe - Engine-trouble - Pilot = WO L. Fitchett
25 Sep 44 - Safe - He-111 Debris -
1625 HardyGeorge Ernest ArthurSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
R
C
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No.
60418
25250
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120735
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
195Sqn (RAF)
198Sqn (RAF)
609Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
---------------------
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Crane
Anson
Anson & Bolinbroke
Hurricane
X
Hurricane & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
---------------------
X
X
5 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Calgary, Alberta
14 Oct 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Nov 1940 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
22 Dec 1940 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
22 May 1941 - Staff Pilot - Rivers, Manitoba
20 April 1942 - Staff Pilot - Lethbridge, Alberta
9 Dec 1942 - Bagotville, Quebec
3 May 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
8 June 1943 - RAF Brunton, Northumberland
7 Sep 1943 - RAF Coltishall, East Anglia
15 Feb 1944 - RAF Manston, Kent
21 Sep 1944 - B13 & B35, France
July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
14 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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24 Sep 1948 - Rejoined RCAF
Retirement date unknown
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.198 Squadron (with No.609 Squadron as of award) - Award effective 8 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945.
Deceased on 4 January 2000, in Calgary, Alberta.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil & Chris Wolfe)
1626 HardyLloyd GlenPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-12 Age 21J190529405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 30. C. 3. Germany. Son Of Arthur Frederick And Mary Ellen Hardy, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
1627 HarkerBlair MillerPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-18 Age 26J/16360409SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1628 HarleyJohn William MorrisonPilot Officer

Killed 1942-07-19 Age 25J/9411Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4177. United Kingdom. Son Of John A. Harley And Mary Louise Harley, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1629 HarmanFrederic CuthbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-31 Age 31J/89312433SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold Frederic Harman, And Stepson Of Marion H. Harman, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1630 HarnishClyde RoderickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 26J/87477101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Guy P. And Ruth G. Harnish, Of Hubbards, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1631 HarperMilton AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-20 AgeJ/1852897Sqn

Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 69. Row D. Joint Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland).
1632 HarperJames RussellPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 Age 20J/95270415SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. B. 14-18. Germany. Son Of Lawrence Russell Harper And Maude Isobel Harper, Of South Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada.
1633 HarrellWilliam JessupFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-30 Age 21R/83419Pilot405Sqn RCAF

Halifax W1113 LQ-GCommemorated Weststellingwerf (Noordwolde) Protestant Churchyard, Plot G. Row 1. Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Luke C. And Sarah Ann Harrell, Of Eastman, Georgia, U.S.A.
1634 HarringtonTimothy AmbrosePilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-23 AgeJ/905249Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Wierden General Cemetery, Row A. Joint Grave 12. Netherlands (Holland).
1635 HarrisArnold HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-17 AgeJ/15584419SqnCommemorated Noordwijk General Cemetery, Plot 1. Joint Grave 6. Netherlands (Holland).
1636 HarrisWilliam ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-09 Age 24J/508283SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of The Revd. John Russell Harris, D.D., And Alicia Delaporte Harris. B.A.Sc. (Toronto).
1637 HarrisCharles ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-22 Age 29J/7089Commemorated Moreton-In-Marsh New Cemetery, Sec. K. Grave 33. United Kingdom. Son Of William Oliver And Mary Grace Harris, Of Chauvin, Alberta, Canada.
1638 HarrisWilliam WardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-16 Age 22J/14661Commemorated Milwaukee (Holy Cross) Cemetery, Lot 121. Block 16. USA. Son Of Orlo Ward And Belle Harris, Of Milwaukee.
1639 HarrisWasley PasmorePilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-06 Age 26J/28300Commemorated Rockwood Cemetery, Lot 16. Block C. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Wasley And Annie M. Harris, Of Rockwood; Husband Of Katherine L. Harris, Of Toronto.
1640 HarrisJohn AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 29J/85791106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Vi. E. 11. Belgium. Son Of Frederick And Lucy Harris, Of St. John'S, Newfoundland.
1641 HarrisWilliam LanePilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-13 AgeJ/89932424SqnCommemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Ix. C. 10. Belgium.
1642 HarrisWilliam ArthurPilot Officer

Killed 1944-07-06 Age 24J/38593Commemorated Goose Bay Joint Services Cemetery, Labrador, Plot A. Row 2. Grave 8. Canada. Son Of Herbert Henry And Christina Harris, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
1643 HarrisHoward RogerPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 AgeJ/95280431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. grave 4. J. 8-10. Germany.
1644 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)
1645 HarrisonWalter David.F/O



Killed 1944-02-07 Age 29J25314Pilot18AFU
Last Op - 18AFU
Oxford
Oxford LX306
X - 07 Feb 44 - Ref Sgt D.M. Carkner -
07 Feb 44 - Killed - Crash - Carswell - Northampshire - UK
Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 156. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Paul Harrison; Husband Of Helen Harrison, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
1646 HarrisonRichard SamuelPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-23 AgeJ/18463434SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 10. C. 1. Belgium.
1647 HarrisonJohn WilfredPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-12 Age 28J/1822035SqnCommemorated St. Desir War Cemetery, Vii. E. 5. France. Son Of John Vivian And Anna Stella Harrison, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1648 HarrisonOrton DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-22 Age 28J/25841158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. B. 1-5. Germany. Son Of Orton Bassett Harrison And Elizabeth Anne Harrison, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Husband Of Cora Mae Harrison.
1649 HarrisonJack EckersleyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-25 Age 31J/26639Commemorated Atherton Cemetery, Grave 18. United Kingdom.
1650 HarrisonFrancis ArthurPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-10-14 Age 27J/88062428SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 13. F. 19-23. Germany. Son Of Robert Henry And Maude Harrison; Husband Of Mary Helena Harrison, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1651 HarropFrank GrantPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-11 Age 21Elmwood, ManitobaC/86741420SqnCommemorated Theuville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. France. Son Of George And Frances E. Harrop, Of Elmwood, Manitoba, Canada.
1652 HartJohn StewartP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L

DFC
RAF
CAN
RAF41696PLTRAF
EFTS
10 FTS
Sch of Army CoOp
614Sqn
7OTU
54Sqn
602Sqn
91Sqn
602Sqn
57OTU
South Africa
79Sqn
67Sqn
HQ
113Sqn
73OTU
112Sqn
RAF
X
X
X
X
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Jun 39 - Joined the RAF - From Sackville - NB (**S)
X - X - Ansty - UK
X - X - Ternhill - UK
Oct 39 - Andover - UK
29 Apr 40 - 21 Aug 40 -
21 Aug 40 - 03 Sep 40 - Hawarden - UK
04 Sep 40 - 20 Sep 40 -
21 Sep 40 - 07 Mar 41 -
07 Mar 41 - X -
X - Oct 41 -
Oct 41 - Aug 42 - Instructor -
Aug 42 - 25 Jan 43 -
07 Feb 43 - 09 May 43 - India - SEAC -
09 May 43 - Jul 43 - Commanding Officer -
Jul 43 - Jun 44 - Bengal - India -
Jun 44 - Sep 44 - India -
Sep 44 - Apr 45 - Fayid - Egypt -
Apr 45 - Aug 45 - Commanding Officer 
1946 - released from the RAF and returned to Canada
Deceased 2019-06-18 Age 102
Battle of Britain. Born in Canada in 1916 and went on to serve in modern-day Myanmar and Italy, where he won the DFC for gallantry. Learnt to fly at Halifax Flying Club in Canada before joining the RAF in January 1939. The following year he joined 602Sqn at RAF Westhampnett in West Sussex and he was scrambled on a daily basis. During his service, Sq Ldr Hart helped shoot down a Ju88 fast bomber off the East Sussex coast and a Me109 during a duel in the skies over Kent. There were also several close calls, including one incident when a Ju88 put a hole in his radiator at 20,000ft over the English Channel and he somehow limped back to base.Sqn Ldr Hart said: ‘You didn’t have time to be scared. You’re thinking about what’s going on. ‘I know I have the Battle of Britain medal with a star on it, but I really didn’t have that much to do with it. You were posted to a squadron and you did your job.’ Hart then had a stint as a flying instructor, before commanding 67Sqn in Burma (Myanmar) in 1943 and 112Sqn in Italy in March 1945. He led a formation of fighter planes in a successful attack on a railway line that ran from Italy into Yugoslavia and later a sortie that destroyed 11 transport locomotives.

Battle of Britain historian Andy Saunders said: ‘The debt that the nation and the free world owes to those heroes of the 'Few. can never be underestimated and it is terribly sad that the 'Few' are yet fewer. ‘They are our last living link to those desperate days of 1940, but the debt we owe does not lessen or diminish with their passing. ‘In their day, they were a band of brothers.’

David Brocklehurst MBE, chairman of the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, said in 2011: ‘John was the archetypal Battle of Britain pilot; very modest and self-effacing – the epitomy of what they stood for. ‘He should be remembered for his bravery. Many of these men said they were not heroes, just doing their duty, but we see them all as heroes. ‘Sadly they are a dying generation and there are only four of The Few still living. ‘It makes it all the more important that we carry on their legacy as there will be a time when they will no longer be able to do so. ‘What they achieved must never be forgotten.’
1653 HartCharles FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-29 Age 30J/32687Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 6. C. 1-7. Germany. Son Of Charles Michael And Helen Hart, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada; Husband Of Lonaine Mackirnmie Hart, Of Montreal.
1654 HartGerald CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-03 Age 25J/15720419SqnCommemorated Warnant Communal Cemetery, Grave 5. Belgium. Son Of Emily Jane Hart, Of Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada.
1655 HartThomas GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 Age 21J/86480630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. F. 12. Belgium. Son Of Maurice G. And Greta V. Hart, Of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
1656 HartElton BuddP/O
F/O
F/L

KIFA
Age 22
J7903PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
126Sqn (RCAF)
127Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1PDC (RAF)
DHQ (RAF)
135Sqn (RAF)
135Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
Harvard & Kittyhawk
Battle
Hurricane
Hurricane
X
X
X
Hurricane & Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt HB977
11 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
22 Apr 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
9 June 1941 - Hamilton, Ontario
28 July 1941 - Dunnville, Ontario
7 Oct 1941 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
6 Jan 1942 - Staff Pilot - Mossbank, Saskatchewan
1 July 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
18 July 1942 - Gander, Newfoundland
23 May 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
25 June 1943 - Shipped out for Asia
29 Sep 1943 - India
22 Dec 1943 - RAF St. Thomas Mount, India
5 June 1944 - Perished in crash

(Photo: Hart in front of his 127Sqn Hurricane - Dec 1942 Gander Nfld)
- Commemorated Colombo (Liveramentu) Cemetery, 2. J. 10. Sri Lanka (ex Ceylon).
- Son of Dan Lee and of Dora Adell (nee Walson) Hart, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1657 HartWilliam RayPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-25 Age 20J/450937SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Enos William And Edna Beatrice Hart, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lambton Co. High School, Gold Medallist, 1937; 1St Cl. Hons., University Of Toronto, 1942.
1658 HartmanP.A.F/L
W/C


DFC

AFC

J
------
RCAF
8419
------
X
PLTRCAF
-------------------
RCAF
RCAF
X
--------------------
X
X
X - Second Word War service
---------------------------------------------- X - Postwar RCAF -
23 Feb 59 - Flew Silver Dart Replica -
Paul Hartman moved to South Portland, Maine in 1933 where he was educated and learned to fly. He enlisted in 1941 in the RCAF and graduated as a pilot the same year. Hartman then completed operational training in Northern Ireland and joined 69Sqn, RAF at Malta in 1942 where he flew a Wellington bomber on night operations. At the end of the war, Hartman served at the Test and Development Establishment at Rockcliffe, Ontario and later was named the commanding officer of the Central Experimenting and Proving Establishment. His extensive flying experience in all RCAF aircraft placed him in the role of test pilot of the CF-100 and the F-68E acceptance trials
1659 HarveyLloyd GeorgeAC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
-------
F/O
F/L
AFM
R
J
-------
No
50275
50777
-------
26434
GC - Radio
WAG
-------
Radio O
RCAF
11Sqn (RCAF)
X
10EFTS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
2WS (RCAF)
---------------
Post War RCAF
X
Hudson
X
Moth
X
X
----------
X
23 Oct 1939 - Enlisted in RCAF
9 Nov 1939
15 Jan 1944 - Remustered to pilot
5 May 1944
29 June 1944 - Ceased training as pilot
30 June 1944 - Remustered to WAG
---------------
5 March 1958 - Released
Air Force Medal - No.11 Squadron (RCAF) - Award effective 11 June 1942 as per London Gazette dated 11 June 1942 and AFRO 1000-1001/42 dated 3 July 1942.
Deceased in 2006, in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil))
1660 HarveyBeverly MortonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-12-06 Age 22R/88469Pilot464Sqn RAAF

Ventura AE945 SB-EShot down by flak on Operation Oyster, attack on Philips factory Eindhoven, NetherlandsCommemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Jj. Coll. Grave 141- 146. Netherlands (Holland).
1661 HarveyE PPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-18 Age 19J/93739432SqnCommemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, N. 23. France. Son Of Percy And Winnifred Harvey, Of Toronto, Ontario.
1662 HarveyRonald Erwin (Ronnie)Pilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 Age 22J/93509420SqnCommemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 16. F. 6. Germany. Son Of Robert Henry And Margaret M. Harvey, Of Mount Hamilton, Ontario. Canada.
1663 HarwoodHorace GreeleyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-07 AgeJ/15402501SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Samuel Farrar Harwood And Ada Kendall Harwood, Of Dorset, Vermont, U.S.A.
1664 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)
1665 HarwoodEdward James FrancisPilot Officer
Killed 1944-12-05 Age 22J/94452426SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. J. 5. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Alice Harwood, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1666 HaryettWilliam HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-02 Age 19J/95276432SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 8. D. 11. Germany. Son Of Rowland E. And Lillian M. Haryett, Of Bancroft, Ontario, Canada.
1667 HatchGeorge CharlesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 25J/88705Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 8. C. 10. Germany. Son Of Henry Hatch And Of Mary Ann Hatch (Nee Arksey).
1668 HatchmanFredPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 AgeJ/86443431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 18. E. 1-5. Germany.
1669 HatleClifford OscarFlight Lieutenant
1943-03-12
Killed 1943-04-17 Age 21
Kenora OntJ/9407Pilot408Sqn (RCAF)
Halifax DT790
Halifax JB925
Son of Oscar and Angeline Hatle of Kenora, Ont, brother to Caia Stephenson (née Hatle) Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. L. 6-11. Germany.
1670 HauntsLorne WellerSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
DFM
R
J
67197
16302
NAVRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
3AOS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
1 CNS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
40Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
1 CNS (RCAF)
8 AOS (RCAF)
RCAF Rockliffe
RCAF
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Anson & Battle
Anson
X
Wellington
X
Anson
Anson
X
X
30 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
14 Oct 1940
4 Nov 1940
30 Dec 1940 - Ceased pilot training
3 Feb 1941
26 May 1941
8 July 1941
19 Aug 1941 - UK
1942/43 - Middle East
28 Feb 1943 - Repatriated
1 Apr 1943
30 Apr 1943 - Instructor
22 Apr 1945
29 March 1946 - Retired
Distinguished Flying Medal - No.40 Squadron - Award effective 12 January 1943 as per London Gazette dated 22 January 1943 and AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1671 HawkesErnest StewartPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-01-20 Age 23J/86265426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. E. 27-28. Germany. Son Of Edward And Margaret Ann Hawkes, Of Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
1672 HawkesLloyd MacPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 AgeJ/91093Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. C. 8-14. Germany.
1673 HawkeyJohn WalterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-24 Age 23J/19192Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 1073. United Kingdom. Son Of John Hawkey, And Of Beatrice B. Hawkey Of Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada.
1674 HawkinsJames ReidPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-31 Age 20J/95166433SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Josephine Hawkins, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1675 HayHugh BurnsSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
--------
F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
DSO

