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1 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.
2 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.
3 AitchisonEdward GrantP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 26
J8387PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
14SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
55OTU (RAF)
5 PDC (RAF)
RAF Middle East
206Sqn (RAF)
450Sqn (RAAF)
73OTU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard & Yale
X
Master & Hurricane
X
X
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Hurricane & Thunderbolt
X
X
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire TB737
11 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
17 May 1941
22 June 1941
8 Aug 1941
25 Nov 1941 - UK
8 Dec 1941
3 March 1942
20 Apr 1942 - Egypt
16 June 1942 - Palestine
17 March 1943 - Tunisia
29 July 1943 - Egypt
21 March 1944 - UK
30 Apr 1944 - Leave in Canada
24 June 1944 - UK
8 July 1944
7 Sep 1944 - France
31 March 1945 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, Grave IV. B. 5., Netherlands.
Son of John Alexander and Emma Louise Aitchison of Elora, Ontario, Canada; Husband of RAF nursing sister Bronwen Mary (nee Morgan) Aitchison, of Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
4 AitkenAlexander CraigPilot OfficerKilled 1943-01-24 Age 20J/16586421SqnCommemorated Angle (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom.
5 AitkenAlexander Patterson MorrisFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-10 Age 20R/86972Commemorated Ripon Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 365. United Kingdom.
6 AlexanderA.D.LAC
F/L
R
C
146634
14427
RADRCAFN/A1945 - To Reserve -
7 AlexanderA.F.F/OC13881AERCAFN/AOct 44 -
8 AlexanderA.K.F/OJ21846PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
9 AlexanderB.F/OC40108ADMRCAFN/AOct 44 -
10 AlexanderC.SgtR64881RCAF Last Op - X XX - 09 Sep 88 - Deceased -
11 AlexanderC.R.F/LC13673EQPRCAFN/AOct 44 -
12 AlexanderC.W.F/OC4436RADRCAFN/A17 Feb 41 -
13 AlexanderD.G.LACDiedR260171NAV (T)3ITS (RCAF)
Last Op - 3 ITS
N/A
N/A
X - 05 Dec 43 (**B)
05 Dec 43 - Died - Natural Causes
14 AlexanderD.R.F/LC7833PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
15 AlexanderD.T.P.F/OKIAJ12453PLT259Sqn Last Op - 259SqnCatalina Catalina FP275X - 1943 (**B) 1943 - KIA - Africa
16 AlexanderE.SgtR52624RCAF Last OpX XX - 05 Jan 91 - Deceased -
17 AlexanderE.A.F/LJ4866PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
18 AlexanderE.G.F/SgtMIAR77418WAG407Sqn (RCAF) Last Op - 407SqnHudson Hudson AM 878X - 18 Apr 42 (**B) 18 Apr 42 - MIA - See B.W. Weaver
19 AlexanderEdward SudburySgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L

DFC

DFM
KIA
Age 24
R
J
58623
15543
NAVRCAF
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).
20 AlexanderF.W.F/LC8466ADMRCAFN/AOct 44 -
21 AlexanderG.L.CplKilledRAF
CAN
RCAF
R225320PLT (T)RAF
RCAF
35SFTS (RCAF)
Last Op - 35SFTS
X
X
X
X
X - (**B)
X - Transferred to the RCAF -
X - 05 Oct 43 -
05 Oct 43 - Killed - North Battleford - SK
22 AlexanderG.R.LACR203822RCAF Last Op N/A N/AX - 20 Aug 93 - Deceased -
23 AlexanderI.C.F/OJ28536PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
24 AlexanderI.S.F/OMIAJ27711PLT434Sqn Last Op - 434SqnX XX - 29 Jul 44 (**B) 29 Jul 44 - MIA - See J.F. Sherrill
25 AlexanderJ.SgtDiedR52619Armr413Sqn (RCAF)
Last Op - 413Sqn
N/A
N/A
X - 23 Jun 43 (**B)
23 Jun 43 - Died - Natural Causes
26 AlexanderJ.CplRCAF Last OpN/A N/AX - 26 Jan 06 - Deceased -
27 AlexanderJ.CplR196109RCAF Last Op -N/A N/AX - 04 May 94 - Deceased -
28 AlexanderJ.D.F/OJ10646PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
29 AlexanderJ.F.CplV
R
80723
44318
Royal Canadian NAVY
RCAF
Last Op
N/A
N/A
N/A
X - NAVy first?
X -
? - Deceased -
30 AlexanderJ.J.H F/LC7043CHPRCAFN/AOct 44 -
31 AlexanderJ.L.F/LC4459ADMRCAFN/AOct 44 -
32 AlexanderJ.M.LACKilledR220508PLT(T)15EFTS (RCAF)
Last Op - 15EFTS
Cornell
Cornell 14493
X - 28 Oct 43 (**B)
28 Oct 43 - Killed with P/O L. Driscoll 2 miles W of Regina AP
33 AlexanderJ.M.RCAF Last Op - X XX - 14 Aug 91 - Deceased -
34 AlexanderJ.O.P/O
F/L
KIARCAF
RAF
CAN
C98944267PLTRCAF
RAF
88Sqn
Last Op - 88Sqn
X
X
Blenheim
Blenheim
X - RCAF (**B)
X - Transferred to the RAF
28 Aug 42 -
28 Aug 42 - KIA -
35 AlexanderJ.P.F/L
OBE

C1272ADMRCAFN/AOct 44 -
36 AlexanderJ.R.F/OKIAJ17166BA434Sqn
Last Op - 434Sqn
Halifax
Halifax LW173
X - 13 Jun 44 (**B)
13 Jun 44 - KIA - Givenchy-en-Gohelle - France
37 AlexanderJ.R.F/LC12111ADMRCAFN/AOct 44 -
38 AlexanderJ.W.F/OPOW625SqnLancaster NG24005 Mar 45 - POW -
39 AlexanderJ.W.F/OJ26436PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
40 AlexanderJ.W.F/OC12606SORCAFXOct 44 -
41 AlexanderJ.W.F/OJ41173PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
42 AlexanderJ.W.L.P/OJ48156WAGRCAFXOct 44 -
43 AlexanderK.A.F/LJ10557PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
44 AlexanderL.A.F/OR J157473 XRCAF Last Op - X XX - 11 Nov 05 - Deceased -
45 AlexanderM.W.CplR110640RCAF Last Op - N/A N/AX - 10 Mar 90 - Deceased -
46 AlexanderO.R.F/LKilledJ4421PLT400Sqn
Last Op - 400Sqn
Mosquito
Mosquito
X - 20 Feb 44 (**B)
20 Feb 44 - Killed - See J. Cosoff
47 AlexanderP.B.F/LKIARAF
CAN
40196PLT202Sqn
Last Op
Catalina
Catalina
21 Jan 42 - Gibraltar (**B)
21 Jan 42 - KIA
48 AlexanderP.H.R158099RCAF Last Op - X XX - 16 Apr 96 - Deceased -
49 AlexanderP.J.F/OJ40426NAVRCAFXOct 44 -
50 AlexanderR.LACR274946RCAF Last Op -N/A N/AX - 05 Aug 99 - Deceased -
51 AlexanderR.A.LACR113314RCAF Last Op -N/A N/AX - 29 May 97 - Deceased -
52 AlexanderR.B.F/OH45041RCAFXOct 44 -
53 AlexanderR.C.F/OJ41254PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
54 AlexanderR.E. WO2RCAF Last Op -X XX - 02 Dec 84 - Deceased -
55 AlexanderR.G.LACKilledR76598PLT(T)10SFTS (RCAF)
Last Op - 10SFTS
Harvard
Harvard 3772
X - 06 Jun 41 (**B)
06 Jun 41 - Killed - Crash 2.5 miles NW of Dauphin airport
56 AlexanderR.L.P/OC46476FCORCAFN/AOct 44 -
57 AlexanderR.L.P/OKIAJ21716NAV102SqnLast Op - 102SqnHalifaxHalifax W7821X - 03 Feb 43 (**B) 03 Feb 43 - KIA -
58 AlexanderR.R.P/OJ86979AGRCAFN/AOct 44 -
59 AlexanderR.R.F/OC11367MC ORCAFXOct 44 -
60 AlexanderR.W.F/L
S/L
DFC

KIAJ2833PLT437Sqn
Last Op - 437Sqn
Dakota
Dakota KG 387
X - 21 Sep 44 (**B)
21 Sep 44 - KIA - Arnhem
61 AlexanderS.E.F/OC20749PSRCAFN/AOct 44 -
62 AlexanderT.A.F/OJ35351PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
63 AlexanderW.S/LC11252MEDRCAFN/AOct 44 -
64 AlexanderW.D.F/OJ12026PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
65 AlexanderW.W.F/OKilledUSAJ11082PLT5AFS Last Op - 5AFSMiles Master Miles MasterX - 28 Apr 44 (**B) 28 Apr 44 - Killed - Crash - Condover - Shrewsbury - UK
66 AlexanderRobert GordonLeading AircraftmanKilled 1941-06-06 Age 26R/76598Commemorated Saskatoon (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Block H. Lot 401. Grave 4. Canada. Son of Richard Arthur and Annie Elizabeth Alexander, of Saskatoon.
67 AlexanderEdward GeorgeFlight SergeantKilled 1942-04-18 Age 20R/77418407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward S. And Ruth Alexander, Of St. Laurent, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
68 AlexanderDavid GrahamLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-12-05 Age 23R/260171Commemorated Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. 32. Lot 366. Canada. Son Of Daniel And Margaret Alexander, Of Toronto.
69 AlexanderGeorge LangstaffCorporalKilled 1943-10-05 Age 21R/225320Commemorated Turtleford Cemetery, Plot 1. Block 16. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Proctor And Elizabeth Alexander, Of Turtleford.
70 AlexanderJohn MalcolmLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-10-28 Age 19R/220508Commemorated Kincardine Cemetery, Bruce County, Lot 125. Block 5. Canada. Son Of Gordon And Mary Alexander, Of Kincardine.
71 AlexanderRalph LeonardPilot OfficerKilled 1943-02-03 AgeJ/21716102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 17. B. 16. Germany.
72 AlexanderDavid TaskerFlying OfficerKilled 1943-06-07 Age 22J12453209Sqn (Attached)

259Sqn (RAF)

Commemorated Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery, Block F. Grave 383. South Africa.
73 AlexanderJohnSergeantKilled 1943-06-23 Age 27R/52619413SqnCommemorated Colombo (Liveramentu) Cemetery, 3. Ab. 1. Sri Lanka (ex Ceylon).
74 AlexanderJames RichardFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 22J/17186Air Bomber434SqnHalifax LW173 WL-KBorn on the 25th December 1916 at Cabri, Saskatchewan. Son of James Kirkpatrick and Edith Mae Alexander (née Kirkpatrick) of British Columbia, Canada.

Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.

Commemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 4. G. 10. France.
75 AlexanderRobert WilfredSquadron LeaderDFCKilled 1944-09-21 Age 24J/2833437SqnCommemorated 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.
76 AlexanderOrlin RonaldFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1944-02-20 AgeJ/4421400SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. F. 4. United Kingdom.
77 AlexanderIan SutherlandFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ/27711434SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 244. United Kingdom. Son Of William Gladstone Alexander, And Of Lillian Frances Alexander, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
78 AlexanderWilliam WilsonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-04-28 Age 26J/110825 (P) A.F.UCommemorated Pittsburgh South Side Cemetery, Section H. N 1/2. Lot 372. Grave 3 USA.
79 AllanAlexanderFlying Officer

Photo å© Johan Pauwels
Killed 1944-06-13 Age 27J/2471390Sqn
Commemorated Brummen (Hal) General Cemetery, Plot G. Grave 133A. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Mary Allan, And Stepson Of William Coleman, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
80 AllenOliver AlexanderAC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
F/O
MiD
R
C
X
38570
GC - Fitter
AERO Engineer
RCAF
8Sqn (RCAF)
163Sqn (RCAF)
AE S
9 Repair Depot
61 Base (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
N/A
Delta
Hurricane
X
X
Wellington - Halifax
X
X
13 Nov 1939 - Enlisted in RCAF
7 Dec 1939
8 July 1943
22 July 1943
13 Dec 1943
25 June 1944 - RAF Topcliffe - UK
23 Oct 1945 - Repatriated
4 Dec 1945 - Discharged
Mention in Despatches - Topcliffe - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 388/46 dated 12 April 1946.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
81 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.
82 AllenEric AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-11 Age 22J/926047Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Luxembourg (Hollerich) Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12-17. Luxembourg.
83 AllistonAlexander JohnP/O
F/O
J12346PLT430Sqn (RCAF)
?Sqn (RCAF)
Tomahawk & Mustang
Spitfire
18 Feb 1943
1 Feb 1944
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
84 AllowayAlexander Hamilton ForbesFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1941-01-22 AgeC/831110Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 30. B. 4. United Kingdom. Son of Mr. And Mrs. C. V. Alloway, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
85 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.
86 AndrewesEdward AlexanderSergeantKilled 1945-06-28 Age 24R/68041Commemorated London (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Lot 138. Sec U Grave 3. Canada. Son Of Archibald A. Andrewes And Alice Evelyn Andrewes, Of London; Husband Of Margaret M. Andrewes, Of Brantford.
87 AngeliniSamuelSgt
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
R
J
186092
37114
PLTRCAF
10EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
X
Finch
Harvard
Hurricane
Battle & Lysander
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN589
15 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
4 Apr 1943
30 May 1943
30 Oct 1943
24 March 1944
3 June 1944 - UK
8 Aug 1944
13 Oct 1944
13 Nov 1944
17 Nov 1944
1 Jan 1945 - Shot down by enemy fighter
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. D. 7. Netherlands (Holland).
Husband of Gertrude Leslie Angelini of Hamilton Ont. Son of Alexander and Carmela (nee Sono) Angelini of Hamilton Ont.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil).
88 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.
89 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.
90 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
91 ArmstrongAlexander ThomasFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 AgeJ/21336405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Auneau Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France.
92 ArmstrongHarold AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-25 Age 21J/36897428SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 14. E. 15-18. Germany. Son Of Harry And Lucy Armstrong, Of Edwards, Ontario, Canada.
93 AubreyGordon AlexanderSgt
P/O
F/O


DFC
KIFA
Age 31
R
J
105186
35746
NAVRCAF
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)
94 BaconJames AlexanderP/O
F/O
DFC
J38725NAVRCAF
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)
95 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.
96 BaillieAlexander JohnFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-23 Age 24R/124717Commemorated River John (Bellevue) Cemetery, Family Plot. Canada. Son Of George William And Mary Myrtle Baillie, Of River John.
97 BalcombeAlfred AlexanderPilot Officer


Sassenay Churchyard, France
Killed 1943-08-15 AgeJ18378AG7Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Sassenay Churchyard, Coll. Grave. France.
98 BalinsonAlexanderPte
---
Sgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 24
Rgmt No.
---
R
545
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64389
TPR
---
WAG
2nd/10th Dragoons
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RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
2WS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2 RD (RAF)
21OTU (RAF)
15OTU (RAF)
205 Group (RAF)
148Sqn (RAF)
148Sqn (RAF)
X
---
X
X
Harvard
Battle
X
Botha & Moth
Wellington
Wellington
X
Wellington
X
12 Oct 1939 - Enlisted in Army MIlitia
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2 July 1940 - Transferred to the RCAF
22 July 1940
16 Sep 1940
18 Jan 1941
20 Apr 1941 - UK
28 Apr 1941
13 July 1941
4 Jan 1942
15 Jan 1942 - Malta
3 Feb 1942
24 Apr 1942 - Killed on ground during air raid
Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Mens). Plot F. Coll. Grave 100. Malta.
Son of Henry Robert and Sarah (nee Garshowitz) Balinson, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
99 BanksAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1945-03-19 Age 19R/260678425SqnCommemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Coll. grave I. C. 1-7. Belgium. Son Of Ernest Everard Banks And Emma Banks, Of Malahat, British Columbia, Canada.
100 BarabonoffJoseph AlexanderWarrant Officer Class II
Killed 1943-10-20 Age 20RR/129211WAG10Sqn (RCAF)B-24 Liberator 3701 HCommemorated St. Donat Roman Catholic Cemetery, Coll. Grave. Lot Ge. 34. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Polly Barabonoff, Of White Beech, Saskatchewan.
101 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'.

102 BarrAlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 24J/26504263Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 6. E. 9. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Alexander And Jean Barr, Of Hamilton, Ontario.
103 BarryWilliam Alexander RentonSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
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F/L
S/L
W/C
DFC
R
J
-------
No
X
16116
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X
NAVRCAF
5AOS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1474 SDF (RAF)
192Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
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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
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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)
104 BartonRobert Alexander 'Butch'P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C



DFC

RAF
CAN
RAF37664PLTRAF
41Sqn
249Sqn
272Sqn
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RAF
X
Spitfire
Hurricane
Beaufighter
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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.”
105 BatchenAlexander GeorgeSergeantKilled 1941-09-12 AgeR/78172Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 60. United Kingdom.
106 BaxterGeorge Alexander GardenP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 19
J10635PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk AL210
23 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, B.C.
8 Aug 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
25 Sep 1941 - Fort William, Ontario
22 Nov 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
15 March 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
21 June 1942 - Annette Island, Alaska
12 Oct 1942 - Crashed into Pacific east of Dall Head, Alaska.

(Photo: P/O Baxter with his Kittyhawk at Annette Island Alaska July 1942)
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada.
Son of John and Helen (nee Garden) Baxter; Stepson of Hilda (nee Lawrence) Baxter, of Victoria, British Columbia.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
107 BeatonAlexander FarquharFlying OfficerKilled 1943-05-28 Age 24J/13842428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom.
108 BeattyGeorge DavidFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-04 Age 24J/8077Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 629. United Kingdom. Son Of William Alexander And Eva Mary Beatty; Husband Of Marian Louise Beatty, Of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
109 BeaudryEloi Joseph EmileSgtKilled 1943-08-18 Age 20Cut Knife, SaskatchewanR115650NAV464Sqn (RAAF)
Last Op - 464Sqn
Ventura
Ventura AE688
X - 18 Aug 43 -
18 Aug 43 - Killed - 1 mile NW of Lake Flynnon - Caernarvonshire
Son of Mandoza and Augustine Baudry of Cut Knife, Saskatchewan. andCommemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 904. United Kingdom.
110 BegbieKendall BellF/OKIA Age 26J22698BA427Sqn
Last Op - 427Sqn
X
Halifax V DK253 ZL-MX - 16 Sep 43 - Ref F/Sgt A. Chibonoff (**B) 16 Sep 43 - KIA - Crash - Moor Lane - Harmound Swarth - Middlesex - UKEdinburgh (Warriston) Crematorium. Panel 1.

Son of Alfred Vernon Begbie and Mary Louise Begbie of Riverside, Ontario, Canada, husband of K.B. Begbie.

111 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.
112 BellWilliam AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 26J/2180851SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 245. United Kingdom. Son Of Alathea Bell, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
113 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
114 BestAlexander GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-01 AgeJ/95559434SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31. A. 11-13. Germany.
115 BeyakAlexander EdwardFlying OfficerKilled 1943-10-22 AgeJ/14791429SqnCommemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Coll. Grave Iva. B. 8-10. Belgium.
116 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.
117 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.
118 BlakeyAlexander DouglasSergeant
KilledR78705Pilot401SqnSpitfire Vb
119 BlakeyAlexander DouglasSergeant
Killed 1942-03-09 Age 21R/78705401SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 36. G. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Herbert Douglas And Mabel Daisy Blakey, Of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
120 BoddyHutson AlexanderCorporalKilled 1944-01-27 Age 53R/87039Commemorated Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 54. Block 9. Sec. G. Canada. Son Of John And Ellen Boddy; Husband Of Pearl Eliza Boddy, Of Calgary.
121 BoothRobert AlexanderP/OCroix de Guerre (Belgium)
KIA
Age 26
C19795FE405Sqn RCAF
X - 27 Apr 44 - 27 Apr 44 - KIA - See S/L E.W. Blenkinsop -Commemorated Webbekom Churchyard, Grave 4. Belgium.
Son of Frederick R. Booth, and Of Emma Booth, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
122 BoothWyman AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-01-14 AgeJ/41510Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom.
123 BorlandAlexander GeorgeP/O
F/O


KIA
Age 21
J25780PLTRCAF
20EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
57OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire SM303
Born on the 18th May 1923 in Guelph, Ontario.Educated at Guelph Collegiate. Enlisted on the 17th March 1942 in Hamilton, Ontario. Trained with No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 6 Service Flying Training School, 57 Operational Training Unit. Awarded his wings on the 30th April 1943.

Son of John Lee and Jessie Kate Borland (née Neill), brother of Jean (Haywood), a nurse serving with the RCAMC also in Belgium, of Turnkey Residence, County Bridge, Guelph, Ontario


Shown here, top right
124 BorlandRobert Alexander AdrianF/O
Courtesy Holger Wörner

POWA/B432Sqn
X
Halifax RG449 Q0-S
X
14 Feb 45 - POW - Nightfighter - Hptm H. Rokker - 2 / NJG 2 - S of Failda @ 2203L -From Eckhart, Manitoba, Canada
125 BourneAlan Alexander WilliamSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
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F/O
DFC
R
J
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No.
256048
88180
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162260
AG
Gunnery O
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Fighter Controller
RCAF
AGTS (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
433Sqn (RCAF)
582Sqn (RAF)
582Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
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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
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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)
126 BowesGordon DavidFlying Officer
Killed 1945-05-31 AgeJ/35202407SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 59. B. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Anna Esme Bowes.
127 BoxJohn AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-08-31 Age 21R/89348434SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. A. 5-8. Belgium. Son Of Ambrose H. And Martha E. Box, Of Calabogie, Ontario, Canada.

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128 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)
129 BrayReginald ShoreFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-26 Age 25J/21420Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 760. United Kingdom. Son Of Louis James Bray And Of Constance Maud Vernon Bray (Nee Shore), Of Alexander, Manitoba, Canada.
130 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.
131 BremnerDavid Alexander EdwardSergeantKilled 1941-10-23 Age 21R/71701131Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Atcham (St. Eata) Churchyard, Row N. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son of David Edward and Louise Bremner, of Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada.
132 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
133 BrownRaymond AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J21136PLTRCAF
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)
134 BrownHarold AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-08-06 Age 21R/67850419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 18. D. 12. Germany. Son Of Peter And Catherine Keddie Brown, Of Chatham, Ontario, Canada.
135 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.
136 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
137 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)
138 BuchananAlexander GibsonFlight Sergeant

Killed 1942-01-06 Age 23R/58102102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Doncaster (Rose Hill) Cemetery, Sec. G. Grave 140. United Kingdom. Son Of Mrs. M. Buchanan, Of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.
139 BuchananDouglass John AlexanderFlight LieutenantDFCKilled 1945-02-05 Age 24J/17456Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, IV. B. 3. Belgium. Son Of John Alexander Buchanan And Alma Valetta Douglass Buchanan, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
140 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.
141 BuckinghamJohn AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-06-15 Age 22R/ 189537433SqnCommemorated Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, Plot 1. Row A. Grave 21. France. Son Of Ambrose And Georgina Buckingham, Of Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
142 BuggTheodore AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 24
J11316PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Fort & Moth
Harvard
Harvard
Hurricane
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon MN538
Typhoon
Typhoon MN687
4 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
14 Sep 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
9 Nov 1941 - Hamilton, Ontario
4 Jan 1942 - Dunnville, Ontario
24 May 1942 - Trenton, Ontario
9 July 42 - Bagotville, Quebec
24 July 1943 - Annette Island,Alaska
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
20 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
12 Jun 1944 - Engine trouble, parachuted & rescued from channel
27 June 12944 - Lantheuil, France
12 Aug 1944 - Hit by flak, exploded in mid air

Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xviii. H. 13. France.
Son of Thomas Osborne and Vivian Belva (nee Crowley) Bugg, of Niagara Falls, Ontario; Husband of Ruth Irene (nee Smillie) Bugg, of Niagara Falls.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
143 BurkLeslie AlexanderSergeantKilled 1940-07-06 Age 40Lochlin, Ont1732Commemorated Whyteleafe (St. Luke) Churchyard, Row E. Grave 35. United Kingdom. Son Of Alex And Florence Amanda Burk, Of Lochlin, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Elizabeth Smith Burk, Of Lochlin.
144 BurnsLloyd Reginald AlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-10-25 Age 20R/157623Commemorated Burnaby (Ocean View) Burial Park, Elm Sec. Plot 223. Canada. Son Of Thomas And Ethel Burns, Of Vancouver.
145 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.
146 BuzzaJames AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1945-03-31 Age 24R/197961298SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 281. United Kingdom. Son Of David And Effie Buzza, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Mary Buzza, Of Vancouver.
147 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.
148 CalderJames AlexanderSergeantKilled 1944-07-18 Age 21R/220155630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dunure Cemetery, Sec. E. (White) Grave 291. United Kingdom. Son Of James Alexander And Valerie Calder, Of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
149 CalderwoodJack Sidney AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1941-12-13 AgeR/64430107Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Phaleron War Cemetery, 21. B. 2. Greece. Son of Robert John Calderwood, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
150 CaldwellAndrew GlenFlight Sergeant
Killed 1945-03-06 Age 20R/281867429SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. F. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Clyde Caldwell And Sarah Alma Caldwell, Of Reston, Manitoba, Canada.
151 CallanderAlexander DonaldsonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-07 Age 21J/21741401SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 245. United Kingdom. Son Of David And Anabelle Callander; Husband Of May Callander, Of Woolston, Hampshire.
152 CameronAlexander RobertSergeantKilled 1941-06-02 Age 25R/71727Commemorated Hounslow Cemetery, Plot D. Row D. Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son of James and Agnes Cameron, of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.
153 CameronDonald Alexander JosephWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1943-08-12 AgeR/65249138Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ecorcei Churchyard, Grave 11. France.
154 CameronGeorge Alexander DuncanSergeantKilled 1943-04-30 Age 29R/111309458SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 11. Column 2. Malta.
155 CameronWilliam AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-07-19 Age 23A/2401425SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint Grave 2. J. 7-8. Germany. Son Of Alexander Cameron And Of Louise E. Cameron, Of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
156 CameronRobert Edgar HallWarrant Officer Class I
Killed 1944-04-25 Age 20R/116874626Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. I. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Edgar Wilson Hall, And Of Margaret Amanda Hall; Stepson Of Alexander Nelson Cameron, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
157 CameronAlexander AngusSergeant

Killed 1944-11-20 Age 19R/283317Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4107. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Ann Cameron.
158 CampbellDougald AlexanderSergeantKilled 1941-11-02 Age 36R/78830Commemorated St. Thomas (Elmdale) Memorial Park, Block G. Lot 90. Grave A. Canada. Son of Alexander John and Isabella Campbell, of St. Thomas; Husband of Jean Campbell, of St. Thomas.
159 CampbellAlexander BruceFlying OfficerKilled 1942-12-17 Age 22J/10769115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. F. 3. Germany. Son Of Alexander Bruce Campbell And Dora Helen Campbell, Of Willowdale, Ontario, Canada.
160 CampbellFrederick YorstonWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1942-07-15 Age 24R/6293891SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Malcolm And Florence Yorston Campbell, Of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
161 CampbellDonald AllisterFlying Officer Courtesy Clive Smith

Killed 1943-07-28 Age 25JJ/22215Navigator106SqnLancaster I ED303Son of Alexander and Barbara R. Campbell, of Malagawatch, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom.
162 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.
163 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.
164 CampbellThomas GeorgeFlight SergeantKilled 1945-02-23 Age 20R/197245192Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 8. C. 14. Germany. Son Of Walter Alexander Campbell And Mary Emily Campbell Of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
165 CampbellAlexander PeterFlight Sergeant

Killed 1945-03-26 Age 22R/163475W/Op/Air Gunner354Sqn (RAF)Liberator GR.VII EW319 'A'Born on the 08th February 1923 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Worked as an assistant superintendent prior to service. Enlisted on the 16th October 1942. Son of Peter and Annie Campbell (née McDonald - parents from Scotland) of 44 Irwin Avenue, Toronto, Canada; husband of Dorothy Parker, of Coppull, Lancashire, England.Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 458. Singapore.
166 CantleyAlexander CrawfordSgtKIAR73825FE408Sqn
Last Op - 408Sqn
Halifax JB854 EQ-DX - 17 Apr 43 - Tgtt = Pilzen - CZ - Ref G.C. Heming
17 Apr 43 - KIA -
167 CantleyAlexander CrawfordSergeant

Killed 1943-04-17 AgeR/73825408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Louppy-Le-Chateau Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. T. Cantley, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
168 CarcaryAlbert AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-22 AgeR/8629073Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 264. Egypt.
169 CarmichaelDuncan AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-06-23 Age 23J/12295418SqnCommemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiii. B. 2. France. Son Of Stewart And Edith Irene Carmichael, Of Braeside, Ontario.
170 CarneyRichard AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-17 Age 24J/17331405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
171 CarruthersAlexanderP/OKIAUSAJ16064PLT214SqnLast Op - 214SqnStirling BF469 BU-MX - 12 Mar 43 - 12 Mar 43 - KIA -
172 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.
173 CarsonDouglas AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 AgeJ/90068427SqnCommemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxv. E. 6. France.
174 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.
175 ChabaraAlexander JamesFlight SergeantKilled 1943-09-16 Age 25R/131724Commemorated Eglantine Church Of Ireland Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 35. United Kingdom.
176 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.
177 ChibanoffAlexanderF/SgtKIA Age 22R147645PLT427Sqn
Last Op - 427Sqn
X
Halifax V DK253 ZL-MX - 16 Sep 43 - Ref F/Sgt A. Chibonoff -
16 Sep 43 - KIA - Crash - Moor Lane - Harmound Swarth - Middlesex - UK -
Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 45.J.3.

Born in Mortinmor, Alberta, Canada on the 10th December 1921. Son of Ikor John and Mary Chibanoff, of Glendon, Alberta, Canada.

178 ChibanoffAlexanderFlight Sergeant
Killed 1943-09-16 Age 22R/147645427SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 45. J. 3. United Kingdom.
179 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.
180 ChristieAllen FrederickFlight SergeantKilled 1942-08-28 Age 20R/9131244Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 24. C. 10. Germany. Son Of Alexander C. And Maggie Lyall Christie, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His Brother Stanley Alexander Christie Also Died On Service.
181 ChristieStanley AlexanderPilot Officer

Killed 1943-03-26 Age 25J/17389502 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Dundee Eastern Necropolis, Sec. G.G. Grave 664. United Kingdom.
182 ClarkCalvin AlexanderLACRGC434Sqn (RCAF)Halifax22 June 1945 - Repatriated6 Nov 2014 - Deceased
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
183 ClarkGalifreda Alice PetreCorporalKilled 1945-04-10 Age 44W/301826Commemorated Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery, Naval and Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 466. Canada. Daughter Of Algernon N. Nepean And Blanche Nepean, Of Plymouth, England; Wife Of Alexander Clark.
184 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.
185 CleggArchibald SidneyF/SgtKilled 1943-08-18 Age 31Stratford, Ontario.R169854AG464Sqn (RAAF)
Last Op - 464Sqn
X
Ventura
Ventura AE688
X
X - 18 Aug 43 - REf E.J. Beaudry (**B)
18 Aug 43 - Killed - 1 mile NW of Lake Flynnon - Caernarvonshire -
Son of James and Gertrude Clegg of Stratford, Ontario. Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 859. United Kingdom.
186 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
187 CobbNelson AlexanderFlight LieutenantDFCKilled 1943-06-29 Age 21J/1627635SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 11. B. 11. Germany. Son Of Herbert Sullivan Cobb And Ella May Cobb, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
188 CoeDavid RichardSgtKIA Age 19RAFRAF1649543Flight Engineer427Sqn
Last Op - 427Sqn
X
Halifax V DK253 ZL-MX - 16 Sep 43 - Ref F/Sgt A. Chibonoff - Not Canadian
16 Sep 43 - KIA - Crash - Moor Lane - Harmound Swarth - Middlesex - UK -
Dersingham (St. Nicholas) Cemetery, Norfolk.

Son of Arthur Richard and Elizabeth Coe, of Dersingham, Norfolk, England.

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189 CoffinStewart AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-04-02 Age 26J/24581Commemorated Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 83. Block 9. Sec. G. Canada. Son Of Ernest William And Susan Coffin, Of Calgary.
190 ColeJohn AlexanderAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1942-05-31 Age 44R/133348Commemorated Ottawa Notre Dame Cemetery, Plot 5054. Sec. 20. Canada. Son Of William James Cole And Ann S. Cole; Husband Katherine Mary Cole.
191 CollingsWilliam FrederickCorporalKilled 1942-07-01 Age 33R/50380Commemorated Charlottetown Peoples Cemetery, Sec. 1. Row 3. Plot 495. Canada. Son Of John Alexander And Edith H. Collings, Of Charlottetown.
192 ColquhounKenneth CharlesLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-01-18 Age 20U/190358Commemorated Sydney (Hardwood Hill) Cemetery, Div. W. Range 4. Lot 18. Canada. Son Of Walter Alexander And Dorothy Mary Colquhoun, Of Sydney.
193 ColvilleJohn SpencerP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 24
J29167PLTRCAF
20EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
53OTU (RAF)
3 TEU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN929
6 June 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 Feb 1943
18 Apr 1943
9 Aug 1943
10 Nov 1943 - UK
21 Dec 1943
3 Apr 1944
30 May 1944
15 June 1944
18 Aug 1944 - Hit by flak, baled out too low
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xix. A. 6. France.
Son of Alexander and Annie Josephine Colville (1966 National Memorial Silver Cross Mother), of Bowmanville, Ontario.
Brother of F/S William Freeborne Colville and F/O Alexander Colborne Colville, both also died while serving with the RCAF.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
194 ColvilleWilliam FreeborneSgt
F/Sgt

KIFA
Age 25
R78383PLTRCAF
2TC (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3OTU (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Moth
Anson
Harvard & Finch
Anson
Canso
Hudson
Hudson 761
23 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
24 Dec 1940 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
28 Jan 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
17 March 1941 - Lethbridge, Alberta
4 May 1941 - Fort MacLeod, Alberta
17 July 1941 - Trenton, Ontario
27 Nov 1941 - Rivers, Manitoba
9 Jan 1942 - Patricia Bay, British Columbia
30 Apr 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
6 May 1942 - Crashed on take off
Commemorated Gander War Cemetery, Plot 3. Row 3. Grave 15. Canada.
Son of Alexander and Annie Josephine (nee Colborne) Colville (1966 National Memorial Silver Cross Mother), of Bowmanville, Ontario.
Brother of F/O Alexander Colborne Colville and F/O John Spencer Colville, both also died while serving with the RCAF.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
195 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)
196 ColvinDavid AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-08 Age 20J/26051Commemorated Prince Albert (South Hill) Cemetery, Plot 507. Canada. Son Of William James Colvin And Hetty Colvin, Of Prince Albert.
197 ColwellRobert EdwinCorporalKilled 1944-07-07 Age 23R/70810404SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row H. Grave 12. United Kingdom. Son Of John Alexander And Mary Colwell, Of Port Reeve, Saskatchewan, Canada.
198 ConstabarisJamesFlight Lieutenant

Killed 1942-05-23 Age 27C/1087Commemorated Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot 1. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Helen Constabaris, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. B.A., L.L.B.
199 CookAlexander FisherAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1940-04-06 Age 38R/52150Commemorated London (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. Y. Grave 438. Canada. Son Of Donald And Helen Cook, Of London; Husband Of Alice M. Cook, Of London.
200 CookAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-06-12 AgeR/157058103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Raalte General Cemetery, Grave 21. Netherlands (Holland).
201 CookJames HowardCorporalKilled 1945-01-23 Age 47R/91527Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 936. United Kingdom. Son Of James Albert And Margaret Cook; Husband Of Jane Alexander Cook, Of Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
202 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
203 CooperDouglas AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-18 Age 25J/87015431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Boran-Sur-Oise Communal Cemetery, Grave 25. France. Son Of Thomas And Mary C. Cooper, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
204 CorbetAlexander Andrew GordonPte
L/Cpl
Cpl
Sgt
S/Sgt
Lt
Capt
Maj
---
S/L
W/C
G/C
---
A/Cmdre
CStJ

