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1	Alexander	R.W.	F/L S/L		DFC	KIA		J	2833	PLT	437Sqn Last Op - 437Sqn	Dakota Dakota KG 387	X - 21 Sep 44 (**B) 21 Sep 44 - KIA - Arnhem
2	Alexander	Edward Sudbury	Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L S/L		DFC DFM	KIA Age 24		R J	58623 15543	NAV	RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 3AOS (RCAF) 2B&GS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 12OTU (RAF) 419Sqn (RCAF) 23OTU (RAF) 97Sqn (RAF) 156Sqn (RAF) 156Sqn (RAF) Last Op	X X Anson Battle Anson X Wellington Wellington Wellington Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster ND357	3 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF - Vancouver, BC 17 Jan 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan 3 March 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan 26 May 1941 - Mossbank, Saskatchewan 8 July 1941 - Rivers, Manitoba 29 Sep 1941 - Bournemouth, UK 21 Oct 1941 - RAF Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire 18 Jan 1942 - RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk 4 Sept 1942 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire 31 May 1943 - RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire 17 June 1943 - RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire 14 Jan 1944 - Shot down by a night fighter	- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.156 Squadron - Award effective 10 January 1944 as per London Gazette dated 18 January 1944 and AFRO 410/44 dated 25 February 1944. - Distinguished Flying Medal - No.419 Squadron - Award effective 22 May 1942 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 880-881/42 dated 12 June 1942. Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 29. B. 2. Netherlands (Holland). Son of Dan Robert and Sybil Alexander; Husband of Karewera Rosalia Alexander, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil).	Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report 419 Squadron 1939-45 Aircrew Deaths Database
3	Alexander	Robert Wilfred	Squadron Leader		DFC	Killed 1944-09-21 Age 24			J/2833		437Sqn			Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 24. C. 1-3. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Wilfred And Isobel Johnston Hagan Alexander; Husband Of Mildred Florence Alexander, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
4	Aubrey	Gordon Alexander	Sgt P/O F/O		DFC	KIFA Age 31		R J	105186 35746	NAV	RCAF 20EFTS (RCAF) RCAF 1AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 3AFU (RAF) 26OTU (RAF) 1666 CU (RAF) 427Sqn (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) 24OTU (RAF) 3 (P)AFU (RAF)	X X X Anson X Anson Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax Halifax LL593 Halifax MZ946 Wellington Oxford DF332	22 May 1941 - Enlisted in RCAF - Link Instructor 27 June 1941 - Ground duties 15 Jan 1943 - Remustered aircrew 1 May 1943 30 Oct 1943 - UK 11 Jan 1944 22 Feb 1944 17 May 1944 13 June 1944 25 July 1944 11 Sep 1944 - Flak - RTB on 3 engines 12 Sep 1944 - Flak damage - RTB 1 Dec 1944 - Instructor 29 Apr 1945 - Crashed in bad weather	Distinguished Flying Cross - No.415 Squadron - Award effective 5 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 16 February 1945 and AFRO 563/45 dated 29 March 1945. Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. A. 4. United Kingdom. Son of Alexander and Marion Aubrey, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada Yorkshire Aircraft Co - 11 Sep Yorkshire Aircraft Co - 12 Sep Accident Report - Apr 45
5	Bacon	James Alexander	P/O F/O		DFC			J	38725	NAV	RCAF 6ITS (RCAF) 5ITS (RCAF) 1AOS (RCAF) 2 AGTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 2(O)AFU (RAF) 82OTU (RAF) 1664CU (RAF) 428Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 13EFTS (RCAF) RCAF	X X X Anson Anson X Anson Wellington Halifax Halifax & Lancaster X X X	15 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 28 Feb 1943 4 Apr 1943 10 July 1943 16 Jan 1944 15 March 1944 - UK 11 Apr 1944 23 May 1944 5 Aug 1944 14 Sep 1944 3 May 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 18 June 1945 - Staff 28 Aug 1945 - Retired from the RCAF	- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.428 Squadron - Award effective 8 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 21 September 1945 and AFRO 1704/45 dated 9 November 1945. - Deceased on 6 July 1979 at Stanstead, Quebec, (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	RCAFA Awards Database