DFC
R
J
--------
No.
73780
15707
--------
19815
OBS
PLT
--------
MED O
RCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
15EFTS (RCAF)
1MD (RCAF)
5AOS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
Ferry Command (RAF)
Ferry Command (RAF)
16OTU (RAF)
408Sqn (RCAF)
44Sqn (RAF)
6 BATF (RAF)
144Sqn (RAF)
61Sqn (RAF)
61Sqn (RAF)
10 (O)AFU (RAF)
25 (O)AFU (RAF)
Station Cosford (RAF)
CNS (RAF)
8 Group HQ (RAF)
TRE (RAF)
Station Swingate Down (RAF)
Station Hawkshill Down (RAF)
1655MTU (RAF)
692Sqn (RAF)
R Depot (RCAF)
RCAF
10EFTS (RCAF)
23EFTS (RCAF)
18SFTS (RCAF)
32 ANS (RCAF)
--------
CFS (RCAF)
RCAF
1 Comm F (RCAF)
IFS (RCAF)
Inst Aviation Med (RCAF)
U of W Ontario
Med Liaison Staff (RCAF)
Air Trans Command (RCAF)
Inst of Aero Med (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Hudson V9161
Hampden
Hampden
Hampden
Hampden & Oxford
Hampden
Lancaster
Lancaster R5724
Anson
Anson & Botha
X
Anson
X
X
X
X
Mosquito
Mosquito
X
X
Cornell
Cornell
Anson
Anson
--------
Anson & Harvard
X
Expediror & Hudson
Expediror
X
X
X
X
X
X
20 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
14 Oct 1940
15 Nov 1940
17 Dec 1940 - Failed Pilot Training
31 Jan 1941 - Remustered to Observor
26 Apr 1941
7 June 1941
4 August 1941
15 Aug 1941 - UK
19 Aug 1941
Nov 1941
21 Jan 1942
28 Feb 1942
March 1942
23 May 1942
17 July 1942 - Sank U-751 in the Bay of Biscay
15 Sep 1942
Oct 1942 - Instructor
Dec 1942 - Admin O course
Jan 1943 - Staff Navigator course
March 1943 - Group Nav Officer
April 1943 - Advanced Radar course
May 1943 - Senior OBOE Controller
June 1943 - OC OBOE station
Oct 1943
2 Feb 1944
16 June 1944 - For repatriation
4 July 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
12 Oct 1944 - Remustered to Pilot
6 Jan 1945
16 March 1945
7 Nov 1945
--------
Served in post war RCAF as Medical Officer
7 Dec 1945
11 Feb 1946
24 June 1946
30 Aug 1946
1949 - Finished Degree in Medicine
? - UK
?
Aug 1961 - Commanding Officer
1966 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Service Order - No.692 Squadron - Award effective 29 August 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2274/44 dated 20 October 1944.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.61 Squadron - Award effective 2 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 6 November 1942 and AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943.
Deceased on 27 September 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

hayx
1676 HayMalcolm MacMurrayP/O
F/O
F/L
AFC
J5328PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
13Sqn (RCAF)
3OTU (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
10Sqn (RCAF)
EAC Met Flight (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson
Crane
Anson & Bolinbroke
Stranraer
Canso & Catalina
Anson
Liberator
Liberator
X
23 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec
22 Nov 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
3 Jan 1941 - Fort William, Ontario
5 March 1941 - Brantford, Ontario
7 June 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
18 Sep 1941 - Staff Pilot - Dafoe, Saskatchewan
10 Jan 1942 - Patricia Bay, British Columbia
31 March 1942 - Instructor - Patricia Bay, British Columbia
8 Feb 1944 - Senior Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
5 Jan 1945 - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
9 Sep 1945 - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
15 Nov 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Air Force Cross - No.3 OTU - Award 14 June 1945 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 1127/45 dated 6 July 1945
Deceased on 30 January 1994, in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1677 HayJohn ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-15 Age 25J/15286419SqnCommemorated Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension, Compt. 15. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert J. Hay And Loretta Hay, Of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada; Husband Of Edith M. Hay, Of Chatham.

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1678 HayGordon DouglasPilot Officer

Courtesy Operation Picture Me

Killed 1943-05-28 Age 25J/13834WAG45 GroupHudson IIIA FK742 42-47298Son of John and Mary Ann Hay, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'To Him Life Came To A Sudden End: He Died, As He Lived, Everyone's Friend'.Commemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C46. 3. Iceland.

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1679 HayClarence WalterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 Age 23J/88340Commemorated Cologne Southern Cemetery, Plot 4. Row Aa. Grave 6. Germany. Son Of Thomas And Carrie Tomkinson Hay, Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada.

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1680 HayDouglas NoelPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-02 Age 32J/90944425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 12. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Sarah Hay; Husband Of Emilie Hay, Of Belleview, Manitoba, Canada.

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1681 HayGeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-05 Age 23J/88980429SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Jemima Hay, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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1682 HaycockRoy CliffordPilot Officer
J John Eigl

Killed 1944-03-31 Age 25J/86607Air Gunner426SqnLancaster II DS840 OW-CBorn on the 15th November 1918 at Oxford County, Ontario. Enlisted on the 14th July 1941 at London, Ontario after serving with the Canadian Fusiliers. Son of Abram and Ethel Haycock and brother of Ross Mervin, Earl Leroy and Verna of Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. A. 14. Germany.
1683 HayesRonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-07 AgeJ/18550425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Husband Of Jeanne E. Hayes.
1684 HayesNorman DennisPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-12 Age 22J/17659426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1685 HayesJohn DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-16 Age 22J/85037405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Leda Hayes, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1686 HaynesJohn StewartPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-19 Age 20J/8961172Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery, Sec. K. Grave 13257. United Kingdom. Son Of The Revd. Canon John Francis Haynes And Susanna Margaret Haynes Of Lloydminster Rectory, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1687 HaywardMorris EdgarPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-07 Age 20J/85506224SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Edgar Tom And Dorothy Ann Hayward, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1688 HayworthWilliam AsherPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-20 AgeJ/701937Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of Arthur And D. Hayworth; Husband Of Thelma Lucille Hayworth, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1689 HazaelRoyal EdwinPilot Officer

Killed 1944-04-28 AgeJJ/88609Air Gunner431Sqn RCAF

Halifax III MZ529 SE-ECommemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 34. Belgium. Son Of Mary Hazael, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
1690 HazeltonWilliam MessingerPilot OfficerKilled 1945-08-05 Age 23J/51489Commemorated Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Mil. Sec. Lot 2025. Canada. Son Of Josiah T. Hazelton And Laura M. Hazelton, Of Ottawa, Ontario.
1691 HeadlyMichael FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 AgeJ/86267102SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1692 HealWilliam StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 22J/35334Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 990. United Kingdom. Son Of William Cecil And Ethel Rich Heal, Of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
1693 HealeyHenry HaroldSgt
P/O

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

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of Harold and Lucetta Mae Healey, of Windsor Ontario; Husband of Olive (nee Raison) Healey, of London, Ontario, father of Clara Mae Healey.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1694 HeathJames GilmerPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-16 Age 24J/11303Commemorated Petersburg (Blandford) Cemetery, Sec. Gg. Square 5. Grave 2. USA. Son Of Ernest Rudolph And Mary B. Heath, Of Richmond.
1695 HeatherRoderick JohnPilot Officer

Killed 1943-03-12 Age 21J/16756427SqnCommemorated Haverhill Cemetery, Sec. U. Grave 145. United Kingdom.
1696 HeatonJohnSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
DFC
R
J
165207
86859
BARCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
5AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
427Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Battle
Anson
X
Halifax
X
30 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
29 Aug 1942
24 Oct 1942
27 Dec 1942
8 March 1943 - UK
Sep 1943
Date of repat and release unknown

(Photo: Pictured are left to right: F/S J. Heaton, bomb aimer; F/O G.A. Weldon, pilot; Sgt. A. Litke, mid-upper gunner, and F/O D.R. Rand. These four Canadians will long remember a recent trip they made to Frankfurt in a Halifax of the R.C.A.F. Bomber Group's "Lion" Squadron. During their bombing run they were attacked by a fighter and two of their aircraft's engines were put out of commission. Along with the hydraulics which operate the undercarriage, one engine was eventually re-started and the aircraft succeeded in making a belly-landing at a coastal aerodrome, all of the crew emerging safely. )
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.427 Squadron - Award effective 5 August 1944 as per London Gazette dated 18 August 1944 and AFRO 2101/44 dated 29 September 1944.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1697 HeatonAlbert KencilPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 AgeJ/19464434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. H. 16-21. Germany.
1698 HebentonLeslie ArthurPilot Officer

Killed 1944-02-20 Age 20J/88403422SqnCommemorated Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot 2. Grave 48. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur And Margaret Hebenton, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1699 HebertRosario Jean-ClaudeP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
-------
W/C
DFC
C
----
No.
1469
----
120090
PLTRCAF
1SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?OTU (RAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
War Staff College
13SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
---------------------
438 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
11 (Aux) Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Harvard & Yale
Harvard & Moth
Finch
Harvard & Anson
X
Wellington
Wellington & Halifax
X
X
Harvard & Anson
X
---------------------
Harvard & Vampire
Vampire & Sabre
X
2 Jan 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
20 May 1940
14 July 1940 - Flying Instructor Course
24 Nov 1941 - Flying Instructor
6 April 1942 - Flying Instructor
27 Oct 1942 - UK
Nov 1942
1943 UK & Africa
3 Nov 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
3 Dec 1944
23 March 1945 - Deputy Commander
30 Aug 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
---------------------
15 Apr 1946 - Joined RCAF Aux -Sqn Commanding Offcier
15 May 1950
6 Nov 1963 - Retired from the RCAF Aux

(Photo: Hebert and his crew in front of their Wellington just prior to departure for Africa, RAF Dishforth, Lancs, May 1943. L to R: F/O R.J. Strong, Nav.; S/L JC Hebert, pilot; P/O D.J. Elliot, Bomb aimer; Sgt. Phil Hyde, rear gunner; Sgt. A. Jenkinson (UK), WAG. (sitting). )
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.425 Squadron - Award effective 11 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 21 April 1944 and AFRO 1075/44 dated 19 May 1944.
- Died on 23 April 2005 at Sainte-Anne's Veterans' Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
1700 HebertJoseph RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-13 Age 20J/5672415SqnCommemorated West Thorney (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row A. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph L. Hebert And Pauline Hebert, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1701 HebertAnthony AlbertPilot Officer

Killed 1942-11-09 Age 22J/11955Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4047. United Kingdom. Son Of Leonard Hebert And Of Irene Hebert (Nee Thompson), Of Riverside, Ontario, Canada.
1702 HedenPhilip GustavePilot Officer

Killed 1943-07-29 AgeJ/17480424SqnCommemorated Enfidaville War Cemetery, Vi. C. 22. Tunisia.
1703 HegartyHugh FrancisPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-10 AgeJ/4536407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
1704 HeggieRobertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-25 Age 32J/613761Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 1. Row D. Grave 10. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Dr. David L. Heggie, M.D., And Margaret Edith Heggie, Of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. B.F. (Toronto).
1705 HehirJohnPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-10 Age 24J/19730426SqnCommemorated Florennes Communal Cemetery, U.S.A. Row 2. Coll. Grave 17-20. Belgium. Son Of Matthew J. And Bridie Hehir, Of Buffalo, New York,.
1706 HeidmanWilbert Henry OliverPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 Age 18J/90753420SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. H. 13-16. Germany. Son Of Harry And Bessie Gladys Heidman, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1707 HeimpelEarle StanleySgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
R
J
X
19426
PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
13EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
14SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Halifax
X
Anson
X
18 Feb 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
6 June 1942
12 Aug 1942
21 Nov 1942
26 May 1943 - UK
1943/44
22 Nov 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
6 Jan 1945 - Staff Pilot
2 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: 23/09/44 F/L Vic. Motherwell (centre) shaking the hand of F/L E.S. Heimpel who spotted F/L Motherwell's crew adrift in the North Sea and assisted in their rescue after nearly 14 hours in a dinghy. At left is F/Sgt L.K. Engemoen, the wireless operator who earned the praise of crewmates for his work in sending out SOS's)
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.420 Squadron - Award effective 6 January 1945 as per London Gazette dated 16 January 1945 and AFRO 508/45 dated 23 March 1945.
Former RCMP officer from Guelph, Ontario.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1708 HeinJohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 22J/91089433SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 11. N. 21. Germany. Son Of John And Dorothy Hein.
1709 HeinenFrank WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 AgeJ/88189432SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1710 HemmonsRobert TalbotPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-24 Age 24J/10243Commemorated Wawanesa Cemetery, Lot 19. Sec. A. Canada. Son Of Henry Ernest And Eva Maud Hemmons, Of Wawanesa.
1711 HempsteadRobert TheodorePilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-19 Age 30J/1591992Sqn (RAF)Commemorated El Alamein War Cemetery, Xxxiii. D. 17. Egypt. Son Of Robert Weir Hempstead And Marie Louise Hempstead, Of Coban, A.V., Guatemala.
1712 HemsworthJames TaftPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-06 Age 23J/8539638Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt. Son Of William Booth Hemsworth, And Of Mabel C. Hemsworth, Of Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1713 HencherSidney EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-25 AgeJ/94614358Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chittagong War Cemetery, 3. G. 5. Bangladesh (ex India). Son Of Arthur And Caroline Hencher, Of Bellis, Alberta, Canada.
1714 HendersonFrancis WilbertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-08 AgeJ/7770209Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt.
1715 HendersonGerald WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-03 Age 22J/19170100SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of William Archer Henderson And Edith Henderson, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1716 HendersonDavid Louden SutherlandPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-14 Age 23J/87259407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Margaret Henderson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Husband Of Gladys Henderson.
1717 HendersonHarry LeonardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-07 Age 19J/95282214Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 14. C. 14. Germany. Son Of John Valentine Henderson And Lavina Henderson, Of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada.
1718 HendersonDouglas AndersonPilot Officer
Killed 1945-02-21 Age 23J/95278W/Op/Air/Gnr427SqnHalifax III NR288 ZL-FBorn on the 12th September 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Henderson and Janet (née McEwan) Henderson, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. H. 25. Germany.
1719 HendersonWilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-14 AgeJ/95547419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.
1720 HendryRobert ElliotPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-27 Age 19J/88735408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Wissenkerke General Cemetery, Row P. Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Thomas And Luella Hendry, Of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
1721 HeningerHarold FrederickFlying Officer


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

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

Commemorated Grandcourt War Cemetery, D, 7. France.