MiD

Military Merit Medal 1st cl. (Czech)
C
--------
No.
4024
--------
19972
MOCDN Militia
RCAMC
14 Field Ambulance
---
RCAF
HQ Eastern Air Command (RCAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
AFHQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
X
---
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1923 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army MIlitia
1933 - Commissioned as Medical Officer
1935
---
16 Nov 1940 - Transferred to the RCAF
1941
6 May 1945 - UK
17 Dec 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
Remained in post war RCAF
1946 - Director-General Medical Services (Air)
1961 - Retired from the RCAF
- Mention in Despatches - EAC Headquarters - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 1127/45 dated 6 July 1945.
- Medal of Merit, 1st Class (Czechoslovakia) - Canada Gazette dated 24 January 1948, AFRO 81/48 dated 6 February 1948.
- Officer (Brother) of the Order of St. John (London Gazette , 5 January 1951) and later promoted to Commander (London Gazette, 7 January 1955).
- Appointed Honorary Physician to the Queen on 1 June 1953, and again on 1 June 1956.
Deceased on 4 December 1965, in Ottawa Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
205 CorbettJohn AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-14 AgeR/88388420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 181. United Kingdom.
206 CottamAlden PrestonWarrant Officer Class II
Killed 1943-05-17 Age 30R/93558W/Op/Air/Gnr617Sqn (RAF)Lancaster III ED937 AJ-ZBorn on the 09th August 1912 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Son of Edwin Arthur Cottam (died 1951, age 73) and Margaret Alice Cottam (née English - died 1951, age 73) of Jasper Park, Alberta, Canada.

Epitaph: 'He Gave His Life That We Might Live. Ever In Our Thoughts. Mum, Dad And Sisters'.

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 5. C. 1. Germany.
207 CoulterRobert LeslieSergeantKilled 1944-03-25 Age 34R/157337115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Gorssel General Cemetery, Row A. Grave 14. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Hugh Alexander Coulter And Edna Mabel Coulter, Of Russell, Manitoba, Canada.
208 CourtDonald AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1941-12-08 Age 21R/78092411SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 60. United Kingdom. Son Of George Alexander Court And Teca May Court, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
209 CouttsHarold AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-03-07 AgeJ/35810171Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 18. G. 6. Germany.
210 CowanRobert John AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-01-09 Age 20R/9534551SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 181. United Kingdom.
211 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.
212 CrosbieDouglas AlexanderFlying Officer

Killed 1944-04-25 Age 27J/21660424SqnCommemorated Werkendam Protestant Cemetery, Row 8. Grave 16. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Alexander Garvie Crosbie And Elizabeth Scott Crosbie, Of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada.
213 CruickshankDonald IanFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-14 Age 21J/12883211Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 442. Singapore. Son Of William Alexander Cruickshank And Hazel Cruickshank (Nee Good), Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
214 CumberlandDavid AlexanderSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
DFM
R
J
58307
15824
NAVRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
3AOS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
23OTU (RAF)
142Sqn (RAF)
2 ANS (RAF)
24OTU (RAF)
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
5OTU (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
X
Wellington
Wellington
Anson & Wellington
Anson & Whitley
X
X
X
Liberator & Mitchell
X
13 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
31 Aug 1940
14 Oct 1940
6 Jan 1941
16 Feb 1941
2 May 1941 - UK
4 May 1941
9 July 1941
23 March 1942
20 Aug 1942
19 Jan 1944 - On leave in Canada
March 1944 - UK
11 May 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
23 June 1944
18 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF
Distinguished Flying Medal - No.142 Squadron - Award effective 16 June 1942 as per London Gazette dated 22 September 1942 and AFRO 1653/42 dated 16 October 1942
Died in Seattle, Washington, 18 October 1989
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
215 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)
216 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
217 DalgleishNeil JohnFlight SergeantKilled 1942-12-20 Age 24R/105922Commemorated Grande Prairie Cemetery, Lot 2. Block 21. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Jean Dalgleish, Of Grande Prairie.
218 DavidsonAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-24 Age 19R/18112075Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 1. J. 8. Germany. Son Of Alexanderdavidson, And Of A.D. Davidson, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
219 DavidsonAlexander SuttieWarrant Officer Class I
PoW 1943-06-19
Died (TB) 1947-04-21 Age 30
North BattlefordR/134223Air Bomber115SqnLancaster DS668PoW No 222587 - Stalag 4B Mühlberg-ElbeCommemorated North Battleford Cemetery, Plan K. Block 14. Grave 6. Canada. Son Of Thomas And Jane Davidson, Of North Battleford; Husband Of Margaret E. Davidson. Of North Battleford.
220 DawsonEdward AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-02-26 Age 23R169417253 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Viii. F. 6. Algeria. Son Of Wilfred Harris Dawson And Maude Dawson, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
221 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.
222 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.
223 Di PintoJohn HenrySergeantKilled 1944-01-21 Age 30R/188302431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 24. B. 12. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Concetta Di Pinto, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
224 DickieAlexander MckeenWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-02-28 AgeR/6541949Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, 2. F. 22. France.
225 DickieAlexander GordonFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-04-10 Age 23J/9270100Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, A. 13. 25. Denmark. Son Of William Harrison Dickie And Mabel Campbell Dickie; Husband Of Mrs Ethel Audrey Dickie, Of Toronto, Ontario
226 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)
227 DicksonAlexander FernieSergeantKilled 1941-10-14 Age 20R/58430207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 3. F. 8. Belgium. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. George Dickson, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
228 DicksonJohn WilliamFlight Sergeant
Killed 1942-03-27 Age 33TorontoR/355A409Sqn RCAF
Beaufighter T3142 Aircraft spun during demonstration/training. See Bruce Hanbury CREW: F/Sgt John Dickson, PO Philip Sweet,Sqn Ldr Bruce Hanbury
Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 3. Grave 27. United Kingdom. Son Of John W. Dickson, And Of Alice Mills Dickson, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
229 DivitcoffAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-12-18 Age 21R/209473434SqnCommemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. A. 18. Belgium. Son Of Thomas And Antina Divitcoff, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
230 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.
231 DixonNelson AlexanderSergeantKilled 1944-01-06 Age 32R/179831576Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 14. H. 2. Germany. Son Of Alexander Mcintosh Dixon And Theresa Maude Dixon, Of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada.
232 DixonElton LascellesFlying OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 Age 22J/20973439Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire, Sec. R. 1931 Div. Grave 2719. United Kingdom. Son Of Leonard Alexander And Margaret Helmer Dixon, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
233 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
234 DonaldsonMalcolm ForrestSergeantKilled 1943-11-22 Age 20R/194186428SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 10. D. 13-17. Germany. Son Of M. Alexander Donaldson And Elizabeth Donaldson, Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
235 DoucetteJoseph Alexander TheodoreP/O425SqnWellington X3763P/O Joseph Alexander Theodore Born 1918 in Ontario. Home in Sudbury Ontario; enlisted North Bay 4 February 1941. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 6 June 1941) No.14EFTS (graduated 7 August 1941) and No.12SFTS (graduated 25 October 1941). Commis. August 1942. Cited with Sergeant G.J.R. Bruyere DFM. Served w/ 425Sqn On 14/15 April 1943 the RAF sends 462 bombers against Stuttgart loosing 23. Flying Wellington X3763 he is s/d and Mia w/ crews.
236 DoucetteAlexandre TheodoreFlying OfficerDFCKilled 1943-04-15 Age 24J/15960425SqnCommemorated Mussey-Sur-Marne Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 151-154. France. Son Of Joseph Alexander And Leda Marie Doucette, Of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
237 DrewThomas AlexanderSergeantKilled 1942-09-17 AgeR/99619Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 2. H. 8. Germany.
238 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.
239 DuffFrank AlexanderF/SgtKIAR78406401Sqn (RCAF)Spitfire
240 DuffFrank AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-13 Age 23R/78406401SqnCommemorated Villeneuve-St. Georges Old Communal Cemetery, Grave 113B. France. Son Of Peter A. Duff And Esther J. Duff, Of South River, Ontario, Canada.
241 DuffRobert AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-04-08 Age 22J/21885Commemorated Haverigg (St. Luke) Churchyard, Millom, Grave 420. United Kingdom.
242 DuftonJohn AlexanderAircraftman 1st ClassKilled 1943-12-08 Age 21R/253154Commemorated Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Mil. Sec. Lot 1909. Canada. Son Of Wilbert Russell Dufton And Elizabeth S. Dufton, Of Winnipeg.
243 DunaeAlexanderWarrant Officer Class II
Killed 1944-05-23 Age 24Glendon AlbertaR/17618697Sqn

Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. D. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Alex And Eudokia Dunae, Of Glendon, Alberta, Canada.
244 DunbarRonaldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2

KIA
Age 19
R102159PLTRCAF
2MD (RCAF)
11ED (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
5(P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire BS196
8 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina Saskatchewan
28 May 1941 - Brandon, Manitoba
20 June 1941 - Calgary, Alberta
15 July 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
1 Sep 1941 - Virden, Manitoba
26 Oct 1941 - St. Hubert, Quebec
23 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
12 May 1942 - RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire
2 June 1942 - RAF Rednal, Shropshire
25 Aug 1942 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
13 March 1943 - Shot down by Fw190 over France
Commemorated Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 6. Row A. Grave 3. France.
Son of Alexander and Janet Amanda (nee Dean) Dunbar, of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
245 DunlopJames Lennox ScottFlight SergeantKilled 1941-10-11 Age 23R/6757212Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Stevenston (New Street) Cemetery, Sec. M. North Extn. Grave 22-23. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Mary Scott Dunlop, Of Stevenston.
246 DunnR. JackSgtPoW No: 8650 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and BelariaJ38640WAGRCAFLancaster EE174 VM-AOct 44 -
247 DunphyClifford AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-01-21 AgeR/101556420SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 186. United Kingdom.
248 DuplinWilfred Joseph AlexanderSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 20
R122199PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
18EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
15 (P)AFU (RAF)
1516 BATF (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington X3964
11 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
11 Oct 1941
7 Dec 1941
16 May 1942
18 Aug 1942 - UK
29 Aug 1942
1 Nov 1942
17 Nov 1942
15 Jan 1943 - Crashed with engine trouble
Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot Q. Grave 422. United Kingdom.
Son of Wilfrid and Dinorah (nee Proulx) Duplin, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
249 DuttonThomas AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-03-03 Age 20R/61271427SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom.
250 EdgarAlexander WilliamFlying OfficerKilled 1943-12-04 Age 23J/24430431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. A. 17. Germany. Son Of Charles And Margaret Edgar; Husband Of Mary Rita Edgar, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
251 ElliotHarold AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1942-11-10 Age 24R/6826234Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 419. Singapore. Son Of Alexander O. And Verna I. Elliot, Of Exeter, Ontario, Canada.
252 ElwinRobert NormanFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-08 Age 30J/35237115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Les Breviaires Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Henry Stephen And Marion Helen Elwin; Husband Of Winifred Alexander Elwin, Of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
253 EmersonJohn AlexanderFlight Sergeant
Courtesy Relatives