6	Barry	William Alexander Renton	Sgt P/O F/O F/L ---------- F/L S/L W/C		DFC			R J ------- No	X 16116 ------- X	NAV	RCAF 5AOS (RCAF) 3B&GS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 1474 SDF (RAF) 192Sqn (RAF) RCAF ------------ RCAF 408Sqn (RCAF) RCAF Staff College HQ Ottawa ADC St-Hubert RCAF Cold Lake	X Stinson Anson Anson X Mosquito & Wellington Mosquito & Halifax X ------------ X Lancaster X X X X	20 March 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 20 June 1941 8 Nov 1941 20 Dec 1941 3 Feb 1942 - UK 1942/43 1943/44 25 Sep 1944 - Repatriated -------------------- 1946/49 Ground duties 1950 - Aerial surveying 1953 1953/55 1955/61 1961 Base DCO	Distinguished Flying Cross - No.1474 Flight - Award effective 3 February 1943 as per London Gazette dated 9 February 1943 and AFRO 373/43 dated 5 March 1943. Deceased 8 May 2006. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
7	Barton	Robert Alexander 'Butch'	P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C		DFC		RAF CAN	RAF	37664	PLT	RAF 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.”	Allied Losses Database Battle of Britain Database
8	Bourne	Alan Alexander William	Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O -------- F/O		DFC			R J -------- No.	256048 88180 -------- 162260	AG Gunnery O -------- Fighter Controller	RCAF AGTS (RCAF) 9B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 433Sqn (RCAF) 582Sqn (RAF) 582Sqn (RAF) RCAF RCAF -------- 2424 AC&WSqn (RCAF) RCAF	X X Battle X Halifax Halifax Lancaster PB538 X X -------- X X	27 April 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF 23 July 1943 4 Sep 1943 31 Oct 1943 - UK Apr 1944 11 Oct 1944 24 Feb 1945 - Bailed from stricken bomber 5 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 17 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF -------- 27 Jan 1953 - Enlisted in RCAF Aux 21 March 1964 - Retired from the RCAF Aux	- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.582 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 17 July 1945 and AFRO 1558/45 dated 5 October 1945. Deceased on 27 December 2001 in Ancaster, Ontario, (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Archive report RCAFA Awards Database Losses and Incidents Database Accident report
9	Brown	Raymond Alexander	P/O F/O F/L		DFC			J	21136	PLT	RCAF 13EFTS (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) RCAF 5 (P)AFU (RAF) 59OTU (RAF) 182Sqn (RAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) R Depot (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) RCAF RCAF	X Finch Harvard X Oxford Hurricane Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MN663 Typhoon MN375 X Typhoon X X	4 Nov 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 6 June 1942 1 Aug 1942 29 Dec 1942 - UK 20 Apr 1943 8 June 1943 21 Aug 1943 29 Feb 1944 23 June 1944 - Hit by flak - Bailed off the Isle of Wight on RTB 18 Aug 1944 - Injured by flak - RTB 31 Aug 1944 - Convalescence in UK 7 March 1945 - NL 7 Aug 1945 - Repatriated 16 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF	Distinguished Flying Cross - No.438 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)	Accident report MN663 Accident report MN375 Back to Normandy Losses and Incidents Database RCAFA Awards Database
10	Brown	James Pirie	Flight Sergeant			Killed 1945-02-01 Age		R	220677	Mid upper gunner	166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn	Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-O	X - 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	Aircrew Deaths Database
11	Buchanan	Douglass John Alexander	Flight Lieutenant		DFC	Killed 1945-02-05 Age 24			J/17456					Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, IV. B. 3. Belgium. Son Of John Alexander Buchanan And Alma Valetta Douglass Buchanan, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