1722 HennessyThomas AlbanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-12 AgeJ/90394635Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. F. 17. Germany.
1723 HenningJohn FrancisPilot Officer
Killed 1944-01-14 Age 21J/28014Pilot InstructorSFTS CentraliaAnson 7272See Adam DiFilippoTragedy struck Course 95 at Centralia on January 14, 1944, when Hamilton, Ontario native LAC Adam DiFilippo was killed along with his instructor, P/O Francis Henning a resident of Atlin, B.C. (pictured below). While flying in Anson 7272, the aircraft struck the top of a chimney, causing the Anson to crash. The conclusion of the Accident Investigation Board: 'When demonstrating low flying, instructors are to do so in the approved low flying area for their particular unit and are to clear all obstacles by a minimum height of 50 feet'. On February 5, 1944 three students of Pilot Officer Henning wrote to his parents. 'As former students of Mr. Hennings we wish to let you know of our great admiration for him as our instructor and friend. Mr. Henning possessed an instructing quality and good will manner that promoted a feeling of friendship between himself and his pupils. He started us on our way to our wings and his memory will be carried with us wherever we go.' Signed by: D.W. Adair, A.D. Skirrow, E.F. Anderson

Commemorated Atlin Pioneer Cemetery, Row 2. Grave 2. Canada. Son Of Francis Joseph And Lois Mary Henning, Of Atlin.
1724 HenryRalph BallantynePilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-26 Age 30J/7615Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest A. And Adeline V. Henry, Of Kincardine, Ontario, Canada.
1725 HenryRobert LloydPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-29 Age 23J/18530Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row B. Grave 5. United Kingdom.
1726 HenryFrankPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-29 AgeJ/95274408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. C. 19. Germany.
1727 HenshawDouglas BernardSgtKIA
Age 22
R88475AGRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7AGS (RAF)
1651CU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
X
Battle
Battle
X
Defiant & Martinet
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling W7464
24 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Halifax, Nova Scotia
9 Aug 1941 - Belleville, Ontario
10 Oct 1941 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
11 Nov 1941 - Failed Pilot training, remustered to Air Gunner
14 Dec 1941 - Mont-Joli, Quebec
16 Jan 1942 - Mountain View, Ontario
24 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
30 May 1942 - RAF Stormy Down, Wales
28 June 1942 - RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
29 June 1942 - RAF Marham, Norfolk
29 July 1942 - Shot down by a night fighter over the North Sea
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 107. United Kingdom.
Son of John Bernard and Jean (nee Stewart) Henshaw, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1728 HensonGeorge ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 24J/87352415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of James Levi Henson And Alice Henson, Of Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
1729 HerbertHorace Montague RichardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 AgeJ/858150Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row A. Grave 20. United Kingdom.
1730 HergerRobert BlairPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-21 Age 23J/89135190Sqn (RAF)Stirling LJ943Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. D. 6-7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George Frederick And Vera Eleanor Herger, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

See entry for Otto Hjalmar Antoft
1731 HergottGerard AlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 20J/37214427SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. C. 8-14. Germany. Son Of Peter And Emma E. Hergott, Of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
1732 HerlenErnest OsbornePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-09 Age 25C/46827Commemorated Saskatoon (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Block J. Lot 43. Grave 11885. Canada. Son Of Ernest Waldemar Herlen And Ina Maria Herlen, Of Saskatoon, Husband Of Alice Mabel Herlen, Of Saskatoon.
1733 HermanWilliam HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-28 AgeJ/92369419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. F. 4. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Catherine Herman, Of Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
1734 HerronArnold RaymondFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-04 Age 27TorontoJ/838012Sqn (RAF)Lancaster ED820The bombing run on Köln completed, the Lancaster turned for home, but was intercepted and attacked over Belgium. The aircraft crashed at 03:05 between Walhain (Brabant) and Ernage ( Namur ). Shot down by Luftwaffe (ME110) Night Fighter Pilot Hptm.Wilhelm Telge (II/NJG1), Crashed between Walhain and Ernage BelgiumCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. F. 7-8. Belgium. Son Of Leonard O. And Laura M. Herron; Husband Of Anne F. Herron, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1735 HeslipWilliam DaylorPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-05 Age 20J/17171428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
1736 HeslopJames RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-20 Age 24J/70397Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Albert And Bridget Heslop, Of Outrement, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1737 HetheringtonJohn Hugh LyndonP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 33
USAC4674AERO ENGR
PLT
RCAF
ADM S Trenton (RCAF)
17 Tec DET (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
11EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
X
12 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
13 Apr 1941
11 May 1941
22 May 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
1 Aug 1942
24 Oct 1942
3 Apr 1943 - For shipping to the UK
22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of John and Leticia (nee Best) Hetherington of Syracuse, New York, USA; Husband of Mary Katherine (nee McDougall) Hetherington of Montreal; Father of Mary Elizabeth Ann Hetherington.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1738 HetheringtonPatrick MichealP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 23
J22526BARCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
15EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
10AOS (RCAF)
6B&GS (RCAF)
1CNS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RAF)
7PRC (RAF)
1AAS (RAF)
1476ASRF (RAF)
19OTU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Moth
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
Anson & Bolinbroke
X
X
Anson & Oxford
X
Whitley
Wellington
Wellington HF612
3 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
11 July 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
14 Sep 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
8 Nov 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
10 Dec 1941 - Failed Pilot Training - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
3 Jan 1942 - Chatham, New Brunswick
13 Apr 1942 - Mountain View, Ontario
25 May 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba
19 July 1942 - Jarvis, Ontario
12 Sep 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
3 Oct 1942 - RAF Harrogate, Yorkshire
7 Nov 1942 - RAF Manby, Lincolnshire
5Apr 1943 - RAF Skeabrae, Orkney
20 Apr 1943 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
3 July 1943 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
7 Aug 1943 - Crashed during training flight
Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 3939. United Kingdom.
Son of William Bell and Gladys Emily (nee Horne) Hetherington, of Malartic, Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1739 HewetsonWilliam RussellPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 22J/19423431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. G. 33-37. Germany. Son Of George And Diana Hewetson, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1740 HewsonCharles DalePilot OfficerKilled 1941-07-31 AgeJ/4698144SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
1741 HickeyJames MartinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-08 Age 31J/886369Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ecquevilly Communal Cemetery, Grave 4. France. Son Of James Joseph And Anne Louise Hickey, Of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Jean Carter Hickey.
1742 HicksOrville WesleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-16 Age 20J/88333426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of James Carroll Hicks And Maude Mary Hicks, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1743 HicksKenneth BradleyPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-08 Age 26J/93442406SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur H. And Lucie Constance Dora Hicks, Of Plato, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1744 HicksEarl WilliamPilot Officer
Killed 1945-04-25 AgeJ/95285Air Gunner426SqnHalifax VII NP820 OW-WCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hicks of Chisholm Avenue,Toronto, Ontario.
1745 HicksonDonald DouglasP/OPOWJ96011NAVRCAF
267Sqn (RAF)
203Sqn (RAF)
203Sqn (RAF) Last Op
RCAF
X
Hudson
Maryland
Maryland
X
20 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
June 1942 - Ferry flight UK to Egypt
Egypt
Hit by enemy naval AAA - Ditched - Captured
Repat May 1945
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1746 HicksonJohn WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-08 Age 23J/92455425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of John Stanley Hickson And Angeline Margaret Hickson, Of Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1747 HigginsAnthonyPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-16 Age 33J/13418Commemorated East Wickham (St. Michael) Churchyard, Spec. Memorial. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Bartholomew William And Augusta Louisa Ann Higgins, Of Welling.
1748 HigginsonLloyd GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-09 Age 25J/15279405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. F. 25. Germany. Son Of Clifford Gladstone Higginson And Margaret Elliot Higginson, Of Montreal West, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1749 HighamJohn BrockP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J7080PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
Western Air Command
149Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF Prince Rupert
2 Training Command
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Anson
X
Wellington
X
X
Beaufort
X
X
X
2 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
22 Nov 1940
4 May 1941
21 June 1941
27 Sep 1941
1941
11 Sep 1942 - Repatriated to Canada
31 Oct 1942
9 Nov 1942
15 March 1944
13 April 1944
26 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: Still clad in flying kit after climbing out of their Wellington bomber in Britain after a mission to Saarbruecken. The raid climaxed 23 similar operational flights in which these five youths have worked as a team. L to R are Sgt. Donald R. Morrison of Sherbrooke, Que.; Sgt. M.G.K. Svenson of Elfros Sask.; Sgt. S.C. Lee of Minnedosa, Man.; Sgt. A. Loach of Islington, Ont.; Pilot Officer J.B. Higham of Assiniboia, Sask., captain of the crew and winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross. )(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1750 HightowerCecil EarlPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1943-07-26 Age 32J/1802210Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvi. B. 14. Netherlands (Holland).
1751 HignellGordon KirbyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-23 Age 24J/16808197 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, H. 60. France. Son Of Gordon Kirby Hignell And Margaret May Hignell; Husband Of Marion Hignell, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
1752 HillGeorge Urquhart P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
-------
S/L
DFC & 2 Bars
POWC
-------
No.
1075
-------
?
PLT
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Doctor
RCAF
Halifax Aero Club
RCAF Trenton
1SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
9SFTS RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
52OTU (RAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
453Sqn (RAAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
Gibraltar
111Sqn (RAF)
111Sqn (RAF)
93Sqn (RAF)
111Sqn (RAF)
RAF HQ
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
441Sqn (RCAF)
441Sqn (RCAF)
Stalag Luft 1
RCAF
RCAF
---------------------
RCAF
RCAF Trenton
RCAF Aylmer
RCAF Trenton
MAG Halifax (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth
Moth
Harvard & Yale
Harvard
Harvard & Yale
Anson & Crane
Harvard & Yale
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MK519
X
X
X
---------------------
X
X
X
X
X
X
9 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 Sep 1939
6 Nov 1939
10 Dec 1940
22 Apr 1940 - Flying Instructor Course
27 July 1940 - Flying Instructor
6 Nov 1940 - Flying Instructor
2 Jan 1941 - Flying Instructor
7 Jan 1942 - UK
11 Feb 1942
14 Apr 1942
11 June 1942
13 Aug 1942
15 Dec 1942
22 Dec 1942
30 Apr 1943 - Comanding Officer
10 June 1943 - Malta
15 July 1943 - Comanding Officer
20 Aug 1943 - Middle East
31 Oct 1943 - Repatriated to Canada for home leave
25 Dec 1943 - UK
27 Jan 1944
11 March 1944 - Commanding Officer
25 Apr 1944 - Shot down and captured - RAMROD 783
POW
1 June 1945 - Liberated and repatriated to Canada
17 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
---------------------
13 May 1947 - Reenlisted as pilot and medical officer
12 June 1948
2 July 1948
27 July 1948
9 May 1949
24 Oct 1949 0 Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 07/02/44 421Sqn RCAF Two outstanding fighter pilots and friends, S/L George U. Hill, DFC and 2 Bars, of Pictou, Nova Scotia, (right) and S/L Walter G. Conrad, DFC, of Bedford, Quebec (left), after they returned from escorting U.S. heavy bombers on a daylight attack in France.)
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.111 Squadron - Award effective 27 April 1943 as per London Gazette dated 21 May 1943 and AFRO 1247/43 dated 2 July 1943.
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.111 Squadron - Award effective 13 May 1943 as per London Gazette dated 1 June 1943 and AFRO 1187/43 dated 25 June 1943.
Second Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.111 Squadron - Award effective 15 September 1943 as per London Gazette dated 28 September 1943 and AFRO 2198/43 dated 29 October 1943.
From Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Killed in an automobile accident, 12 November 1969.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1753 HillLawrence StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1940-12-28 Age 26J/282342SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 27. United Kingdom. Son Of William Lawrence And May Elizabeth Anne Hill, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1754 HillSwante OliverPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-29 Age 21J/1608718Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 4. D. 13. Germany. Son Of Wains And Lempi Hill; Husband Of Bessie Hill, Of Norwich.
1755 HillHugh ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-16 AgeJ/1653715Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Epe General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row 10. Grave 625. Netherlands (Holland).
1756 HillRobert GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-14 AgeJ/85167Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
1757 HillJohn RichardFlight Sergeant
Killed 1943-05-07 Age 20R/104983PLT197 (RAF)SqnTyphoon Ib DN407Born on the 12th November 1923 in Montreal. Educated at Westmount High School. Worked as a laboratory assistant for the Canadian Tube and Steel Products Ltd.

Enlisted on the 12th June 1941. Awarded pilot wings on the 19th June 1942 and prompted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 28th October 1942. Joined 55 Operational Training Unit on the 24th November 1942. Joined 197 squadron on the 28th December 1942.

Son of William Richard and Mary Hill (née Johnson), of 125 Irvine Avenue, Westmount, Quebec, Canada. Epitaph: 'The Lord Gave And The Lord Hath Taken Away; Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord'.