Killed 1945-01-29 Age 30R/189328Air/Bmr5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 GroupLancaster II LM308Born on the 22nd November 1914 at Vancouver. Son of John Eymundson Emerson (died 28th June 1965, age 84) and Jean Beatrice Emerson (née Black - died in 1939), of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, husband of Phyllis Emerson. Grave inscription: 'Though Far From Home He Is Ever In Our Hearts. Wife Phyllis, Father And Sisters'.Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row F. Grave 10. United Kingdom.
254 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.
255 EsteJohn Douglas AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-09-01 Age 21R/130078428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 181. United Kingdom.
256 EvansHorace AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-11 Age 20J/26336625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Hilarion Communal Cemetery, Grave 6. France. Son Of George And Annie Imrie Evans, Of Makinak, Manitoba, Canada.
257 FarrelJohn AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-05-05 Age 30R/152210419SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. E. 13. Germany. Son Of Steve And Kathleen Farrel, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
258 FaulaferRobert AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-03 Age 24J/16196464SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Valentine George Faulafer; Husband Of Betty Patricia Faulafer, Of Keston, Kent.
259 FergusonRobert ChryslerFlight SergeantKilled 1943-05-14 Age 26R/115045149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Ii. G. 11. Belgium. Son Of William Alexander Ferguson And Mabel Gertrude Ferguson.
260 FergusonDonald AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-02-28 Age 26R/101891427SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 181. United Kingdom.
261 FergusonLawrence WilliamFlying OfficerKilled 1945-01-16 Age 24J/3992312Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 1. B. 15-18. Germany. Son Of William Alexander Ferguson And Lena Rivers Ferguson, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
262 FinlayWilliam RobertSergeantKilled 1941-09-13 Age 20R/54365Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander M. And Elizabeth Finlay, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
263 FinnieJohn MansonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-15 Age 23J/21882253Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Belgrade War Cemetery, 10A. D. 4. Serbia. Son Of Alexander And Lizzie Cormack Finnie, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
264 FisherHugh AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1945-04-08 Age 24R/1164779Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot H/3. Grave 103. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur Leslie And Katherine Isabel Fisher, Of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada.
265 FlatherLorne CheathamFlying OfficerKilled 1944-06-07 Age 26J/20206271Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hermanville War Cemetery, 1. I. 4. France. Son Of Alexander And Annie Flather, Of Vancouver, Columbia, Canada.
266 FlattBenjamin ArthurLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-04-27 Age 19R/118204Commemorated Surrey Centre Cemetery, Lot 6. Block 201. Canada. Son Of Samuel Alexander And Mary Margaret Flatt, Of New Westminster.
267 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
268 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.
269 ForanJames AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-24 Age 23R/61070418SqnCommemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 85. Row A. Grave 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Archibald W. And Grace F. Foran, Of Holden, Alberta, Canada.
270 ForrestFrederickFlying OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 AgeJ/11951419SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. G. 7. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Helen Forrest Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
271 ForrestAlexanderWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1947-06-25 Age 511903Commemorated Alliston Union Cemetery, Lot 661. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Caroline Forrest, Of Hamilton; Husband Of Martha M. Forrest, Of Alliston.
272 ForsythAlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-15 AgeJ/26513206SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom.
273 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.
274 FraserAlexander JamesFlying OfficerKilled 1942-01-03 AgeJ/3271106SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom.
275 FraserJoseph AlexanderAircraftman 1st ClassKilled 1943-09-21 Age 19R/221532Commemorated Chase Public Cemetery, Plot 52. Lot 517. Canada. Son Of William And Jane Fraser, Of Chase.
276 FraserAlexander MalcolmFlying OfficerKilled 1943-11-20 AgeJ/16528607Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata, Plot O. Row C. Grave 12. India.
277 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.
278 FraserAlexander DonaldFlying OfficerDFCKilled 1945-04-03 AgeJ/90500Commemorated Ramleh War Cemetery, 5. M. 9. Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).
279 FreemanAlexander MccowanWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-03-16 Age 24R/160030630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bourguignon-Sous-Coucy Churchyard, Grave 6. France. Son Of Peter Alexander And Annie Mary Mccowan Freeman, Of Milliken, Ontario, Canada.
280 FrostHarold WilliamSgtKIA Age 20R188092Air Gunner427SqnLast Op - 427SqnXHalifax V DK253 ZL-MX - 16 Sep 43 - Ref F/Sgt A. Chibonoff - 16 Sep 43 - KIA - Crash at Moor Lane - Harmound Swarth - Middlesex - UK -Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 45.J.4.

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

281 FullertonLawrenceF/OKilledTorontoJ21048W/Op/Air/Gnr464Sqn (RAAF) Last Op - 464SqnVentura
Ventura AE688
X - 18 Aug 43 -
18 Aug 43 - Killed - 1 mile NW of Lake Flynnon - Caernarvonshire -
Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 814. United Kingdom.
282 FullertonMelville LloydP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 20
J28902BARCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 (O)AFU (RAF)
82OTU (RAF)
82OTU (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Bolinbroke
Anson
X
Anson
Wellington
Wellington LN181
2 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
9 Jan 1943
4 Apr 1943
27 June 1943
2 Sep 1943 - UK
2 Nov 1943
4 Jan 1944
20 March 1944 - Crashed during night cross country training mission
Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. A. 8. United Kingdom.
Son of Alexander William and Helen Wray Fullerton, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
283 GaralickAlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-03 AgeJ/18065428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
284 GardnerNorman AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-11-06 AgeR/7611321Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 69. Row D. Joint Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland).
285 GardnerWilliam AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-09-07 AgeJ/26245Commemorated Christiansborg War Cemetery, Plot 1. Row C. Grave 8. Ghana.
286 GaronskiAlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-03-21 Age 28R/147125Commemorated Ashern United Church Cemetery, Plot 24. Canada. Son Of Anthony And Nellie Garonski, Of Eriksdale; Husband Of Elfrieda E. Garonski, Of Regina, Saskatchewan.
287 GaudetPaul AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-04-25 Age 29J/11567Commemorated Brantford (St. Josephs) Cemetery, Family Plot. Canada. Son Of Joseph E. Gaudet And Mary Eliza Gaudet, Of Miscouche, Prince Edward Island; Husband Of Helen Mae Gaudet, Of Brantford.
288 GibsonAlexander CameronFlight Sergeant
Killed 1942-07-17 Age 21R102011PLTStaff Pilots Training UnitAnson R9640Training flightCommemorated Jurby (St. Patrick) Churchyard, Grave 342. United Kingdom. Son of Alexander Cameron Gibson And Bertha Gibson, Of Dunville, Ontario, Canada.
289 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.
290 GiffinJohn Winslow AlexanderFlight Sergeant

Killed 1942-02-16 Age 20R/7603677Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4018. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander A. Giffin And Emily E. Giffin, Of Osborne Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
291 GilliesJohn AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-04-24 Age 22J/24961425SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row B. Grave 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Buntin Gillies And Amy Gillies; Husband Of Hellen Sybil Gillies, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
292 GilliesAlexander ScottSergeantKilled 1944-03-30 Age 20R/200515Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 188. United Kingdom. Son Of Peter Gillies, And Of Bella Dowie Scott Gillies, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
293 GilmourJoseph OrrSergeantKilled 1943-02-14 Age 42R/50522Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 5. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Sarah Gilmour; Husband Of Vera Mary Gilmour, Of Vancouver, British Columbia.
294 GlennJohn AlexanderFlying Officer



Killed 1944-08-26 Age 19J/36021Air Gunner78Sqn (RAF)Halifax III MZ311 EY-MBorn on the 12th March 1925 in Gloucestershire, England. Son of Alexander and Nora Glenn, (née Runtler) of 80 Gladstone Street, Ferris,Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. E. 9. United Kingdom.
295 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)
296 GordonJohn Alexander DouglasP/O
F/O
J27210PLTRCAF
?ITS (RCAF)
?EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
132Sqn (RCAF)
111Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
?
Harvard
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon JR431
X
May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1942
1942
20 Feb 1943
1943
Nov 1943
27 Jan 1944 - UK
12 Feb 1944
3 May 1944 - Crash landed - Safe
11 Nov 1944 - Tour expired

Deceased 13 November 2019
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
297 GordonNelson LeslieSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O

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

(Photo: Sgt Gordon by his Typhoon in May 1944)
Commemorated at Aberdeen (Spingbank) Cemetery, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Grave Ref: Sec. T. Grave 106.
Son of Alexander and Violet Lillian Gordon, of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
298 GordonColin Alexander JamesFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-20 Age 22R/105170Commemorated Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery, Holme Low, Sec. R. Grave 27. United Kingdom.
299 GordonDonald AlexanderFlying Officer
Killed 1944-08-30 AgeJ/40766Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. H. 9. United Kingdom.
300 GormanAlexander ThomasFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-07 Age 29J/36878Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank And Harriet Gorman, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Lorna Muriel Gorman, Of Toronto.
301 GourlieHarold AlexanderP/OF/O

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

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

302 GoyerJoseph AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-03 AgeJ/8592624Sqn (SAAF)Commemorated Suda Bay War Cemetery, 4. D. 20. Greece.
303 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).
304 GrantWilliam AlexanderF/OPoW No. 117117 Stalag Luft 7J11611818813W/Op/A/GunnerRCAFWellington X HE817 QO-KOct 44 -HB817 was claimed Ofhr. Siegfried König, his 2nd Abschuss, from 9./NJG3, NW of Hanover at 4.000 m at 23:20 hrs. The aircraft was also claimed by a number of flak units. (Ofhr. König’s claim was confirmed on the 17.6.1944 and the Flak claims were also confirmed on the 20.6.1944). (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 September - 31 December) 1943 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)

The main part of the aircraft crashed on Schulenbergerland Straße, demolishing houses 107 to 120, some 5km NE of the centre of Hanover.

Granted a commission and promoted to J18813 Plt Off. whilst a PoW

305 GrantRobert AlexanderAC2
AC1
LAC
MiD
R169961GCRCAF
123Sqn (RCAF)
6 Group (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Hurricane
X
X
23 July 1942 - Enlisted in RCAF
27 Dec 1942
1 Apr 1943
2 Sept 1945 - Discharged
MiD - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1647/45 dated 26 October 1945.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
306 GrantLeslie Kenneth AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-12-17 AgeJ/2463297Sqn

Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14550A. United Kingdom.
307 GrantAlexanderPilot Officer

Killed 1943-11-22 Age 33J/27696Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, Cons. Portion. Grave 1207. United Kingdom.
308 GrayWilliam AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1945-01-14 AgeR/223012223Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, IV. D. 10. Belgium.
309 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
310 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.
311 GunnWilliam AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-12 Age 25J/1852227Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of Alexander And Ada Gertrude Gunn.
312 GunnDouglas AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-11-24 AgeR/193562419SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row C. Grave 16. United Kingdom.
313 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.
314 HadikenAlexander AlanSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 24
R178279AGRCAF
3MD (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
7AGS (RAF)
14OTU (RAF)
1651CU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
Battle
X
Defiant & Martinet
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling EH986
18 July 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Calgary, Alberta
31 July 1942 - Edmonton, Alberta
13 Sep 1942 - Macdonald, Manitoba
13 Jan 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
24 Feb 1943 - RAF Stormy Down, Wales
10 March 1943 - RAF Cottesmore, Rutland
5 June 1943 - RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
29 June 1943 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
24 Aug 1943 - Show down by flak over Berlin
Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 1. J. 17. Germany.
Son of Mike and Doris (nee Pozonikoff) Hadiken, of Salmo, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
315 HalcrowAlexander FochP/O
F/O
F/L
DFC
J6795PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
8EFTS (RCAF)
15SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
31EFTS (RCAF)
CTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
52OTU (RAF)
401Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
HQ Western Air Command (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson
Moth & Crane
Moth
Crane & Anson
X
Oxford
Master & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire MJ899
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
18 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver - BC
16 March 1941 - Regina - Saskatchewan
21 Apr 1941 - Vancouver - BC
9 Jun 1941 - Claresholm, Alberta
13 Sep 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - RCAF Trenton, Ontario
3 Dec 1941 - De Winton, Alberta
13 Oct 1942 - RCAF Rockcliffe, Ontario
15 Feb 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
16 Feb 1943 - RAF Watton, Norfolk
22 March 1943 - RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
1 June 1943 - RAF Redhill, Surrey
5 Aug 1944 - B4 Beny-sur-Mer, France
18 Aug 1944 - Shot down by flak, baled out safely
21 Aug 1944 - Released by his surrendering captors
23 Nov 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
5 Dec 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
5 Jan 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
20 Jan 1945 - RAF Patricia Bay, BC
12 June 1945 - Bournemouth, UK
25 Nov 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
28 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.411 Squadron - Award effective 8 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945.
Deceased on 15 April 1990, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
316 HallAllan RussellFlying Officer
Killed 1944-10-13 Age 22J/22831Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 33. A. 9. United Kingdom. Son Of George Alexander And Olive Mcintyre Hall, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
317 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.
318 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
319 HardingClifford AlexanderP/O
KIA
Age 28
J24706NAVRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
X
Anson
X
X
28 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
13 Sep 1942
22 Nov 1942
4 Apr 1943 - For shipping to the UK
22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306