12	Cobb	Nelson Alexander	Flight Lieutenant		DFC	Killed 1943-06-29 Age 21			J/16276		35Sqn			Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 11. B. 11. Germany. Son Of Herbert Sullivan Cobb And Ella May Cobb, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
13	Coombs	Francis Alma	Sgt Pilot Officer			Killed 1945-02-01 Age 25		R J	211613 92482	Rear Gunner	166Sqn 166Sqn (RAF)	Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-O	X - 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	Aircrew Deaths Database
14	Doucette	Alexandre Theodore	Flying Officer		DFC	Killed 1943-04-15 Age 24			J/15960		425Sqn			Commemorated Mussey-Sur-Marne Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 151-154. France. Son Of Joseph Alexander And Leda Marie Doucette, Of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
15	Fraser	Alexander Donald	Flying Officer		DFC	Killed 1945-04-03 Age			J/90500					Commemorated Ramleh War Cemetery, 5. M. 9. Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).	Aircrew Deaths Database
16	Halcrow	Alexander Foch	P/O F/O F/L		DFC			J	6795	PLT	RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 8EFTS (RCAF) 15SFTS (RCAF) CFS (RCAF) 31EFTS (RCAF) CTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 17(P)AFU (RAF) 52OTU (RAF) 401Sqn (RCAF) 411Sqn (RCAF) 411Sqn (RCAF) RCAF RCAF 3PRC (RCAF) RCAF HQ Western Air Command (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) RCAF RCAF	X X Moth Anson Moth & Crane Moth Crane & Anson X Oxford Master & Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire MJ899 X X X X X X X X	18 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver - BC 16 March 1941 - Regina - Saskatchewan 21 Apr 1941 - Vancouver - BC 9 Jun 1941 - Claresholm, Alberta 13 Sep 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - RCAF Trenton, Ontario 3 Dec 1941 - De Winton, Alberta 13 Oct 1942 - RCAF Rockcliffe, Ontario 15 Feb 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 16 Feb 1943 - RAF Watton, Norfolk 22 March 1943 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire 1 June 1943 - RAF Redhill, Surrey 5 Aug 1944 - B4 Beny-sur-Mer, France 18 Aug 1944 - Shot down by flak, baled out safely 21 Aug 1944 - Released by his surrendering captors 23 Nov 1944 - Repatriated to Canada 5 Dec 1944 - Bournemouth, UK 5 Jan 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 20 Jan 1945 - RAF Patricia Bay, BC 12 June 1945 - Bournemouth, UK 25 Nov 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 28 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF	- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.411 Squadron - Award effective 8 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945. Deceased on 15 April 1990, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Accident Report RCAFA Awards Database
17	Healey	Wilbert Arley	P/O F/O F/L		DFC	KIFA Age 29		J	21121	PLT	RCAF 1MD (RCAF) 5ITS (RCAF) 13EFTS (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 20(P)AFU (RAF) 1538BATF (RAF) 14OTU (RAF) 1661CU (RAF) 1660CU (RAF) 49Sqn (RAF) 3Group BTU (RAF) Last Flight	X X X Cornell Harvard X Oxford Oxford Wellington Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster NB553	11 Nov 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario 8 Dec 1941 - Toronto, Ontario 15 March 1942 - Belleville, Ontario 7 June 1942 - St. Eugene, Ontario 2 Aug 1942 - Uplands, Ontario 15 Jan 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 13 Apr 1943 - RAF Kidlington, Oxfordshire 18 May 1943 - RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire 15 June 1943 - RAF Cottesmore, Rutland 22 Sep 1943 - RAF Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire 4 Oct 1943 - RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire 30 Nov 1943 - RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire 30 Apr 1944 - Crashed due to loss of control from fouled controls	- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.49 Squadron - Award effective 2 March 1944 as per London Gazette dated 14 March 1944 and AFRO 766/44 dated 6 April 1944. - Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14163. United Kingdom. - Son of Henry Alexander and Abigail Jane (nee Toffey) Healey, of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report