Commemorated Tangmere (St. Andrew) Churchyard, Plot E. Row 3. Grave 52. United Kingdom.
1758 HillDavid WalterFlight Lieutenant

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

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

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
1759 HillhouseJames RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-03 AgeC/868076Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 1. D. 6. Germany.
1760 HilliardTom WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-03 Age 29J/19173408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery, Plot Ll. Row 2. Grave 61. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Tom Albert And Daisy Hilliard, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Date of death might have been 1943-11-04
1761 HillsH.H.F/O
--------
Lt (N)
USA
----------
US Navy
J
--------
X
5803
-------
X
PLTRCAF
7EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
414Sqn
---------------------
US Navy
VF-32
VF-150
VF-97
----------------------
US Navy
VF-62
VC-5
VC-5
VF-62
VFA-106
Naval Air Test Center
SHAPE HQ
US Navy
N/A
X
X
P-51 Mustang
--------------------------
X
F6F Hellcat
X
X
---------------------------
X
F8F-2 Bearcat
P2V-3 Neptune
AJ-1 Savage
F2H-2 Banshee
F9F-8 Cougar
Various
X
X
Jun 40 - Joined the RCAF - Fm Baxter - Iowa - USA (**S)
Jan 41 - X -
X - 22 Jun 41 - Graduated - Dauphin - MB
X - 08 Nov 42 -
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08 Nov 42 - Transferred to the US Navy as a Pilot 
X - X -
X - X -
X - X -
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X - Remained in the US Navy Post war 
X - X -
X - X -
X - X -
X - X - CO
X - X - CO
X - X -
X - 1964 - Paris - France -
1964 - Retired from the US Navy -
1762 HiltonWilliam JamesP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J8345WAGRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
3WS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
CGS (RAF)
44Sqn (RAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
16SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
X
Moth & Stinson
Battle
X
Wellington
Lancaster ED716
Halifax
X
Anson
X
5 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
19 Feb 1941
27 March 1941
2 May 1941 - Ceased pilot training
19 May 1941 - Remustered to Wire Operator/Air Gunner
27 Sep 1941
20 Nov 1941 - UK
Dec 1941
1942/43 - 1st tour
1943/44 - 2nd tour
17 Feb 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
11 Apr 1945 - Staff
30 Sept 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.44 Squadron - Award effective 1 September 1943 as per London Gazette dated 10 September 1943 and AFRO 2138/43 dated 22 October 1943.
From Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1763 HiltonFrank NasonPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-20 Age 27Commemorated Bowdoinham (Bay View) Cemetery, Lot 7. United States of America. Son Of Miles Elmer And Sadie Ruth Hilton, Of Bowldoinham; Husband Of Mildred Ruth Hilton, Of Denver, Colorado.
1764 HinchLloyd GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-19 Age 22J/94672425SqnCommemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Coll. grave I. C. 1-7. Belgium. Son Of George And Catherine A. Hinch, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1765 HinchliffeA.T.F/OPOWJ41608BA432Sqn (RCAF)Halifax NP68915 Mar 1945 - Flak(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1766 HindmarshFelix CampbellPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-12 Age 24J/89248432SqnCommemorated Edinburgh (Mount Vernon) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sec. O. Grave 216. United Kingdom. Son Of Andrew And Catherine Hindmarsh, Of Edam, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1767 HineRaymond ErvinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-17 AgeJ/91198101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 28-32. Germany.
1768 HinesRoy ReginaldPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-19 Age 193417Commemorated Chadwell Heath Cemetery, Sec. P. Grave 1714. United Kingdom. Son Of George R. Hines And Mary H. Hines Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada.
1769 HingstonFayette Williams Brown GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-04 Age 25J/18885429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. D. 35-37. Germany. Son Of Harold Ramsay Hingston And Elizabeth Leighton Hingston, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. B.A. (Mcgill University).
1770 HintonAllan ThompsonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-04 Age 21J/23231Commemorated Kempston Cemetery, Block J. Grave 78. United Kingdom.
1771 HirakJoseph MichaelPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-10 Age 23J/95284433SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. F. 14. Germany. Son Of Michael And Rose Hirak, Of Elphinstone, Manitoba, Canada.
1772 HisetteAndre Jean JulesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 Age 22J/9527351Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, Coll. grave 13. D. 9-14. Germany. Son Of Georges And Germaine Hisette; Husband Of Edna May Hisette, Of Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada. B.A.
1773 HoarJohn GreenPilot OfficerKilled 1942-01-22 Age 25J/7034Commemorated Edmonton Cemetery, Alberta, Block 35. Sub. Div. L. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Robert Lyle Hoar And Carolyn E. B. Hoar, Of Edmonton.
1774 HobenGordon Francis JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-11 AgeJ/15077403SqnCommemorated Catterick Cemetery, R.C. Sec. Row D.D. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Elmo And Lucie Hoben, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Hilda Hoben, Of Toronto.
1775 HoblitzellHugh FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-14 Age 21J/39533Commemorated Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Plot U. Lot 196. Canada. Son Of Fred George And Irene Lillian Hoblitzell, Of Toronto; Husband Of Catherine E. V. Hoblitzell, Of Victoria, British Columbia.
1776 HobsonJohn (Jack) KennethPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-10 Age 21J/11647Commemorated Saskatoon (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Block 88. Lot 19. Grave 10956. Canada. Son Of Harry And Annie Hobson, Of Saskatoon.
1777 HobsonKenneth EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-29 Age 30J/4903419SqnCommemorated Sage War Cemetery, 13. C. 13. Germany. Son Of William E. And Marion M. Hobson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1778 HodgeEdward RussPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-14 Age 20J/1024811SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Leslie Russ Hodge, And Of Gladys H. Hodge, Of Vancouver, British Columbia.
1779 HodgeFrederick WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-22 Age 23J/16996405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 3. C. 1. Germany. Son Of Alfred And Lillian Hodge, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
1780 HodgeDaniel WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-13 Age 19J/95309433SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Alonzo Daniel And Rachel Hodge, Of Asbestos, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1781 HodginsMervyn EugenePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 Age 21J/88708408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 1. H. 16. Germany. Son Of Norman And Mildred Hodgins, Of Waubaushene, Ontario, Canada.
1782 HodginsNorman JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-03 Age 25J/39462Commemorated Khartoum War Cemetery, 7. B. 10. Sudan. Son Of Norman J. And Mildred A. Hodgins, Of Waubaushene, Ontario, Canada.
1783 HodsonArthur Coles KitchenerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 Age 27J/86273408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of William Mayo Hodson, And Of Florence Hodson, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
1784 HoffmanAlbertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-30 Age 23J/9477Commemorated Ritzville Memorial Cemetery, Lot 3. Sec. 2. Block 12A. USA. Son Of Henry And Catherine Elizabeth Hoffman, Of Ritzville.
1785 HoffmanLouis EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-21 Age 25J/93936431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint grave 4. F. 4-5. Germany. Son Of Henry And Ester Hoffman; Husband Of Lavina V. Hoffman, Of Vulcan. Alberta. Canada.
1786 HoggJames EassonAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L

DFC
KIFA
Age 29
R
J
10097
21119
GC - Metal
PLT
RCAF
11Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
17EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
123Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Hudson
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Typhoon
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MP138
5 Apr 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 Oct 1939
1 March 1942 - Remustered to pilot
5 June 1942
1 Aug 1942
14 Dec 1942
20 Oct 1943 - UK
1 Jan 1944
28 Nov 1944 - Tour end
15 Dec 1944
20 Jan 1945 -Sqn CO
23 March 1945 - Failed to pull out of dive during training mission

Distinguished Flying Cross - No.439 Squadron - Award effective 13 January 1945 as per London Gazette dated 23 January 1945 and AFRO 471/45 dated 16 March 1945.
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son of William Sanderson and Jane (nee Westwater) Hogg. Brother of William Gordon of Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
1787 HoggLeonard HunterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 21J/95085425SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 31. A. 1. Germany. Son Of Leo S. And Jessie T. Hogg, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1788 HoggJohn DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-15 AgeJ/95086432SqnCommemorated Sage War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. C. 4-6. Germany.
1789 HoidasIrvine FrankPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-20 AgeJ/56947Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. C. 13-16. Belgium.
1790 HoldenThomas DouglasPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-16 AgeJ/15097411SqnCommemorated Pihen-les-guines Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 10. France.
1791 HoldenWilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-05 AgeJ/172137Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row E. Grave 27. Netherlands (Holland).
1792 HolderRalph EllardPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-09 Age 20J/549625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Wittering (All Saints) Churchyard, Row B. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of George W. Holder And Ruth Holder, Of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
1793 HolenchukWilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-09 Age 25J/85619426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row F. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Sophie Holenchuk; Husband Of Anne Holenchuk, Of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
1794 HolkeAldrene GailPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-08 Age 24J/88495Commemorated Orleans Main Cemetery, Plot 1. Row A. Coll. Grave 16-27. France. Son Of Max Richard And Pearl Thornton Holke, Of Winnipeg, Mantioba, Canada.
1795 HollandRoy SidneyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-12 AgeJ/90393635Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. F. 11. Germany.
1796 HollenbackFraser ClarkePilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-19 Age 20J/92611115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, Plot 1. Row A. Grave 15. France. Son Of Harry Clarke Hollenback And Mary A. Hollenback, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1797 HollowellDonald TerencePilot OfficerKilled 1943-03-19 AgeT/24107Commemorated Nassau War Cemetery, East. A. 2. Bahamas.
1798 HollowellRobert SpencerAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
P/O

KIA
Age 24
R
J
51297
17511
WE Mech
WAG
RCAF
1WS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
16OTU (RAF)
407Sqn (RCAF)
Statiom Lindholme (RAF)
RCAF
4SigsS (RAF)
8AGS (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
420Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Hampden & Hereford
Hudson
X
X
Dominie & Proctor
Botha
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington HE568
29 Jan 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
22 Feb 1940 - Montreal, Quebec
5 Sep 1940 - Bournemouth, UK
16 Sep 1940 - RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
8 Nov 1941 - RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire
25 Feb 1942 - RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire
17 Aug 1942 - Remustered to Aircrew - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
18 Aug 1942 - RAF Madley, Herefordshire
2 Oct 1942 - RAF Evanton, Scotland
3 Nov 1942 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire
20 Feb 1943 - RAF Middleton St. George, Durham
1 June 1943 - Shot down by a Ju88 over the Bay of Biscay
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
Son of Thomas Bennett and Evelyn Ida Hollowell.
Brother of Pilot Officer Donald Terence Hollowell, also lost in service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1799 HolmNels ChristianSgt
P/O
Born 24 January 1921 in Vogn, DenmarkR
J
215481
51989
W/Op/Son of farmer Peder Valdemar and wife Maren Holm (née Jepsen).

He emigrates to Canada with his family at some point. In service in the RCAF. He is trained as Wireless Officer and promoted from Sergeant to Pilot Officer with effect from 16 May 1945. Probably naturalized before the war.
1800 HolmesRussell NealPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-16 AgeJ/1653815Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Epe General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row 10. Coll. Grave 616-618. Netherlands (Holland).
1801 HolmesArthur Sidney FraserPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-23 AgeJ/38159433SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. C. 11. Germany. Son Of Arthur William And Olive Kathleen Holmes, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1802 HolmesAngus WharingPilot Officer
Killed 1945-03-14 Age 20J/95333Air/Gnr50SqnLancaster I NG177 VN-LCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph James Holmes And Of Jessie Eleanor Holmes (Nee Mclean), Of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1803 HolmlundChester AllenPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-25 Age 22J/93868298SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Ezra And Gertrude Holmlund, Of Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1804 Holoway (Holowaychuk?)LucasPilot Officer

Killed 1944-06-11 Age 29Chipman, AlbJ/86147420SqnCommemorated Theuville Communal Cemetery, Grave 1. France. Son Of John And Tilley Holowaychuk, Of Chipman, Alberta, Canada.
1805 HolsethGarnet CarlysleAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 35
R
J
9795
25929
Aero Eng Mech
PLT
18th Battery (RCA)
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
6Sqn (RCAF)
Camp Borden (RCAF)
Station Trenton (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
5ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
16OTU (RAF)
1654 CH (RAF)
5LFS (RAF)
50Sqn (RAF)
50Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Shark & Vedette
Fawn & Yale
Moth & Crane
X
X
Moth
Anson
Anson
X
Oxford
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster NF921
23 Jan 1936 - Enlisted in the Artillery
11 Nov 1937 - Transferred to the RCAF
6 Dec 1937
17 Jan 1938
17 June 1938
20 Jan 1940
15 Aug 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
16 Aug 1942
25 Oct 1942
10 Jan 1943
30 Apr 1943
12 Aug 1943 - UK
31 Aug 1943
25 Jan 1944
20 May 1944
3 July 1944
22 July 1944
30 Aug 1944 - Shot down
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom.
Son of Einar and Harriet Holseth, of Port Arthur, Ontario; Husband of Mona Eleanor (nee Black) Holseth, of Alliston, Ontario, Canada. Father of Barbara Arleen Holseth,
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1806 HolubMichaelPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-14 Age 25J/10250Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Jacob And Julia Holub.
1807 HolykNicholasPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-24 Age 35J/92012148Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Coll. Grave Iii. C. 27-30. Italy. Son Of William And Eva Holyk, Of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Sarah Holyk, Of Mount Cartier, British Columbia.
1808 HoneJohnP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
------
W/C
AFC & Bar
C1294PLTRCAF
1SFTS (RCAF)
1 ANS (RCAF)
5 (BR)Sqn (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
4 Training Command (RCAF)
2 Staging Unit (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
124 FerrySqn (RCAF)
12 CommsSqn (RCAF)
168Sqn (RCAF)
7 Photo Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
---------------------
RCAF
X
Fleet & Harvard
Harvard & Battle & Oxford
Catalina
Anson
Anson
X
X
X
Beaufighter & Hampden
Dakota & Lodestar & Norseman
Fortress & Dakota & Lodestar
Canso
X
---------------------
Norseman
3 Oct 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF
16 Oct 1939
1 Oct 1940 - Staff pilot - Trenton & Rivers
6 June 1941
21 July 1941
27 May 1942
10 July 1942
16 Oct 1942
1 May 1943
13 July 1943
10 Dec 1943
17 Feb 1944
19 May 1944 - Multiple locations
27 Jan 1945 - Released from the RCAF
---------------------
15 to 30 Sep 1948 - Led large Arctic rescue mission
- Air Force Cross - Camp Borden - Award effective 11 June 1942 as per London Gazette dated 11 June 1942 and AFRO 1000-1001/42 dated 3 July 1942.
- Bar to Air Force Cross - AFHQ - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 89/45 dated 19 January 1945.
- A pre-war Manitoba bush pilot, commended in February 1936 as conducting "the soundest and most efficient aircraft operating company in the Dominion of Canada".
Died 30 March 1976 in The Pas, Manitoba.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1809 HoodFrederick WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 Age 21J/8865757Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Aubermesnil Churchyard, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Comdr. Thomas Hood, R.C.N.(R.), And Mabel Wallace Hood, Of Bear River, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia.
1810 HoodspithRobert Randolph BreretonAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
--------
S/L
W/C
MBE