(Photo: MV Amerika)
Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306.
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of Philip and Fanny (nee Weir) Harding of Etobicoke, Ontario; Husband of Velma Jean (nee Elford) Harding, of Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
320 HarknessAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1941-09-26 Age 20R/71459115SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 60. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Delina Harkness, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
321 HarperMilton AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-20 AgeJ/1852897Sqn

Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 69. Row D. Joint Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland).
322 HarrisonAlexander Ross WeirFlying OfficerKilled 1945-07-07 Age 32C/42322436SqnCommemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 16A. H. 24-27. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Christopher Harrison, And Of Janet Harrison, Of Essondale, British Columbia. Canada.
323 HarveyRay VernonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-03-01 Age 22R/67086242Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Mens). Plot F. Coll. Grave 90. Malta. Son Of Alexander And Laura Harvey, Of Deseronto, Ontario, Canada.
324 HarveyClifford AlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1945-06-27 Age 31R/172898Commemorated Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Mil. Sec. Lot 2026. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Emily Harvey, Of Winnipeg; Husband Of Florence Kate Harvey, Of Winnipeg.
325 HassanAlexander Lawrence DennisFlight SergeantKilled 1941-11-08 AgeR/61068405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 11. G. 9. Germany.
326 HayStanley ArthurSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 32
R
J
102413
39167
WAGRCAF
3WS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
420Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
Moth & Stinson
Battle
Anson & Hudson
X
Halifax NA179
22 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
3 Aug 1941
21 Dec 1941
8 Feb 1942
27 Feb 1944 - UK
14 Feb 1945 - Crashed on approach for landing after operation
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row G. Grave 6. United Kingdom.
Son of Robert Alexander and Margaret Jane Hay, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

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327 HealeyWilbert ArleyFlight LieutenantDFCKilled 1944-04-30 Age 30J/2112149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14163. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry Alexander And Abigail Jane Toffey Healey, Of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.
328 HectorDonal Kevin JosephFlying OfficerKilled 1945-03-11 Age 24J/40804431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. B. 5. Germany. Son Of Alexander Joseph And Catherine C. Hector, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University Of Toronto).
329 HendersonWilliam AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-03 Age 26J/16143Commemorated Sparta Cemetery, Plot 2. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of William And Ethel Henderson, Of Sparta.
330 HepburnStuart Alexander WilsonFlying Officer
Killed 1945-02-13 Age 28J/38441407SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. I. 4. United Kingdom. Son Of Alex And Mary Hepburn; Husband Of Florence Hepburn, Of Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.
331 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.
332 HigginsFrederick AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1941-11-08 Age 23R/66182403SqnCommemorated Ipswich New Cemetery, Sec. X.H. Grave 436E. United Kingdom. Son Of William A. Higgins And Alberta Higgins, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
333 HillWalter AlexanderSergeantKilled 1942-08-10 Age 21R/7775405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Jj. Grave 103. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of William And Margaret Hill, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
334 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
335 HillsKeith AlexanderFlying Officer
Killed 1944-05-19 Age 25J/12985620Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. C. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of John C. Hills And Mary Ruth Hills, Of Tara, Ontario, Canada.
336 HineEdward AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-11-19 Age 30J/38298Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert And Adeline Hine, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Eva Lora Hine (Nee Money), Of Brantford.
337 HoadJack WalterFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-27 Age 21J/36990Commemorated Toronto (St. John'S Norway) Cemetery, Sec. 3. Range 18. Grave 53. Canada. Son Of Walter Alexander And Kate Ethel Hoad, Of Toronto, Husband Of Paulene R. Hoad, Of Toronto.
338 HogarthGeorge AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-10-04 Age 21R/95351249Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Mens). Plot F. Coll. Grave 9. Malta. Son Of Edgar Clare Hogarth And Jean Constance Campbell Hogarth; Nephew Of Mr. B. B. Hogarth, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
339 HolmesJohn SinclairAC2
AC1
LAC

KIFA
Age 22
R188236Airframe RiggerRCAF
4WS (RCAF)
TTS St Thomas (RCAF)
3RD (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
143 Wing (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
X
Moth
X
X
Kittyhawk
X
Hurricane
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN633
21 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
8 Sep 1942 - Guelph, Ontario
19 Feb 1943 - St. Thomas, Ontario
13 May 1943 - Vancouver, British Columbia
1 June 1943 - Annette Island, Alaska
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
20 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
1 May 1944 - RAF Hurn, Dorset
27 June 1944 - Lantheuil, France
16 July 1944 - Killed in the explosion of 440Sqn Typhoon MN703

(Photo: RCAF mechanics working on a 438Sqn Typhoon)
Commemorated Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Xii. H. 9. France.
Son of Alexander Brown Holmes and Deborah Elizabeth Holmes of Toronto, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
340 Holmes A'CourtWalter AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-01-02 Age 20J/1816144Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. C. 6. Germany. Son Of William Alexander Russell Holmes A'Court And Priscilla Holmes A'Court, Of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
341 HorneAlexander MansonWarrant Officer Class IIDFMKilled 1943-03-06 AgeR/7677049SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 180. United Kingdom.
342 HornellDavid ErnestP/O
F/O
F/L

VC
KIA
Age 34
J7594PLTRCAF
1WS (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
12EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
31GRS (RCAF)
RCAF Coal Harbour
162Sqn (RCAF)
162Sqn (RCAF)
162Sqn (RCAF)
162Sqn (RCAF)
162Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
X
Finch
Anson
Anson
Stanraer
Canso
Canso
Canso
Canso
Canso 9754
X
8 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
5 Feb 1941
23 Apr 1941
28 May 1941
16 July 1941
25 Sep 1941
23 Dec 1941
9 Oct 1943 - Nova Scotia
31 Dec 1943 - Iceland
3 May 1944 - RAF Ballykelly Northern Ireland
2 June 1944 - RAF Wick Scotland
24 June 1944 - Shot down by flak from U-1225 during low level attack
25 June 1944 - Died of exposure

(Image: “VC Attack”, by Graham Wragg, illustrates F/L Hornell’s valiant attack on a U-Boat during the Battle of the Atlantic.)
Victoria Cross - No.162 (BR) Squadron - Award effective 28 July 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1729/44 dated 11 August 1944.
Commemorated Lerwick New Cemetery, Terrace 7B. Grave 17. United Kingdom.
Son of Harry Alexander Hornell and Emily Crook Hornell; Husband of Genevieve Madge Hornell, of Drayton, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
343 HoskenCharles Douglas AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-14 AgeJ/2189578Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery, Plot Ll. Row 2. Grave 52. Netherlands (Holland).
344 HowardThomas AlexanderLACAFM
R128096WO (ground)
WAG
RCAF
1WS (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
1ANS (RCAF)
12Sqn (RCAF)
164Sqn (RCAF)
X
3 FIS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
RCAF Suffield
RCAF Edmonton
RCAF
X
X
X
X
Lodestar & Dakota
Lodestar & Dakota
X
X
Battle & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
X
X
29 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in RCAF
12 Sep 1941
13 Dec 1941
25 May 1942
7 Jan 1943
21 Jan 1943
27 Oct 1943 - Remuster to WAG
8 Nov 1943
11 June 1944 - Instructor
22 Sep 1944 - Instructor
5 Nov 1944 - Instructor
12 Dec 1944 - Instructor
21 Oct 1945 - Released
Air Force Medal - No.164 Squadron (now No.3 FIS) - Award effective 1 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 113/44 dated 21 January 1944.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
345 HowitsonGeorge AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-11-22 Age 21R/225109419SqnCommemorated Diever General Cemetery, Plot E. Row 5. Coll. Grave 4-7. Netherlands (Holland).
346 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.
347 HuppeAllan WilfredSergeant
Killed 1944-05-17 Age 20R/210041Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. B. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Jennie Huppe, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
348 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.
349 HutchinsonJohn AlexanderLeading Aircraftman

Killed 1943-09-10 Age 21R/189987Commemorated Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery, Sec. G.943. Grave 391. Canada. Son Of Alexander W. Hutchinson And Elizabeth Ellen Hutchinson, Of Toronto, Ontario.
350 IllmanJohn AlexanderSgt
F/O
KIAR
J
X
25554
PLTRCAF
132Sqn (RCAF
113Sqn (RAF)
113Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
Kittyhawk
Hurricane
Hurricane LB793
11 July 1941 - Enlisted in RCAF
4 July 1942 - Pacific coast of Canada
Oct 1943 - India
22 March 1944
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
351 IllmanJohn AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-22 AgeJ/25554113Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 442. Singapore. Son Of Alexander And Alice Illman, Of Chatham, Ontario, Canada.
352 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.
353 InglebyHarrySergeant Courtesy Operation Picture Me

Killed 1941-08-12 Age 25R/71753OBS139Sqn (RAF)Blenheim IV V5725Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. A. 14. Germany. Son Of Harry And Florence Beatrice Ingleby.
354 InnesFrederick EarlLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-06-15 Age 27R/175075Commemorated Norwood Protestant Cemetery, Lot 88. Range 17. Grave 2. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Lilly Mae Innes, Of Norwood.
355 InnesEric AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-02-25 Age 21J/88690298SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 279. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander K. And Lilly May Innes, Of Norwood, Ontario, Canada.
356 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.
357 IrvineJohn AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
MiD
J9908OBSRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
3AOS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
1 CNS (RCAF)
31GRS (RCAF)
32OTU (RCAF)
Ferry Command
Ferry Command
Ferry Command
422Sqn (RCAF)
422Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Anson
Battle
Anson
Anson
Anson
X
Hudson FH300
Catalina FP250
Catalina & Sunderland
Catalina
X
X
5 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 July 1941
17 Aug 1941
8 Nov 1941
20 Dec 1941
13 Feb 1942
14 March 1942
23 March 1942
27 March 1942 - Ferried to UK
6 Nov 1942 - Ferried to UK
Nov 1942
22 March 1943 - Russia
2 Oct 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
7 Dec 1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: 6 April 1943 - Members of 422 RCAF flying boat squadron who participated in several trips to Russia in connection with important convoy escorts. Left to right: F/L L.W.C. Limpert, Sgt. W. McEwan, F/O Jack A. Irvine, Sgt. Albert Dawson, Sgt. R.N. Dewar. )
Died in Calgary, 27 September 2012
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
358 IvensHerbert AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
MiD
POWJ10649PLT(RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
2EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1PDC (RAF)
HQ India (RAF)
BRD Worli (RAF)
3RFU
261Sqn (RAF)
146Sqn (RAF)
146Sqn (RAF) Last Op
RCAF
RCAF
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
10RD (RCAF)
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Hurricane & Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk AK815
Kittyhawk
X
X
X
X
Harvard & Thunderbolt
Hurricane & Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt HD136
X
X
X
X
X
X
12 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Saskatoon
7 Aug 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
24 Sep 1941 - Fort William, Ontario
21 Nov 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
15 March 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
6 June 1942 - Crash landed in St. Hubert, Quebec
21 June 1942 - Alaska, USA
23 May 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
25 June 1943 - West Kirby, Cheshire
17 July 1943 - Bombay, India
29 Sep 1943 - Bombay, India
20 Oct 1943 - Poona, India
1 Jan 1944 - RAF Chiringa, India
20 Oct 1944 - RAF Kumbhirgram, India
11 Dec 1944 - Shot down by AAA fire and captured
POW in Rangoon, India
7 May 1945 - Liberated by allied forces
16 June 1945 - United Kingdom
6 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
20 July 1945 - Calgary, Alberta
14 Nov 1945 - Released from the RCAF