18	Kent	John Alexander	P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C ------- W/C G/C		DFC & Bar AFC Virtuti Militari 5th cl. (Poland)		Canadian in RAF		37106	PLT	RAF 9FTS (RAF) 19Sqn (RAF) RAE 1PDU (RAF) 7OTU (RAF) 303Sqn (RAF) 92Sqn (RAF) 53OTU (RAF) 1Polish Wing (RAF) Kenley Wing (RAF) 53OTU (RAF) Special Duty List Air Ministry Unit Station Church Fenton (RAF) HQ Fighter Command (RAF) 17Sector (RAF) 234Wing (RAF) 7FIS (RAF) 3(P)AFU (RAF) ------------------- Air HQ BAFO (RAF) HQ CCG/BE RAE (RAF) Station Odiham (RAF) Station Tangmere (RAF) Station Newton (RAF) RAF	X Fury & Tudor Gauntlet Fairey P4 Blenheim & Lockheed Master & Spitfire Hurricane Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire X X X X Hurricane Hurricane Master & Oxford Oxford ------------------- X X DH108 & Avro 707 Meteor Meteor X X	15 Mar 1935 - Enlisted in the RAF - United Kingdom 30 May 1935 - RAF Thornaby, Yorkshire 29 Feb 1936 - RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire 19 Oct 1937 - Test Pilot - Farnborough, Hampshire 13 May 1940 - RAF Heston, Middlesex 15 July 1940 - RAF Hawarden, lintshire 27 July 1940 - RAF Northolt, London 17 Oct 1940 - Sqn Commanding Officer - RAF Biggin Hill, London 5 March 1941 - Chief Flying Instructor - RAF Llandow, Wales 6 June 1941 - Wing Commander Flying - RAF Northolt, London 31 July 1941 - Wing Commander Flying - RAF Kenley, London 2 Oct 1941 - Chief Flying Instructor - RAF Llandow, Wales 5 Jan 1942 - Lecture tour of Canada and the US 22 June 1942 - (DDTG) 30 June 1942 - Station Commander - RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire 15 Sep 1942 - RAF Bentley Priory, Middlesex 27 Dec 1942 - Commanding Officer - RAF Benghazi, Lybya 5 Aug 1943 - RAF Almaza, Egypt 19 Apr 1944 - Flying Instructor Course - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire 5 July 1944 - Commanding Officer - RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire ------------------------------------------------------------- June 1945 - Bad Eilsen, Germany Nov 1946 - AdC to British CiC - Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 1948 - Chief Test Pilot - Farnborough, Hampshire Aug 1952 - Station Commander - RAF Odiham, Hampshire 1954 - Station Commander - RAF Tangmere, West Sussex 1956 - Station Commander - RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire 1 Dec 1956 - Retired from the RAF	(Photo: 28 April 1942 - At left, W/C J.A. Kent DFC & Bar AFC, from Winnipeg, Man. chatting air tactics with W/C N.W. Timmerman DSO DFC, from Kingston,Ont.) - Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - Kenley Wing awarded as per London Gazette dated 21 October 1941. - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.303 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 25 October 1940. - Air Force Cross - awarded as per London Gazette dated 2 January 1939. - Virtuti Militare, 5th Class - awarded as per London Gazette dated 16 January 1941. Known as 'Kentowski' by Polish 303 pilots during Battle of Britain. - Deceased on 7 October 1985, in Woking, Surrey, UK. (Aircrew Remembered is in close contact with John Kent's daughter.) (Information amended and completed courtesy of Francois Dutil)	RCAFA Awards database Flying For Your Life RAF Kenley Revival Biography