MID - Jan 1945

MID - Aug 1945
No.
C
--------
No.
?
1595
--------
?
Radio Mech
PLT
--------
Sigs O
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
WS (RCAF)
School of Army Coop (RCAF)
6Sqn (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
6Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
116Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
39Wing (RCAF)
6Group HQ (RCAF)
62Base (RCAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
Eastern Air Command HQ (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
----------------------
Staff College (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
HQ Air Defense (RCAF)
HQ SHAPE (RCAF)
HQ 1 CDN AIR DIV (RCAF)
31Radio School (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
Atlas
Vedette
Moth
Fairchild
Shark
Goblin
Catalina
X
Mustang
X
X
X
X
X
X
----------------------
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
27 Aug 1935 - Enlisted in the RCAF
28 Aug 1935 - Borden, Ontario
3 Feb 1936 - Trenton, Ontario
5 June 1936 - Trenton, Ontario
7 Jan 1937 - Trenton, Ontario
20 July 1937 - Pilot Training - Trenton, Ontario
6 June 1938 - Trenton, Ontario
18 Jan 1939 - Jericho Beach, British Columbia
14 May 1941 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
7 July 1941 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
18 Dec 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
30 Dec 1942 - RAF Leatherhead, Surrey
6 Jan 1944 - Alterton Park Castle, Yorkshire
6 March 1944 - RAF Linto-on-Ouse, Yorkshire
19 April 1945 - London, UK
18 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
30 June 1945 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
1 Dec 1945 - Ottawa, Ontario
----------------------
12 Oct 1947 - Royal Roads, British Columbia
7 July 1948 - Ottawa, Ontario
1 Nov 1949 - St. Hubert, Quebec
20 Nov 1951 - Paris, France
1 Aug 1953 - Paris, France
2 Sep 1954 - Commandant - Clinton, Ontario
15 Oct 1959 - Retired from the RCAF
- Member, Order of the British Empire - No.62 Base - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 155/46 dated 15 February 1946.
- Mention in Despatches - No.62 Base - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 337/45 dated 23 February 1945.
- Mention in Despatches - No.62 Base - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1395/45 dated 31 August 1945.
Deceased on 6 August 1992, in Ottawa, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1811 HookerFred RayP/O
F/O
USAC3772PLTRCAF
31B&GS (RCAF)
USSAF
Yale
Battle & Lysabder
X
Jan 1941 - Flying Certification
3 March 1941 - Staff Pilot
11 Jan 1942 - Transferred to the USAAF

(Photo: 3 March 1941 RCAF Station Picton - P/O Hooker in the cockpit of a Yale)
Deceased on 27 June 1977, in Dallas, Texas, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1812 HooperGeorge CampsPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-30 AgeJ/16717142SqnCommemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. Aa. 2-7. Belgium.
1813 HooperHenry WilletsPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-15 Age 23J/24902Commemorated Edmonton Cemetery, Alberta, Block 59. Sub. Div. M. Grave 10. Canada. Son Of Frederick R. Hooper And Etty Jane Hooper, Of Edmonton; Husband Of Audrey L. Hooper, Of Athabasca.
1814 HooverWalker JuliusPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-22 AgeJ/4569413SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
1815 HopeWilliam JohnPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-08-26 Age 20J/8739790Sqn
Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. A. 1. Germany. Son Of Fred K. Hope And Vera M. Hope, Of Perth, Ontario, Canada.
1816 HopkinsFredrick RandallPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-08 AgeJ/8842150Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Mesnil-Mauger Communal Cemetery, Grave 3. France.
1817 HopperGarnet IllingsworthF/O



KIAJ36267BA426Sqn (RCAF)
Halifax NP778 RAF Linton on Ouse21 Nov 1944 - Flak damaged, crashed on approach to home field

RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Halifax VII aircraft NP778 was returning from a night attack against Castrop-Rauxel, the Ruhr, Germany when it crashed one half mile from the aerodrome at RCAF Station, Tholthorpe. Minor flak damage to the rear fuselage shortly after leaving the target. At Linton on Ouse, it was given landing instructions but the aircraft later found to have flown into the ground at speed around 200 yards North of Flawith at 21:45. The survivors later stated the pilot lost sight of the runway. Soon after the crew then received an instruction to put on parachutes. Immediately afterwards the crash occurred. The surviving navigator assumed there was a radical problem controlling the aircraft. It was thought highly likely that loose equipment within the aircraft had fouled the elevator controls causing the pilot difficulties and the eventual crash.P/Os H.E. Reynolds, T.J. Hunt, J.N. Atkinson, and Flying Officer G.I. Hopper were also killed. Two other Canadians, Flying Officer Rae and FS Murray were injured.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY Sec. G. Row C. Grave 13. Son of William and Grace Hopper; husband of Joan D. Hopper, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Enlisted 1941-12-06 at Hamilton, Ontario as an airframe mechanic. Re-mustering as aircrew in Summer 1942 as pilot. Switching to air bomber training. Commission on 1943-10-01. Trained at 7(O)AFU, 24OTU and 1666HCU. Posting to 426sqn 1944-07-23. Re-posted to 1666HCU in August / September 1944 before returning to 426sqn. His four brothers all served in the Canadian forces during WW2.
1818 HopperLloyde HinsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 Age 24J/86734578SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert L. And Mabel P. Hopper, Of Lewisville, West Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
1819 HornbyAlbert WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 AgeJ/19466434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. H. 16-21. Germany.
1820 HorncastleClifford Leonard


KIA
Age 24
J3520PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
400Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
S of Army Coop (RAF)
400Sqn (RCAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
414Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Yale
Lysander
X
X
Tomahawk
Tomahawk & Mustang
Mustang AG654
3 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 June 1940
19 July 1940
29 Jan 1941
17 Feb 1941
2 March 1941 - UK
8 March 1941
5 may 1941
13 Aug 1941
3 Nov 1942 - Perished in crash caused by engine failure

(Photo: 8 May 1942 - 414Sqn, R.C.A.F. Army Co-operation squadron overseas. 23 year old F/0 C. L. Horncastle, of Edmonton, pilot in Britain with his Tomahawk fighter aircraft.)
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 33. F. 10. United Kingdom.
Son of Leonard Henry and Jessica Horncastle, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1821 HorneWilliam Robert LyndenPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-27 AgeC/22763295SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 176. United Kingdom.
1822 HorneRobert ErnestPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-15 Age 21J/195283431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Perwez Churchyard, Mil. Plot. Row A. Coll. grave 5. Belgium. Son Of Robert And Martha Horne, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Dorothy Horne, Of Hamilton.
1823 HornerDouglas CarterPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-20 Age 32J/17468408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xx. B. 12. France. Son Of Frederick Herbert And Jane Learley Horner; Husband Of Joan Avis Caroline Horner, Of Croydon, Surrey, England.
1824 HorricksGarth EdwardSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
-------
F/O
DFM
KIFA
Age 30
R
J
-------
No.
72099
15321
-------
90191
PLTRCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
1EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
52OTU (RAF)
185Sqn (RAF)
71OTU (RAF)
417Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
T&DE (RCAF)
RCAF
--------------------
400(Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
400(Aux)Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane & Tomahawk
Spitfire
X
X
Spitfire
X
--------------------
Harvard
Harvard 2696
9 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
10 Sep 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
15 Nov 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
16 Dec 1940 - Malton, Ontario
8 Feb 1941 - Borden, Ontario
7 June 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
16 June 1941 - RAF Debden, Essex
9 Dec 1941 - RAF Takali, Malta
12 May 1942 - RAF Carthago, Tunisia
28 June 1943 - RAF Luga, Malta
23 April 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
6 July 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
29 Aug 1944 - Test Pilot - Rockcliffe, Ontario
24 June 1946 - Released from the RCAF
--------------------
1 Dec 1949 - Joined RCAF Auxiliary - Toronto, Ontario
1 July 1951 - Perished in crash while passenger
Distinguished Flying Medal - No.185 Squadron - Award effective 29 April 1942 as per London Gazette dated 1 May 1942 and AFRO 732/42 dated 15 May 1942.
Commemorated Toronto Pine Hills cemetary Grave 74, Section K.
Son of George and Mabel Horricks of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Dorothy Horricks. Brother of John and Douglas Horricks.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1825 HorswillRichard SydneyPilot Officer

Killed 1942-07-02 Age 24J/9531Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, Cons. Portion. Grave 1177. United Kingdom. Son Of Algernon Thomas Horswill And Margaret Horswill, Of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Margaret Amy Horswill.
1826 HortonRonald ElmerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 Age 19J/88617106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Oosterwolde General Cemetery, Oldebroek, Plot 2. Coll. Grave. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John F. And Christina Horton, Of Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
1827 HortonArthur LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-09 Age 24C/85693426SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur And Florence Ellen Horton, Of Kirkfield Park, Manitoba, Canada.
1828 HortonDonald EllsworthPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 21J/86837433SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row G. Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Edgar Clayton And Helen Louise Horton, Of Houmboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1829 HoseaRussel Lloyd GeorgePilot OfficerDFCKilled 1942-03-08 Age 28J/15033115SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Margaret Hosea.
1830 HouseBrooks EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-29 AgeR/224 - J/95275Air gunner408Sqn (RCAF)Halifax NP745 EQ-HKilled on Halifax VII NP743 EQ-K

Of Watertown, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. C. 16. Germany.
1831 HoustonClifford ElmerPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 Age 23J/94145426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 16. United Kingdom. Son Of Elmer Hamilton Houston And Bessie Gertrude Houston, Of Fort Garry, Manitoba, Canada.
1832 HoveyFrank GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-11 Age 20J/7687Commemorated Woodstock (Kirk) Cemetery, Lot 4. Row 1. Canada. Son Of James Carter Hovey And Martha Hovey, Of Woodstock.
1833 HoveyVernon EarlPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-25 AgeJ/95257408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.
1834 HowarthEdward PaulPilot OfficerKilled 1942-09-30 Age 22J/9437Commemorated Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension, Compt. 15. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of John Arthur And Minnie Howarth, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1835 HoweThomas Edward GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 AgeJ/88198619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. E. 12. Germany.
1836 HowellJamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 23J/86401431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. L. 2-7. Germany. Son Of Charles Percy And Sarah Olive Howell. Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1837 HowellDesmond WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-25 AgeJ/91045433SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 23. F. 16. Germany.
1838 HowellJohn EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/90958425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1839 HowesCharles MauriceFlight Lieutenant



Killed 1944-08-26 Age 22J/25977Pilot78Sqn (RAF)Halifax III MZ311 EY-MBorn on the 10th September 1921 in Folkestone, England. Enlisted on the 17th March 1942. Living since he was 4 years old with Grandmother Mary Lee at 50 Leonard Street, Stanford, Connecticut, USA. Son of Charles Thomas (died February 1946, age 48) and Bertha Winifred Howes, (née Lee - died 11th January 1964, age 68) of 156 Rishford Lane, Cheriton, Folkestone, husband of Rosemary Howes (née McNally married on the 15th September 1942 in the USA), formally of Cross Keys Hotel, Bubworth, Yorkshire, England, later of 568 Fairfield Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut, USA. Father of Maureen Frances Howes. Brother of Gordon Howell serving in the British Army in Palestine. Epitaph: 'We Loved Him Yes, No Tongue Can Tell How Deep, How Dearly And How Well. At Rest'.Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. G. 1. United Kingdom.
1840 HowesCharles KeithPilot Officer
Killed 1945-04-05 Age 19R/170976424SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. F. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Tupper Howes And Mary Howes, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1841 HoweyEdward ClaytonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-26 Age 26J/88603431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Coll. Grave A. 8. 24-25. Denmark. Son Of James And Mary Howey, Of Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Jean Howey.
1842 HowieWilfred HerbertPilot Officer

Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1944-08-30 Age 19J/92950Air/Gnr101Sqn (RAF)Lancaster ME592 SR-DSon of Herbert (died 21st November 1969, age 75) and Maud Howie (nee Finlayson - died 29th November 1971, age 73. Both parents buried Saint Mary's Anglican Cemetery, Nova Scotia) of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.Commemorated Helsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery, Sp. Mem. Sec. Xv. 71. Sweden.
1843 HowlAlfred WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-08 Age 21J/2630920 O.T.U.Commemorated Lerwick New Cemetery, Terrace 7B. Grave 12. United Kingdom.
1844 HowleyRichard AlexanderPltOff



Newfoundland41705PLT141Sqn

DefiantBorn on April 16, 1920, in Victoria, British Columbia. Education at St. Boniface College in Saint John’s, Newfoundland, and at Colebrook in the United Kingdom. He was only 17 when he started flying lessons with Sir Alan Cobham near Shoreham, Sussex, England, and joined the Royal Air Force (RAF). He was posted to No. 10 Flying Training School at Tern Hill in Shropshire on March 18, 1939, and received his wings on October 7, 1939. On October 28, 1939, Dick was sent to headquarters at RAF Stanmore, and on several occasions flew to RAF Grangemouth to ferry new Bristol Blenheim light bomber aircraft from the factory. At the end of November, Dick crashed a Blenheim at Sealands, in Suffolk, but was not injured. Posted to 141Sqn at RAF Turnhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland on Spitfires. 141Sqn, by then based at RAF West Malling and RAF Hawkinge, was flying the new Bolton Paul Defiant I fighters in early June, 1940, and it was from there that Dick and his squadron took off on July 19. They were attacked by a group of Messerschmitt 109s, and suffered severe losses. His plane was seen on fire, and crashed into the sea, taking with it Howley and his gunner, Sergeant Curley. Their bodies were never found.
1845 HoxfordFred CarsonSergeantKilled 1944-05-04 AgeR/219997103Sqn (RAF)Lancaster ND411Commemorated Beauchery Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1-3. France.

Lancaster ND411, piloted by Pilot Officer J. E. Holden, was shot down and crashed over Beauchery-St-Martin, whilst on a bombing raid to the German military base at Mailly-Le-Camp, on 3-4 May 1944. All the crew were killed. The Bomber Command War Diaries by Martin Middlebrook states: ‘Late on 3 May 1944, 346 Lancasters of 1 and 5 Groups along with pathfinder Mosquitoes attacked the large German military base at Mailly-Le-Camp. The control of this raid in the target area failed to operate according to plan. The initial low level markers were accurate and well backed up by Lancaster marker aircraft. The Marker leader (Wing Commander G. L. Cheshire) ordered the main force to come in and bomb but the main force Controller (Wing Commander L. C. Deane) could not transmit the order to do so to the waiting Lancasters because his VHF set was being drowned by an American Forces Broadcast and his transmitter was wrongly tuned. German fighters arrived during the delay and bomber casualties were heavy.