(Photo: P/O Ivens with his 118 Sqn Kittyhawek in Alaska)
- Mention in Despatches - No.146 Squadron - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1478/45 dated 21 September 1945.
Deceased on 6 June 1980, in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
359 JackRoss AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-06-17 Age 23R/169959576Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. C. 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of William And Janet Jack, Of Newton, Ontario.
360 JacksonAlexander JamesPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-29 AgeJ88322426SqnCommemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 4A. C. 5. Germany.
361 JamiesonGerald AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-06 Age 34J/2867715SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander William And Jean Elizebeth Jamieson, Of Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
362 JohnsonMerleP/OKIA
Age 26
J24646BARCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
2B&GS (RCAF)
3AOS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
X
Anson & Battle & Bolinbroke
Anson
X
X
11 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
30 Aug 1942
22 Nov 1942
12 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.
Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada.
Son of Alexander Johnson, and of Mildred Irene (nee Murphy) Johnson, of Canoe, British Columbia.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
363 JohnstonJohn Harvey AlexanderSergeantKilled 1942-01-26 Age 22R/96082Commemorated Hainsville United Church Cemetery, Lot 18. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of J. Harvey Johnston And Pansy B. Johnston, Of Brinston.
364 JohnstonAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1945-03-03 Age 25R/276317207Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. B. 3. Germany. Son Of John And Jean Johnston, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
365 JohnstoneRalph AlexanderFlying Officer
Killed 1944-07-27 Age 22J/22310137Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. H. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of William Henry And Clara Irene Johnstone, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
366 JonesWilfred AlexanderGroup CaptainKilled 1944-05-02 AgeCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row B. Grave 19. United Kingdom.
367 KearneyRobert EmmettFlight Sergeant

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

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

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

Courtesy Operation Picture Me

Killed 1943-04-10 AgeR/82376WAG415SqnHudson TB.I P1151 NH-PCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 180. United Kingdom. Enlisted July 1942. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Kelly of 853 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
369 KennedyFrederick JamesFlying OfficerKilled 1942-05-30 Age 29J/376215SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Donald And Jean Elizabeth Kennedy, Of Eden, Manitoba, Canada.
370 KennedyGeorge AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-13 Age 22J/93156433SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Lorenzo Alexander Kennedy And Gladys Isabella Kennedy, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Marie Lillian Kennedy.
371 KentJohn AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
-------
W/C
G/C
DFC & Bar

AFC

Virtuti Militari 5th cl. (Poland)
Canadian in RAF37106PLTRAF
9FTS (RAF)
19Sqn (RAF)
RAE
PDU
7OTU (RAF)
84Sqn (RAF)
RAE
303Sqn (RAF)
92Sqn (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
RAF Northolt
RAF Kenley
53OTU (RAF)
53OTU (RAF)
Special Duty List
Air Ministry Unit
Air Ministry
Church Fenton
Fighter Cmd HQ
HQ Middle East
17 SUR
ADEM
217 Group (RAF)
234 Wing (RAF)
HQ Middle East
23 Group HQ
7 FIS (RAF)
3 (P)AFU (RAF)
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RAF Post War
RAF
X
Moth
Gauntlet
X
X
Master & Spitfire
X
X
Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Hurricane & Spitfire
Hurricane & Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hurricane
X
X
Moth & Harvard
Master
-------------------
X
X
15 Mar 1935 - Enlisted in the RAF
30 May 1935
29 Feb 1936
19 Oct 1937
13 May 1940
15 July 1940
18 July 1940
23 July 1940
27 July 1940
17 Oct 1940
5 March 1941 - Chief Flying Instructor
6 June 1941 - Wing Commander
31 July 1941 - Wing Commander
2 Oct 1941 - Chief Flying Instructor
11 Dec 1941 - Supernumerary
5 Jan 1942 - Lecture tour of Canada and the US
22 June 1942 - Supernumerary
22 June 1942 - (DDTG)
30 June 1942 - Commanding Officer
15 Sep 1942 - Training
27 Dec 1942 - Middle East
27 Dec 1942 - Middle East
5 Aug 1943 - MIddle East
18 Dec 1943 - Fighter Sweep Leader
15 Jan 1944 - Flying
15 Feb 1944 - Supernumerary
13 Apr 1944 - Supernumerary
19 Apr 1944 - Flying
5 July 1944 - Commanding Officer
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X - Need details
Ret from the RAF - admits that was a mistake!

(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.
(Aircrew Remembered is in close contact with John Kent's daughter.)
(Information amended and completed courtesy of Francois Dutil)
372 KerrLloyd WilsonPilot OfficerKilled 1943-08-31 AgeJ/18390434SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 4. A. 3. Belgium. Son Of John Alexander Kerr And Annie Florence Kerr; Husband Of Dorothy Evelyn Kerr, Of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
373 KerrRichard AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 AgeJ/85910434SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. F. 10. Germany.
374 KerrJames BernardSquadron LeaderKilled 1944-07-18 Age 27J/3493418SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 243. United Kingdom. Son Of James Alexander Kerr And Minta Amelia Kerr, Of Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
375 KidneyAlvin EricSergeant
Killed 1944-08-11 Age 27R/107409Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. C. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Mary Kidney, Of Sylvania, Saskatchewan, Canada.
376 KingArnold William Charles ErnestFlight SergeantKilled 1942-04-22 Age 37R/71446Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 105. United Kingdom. Son Of William Alexander King And Elizabeth King, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Husband Of Isabel Proctor King, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
377 KingJack Alexander StewartPilot Officer
Killed 1945-03-06 Age 27J/94849419SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. E. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Mary King, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
378 KirkGordon LeonardLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-04-01 Age 19R/117289Commemorated North Bay (St. Johns) Cemetery, Plot 190. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Alexander Gordon And Annie Kirk, Of North Bay.
379 KirkpatrickJames AlexanderAircraftman 2nd Class

Killed 1941-01-12 Age 20R/75960Commemorated Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery, Sec 24. Lot 384. East grave. Canada. Son Of Robert And Catherine Kirkpatrick, Of Hamilton.
380 KolomicJohnny PeterFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-11 Age 20J/35077Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row H. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Helen Kolomic, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
381 KozlofAlexanderP/O
F/O

KIA
Age 23
J27922AGRCAF
23 PAE (RCAF)
2AGGTS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
34OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
13OTU (RAF)
226Sqn (RAF)
226Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Battle & Bolinbroke
Ventura
X
Mitchell
Mitchell
Mitchell FW216
21 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
8 March 1943
4 Apr 1943
16 May 1943
10 July 1943
2 Dec 1943 - UK
23 May 1944
20 July 1944
19 Aug 1944 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. F. 4. France.
Son of Roman and Vera (nee Alapnovich) Kozlof, of Copetown, Ontario; Husband of Annie Kozlof, of Fruitland, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
382 KurtzhalsAllan EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1944-12-18 Age 24J/94600434SqnCommemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. B. 17. Belgium. Son Of Alexander And Mabel Kurtzhals, Of Salmo, British Columbia, Canada.
383 KuzykEugeneFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-22 Age 24R/76994425SqnCommemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 22. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Julia Kuzyk, Of Innisfree, Alberta, Canada.
384 LaidlawJeffery CayleyFlying OfficerKilled 1944-01-31 Age 25J/23523270Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Yaba Cemetery, Plot 4. Row H. Grave 1. Nigeria. Son Of Robert Alexander And Julia Isobel Laidlaw, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
385 LambWilliam AlexanderPilot Officer
courtesy Claude Lafleur
Killed 1944-08-17 Age 19JJ/95165Air/Gnr428SqnLancaster KB751 NA-QCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of William Alexander Lamb And Catherine Tosh Lamb, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
386 LambertMilford AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-04-11 Age 31R/70699115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Le Thour Communal Cemetery, Grave 1. France. Son Of Robert And Sarah A. Lambert, Of Welwyn, Saskatchewan, Canada.
387 LamontRobert AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
-------
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC
J
--------
No.
22906
--------
20159
NAVRCAF
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
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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)
388 LangAndrew AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-01 Age 29J/16053405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. G. 21. Germany. Son Of William And Grace Mcmaster Lang, Of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
389 LargeGeorge RussellP/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 25
J9688Pilot408Sqn (RCAF)Halifax II JB790 EQ-V12 Jun 43 - POW - Nightfighter of III / NJG-1 - 18 Oct 44 -Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, XI. H. 4. Belgium.
Son of Alexander Russell Large, and Florence Lillian Large, of Makaroff, Manitoba; Husband of Isabelle Kathleen Large.
390 LarsonJohn Alexander HenryPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-05 AgeJ/95382426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. B. 7. Germany.
391 LaughlandAlexanderCorporalKilled 1943-06-30 Age 41R/76505Commemorated Belloy-Wanham Cemetery, Lot 1. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of William And Jane Laughland, Of Hartney; Brother Of Jack Laughland, Of Belloy.
392 LaurieDouglas Ian AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-13 Age 24J/87432415SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfrid John And Margaret Isabelle Laurie, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband Of Joan Mary Laurie (Nee Haynes), Of Toronto.
393 LeaperRobert WilliamP/O
F/O
-------
F/O
F/L
KIFA
Age 27
J
--------
No.
42449
--------
110086
PLTRCAF
CFS (RCAF)
RCAF
----------------
438 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF)
438 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
Finch
Cornell
----------------
Harvard & Vampire
Vampire 10079
1942 - Enlisted on the RCAF
? - Flying Instructor Course
1944/45 - Flying Instructor
----------------
1946
31 March 1951 - Crashed in St Laurence river in fog

(Photo: Leaper in his 438 (Aux)Sqn Vampire)
Commemorated Mount Royal Cemetary, Grave 181, Section L 5000, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Son of William Alexander and Kathleen (nee Heddick) Leaper of Montreal, Quebec. Husband of Vanis Jane (nee Campbell) Leaper of Dorval, Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
394 LeckieNorman AbrahamFlight Sergeant