19	Lamont	Robert Alexander	P/O F/O F/L ------- F/O F/L S/L		DFC			J -------- No.	22906 -------- 20159	NAV	RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 1AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 10 (O)AFU (RAF) 30OTU (RAF) 1667HCU (RAF) 100Sqn (RAF) 1 Group HQ (RAF) 12 Base (RAF) 13 Base (RAF) 64 base (RCAF) RCAF RCAF Debert ANS (RCAF) RCAF Greenwood --------------------- ANS (RCAF) 10 Group HQ (RCAF) Empire Air Navigation School 10 Group HQ (RCAF) ANS (RCAF) AFHQ Staff College Res Officcers School RCAF Aylmer Res Officcers School AFHQ 1 Air Division HQ (RCAF) AFHQ RCAF	X X Anson X Anson & Oxford Wellington Lancaster Lancaster X X X X X X X X --------------------- X X Lancaster X X X X X X X X X X X	1 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 1 Aug 1942 26 Sep 1942 17 March 1943 - UK 19 July 1943 30 Aug 1943 23 Nov 1943 8 April 1944 30 Oct 1944 17 Nov 1944 2 Apr 1945 31 May 1945 13 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 20 July 1945 20 July 1945 14 Dec 1945 --------------------- 7 March 1946 10 Apr 1947 14 Apr 1947 - UK 20 Oct 1947 28 Oct 1947 29 Aug 1949 1 Sep 1952 5 May 1953 1 May 1954 30 April 1955 27 July 1956 10 Aug 1961 4 July 1964 18 March 1966 - Retired from the RCAF	Distinguished Flying Cross - No.100 Squadron - Award effective 5 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 February 1945 and AFRO 563/45 dated 29 March 1945. Died in New Westminster, British Columbia, 29 September 1982. (Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)	RCAFA Awards database
20	Linklater	Donald James	Flight Lieutenant	Courtesy Archives	DFC	Survived		J	22978	PLT	RCAF	X	23 Oct 44 -	Born 17th January 1921 - died 20th April 2016, age 95 Son of Donald Alexander (born 22nd November 1894 - died 21st October 1964, age 69) and Florence Myrtle Linklater (née McLellan - born 28th January 1898 - died 19th February 1988, age 90), of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. 433 Squadron	Some details here Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
21	MacKenzie	Kenneth Alexander	Flying Officer		DFC	Killed 1942-11-08 Age 30			J/5050		9Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 316 North. United Kingdom. Son Of Kenneth James Mackenzie And Anne Mackenzie, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Vera Jane Mackenzie, Of Toronto.	Aircrew Deaths Database
22	Mackie	Alexander Morton	Flying Officer		DFC	Killed 1945-01-12 Age 30			J/88245		424Sqn			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 279. United Kingdom. Son Of George Ogilvie Mackie And May Mackie, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Husband Of Alice Grace Mackie, Of Winnipeg.	Aircrew Deaths Database
23	MacLeod	Wesley Alexander	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O		DFC			R J	161894 90866	BA	RCAF 1B&GS (RCAF) 9 AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) RCAF RCAF	X Bolinbroke Anson X Halifax Halifax LK765 Halifax LW686 Halifax NA608 X X	25 May 1942 - Enlisted in RCAF 20 March 1943 26 June 1943 25 Aug 1943 - UK Aug to Nov 1944 5 Aug 1944 - Flak damaged - RTB 7 Aug 1944 - Overshot runway on landing 12 Sep 1944 - Flak damaged - RTB 7 Feb 1945 - Repatriated 27 March 1945 - Released	Distinguished Flying Cross - No.415 Squadron - Award effective 15 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated 27 March 1945 and AFRO 1127/45 dated 6 July 1945. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Yorkshire Aircraft Co - 5 Aug 44 Yorkshire Aircraft Co - 7 Aug 44 Yorkshire Aircraft Co - 12 Sep 44
24	MacLeod	John Leslie	Flight Lieutenant		DFC	Killed 1947-10-18 Age 30			20052		413Sqn			Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Donald Alexander And Blanche Louisa Macleod, Of Cornwall, Ontario; Husband Of Dorothy Alice Macleod.	Aircrew Deaths Database
25	Mair	Alexander Campbell	Wing Commander		DFC	Killed 1943-11-27 Age 28			C/1635		408Sqn (RCAF)			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom.	Aircrew Deaths Database
26	McCaffrey	John Harold Alexander	Pilot Officer		DFC	Killed 1944-07-29 Age 23			J/86046		408Sqn (RCAF)			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Margaret Mccaffrey; Husband Of Madeline Mccaffrey, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