The main attack eventually started when Deputy Controller (Squadron Leader E. N. M. Sparks) took over. Approximately 1500 tons of bombs were dropped with great accuracy. 114 barrack buildings, 47 transport sheds and some ammunition buildings in the camp were hit; 102 vehicles including 37 tanks were destroyed 218 German soldiers were killed and 156 were injured. Most of the casualties were Panzer NCO’s. There were no French casualties but some were killed when Lancaster ND411 was shot down and crashed on their house.’ This aircraft was homeward after the raid but North of its tracked course. There has been some dispute over French soldier deaths held in the barracks.

The Australian Government publication, Invasion to Victory April 1944 to May 1945, states: ‘The people of Beauchery-St-Martin, a little village to the South East of Paris, also had good reason to remember the night of 4-5 May 1944. Rachel De Boisgelin, the American born wife of a local landowner, was woken up by the noise: “Many of us living near were awakened by a tremendous roar of motors, by firing and then the sky was lighted up for miles around by explosions. But at that time the Germans were masters here and anyone who stepped out of a house before five in the morning risked being shot. By the noise and the glow in the sky, when the planes came down the Germans knew what had happened and they were looking at everything before anyone else. It gives me grief to tell these painful details but the planes caught fire which made identification of those who were in them extremely difficult” RAAF Flight Sergeant Clifford Gay was in one of the planes, Lancaster ND411 of 103 Squadron. Two Lancasters came down very near to each other and of the 15 crew only one survived. The remains of the others were placed in five coffins and were buried by the villagers in a collective grave in the Beauchery Communal Cemetery.’

A local teacher, Simone Rustang wrote to the sister of Sergeant James Moore, the flight engineer in ND411: ‘Never has our village seen such a big crowd - 1800 to 2000 people. At that lovely time of the year there were plenty of lilacs and lilies of the valley also tulips and rarer flowers. The five coffins disappeared under the tulips and whilst they were all being taken to their last resting place in this peaceful corner of the cemetery where the grass often grows, we were thinking of their families who might be thinking of them alive somewhere in Europe.’
1846 HoytGordon RayPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-22 Age 25J/51021427SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 176. United Kingdom.
1847 HubandDonald LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-27 Age 20C/85815426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 7. E. 1. Germany. Son Of William Henry Huband And Frances Beatrice Huband, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1848 HubleyCecil David BenjaminPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-28 Age 20J/92593419SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 6. D. 13. Germany. Son Of James And Jean Hubley, Of Manitou, Manitoba, Canada.
1849 HudsonJohn HenrySgt
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 21
R
J
150196
23947
NAVRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
KTS Trenton (RCAF)
9 AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6 (O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
61 Base (RCAF)
425Sqn (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF)
415Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
X
Anson
X
Oxford
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax MZ633
28 Jan 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 June 1942
30 Aug 1942
5 Oct 1942 - Ceased pilot training
6 Oct 1942 - Remustered to Navigator
25 Oct 1942
2 Apr 1943
3 Aug 1943
24 Aug 1943
19 Nov 1943 - HCU
1 Feb 1944
16 July 1944
21 Aug 1944 - Mid air collision with Halifax NA609
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row C. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son of Archie and Sarah Hudson, of Perth, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1850 HudsonDonald LesliePilot Officer

Killed 1943-01-07 Age 29J/23800Commemorated Gander War Cemetery, Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 17. Canada. Son Of Joseph And Ellen Hudson, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Husband Of Vera M. Hudson, Of Innisfail, Alberta.
1851 HudsonRobert William JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-27 AgeJ/17587458SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta.
1852 HuffWalter DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-16 Age 19J/89052405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 4. E. 3. France. Son Of Walter And Elizabeth Huff, Of Toronto, Ontario.
1853 HughesFrederick JamesF/SgtPOWR
POW
165160NAV166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III DV220 AS-J20 Feb 44 - POW - Ofw Albert Walter of 1/NJG-6 nr Berlin Attacking LeipzigCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. K. 12. Germany.

Crew Members: Sgt. Thomas Henry Lee RAF 1157645 - Flight Engineer - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Frederick James Hughes RCAF R/165160 - Navigator - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Joseph Manuel DFM RAF 1087197 - Mid Upper Gunner - survived became POW: Sgt. Allan Rose RAF 1819912 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Plt. Off. Frances Frederick George Allan RCAF J/19942 Pilot: gt. William Arthur Dykes RAF 1575431 Wireless Operator: Plt. Off. James Joseph Yelland RCAF J/85960 Air Bomber
1854 HughesOrval BenjaminPilot OfficerKilled 1941-11-20 AgeJ/4790109Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Coll. grave 5. E. 1-5. Egypt. (Date of death might be 1941-11-21)
1855 HughesWilliam RobertPilot OfficerKilled 1941-08-31 Age 25J/5483PLT412Sqn RCAF
SpitfireIn collision with a Hampden piloted by Pilot Officer Patrick Owen of 44Sqn - both aircraft crashed to the ground and all aircrew were killed.Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 3. Grave 37. United Kingdom. Son Of William James Hughes And Mabel Vaughan Hughes, Of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada.
1856 HughesBryan DonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-13 Age 19J/10765Commemorated Aylmer Cemetery, Plot 546. Grave 7. Canada. Son Of Donald Bruce And Doris M. Hughes, Of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
1857 HughesRichard PrycePilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-15 Age 33J/482510Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Wybunbury (St. Chad) Churchyard Extension, Row 2. Grave 23. United Kingdom. Son Of Pryce Edward And Ethel Bessie Hughes; Husband Of Jane Elizabeth Gillian Hughes, Of Grampound, Cornwall.
1858 HughesGriffith LewisPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-09 Age 21J/2661078Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. A. 15. Germany.
1859 HughesTrevor JonesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-15 Age 30J/17635544SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 176. United Kingdom.
1860 HughesOwen PeterPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-15 Age 20J/93658115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Oisy-Le-Verger Communal Cemetery, Grave 3. France. Son Of Charles And Mary Eleanor Emma Hughes, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.
1861 Hughes-GamesNorman EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-28 Age 21J/8726557Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, 2. Aa. 3. Poland. Son Of William Bower Hughes-Games And Margaret Emily Hughes-Games, Of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
1862 HuishGordon KeithPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-13 Age 22J/87891415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Archibald And Clara Huish, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
1863 HullWilliam FrancisPilot Officer
Killed 1941-12-11 Age 24J/5918Pilot408Sqn (RCAF)Hampden I AE148 EQ-B barAll four crew killed on Gardening operationCommemorated Odense (Assistens) Cemetery, Grave BD. 357. Denmark. Son Of William John And Mary Agnes Hull, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1864 HumeDonald WilliamPilot Officer

Killed 1944-07-06 Age 23J/37490Commemorated Goose Bay Joint Services Cemetery, Labrador, Plot A. Row 4. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of Samuel And Edith Hume, Of Kinross, Prince Edward Island; Husband Of Katherine M. Hume, Of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
1865 HumphreyGordon FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-17 Age 23J/89694183SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Francis Gordon Humphrey And Helen Ann Humphrey, Of Jasper, Ontario, Canada.
1866 HuntReginald George FrederickP/O
F/O
DFC
J11498BARCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
8 AOS (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
Ferry Command (RCAF)
Ferry Command (RCAF)
Ferry Command (RCAF)
23OTU (RAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Finch
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Liberator AL614
Catalina FP106
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington BK505
X
X
24 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
20 July 1941
1 Sep 1941
15 Sep 1941 - Failed pilot training
25 Oct 1941 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
31 Jan 1942
28 March 1942
15 May 1942 - Montreal Dorval
29 May 1942 - Bermuda
26 July 1942 - UK
July 1942
22 Oct 1942
18 Feb 1943 - Damaged by naval AAA fire
23 April 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
3 July 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.426 Squadron - Award effective 6 November 1943 as per London Gazette dated 12 November 1943 and AFRO 2610/43 dated 17 December 1943.
Deceased on 15 January 2002, in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1867 HuntThomas JohnP/O



KIAJ88262PLT426Sqn (RCAF)
Halifax NP778 RAF Linton on Ouse21 Nov 1944 - Flak damaged, crashed on approach to home field

RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Halifax VII aircraft NP778 was returning from a night attack against Castrop-Rauxel, the Ruhr, Germany when it crashed one half mile from the aerodrome at RCAF Station, Tholthorpe. Minor flak damage to the rear fuselage shortly after leaving the target. At Linton on Ouse, it was given landing instructions but the aircraft later found to have flown into the ground at speed around 200 yards North of Flawith at 21:45. The survivors later stated the pilot lost sight of the runway. Soon after the crew then received an instruction to put on parachutes. Immediately afterwards the crash occurred. The surviving navigator assumed there was a radical problem controlling the aircraft. It was thought highly likely that loose equipment within the aircraft had fouled the elevator controls causing the pilot difficulties and the eventual crash.P/Os H.E. Reynolds, T.J. Hunt, J.N. Atkinson, and Flying Officer G.I. Hopper were also killed. Two other Canadians, Flying Officer Rae and FS Murray were injured.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

Commemorated HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY Sec. G. Row C. Grave 14. Epitaph: THERE IS A LINK DEATH CANNOT SEVER LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE LAST FOR EVER. Son of Richard and Lucy Hunt, of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada; husband of Gladys Mary Hunt, of Port Arthur.

Enlisted Fort William, Ontario on 1940-06-05. Pilots' flying badge 1940-11-18. Flying instructor. served at 4SFTS, 2SFTS and 10SFTS. He married Gladys Mary McCartney in March 1942 at Port Arthur. In Autumn 1943 he volunteered for service overseas. In the UK training at 6(P)AFU, 16OTU and 1666HCU, receiving a commission on 1944-07-24 before posting to 426sqn 1944-09-30.
1868 HuntJames TurnerPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-11 Age 25J/16904106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 4. B. 2. Germany. Son Of James And Mary Elizabeth Hunt, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Husband Of Vivian Beatrice Hunt, Of Winnipeg.
1869 HuntNorman BoultonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-14 Age 25J/19500404SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry Rowe Hunt And Of Myrtle Azella Hunt (Nee Boulton), Of Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
1870 HuntThomas JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-21 Age 30J/88262426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row C. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Richard And Lucy Hunt, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Gladys Mary Hunt, Of Port Arthur.
1871 HunterRobert PearcePilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-28 AgeJ/7429129SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
1872 HunterJohn Douglas BrucePilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-26 AgeJ/18041408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. D. 5. Germany.
1873 HunterWilliam LangenbeckPilot OfficerKilled 1943-11-22 Age 21J/86851419SqnCommemorated Diever General Cemetery, Plot E. Row 5. Grave 3. Netherlands (Holland).
1874 HunterAlvin JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-21 Age 19J/94317432SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 7. B. 8. Germany. Son Of David Bolton Hunter, And Of Anna May Hunter, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1875 HuotJoseph Jean Baptiste BenoitPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 AgeJ/88344425SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. J. 9. Germany. Son Of Pierre And Merilda Huot, Of St. Canut, Co. Dellx Montagncs, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1876 HurleyHarold JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-16 AgeJ/19164426SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 16. J. 8. Germany.
1877 HurstNeil ArbuthnotPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-04 Age 24J/89092433SqnCommemorated Hotton War Cemetery, IV. A. 6. Belgium. Son Of Alexander And Flora Hurst, Of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Violet Hurst, Of Collingwood.
1878 HurtubisePaul EmilePilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-27 AgeJ/45927412SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 2. B. 12. Germany.
1879 HutchingsHarold EdwinPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-19 Age 23J/37936Commemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C48. 25. Iceland. Son Of Harold E. And Margaret T. Hutchings, Of Paget West, Bermuda.
1880 HutchinsonBrucePilot OfficerKilled 1942-02-21 Age 20J/6845Commemorated New Westminster (Fraser) Cemetery, I.O.O.F. Sec. Block 29. Range 8. Canada. Son Of William James Hutchinson And Agnes Maria Hutchinson, Of New Westminster.
1881 HutchisonKenneth WilliamPilot Officer

Killed 1941-09-25 Age 21J5139PLT245Sqn (RAF)Hurricane AP524Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 31. I. 9. United Kingdom. Son Of William Francis And Maud Wilson Gilbert Hutchison, Of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
1882 HutchisonJohn LutterellPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-20 Age 28J/38048Commemorated Hudson (Cote St. Charles) Cemetery, Plot 31. Canada. Son Of Ernest Evans Hutchison And Margaret Hutchison, Of Westmount; Husband Of Jean E. Hutchison, Of Barrie, Ontario.
1883 HuttonAllanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-19 AgeJ/87713WAG14Sqn (RAF)16 Oct 44 -Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt.
1884 HydeJohn WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 Age 35J/95349425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row H. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of John Henry And Ethel May Hyde; Husband Of Gertrude Elizabeth Hyde, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1885 HyndmanG.M.Sgt
P/O
F/O
J43050PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
X
X
Finch
Harvard
27 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
2 Feb 1942
12 Apr 1942

(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)).
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1886 HyndmanWilliam Wesley BurtonP/O
F/O
DFC
J37118PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
?
1652HCU (RAF)
158Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
X
?
Halifax
Halifax
X
X
15 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
20 Feb 1943 - Belleville, Ontario
1 May 1943 - Pendleton, Ontario
26 June 1943 - Borden, Ontario
15 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
?
1944 - RAF Marston Moor, Yorkshire
22 Sep 1944 - RAF Lissett, Yorkshire
2 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
21 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 12 Dec 1944 - Canadian flying in a Royal Air Force Squadron - F/O W.W.B. Hyndman is a pilot from Lachine, Quebec making a quick check of his big Halifax bomber a few hours before take¬off on another mission.)
Distinguished Flying Cross - No.158 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1945 and AFRO 1619/45 dated 19 October 1945.
Died 18 May 2004 in Lachine, Quebec
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1887 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)
1888 IanuzielloDominicPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 32J/91057101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Xi. G. 3. Belgium. Son Of Michael And Carmena Ianuziello; Husband Of Edith Marie Ianuziello, Of St. Thomas, Ontario.
1889 IbbottHerbertPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-09 Age 21J/24024Commemorated Bedford Cemetery, Bedfordshire, Sec. H. Grave 838. United Kingdom.
1890 ImageLesliePilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 21J/87777425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Herbert George And Lily Lavinia Image, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1891 ImrieGeorge JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-30 Age 22J/95163115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Ii. A. 1. France. Son Of George Herbert And Hazel Irene Imrie, Of Mount Royal, Province Of Quebec.
1892 ImrieJohn Alexander KayPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 Age 19J/88662408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 17. D. 4. Germany. Son Of John Maclachlan Imrie And Ruby Kay Imrie, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1893 InderbitzinVictor HermanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-13 Age 24J/43229Commemorated Tacoma (Calvary) Cemetery, Lot 3. Block 33. Grave 7. USA. Son Of Victor Francis And Olga Inderbitzin, Of Tacoma.
1894 InesonAllan CliffordPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 Age 19J/93699408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. A. 4. Belgium. Son Of George William F. Ineson, And Of Lucy Kathleen Ineson, Of Kitchener, Ontario. Canada.
1895 IngellLeslie RaymondPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-25 Age 21J/90042630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. A. 15. Germany. Son Of Lore D. And Agnes J. Ingell, Of Macrorie, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1896 InmanJohn WardFlight Sergeant