27	Ogilvie	Allan McPherson	Sgt P/O F/O F/L S/L ------- S/L W/C Col		OMM DFC & Bar MID Croix de Guerre (France)	Evaded	Newfoundlander in RAF	RAF RAF -------- No.	798537 120865 -------- 20509	NAV	RAF 1ITS (RCAF) 5AOS (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) Ferry Command (RAF) 25OTU (RAF) 83Sqn (RAF) 83Sqn (RAF) RAF PFF NTU (RAF) HQ 6 Group (RCAF) RCAF RCAF ------------------------- RCAF & CAF	X X Anson Anson & Bolinbroke Anson Hudson V9165 Manchester Manchester & Lancaster Lancaster ED313 X Lancaster & Mosquito X X X ------------------------- X	20 Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RAF Nov 1940 - Toronto, Ontario Jan 1941 - Winnipeg Manitoba Apr 1941 - Fingal, Ontario June 1941 - Rivers Manitoba Aug 1941 - Ferry flight from Dorval Quebec to UK Sep 1941 - RAF Bircotes, South Yorkshire 13 Jan 1942 - RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire 12 March 1943 - Shot down by Bf110 over France Evaded capture and returned to UK via Spain Aug 1943 - RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire June 1944 - Allerton Park, Yorkshire 1 June 1945 - Transferred to the RCAF 24 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada ------------------------- Post war service in Canada and Europe	- Officer of the Order of Military Merit - awarded as per Canada Gazette dated 16 June 1975 - Invested on: 5 November 1975. - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.83 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 12 March 1943. - Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.83 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 27 July 1943. - Mention in Despatches - awarded as per London Gazette dated 1 January 1945. - Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star - Awarded as per AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947. - Deceased on 30 December 2000, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	RCAFA Awards Database Losses and Incidents Database Accident report Archive report
28	Robertson	James Duncan Alexander	Flying Officer		DFC	Killed 1945-05-01 Age 22			J/29252		160Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 456. Singapore. Son Of Frederick Henry Robertson And Madge Robertson,(Nee Goodey) Of St Andrew, Jamaica.	Aircrew Deaths Database
29	Spankie	Edward Gray	Sgt Flight Lieutenant		DFC	Killed 1945-02-01 Age 29		R J	X 86068	PLT	166Sqn	Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-O	Attacking Ludwigshaven. Missing, nothing heard from after take off	Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. E. 3-6. Germany. Son Of James And Helen Spankie; Husband Of Dorothy E. Spankie, Of Stettler, 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	Aircrew Deaths Database
30	Spence	John Alexander	P/O F/O F/L S/L		DFC & Bar			J	3995	PLT	RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 3EFTS (RCAF) 6SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 59OTU (RAF) 43Sqn (RAF) Hawkinge ASR Flight (RAF) 277Sqn (RAF) 765 Naval AirSqn (RNAS) 277Sqn (RAF) Station Porton Down RCAF Station Suffield War Staff College Station Suffield RCAF -------------------- RCAF Aux RCAF Aux	X X Finch Harvard X Hurricane Hurricane Lysander Lysander & Defiant Walrus Lysander - Spitfire - Walrus X X Norseman X Norseman X -------------------- X X	2 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 2 July 1940 7 Oct 1940 25 Nov 1940 19 March 1941 - UK 22 March 1941 5 May 1941 18 June 1941 18 Apr 1942 17 Jan 1943 - Seaplane course 26 Feb 1943 18 July 1943 - Chemical Warfare Course 28 Sep 1943 - Repatriated to Canada 27 Nov 1943 1 Dec 1944 10 Dec 1944 - Commanding Officer 7 Aug 1946 - Retired from the RCAF -------------------- 25 Feb 1952 - Joined Primary Reserve 15 May 1957 - Retired from the service	(Photo: 277Sqn ASR Supermarine Walrus) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.277 Squadron - Award effective 23 March 1943 as per London Gazette dated 23 March 1943 and AFRO 757/43 dated 30 April 1943. - Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.277 Squadron - Award effective 9 July 1943 as per London Gazette dated 23 July 1943 and AFRO 1724/43 dated 27 August 1943. - NOTE: Both DFC were earned in more than 73 Air Sea Rescue missions over the North Sea and Enlish Channel. Deceased on 9 January 1991 (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) L/G. 19th March 1943: This officer has flown on a number of rescue sorties over the 'Straits of Dover and the Channel and has been instrumental in rescuing 7 survivors from crashed planes. In December 1942, when off. Dungeness he was"attacked by a Focke Wulf 190 but although his aircraft was damaged, he successfully evaded the attacker and landed safely at base. On another occasion, he persevered with a search despite heavy fire from the German ground defences. In Feb- ruary, 1943, he flew within 5 miles of Le Treport, brought his aircraft down onto the sea and rescued a Canadian pilot who had been shot down 3 hours previously. The visibility was deteriorating fast but he succeeded in a rescue which typified the skill, courage and resourcefulness invariably exhibited by this officer.	(Photo: Spence in front of a 277Sqn ASR Bouton-Paul Defiant) RCAFA Awards database
31	Sproule	John Alexander	P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C ------- W/C G/C		DFC Bronze Lion (NL)			RAF C ------ RCAF	39693 89500 ------ 20459	PLT	RAF 58Sqn (RAF) 58Sqn (RAF) 1 ANS (RAF) 31ANS (RCAF) Ferry Command (RAF) Ferry Command (RAF) 24Sqn (RAF) 575Sqn (RAF) 48Sqn (RAF) 48Sqn (RAF) 437Sqn (RCAF) 437Sqn (RCAF) RCAF --------------------- RCAF RCAF London CJATC Rivers (RCAF) AFHQ (RCAF) National Defense College 23rd Norad Division RCAF	X Whitley Whitley Anson Anson Boston BZ250 Catalina JX269 Hudson Dakota Dakota Dakota KG421 Dakota Dakota X --------------------- X X X X X X X	March 1937 27 Nov 1937 3 Sep 1939 - 1st raid on Germany 1940 - Nav Instructor 1941 - Canada - Nav Instructor Dec 1942 - Canada to UK Sep 1943 - Canada to UK Jan 1944 2 Feb 1944 16 July 1944 - Commanding Officer 21 Aug 1944 - Flak, crash landed inside allied lines 14 Sep 1944 - Commanding Officer 4 Oct 1944 - Transferred to the RCAF June 1946 - Led RCAF contingent in victory parade --------------------- Served in post war RCAF 1952 - Commanding Officer 1954 - Commanding Officer 1957 - Director of Postings and Careers 1961 - Commandant 1964 - USA - Director 1968 - Retired from the RCAF	(Photo: G/C Sproule and HRH Prince Phillip during a 1954 visit to the CJATC in Rivers Manitoba) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.48 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 20 October 1944. - Netherlands Bronze Lion - No.437 Squadron - Awarded 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 183/46 dated 22 February 1946. Deceased on 7 June 1995, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	RCAFA Awards database Accident report Losses and Incidents Database
32	Stockdale	Alexander Marlow	P/O F/O F/L S/L		DFC			J	10407	NAV	RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 10AOS (RCAF) 6B&GS (RCAF) 2ANS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) ?OTU (RAF) 408Sqn (RCAF) 427Sqn (RCAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) 62Base (RCAF) RCAF RCAF	X X Anson Anson & Bolinbroke Anson X ? Hampden & Halifax Halifax Halifax X X X	1 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec 27 July 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec 13 Sep 1941 - Chatham, New Brunswick 19 Dec 1941 - Mountain View, Ontario 31 Jan 1942 - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick 1 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK ? 1942 Sep 1942 - RAF Leeming, Yorkshire 11 May 1943 - RAF Leeming, Yorkshire 6 Sep 1943 - RAF Leeming, Yorkshire 16 May 1944 - RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire 5 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 17 Oct 1945 - Retired from the RCAF	- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.429 Squadron - Award effective 11 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 21 April 1944 and AFRO 1075/44 dated 19 May 1944. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	RCAFA Awards Database
33	Urquhart	Robert Alexander	Flying Officer		DFC	Killed 1943-05-17 Age 23			J/9763	Navigator	617Sqn (RAF)	Lancaster III ED937 AJ-Z	Born on the 02nd August 1919 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Alexander James Urquhart (died 25th March 1956, age 73) and Susan Grace Urquhart (née Rollins - died 22nd April 1965, age 85) of British Columbia, Canada.	Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. B. 16-18. Germany.	Read Archive Report on this incident Aircrew Deaths Database