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

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

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

Crew Members: Flg. Off. Charles Albert Henri DeFraigne RAF 125748 - Pilot: Plt. Off. John Ross Mearns RAF 185171 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Thomas Henry Howell RAF 55640 - Navigator: Sgt. Frederick William Mitchell RAF 1865449 - Wireless Op.: Sgt. Richard Bertram Ross Kendall RCAF R/250704 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flg. Off. Stephen Pascal RCAF J/41525 Air Bomber: Sgt. John Ward Inman RCAF R/219755 Mid Upper Gunner
1897 InnesStuart LabanSergeantKilled 1941-11-30 Age 22RR/76578Pilot142SqnWellington IV Z1202From Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. Next of kin details currently unavailable - are you able to assist?Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom.
1898 InnesLloyd JohnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-23 Age 22J/92366429SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Pearl Moxley Innes.
1899 InverarityJohn AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 26J/86381408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Christina Inverarity; Husband Of Ethel I. Inverarity, Of Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1900 IrishJohn RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-01 Age 24J/87468429SqnCommemorated St. Martin-Au-Bosc Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France. Son Of Roy Charles And Agnes Loretta Irish, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1901 IrvingWalter NelsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-06 Age 26J87928W/Op/Air/Gnr299Sqn (RAF)Stirling IV LJ878 5G-T Commemorated Plougoumelen Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France.
1902 IrwinRobert MurrayPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 Age 25J/87543420SqnCommemorated Theuville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. France. Son Of Robert George And Mary Ann Irwin, Of Shelbourne, Ontario, Canada.
1903 IsaacGeorge HerbertPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-29 Age 19J/90391424SqnCommemorated Marissel French National Cemetery, Coll. Grave 267-271. France. Son Of George H. Isaac And Margaret Isaac, Of Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
1904 IsaacsonL.J.P/O
F/O
J14555Rear gunner3B&GS (RCAF)
166Sqn
RCAF
X
Lancaster ME835 AS-T
X
X -
1944-08-29
16 Oct 44 -
Lancaster MM835 AS-T 1944-08-29: Attack on Stettin: Crew Members: Flt. Off. Laurence Gibson Holmes DFC RAF 137194 - Pilot: Flg. Off. Henry Walderman Lehti DFC RCAF J/23735 - Air Bomber: Flg. Off. Kenneth Laurence Fox DFC RAF 152941 - Navigator: Sgt. G. Roden RAF 1563991 - Wireless OperatorL: Plt. Off. Joseph Ivan Pelletier DFC RCAF J/36415 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flg. Off. L. J. Isaacson RCAF J/14555 - Rear Gunner
1905 IsmayWilfred HerbertPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-31 AgeJ/6816274Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Tobruk War Cemetery, 1. H. 10. Libya.
1906 IsralsonGlenn HerbertSgt
F/Sgt

KIFA
Age 21
R61989PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
Moose Jaw Flying CLub
1SFTS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard & Yale
Battle
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk AK791
27 Apr 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2 May 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
23 May 1940 - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
20 July 1940 - Borden, Ontario
22 Nov 1940 - Staff pilot - Jarvis, Ontario
7 Jan 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
10 March 1942 - Crashed in Bedford Basin during snow storm
Commemorated Fort Massey Cemetery, Sec. D. Grave 51. Halifax, Canada.
Son of Evan John and Jessie Pearl (nee Clancy) Isralson, of Hanley, Saskatchewan.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
1907 IvattHarold MoseleyPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-13 AgeJ/1765450SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 176. United Kingdom.
1908 IverachDonald MunroPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-23 Age 30J/7768421SqnCommemorated Killay (St. Hilarys) Churchyard, Grave 182. United Kingdom. Son Of David And Catherine Mary Esther Iverach, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1909 JackRobert KiddPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-30 Age 22J/95268115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. D. 7. Poland. Son Of Robert And Christina Jack, Of Garson, Ontario, Canada.
1910 JackesJames ConnacherPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-20 AgeJ/16883156Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12. D. 1-2. Netherlands (Holland).
1911 JacksonWilliam RF/O
F/L
POWJ
POW
12814
X
PLT166Sqn

RCAF
Lancaster Mk III ND620 AS-I
X
24 Mar 44 -
22 May 1944 POW Attacking Berlin
Crew Members: Flt. Lt. William R. Jackson RCAF J/12814 - Pilot - survived became POW: Flg. Off. Benjamin Cynddlan Jones RAF 142452 - Air Bomber: Flg. Off. George Carlisle Reed RAF 151078 - Navigator: Sgt. Frank Edward Fountaine RAF 1231027 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. Kenneth Gordon Mitchell RAF 751705 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Peter Owen Fenner RAF 1058300 - Rear Gunner: Sgt. Roy V. Keen RAF 1320785 Flight Engineer survived became POW
1912 JacksonGeorge Charles HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-13 AgeJ/3511400SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
1913 JacksonLeonard ThomasPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1942-12-31 Age 21J/1595083Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Uden War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. I. 2-7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Leonard R. And Lillie May Jackson, Of Riverside, Ontario, Canada.
1914 JacksonRutherford JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-29 Age 31J/617257SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Donald E. And Mary A. Jackson, Of Creston, British Columbia, Canada.
1915 JacksonRobert JamesSergeant


Killed 1942-01-19 Age 21R/83904Pilot (U/T)20 OTUWellington Ic R1646 JM-DSon of Captain James (died 08th June 1968, age 83) and Ella Maud Jackson, (née Young - died 10th April 1955, age 74) of 32 Queensbury Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'On Earth He Nobly Did His Best'.Commemorated Dyce Old Churchyard, Grave 13. United Kingdom. (Buried near this spot),
1916 JacksonRoss BantingPilot OfficerKilled 1943-10-22 Age 20J/19031408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 15. G. 2-7. Germany. Son Of John Edgar And Esther Banting Jackson, Of Ballycroy, Ontario, Canada.
1917 JacksonHenry AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-07 AgeJ/18801427SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. G. 25. Germany.
1918 JacksonGordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 Age 28J/87979431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Boran-Sur-Oise Communal Cemetery, Grave 24. France. Son Of Garnet S. Jackson And Marie Louise Jackson, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1919 JacksonAlvin RoyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-26 Age 20J/92355419SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. H. 6. Germany. Son Of Roy A. R. Jackson And Louisa V. Jackson, Of Norgate, Manitoba, Canada.
1920 JacksonAlexander JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ88322426SqnCommemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 4A. C. 5. Germany.
1921 JacksonHarold NaylorPilot Officer
DFC
Killed 1944-02-15 Age 23J/18946Navigator156SqnLancaster III ND504 GT-?Born on the 22nd June 1921 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Aero Engineer prior to service for Canadian Airways. Enlisted on the 30th December 1940. Son of Albert (died 1952, age 64) and Mary Jackson (née Thomas - died 08th July 1938. age 53), of Millet, Alberta, Canada.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom.
1922 JacksonDonald EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-18 Age 23J/85182434SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 12. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward And Matilda Jackson, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Winifred Alice Jackson, Of Windsor.
1923 JacksonWilliam JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-09 Age 27J/92936404SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of William Thomas Jackson And Williamina Jackson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1924 JacobsMichael SteinPilot Officer

Killed 1943-02-13 Age 23J/16184Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4176. United Kingdom.
1925 JacquestEdmund SydneyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-24 Age 31J/90516407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank And Florence Jacquest, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1926 JakemanColin IanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-29 Age 21J/8624077Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Fourmetot Churchyard, France. Son Of Russell W. Jakeman And Jessie T. Jakeman, Of Roblin, Manitoba, Canada.
1927 JamesAlan FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-24 Age 29J/7214150Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Pollington (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard, Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward R. James, And Of Eleanor J. James, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1928 JamesDavid EricPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-18 AgeJ/85073433SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 6. A. 17. Germany. Son Of Frederick And Hannah Margaret James, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Husband Of Margaret R. James.
1929 JamesLyle FranklinAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
R
J
90011
26115
Equip Asst
PLT
RCAF
TTS (RCAF)
26 Expl Dpt (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
13 Expl Dpt (RCAF)
6ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
101Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
1 Air Comm (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
Harvard
Anson
X
Lancaster
X
X
Anson
X
20 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
8 Feb 1941
24 April 1941
28 May 1941
19 June 1941
18 July 1942 - Remustered to pilot
26 Sep 1942
5 Dec 1942
14 May 1943
8 Oct 1943 - UK
1944
7 Feb 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
18 Feb 1945
8 April 1945 - Staff
6 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.101 Squadron - Award effective 5 April 1945 as per London Gazette dated 13 April 1945 and AFRO 824/45 dated 18 May 1945.
- Deceased on 7 May 2010 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1930 JanzenLeslie HomerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-18 Age 24J/94289434SqnCommemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. B. 14. Belgium. Son Of Peter And Marie Janzen, Of Erwood, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1931 JarredArthurP/O
F/O
F/L

KIFA
Age 27
USAC4808PLTRCAF
1SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
5B&GS (RCAF)
2Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
111Sqn (RCAF0
YWing (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Harvard & Yale
Finch
Battle & Lysander
Battle & Lysander
Battle
Lysander
Hurricane & Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Norseman
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk AK821
12 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
30 Sep 1940 - Borden, Ontario
24 Nov 1940 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
15 Jan 1941 - Staff Pilot - Fingal, Ontario
28 Feb 1941 - Staff Pilot - Mossbank, Saskatchewan
9 June 1941 - Staff Pilot - Dafoe, Saskatchewan
15 Dec 1941 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
8 April 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
21 June 1942 - Annette Island, Alaska, USA
2 Nov 1942 - Kodiak, Alaska, USA
25 Jan 1943 - Annette Island, Alaska, USA
24 March 1942 - Annette Island, Alaska, USA
28 March 1943 - Stalled at low altitude while bomb laden
Commemorated Lansing (Deepdale) Cemetery, Lot 91. Sec. 7. Grave 1. USA.
Son of Arthur and Gertrude Irene (nee Breisch) Jarred, of Lansing, Michigan, USA; husband of Marion M. (nee Lickteig) jarred, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1932 JasminHerbert EloiPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-10 Age 27J/26838Commemorated Glen Walter (Precious Blood) Cemetery, Canada. Son Of Charles And Isabel Jasmin, Of Cornwall; Husband Of Elsie Jasmin, Of Cornwall.
1933 JayDavid JosephPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1942-08-13 Age 22J/6996248SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 4, Column 2. Malta. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Jacob Jay, Of The Bronx, New York City, U.S.A. B.A. (New York).

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1934 JefferyKenneth ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 20J/93712514Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. F. 8. Germany. Son Of George R. And Maud Jeffery, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1935 JeffreysJames TempleP/O
F/O
USAPLTRCAF
1B&GS (RCAF)
X
Battle
Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1941 - Staff pilot
From Santa Monica, Calif, was a commercial pilot for Pathfinder Flying Service at Modesto, Calif, and Atwood Crop Dusters in Salanas Talley, Calif, and also Oakland Flying Service, acquired 10 years flying experience before he decided to join the Royal Canadian Air Force.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1936 JemmettFrancis Charles Martineau 'Frank' Flying Officer
Killed 1942-11-15 Age 20Kingston, OntarioJ/10144Pilot69Sqn
SpitfreDefence of Malta. One of the pilots of Picket 1 (Operation PICKET I: 9 Spitfires to reinforce the RAF on Malta, taking off from the flight deck of HMS EAGLE with Squadron Leader E J 'Jumbo' Gracie leading. These Spitfires, equipped with 90-gallon ferry drop tanks, flew to Ta Kali to re-equip No. 126 Squadron RAF, which Gracie was to command.)Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 4, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Douglas Mill Jemmett And Maud Martineau Jemmett, Of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Sources claim he had to scramble without his parachute because it had been stolen. A gibbet was erected afterwards to warn people of the consequences of items being stolen. Frank was shot down, made a crash landing, pulled from the burning plane by another pilot (Jeff West) and some army personnel. He later died later in hospital.
1937 JenkinsThomas CorsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 Age 21J/90217433SqnCommemorated Laons Communal Cemetery, Grave 4. France. Son Of Francis William And Ruth Elisabeth Jenkins, Of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.
1938 JenkinsSpurgeon DelmaPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-15 Age 28J/18996434SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Parkman And Lena Jenkins, Of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
1939 JenkinsonDavid MontgomeryPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-27 AgeJ/15027110Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom.
1940 JenningsReginald GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 AgeJ/88334434SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 8. C. 11. Germany.
1941 JensenAage RejmerSgt
F/Sgt
W/O
P/O
F/O
F/Lt
Born 2 December 1909 in DenmarkR
J
79830
19443
Commemorated Victory Memorial Park. British Columbia, CanadaEnlists RCAF Saskatchewan 25 November 1940. 15 March 1941 to No. 3 Wireless School and he is promoted to Leading Aircraftman on 15 April 1941. On 3 August 1941 he is posted to No. 7 Bomber & Gunnery School. 1 September 1941 promoted to Sergeant. To RAF overseas on 21 September 1941. 1 March 1942 he is promoted to Flight Sergeant, on 1 November 1942 to Warrant Officer, 2nd Class and on 1 May 1943 to Warrant Officer, First Class. Promoted to Pilot Officer 1 March 1943 and promoted Flying Officer on 1 October 1943. He is repatriated to Canada on 15 November 1944 and retired with rank of Flight Lieutenant on 24 March 1945.
1942 JensenBent Michael HerbstP/ODFC

SafeBorn 25 January 1918 in CopenhagenJ92115PLT433Sqn RCAF (Porcupine)

Lancaster 1 LL891 ZN-B1945-03-25Part of a group of 75 Lancasters attacking target. DFC Citation 5 June 1945: 'This officer has proved a most reliable captain of aircraft and has displayed exceptional skill and courage in air operations. In March 1945, he was detailed to attack Bottrop. On the completion of his bombing run the aircraft was attacked and severely damaged by anti-aircraft fire. Two engines were rendered unserviceable. The mid-upper and front gun turrets were put out of action. The hydraulic gear was rendered inoperative and a number of flying instruments were made unusable. Despite this, Pilot Officer Jensen flew back to an airfield in this country and executed a masterly landing. In the face of most difficult circumstances this officer displayed superb captaincy, high courage and great skill.'

See Danish Aircrew link (Mikkel Planthin) for full details
1943 JermeyNorman SeymorePilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/88591431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Samuel J. And Annie C. Jermey, Of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
1944 JodoinJoseph ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1941-10-29 Age 21J/6375Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Louis And Elizabeth Jodoin, Of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
1945 JohnsonTrask ONeilPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-01 AgeJ/9235113SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Eugene And Edna Johnson; Husband Of Ann B. Johnson, Of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
1946 JohnsonMelvin FlorinPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-28 Age 27J/7901142Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 11. C. 4. Germany. Son Of Peter O. And Allette Johnson, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1947 JohnsonWilfredPilot OfficerKilled 1943-07-13 Age 20J/23528Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of Edward Johnson, And Of May M. M. Johnson, Of Hamilton, Ontario.
1948 JohnsonWilliam QuintonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-05-24 AgeJ/1766015Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 3. D. 5. Germany.
1949 JohnsonJames KitchenerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-19 Age 26J/88546619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ussy-Sur-Marne Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of William Hedley Johnson And Annie Johnson, Of Kirkland Lake. Ontario. Canada.
1950 JohnsonJohn GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-04 Age 31J/85585625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Agnan Communal Cemetery, Plot E. Row 1. Grave 1. France. Son Of John William And Susan Johnson.
1951 JohnsonFusi EricWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1944-03-25 Age 20R/128478Mid upper gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster ED731 AS-QAttacking Berlin. Missing, nothing heard from after take offCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 25. E. 1. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Eric H. Johnson, Of Tessier, Saskatchewan, Canada; Husband Of Malfridur Johnson.

Crew Members: Sgt. Walter Dawson RAF 1616285 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Desmond Edward Hunt RAF 1609266 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. John Skeel RAF 1284038 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Thomas Leo Whigham Teasdale RCAF J/23404 Pilot: Flg. Off. Jack Barton Auld RCAF J/24026 Air Bomber survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Fusi Eric Johnson RCAF R/128478 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Leonard Gordon Spear RAF 1474290 Wireless Operator
1952 JohnsonBenjamin PeterFlying Officer


Killed 1944-06-19 Age 22USAJ/13591Pilot418SqnMosquito FB.VI NT140Born on the 17th January 1922. Enlisted on the 28th August 1942. Son of George R. and Vivian Johnson. (née Kirkpatrick), brother of George and Homer. of 322 Irvine Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey, USA. Fiancé - Miss Joanne Jenkins of 11 Winfield Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom.
1953 JohnsonWilliam KempPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-18 Age 22J/86743428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur K. And Laura C. Johnson, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1954 JohnsonLeonard KnutPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-27 AgeJ/9201457SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Andrew And Mary Johnson.
1955 JohnsonClifford TheodoreFlight Sergeant
Killed 1945-03-22 Age 19R277737Rear gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster MkI PD365 AS-XAttacking Hildesheim. Missing, nothing heard after take offCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 6. D. 9. Germany. Son Of Robert And Gertrude Johnson, Of Queensville, Ontario, Canada.

Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Richard Ernest Moore RAF 911578 - Pilot: Sgt. William Cumming RAF 1881267 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. John Marrinan RAF 1622221 - Air Bomber: Sgt. John Hanlon RAF 1568462 - Navigator: W/O. Laurence Reed RAF 1007113 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Frank Hume RAF 1881638 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Clifford Theodore Johnson RCAF R/277737 Rear Gunner
1956 JohnstonGregg McintyrePilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-18 AgeJ/18087434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 7. Z. 7. Germany.
1957 JohnstonWallace ArthurPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-24 AgeJ/17427246 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Bowmore New Parish Churchyard, Isle Of Islay, Grave 646. United Kingdom.
1958 JohnstonAngus AugustusPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-16 AgeJ/19288426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row G. Grave 1. United Kingdom.
1959 JohnstonArthur LeonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 23J/8617176Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Marissel French National Cemetery, Coll. Grave 258. France. Son Of Joseph Leon And Clara Johnston, Of Culross, Manitoba, Canada.
1960 JohnstonThomas AndrewPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-11 Age 19J/95344227Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 27. E. 3-7. Germany. Son Of Joseph A. And Elcy M. Johnston, Of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
1961 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)
1962 JohnstonClifford StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 21J/85041419SqnCommemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. C. 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Matthew Henry And Mary Ellen Johnston, Of North Bay, Ontario.
1963 JohnstonJohn MarkeyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 AgeJ/90924432SqnCommemorated Gorssel General Cemetery, Row A. Grave 20. Netherlands (Holland).
1964 JohnstonGeorge PeterFlying Officer

Killed 1944-01-23 Age 24J/18128Pilot464Sqn (RAAF)Mosquito HJ774Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. C. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of George William And Anne Johnston, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1965 JohnstonNorman HubertPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-25 Age 21J/95522619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Klagenfurt War Cemetery, Joint grave 8. B. 6-7. Austria. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Gerald H. Johnston, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1966 JohnstonCrawford LeeFlying Officer
Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1945-01-29 Age 23C/89128Pilot408Sqn (RCAF)Halifax VII NP745 EQ-HSafe - killed on Halifax VII NP743 EQ-K

Born on the 30th March 1921 in Toronto. Son of Frank Lee Johnston and Elizabeth Margaret Johnston, of Toronto, Ontario. Grave inscription: 'Beloved Only Son Of Elizabeth M. And F.Lee Johnston, Toronto, Canada. R.I.P.'.

Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint grave 4. C. 20-21. Germany.
1967 JohnstoneErle Ernest EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-20 AgeJ/810110SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Mrs May Georgina Johnstone, Of Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1968 JohnstoneWilliam ThomasFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1943-04-14 Age 31J/6823Pilot411SqnSpitfire Vb P8715Born on the 25th November 1912 in Calgary. Worked as an assistant at a plumber merchant. Enlisted on the 25th October 1940 in Calgary.

Son of Archibald Johnstone (died 18th November 1963, age 82) and Annie Christina Johnstone (née Richardson - died 09th January 1968, age 77) of of 218-25th Avenue, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom.
1969 JohnstoneThomasPilot Officer

Killed 1943-08-04 Age 21J/23738Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 30. United Kingdom.
1970 JohnstoneRonald ElliottPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 Age 26J/87253576Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. K. 10. Germany. Son Of A. E. Johnstone And Macil Johnstone, Of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1971 JoinerRaymond ConserdinePilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-01 AgeC/89437431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Linne Roman Catholic Churchyard, Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland).
1972 JolicoeurFernand LeoPilot Officer

Killed 1945-01-28 Age 20J/95345Air Gunner428SqnLancaster KB770 NA-DCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 1. K. 19-21. Germany. Son Of Arthur And Eugenie Jolicoeur, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1973 JonassonDavid HermanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 31J/19581427SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. E. 32. Germany. Son Of Haraldur And Sigurveig Jonina Jonasson, Of Baldur, Manitoba, Canada.
1974 JonesRichard JamesSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFC

MID
R
J
63678
11550
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
116Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
210Sqn (RAF)
302FTU (RAF)
RCAF
11Sqn (RCAF)
116Sqn (RCAF)
TCS (RCAF)
12Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
Anson
Harvard & Goblin
Catalina
X
Catalina
Catalina
X
Liberator
Canso
Dakota
Dakota
X
27 May 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario
1 June 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
21 June 1940 - London, Ontario
31 Aug 1940 - Uplands, Ontario
11 Dec 1940 - Staff Pilot - Brantford, Ontario
15 March 1941 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
1 July 1941 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
17 March 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
6 Apr 1943 - RAF Hamworthy, Dorset
13 Jan 1944 - RAF Oban, Scotland
4 March 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
15 June 1944 - Torbay, Newfounland
28 Oct 1944 - Sydney, Nova Scotia
17 Feb 1945 - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
3 April 1945 - Rockcliffe, Ontario
21 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.116 (BR) Squadron - Award effective 21 April 1945 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 802/45 dated 11 May 1945.
- Mention in Despatches - No.210 Squadron (AFRO says only “Overseas” - Award effective 8 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1729/44 dated 11 August 1944.
Deceased on 21 September 1996, in Presqu'ile Point (Brighton), Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1975 JonesWilliam T.Sgt
PoWR
POW
115Sqn

Wellington X3351Base East Wretham 1713 - Gardening operation. 31 Dec 42 - POW -6 aircraft took off on GARDENING OPERATIONS between the hours of 17.10 and 17.15. 1 aircraft was forced to abandon the sortie owing to illness of Navigator and returned to base early bringing back its mine. 1 aircraft failed to return from operations. The remaining 4 aircraft dropped their mines in the allotted position from heights ranging between 600 and 1,000 feet, by pinpoint of Isle d'Oberon and Isle de Re, Isle d'Aix on Isle de Re.

William Jones was shot down over a small island and broke an ankle on landing. Was captured the next day. All of the crew survived and served as PoWs at Stalag VIIIB. Bill served two and a half years as a POW in Germany. He survived a death march in the closing months of the war and went on to father 10 children!


X3351 Crew: L-R Standing :Les Hickman - Pilot (Coventry), W.O.Pearce - Rear Gunner (Toronto Ontario), Don McKay - Navigator (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada). L-R Kneeling: Sam W. Walmsley - Wireless Operator (Chilliwack, British-Columbia, Canada, W. T. Jones - Bomb Aimer/Front Gunner.
1976 JonesWilliam JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-14 Age 23J/15726420SqnCommemorated Ripon Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 395. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest And Helen Isabel Jones, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1977 JonesWilliam IrvingPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-26 Age 19J/7038603Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Longside Cemetery, Grave 80. United Kingdom. Son Of James E. Jones And Adalene H. Jones, Of Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
1978 JonesGeorge MacdonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-16 Age 23J/18865426SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row G. Grave 2. United Kingdom.
1979 JonesWalter StanleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-27 Age 25J/8925210Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 8. Belgium. Son Of Paul And Hannah Jones, Of Walkerton, Ontario, Canada.
1980 JonesJames HowardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 Age 19J/90284426SqnCommemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, Coll. Grave X. 19. 6-8. Belgium. Son Of John M. And Mary C. Jones, Of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada.
1981 JonesLloyd William WesleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-22 Age 22J/18966427SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. K. 11. Germany. Son Of William H. H. Jones And Irma M. Jones, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1982 JonesPaul RevierePilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 21J/92064428SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 13. F. 19-23. Germany. Son Of Robert M. Jones And Audrey Jones, Of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1983 JonesAllanPilot Officer
Courtesy Barry Robson

Killed 1944-03-16 Age 23J/19642Pilot76Sqn (RAF)Halifax III LW657 MP-GBorn on the 20th December 1920. Son of Willie Wilson Jones and Lily Jones, of Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'One Of The Many God Has Chosen Will Never Be Forgotten'.Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. C. 4-7. Germany.
1984 JonesDouglas EdwardPilot OfficerDFMKilled 1944-06-11 Age 24J/8781462Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kohima War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. C. 1A And 1-26. India. Son Of Thomas Edward And Edith Mabel Gerrard Jones, Of South Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
1985 JonesNorval HodgesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-25 Age 28J/85045425SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of Edgar Hodges Jones And Elizabeth Agnes Jones, Of Deschenes, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
1986 JonesRobert RoyPte
L/Cpl
--
AC2
AC1
LAC
--
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 24
X
R
J
?
77519
25514
Inf
AEM
Air Bomber
South Alberta Regiment
RCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
TTS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
4ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
9 AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 (O)AFU (RAF)
81OTU (RAF)
30OTU (RAF)
1662 CU (RAF)
625Sqn (RAF)
625Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Finch
X
Battle
Anson
X
Anson
Whitley
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster ND637
1 Sep 1937 - Enlisted in Canadian Army
26 Oct 1940 - Transferred to the RCAF as a WAG
28 Jan 1941
3 March 1941 - Remustered to Aero Engine Mechanic
12 June 1941 - Aero Engine Mech Course
23 Oct 1941
7 June 1942 - Remustered to Pilot
12 Sep 1942
12 Oct 1942 - Failed Pilot Training
5 Dec 1942 - Remustered to Air Bomber
7 March 1943
5 June 1943 - UK
22 June 1943
20 July 1943
3 Aug 1943
19 Oct 1943
25 Jan 1944
16 March 1944 - Mid air collision with another Lancaster
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 9. United Kingdom.
Son of Samuel Edward and Barbara Ellen (nee Winnicott) Jones, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
1987 JonesRichard BarronPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-15 AgeJ/93361405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. grave 2. E. 1-11. Germany.
1988 JonesJack MacdonaldPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-25 Age 27J/95350415SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint grave 17. A. 16-17. Germany. Son Of George And Alice Jones, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Rose Anne Jones, Of Toronto.
1989 JonesWilliam HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-24 Age 19J/95347415SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. G. 2-4. Germany. Son Of Henry John And Elizabeth Jones, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1990 JonesArthur MalcolmPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-02 Age 31J/95346432SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 8. D. 9. Germany. Son Of J. Malcolm And Margaret M. Jones, Of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
1991 JonesGregory JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1945-04-14 Age 20J/95537419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Percy James Jones And Aileen Mary Jones, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1992 JoseGordon BeverleyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 20J/85356431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Blevy Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of John Sidney Jose, And Of Mary Jane Jose, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
1993 JosephsonSveinPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-03 Age 27J/18495404SqnCommemorated Wick Cemetery, Sec. O. Grave 432. United Kingdom.
1994 JoslinKenneth RossPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-08 Age 26J/93366626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 9. K. 14-17. Germany. Son Of John William And Nellie Pearl Joslin, Of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
1995 JossNormanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-07 Age 27J/92227409SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur And Mary Joss, Of Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada.
1996 JoyceKeith MayhewPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-01 Age 20J/42808Commemorated St. Thomas (Holy Angels) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Elgin County, Single Grave Sec. Grave 36. Canada. Son Of Norman W. Joyce And O. Monica Joyce, Of Duncan, British Columbia.
1997 JoynsonFrancis EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-29 Age 22J/90390424SqnCommemorated Marissel French National Cemetery, Coll. Grave 267-271. France. Son Of William And Margaret Joynson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1998 JudgesGordon JosephPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-02 Age 21J/9415277Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Iii. E. 5. Belgium. Son Of Harold Vernon Judges And Blanche Elsworth Judges, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1999 KaesemodelErnest RichardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-29 Age 19J/89899405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of Kurt Oswald Kaesemodel And Martha Kaesemodel, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
2000 KaiserStanley KeithPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-17 Age 25J/87268434SqnCommemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Garfield J. And Lena Kaiser, Of Lambeth, Ontario, Canada.

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