Killed 1942-04-06 Age 27R/79805W/Op/Air Gunner407SqnHudson V AM696 RR-D

Born on the 24t March 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Worked as a clerk for his father prior to service. Enlisted on the 22nd November 1940. Son of Sania Lecovich Leckie (died 05th December 1959) and Esther Leckie (née Kanter - died 1923, age 37), of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The family moved to Sheho. Saskatchewan in 1917.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 105. United Kingdom.
395 LeckieJohn AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-06-25 AgeR/99980126SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 11, Column 2. Malta.
396 LedinghamWilliam AlexanderP/O
F/O
J43852PLTRCAF
6SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
1ATTD (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Harvard
Harvard, Hurricane
Hurricane
X
Magister, Typhoon
Typhoon, Spitfire
X
X
X
Apr-1943 – Enlisted in the RCAF at No. 11 Recruitment Centre, Toronto, ON.
15-Nov-1943 to 6-Apr-1944 – Dunnville, ON. Course No. 94
19-Jun-1944 to 8-Sep-1944 – Bagotville, QC. Course No. 28
23-Sep-1944 to 21-Oct-1944 – Greenwood, N.S. / Camp Borden, ON.
Nov-1944 to Feb-1945 – Bournemouth, U.K.
13-Feb-1945 to 24-Apr-1945 – Milfield, Northumberland, U.K. Course 3B
28-Apr-1945 – Dunsfold, Surrey U.K.
Bournemouth, U.K.
11-Aug-1945 to 15-Aug-1945 – Repatriation to Canada (Quebec City, QC. / Weston, ON.)
16-Feb-1946 – Released from the RCAF
Alex Ledingham had three siblings in the Service of King and Country - Jean Isabel Ledingham as a Nursing Sister; S/L Hugh Robert Ledingham D.F.C. (Can/J.12266) as a pilot with No. 420 Sq. (R.C.A.F.), and F/O George Gordon Ledingham as a flight instructor in the BCATP (Trenton, ON).
Deceased on May 1998 in Markdale, ON.
(Information courtesy of Chris Wolfe).
397 LedinghamRobert AlexanderP/O
KIFA
Age 24
J27450NAVRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
1B&GS (RCAF)
10AOS (RCAF)
34OTU (RCAF)
34OTU (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
Battle & Bolinbroke
Anson
Ventura
Ventura FN973
15 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
13 Sep 1942
22 Nov 1942
7 Feb 1943
26 June 1943
10 Aug 1943 - Aircraft did not return from training flight
Sole body from crew of 4 recovered from Bay of Fundy.
Commemorated Moose Jaw Cemetery, Block 17. Lot 4. Canada.
Son of Robert and Margaret Jane (nee Filton) Ledingham, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)
398 LefurgeyJohn AlfredLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-08-18 Age 28R/146436Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 5. Plot 6. Lot 10. Canada. Son Of Alfred Alexander And Eva Blanehe Lefurgey, Of Vancouver.
399 LesageJoseph AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-11-22 AgeR/65939419SqnCommemorated Diever General Cemetery, Plot E. Row 5. Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland).
400 LeslieWilliam AlexanderFlying Officer
Killed 1945-03-01 Age 26J/24469Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. D. 4. United Kingdom. Son Of O. R. Leslie And Luella Leslie; Husband Of Muriel Isobel Leslie, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
401 LewthwaiteGeorge AlexanderP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 30
J37164NAV1666HCU (RCAF)Halifax JD37223 July 1944 - Crashed on fire during training flightCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row K. Grave 9. United Kingdom.
Son of William David and Mary Gertrude Lewthwaite, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada; Husband Of Madeleine F. Lewthwaite, of Montreal. B.A. (Queen'S University, Kingston, Ontario).
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
402 LightbodyAlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
J12335PLT15SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
8 Hosp (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
Anson
X
Mustang
Mustang AM230
X
Mustang & Spitfire
X
3 March 1942
? - UK
June 1944
26 July 1944 - Damaged by Flak but RTB OK
29 Oct 1944 - Admitted to hospital
3 Nov 1944
7 Aug 1945 - UK - For repatriation to Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
403 LindeJames AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-01-21 Age 22J/22075431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 24. B. 8. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Alice Nora Linde, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
404 LindsayAlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-27 AgeJ/27428630Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Clermont-Ferrand (Des Carmes-Dechaux) Communal Cemetery, Row B. Coll. Grave 3-4. France.
405 LindsayJamesFlying Officer
Killed 1944-10-14 AgeJ19994W/Op153Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster NG115 AS-UAttacking DuisbergCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. D. 8. 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
406 LinklaterDonald JamesFlight Lieutenant

Courtesy Archives

DFC


SurvivedJ22978PLTRCAFX23 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

407 LinklaterJack AllanFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-26 Age 21J/86650PLT576Sqn (RAF)Lancaster III PB400 UL-J2Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. D. 21. Germany. Son Of Donald Alexander Linklater And Florence Myrtle Linklater, Of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
408 LintonGeorge AlexanderP/O
F/O
J20143PLT2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
Harvard
X
Master
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
4 July 1942
1 Dec 1942 - UK
16 Feb 1943
30 March 1943
19 July 1943
5 Feb 1944 - Last recorded flight with unit
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
409 LintonOswald AdamPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-15 Age 24J/88772427SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. H. 23. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Katherine Coursolle Linton, Of Osgoode, Ontario, Canada.
410 LinwoodWilliamFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-30 Age 20R/62095115SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 105. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Helen Linwood, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
411 LockhartRobert AlexanderSergeantKilled 1942-09-14 Age 24R/71545Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 107. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick J. And Emily Lockhart; Husband Of Jean G. Lockhart.
412 LoganJames AlexanderSergeantKilled 1944-04-11 Age 30R/19424883Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. B. 5-6. Germany. Son Of Colin And Ann Webster Logan, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec Canada.
413 LorimerAlexander SeatonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-12 Age 33R/7712258Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bilbao British Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 7. Spain. Son Of Alexander Grant Lorimer And Helen Seaton Lorimer, Of Dalguise, Perthshire.
414 LoweHarry AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-07-13 AgeJ/4785011SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 2. Canada.
415 LowryHerman MervynPilot Officer
Killed 1942-04-06 Age 23R/74252 - J/6847W.Op/Air gunner407SqnHudson V AM696 RR-DBorn on the 19th June 1918 in Ontario. A clerk for J.H. Roberts, retail store prior to service. Enlisted on the 14th October 1940.

Son of Herman Alfred (died 12th October 1918) and Matilda Lowry (née Davis - died 1978, age 95 - married 12th April 1904) of ) of 328 Fifth Avenue, Ottawa, foster son of Robert Craig and Sarah J. Craig, of 54 McDonald Street, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom.
416 LyonsRonald AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-08-07 Age 27J/20160Commemorated Didsbury Cemetery, Lot 145. Grave 2. Canada. Son Of William And Mabel J. Lyons, Of Didsbury.
417 MacaulayNorman AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 26J/19100424SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. J. 3-5. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Christina Macaulay, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
418 MacDonaldIan AlexanderAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1942-01-03 Age 36R/1383189SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 1. Canada. Son Of Robert And Stella Macdonald; Husband Of Mabel Grace Macdonald, Of Summerland, British Columbia.
419 MacDonaldHarry AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-17 Age 24R/76219419SqnCommemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 29. B. 12. Netherlands (Holland).
420 MacDonaldPeter AeneasAircraftman 1st ClassKilled 1943-01-13 Age 39R/112237Commemorated Charlottetown (St. Dunstans) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Plot 582. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Anastasia Macdonald, Of Charlottetown; Husband Of Mae Macdonald Of Charlottetown.
421 MacDonaldBertram AlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1943-08-11 Age 22J/6029109 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Marham Cemetery, War Graves Plot. Grave 44. United Kingdom.
422 MacDonaldAlexander HughWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-11-06 AgeR/124964Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row D. Grave 14. United Kingdom.
423 MacDonaldAlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-06-11 Age 23J/22384429SqnCommemorated Friaize Churchyard, France. Son Of Alexander William And Alice Macdonald, Of Stamford, Ontario, Canada.
424 MacDonaldAlexander JosephFlying OfficerKilled 1945-03-26 Age 19J/44939Commemorated North Sydney (Holy Cross) Cemetery, Block 32. Sec. B. Range 35. Canada. Son Of Hugh Gillis Macdonald And Ella Patricia Macdonald, Of North Sydney.
425 MacDonaldAlexander BernardLeading AircraftmanKilled 1947-01-19 Age 25R/137944Commemorated South West Margaree (St. Joseph'S) Cemetery, Canada. Son Of James M. Macdonald And Janet Macdonald, Of South West Margaree.
426 MacDougallJohn NeilAC2
AC1
LAC
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

KIFA
Age 22
R
J
137591
94554
Postal Clerk
AG
RCAF
1AOS (RCAF)
1AGGTS (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
22OTU (RAF)
1666 (CU) RAF)
428Sqn (RCAF)
428Sqn (RCAF)
1666 (CU) RAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Battle
X
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax JN953
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax LW210
7 Nov 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 Nov 1941
26 June 1943 - Remustered to Air Gunner
17 Oct 1943
1 Feb 1944 - UK
22 Feb 1944
12 May 1944
7 June 1944
11 June 1944 - Bailed from damaged aircraft
10 July 1944
5 Nov 1944
5 March 1945 - Iced up during climb and crashed
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 2. United Kingdom.
Son of Alexander and Mary Florance (nee MacLellon) MacDougall, of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
427 MacDougallDalton Ross AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-01-26 Age 24J/22497Commemorated Scottow Cemetery, Grave 290. United Kingdom.
428 MacfadyenIan LachlanFlying OfficerKilled 1945-03-06 Age 21J/36483Commemorated Tamlaght Finlagan Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot W. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Catherine Macfadyen, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.
429 MacFarlaneJohn AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-04-09 Age 20J/8942561Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. B. 4. Germany. Son Of Alexander Tupper Macfarlane And Mary Netta Macfarlane, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
430 MacGregorAlexander EdwardPilot OfficerKilled 1942-08-18 Age 26J/10698Commemorated Wick Cemetery, Sec. O. Grave 424. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert And Bella Craig Macgregor, Of St. James, Manitoba, Canada.
431 MacGregorRob RoyFlying OfficerKilled 1943-11-22 Age 26J/17089434SqnCommemorated Sage War Cemetery, 1. B. 8. Germany. Son Of David Alexander Macgregor And Ethyle May Macgregor, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
432 MacGregorGordon FraserPilot Officer
Killed 1944-06-22 Age 24J/89409AB49SqnLancaster III ND695 EA-BBorn on the 02nd December 1918 in Hopeville, Vancouver. Served in the 2nd Battalion Irish Fusiliers reserve July 1940 - March 1942.

Son of David Alex McGregor and Ethyle May (née Dezall) of 104 Essmond Avenue, Vancouver, Canada.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom.
433 MachesneyGerald RowlandPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 Age 19J/89107433SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. H. 28. Germany. Son Of William Alexander Machesney And Clara Louisa Machesney; Husband Of Orma Myrtle Machesney, Of Creemore, Ontario, Canada.
434 MacKayRoss AlexanderSergeantKilled 1941-11-23 Age 21TorontoR/78449602Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Whyteleafe (St. Luke) Churchyard, Row H. Grave 34. United Kingdom. Son Of Maj. Donald Aylmer Mackay, And Of Helen Christine Mackay, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
435 MacKayGeorge IanFlying Officer
Killed 1944-03-25 Age 24J/22602Navigator427SqnHalifax III LW577 ZL-KBorn on the 26th October 1919 in Ontario, Canada. Enlisted on the 22nd February 1942. Worked as a clerk for the Bank of Montreal prior to service. Son of John Alexander Mackay (died 1970, age 86) and Janet Sarah Mackay (née Death - died 1976, age 83), of 203 Rothesay Avenue, Hamilton, Port Nelson, Ontario, Canada.Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 31. F. 4. Germany.
436 MacKenzieAlexander GeraldSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
DFM
POWR78574BARCAF
4AOS (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
2 ANS (RCAF)
31OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
X
RCAF
RCAF
X
Anson
Bolinbroke
Anson
Hudson
X
Halifax JD331
X
X
X
16 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF
14 April 1941
7 July 1941
17 Aug 1941
8 Oct 1941
9 Dec 1941 - UK
31 Aug 1943 - Shot down bu night fighter
POW Stalag IVB
1 June 1945 - Repatriated
27 Aug 1945 - Released
Distinguished Flying Medal - No.50 Squadron - Award effective 11 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 27 November 1942 and AFRO 1962/42 dated 4 December 1942.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
437 MacKenzieKenneth AlexanderFlying OfficerDFCKilled 1942-11-08 Age 30J/50509Sqn (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.
438 MacKenzieNorman Alexander FreemanWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-04-27 AgeR/14798749Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ugny-Sur-Meuse Communal Cemetery, Grave 4. France.
439 MackieAlexander MortonFlying OfficerDFCKilled 1945-01-12 Age 30J/88245424SqnCommemorated 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.
440 MacksimchukJohn TheoFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-05-05 Age 25R/110747NAV166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington Mk X HE923 AS-RAttacking Dortmund. Crew's first sortieCommemorated 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
441 MaclarenAlexander StewartFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-10 Age 25R/127864419SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. J. 7-14. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Minnie Stewart Maclaren, Of Georgetown, Ontario, Canada.
442 MaclarenDonald AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-08 AgeJ/9553831Sqn RAF

Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 16A. E. 23-27. Myanmar (ex Burma).
443 MacleanRalphFlight SergeantKilled 1942-12-15 Age 22R/72502194Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 420. Singapore. Sqn Son Of Alexander And Janet Maclean.
444 MacLellanAlexander NeilFlight SergeantKilled 1943-04-12 Age 27R/135643Commemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 59. United Kingdom.
445 MacLellanDonald AngusAC2
AC1
LAC
Cpl
Sgt
F/Sgt
Missing
Age 32
R65487Aero Eng
FE
RCAF
1MD (RCAF)
TTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
5Sqn (RCAF)
9B&GS (RCAF)
4Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF)
11Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Anson & Harvard
Canso
Battle
Canson
Liberator
Liberator 3715
27 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
29 Sep 1940
31 Oct 1940
27 March 1941
16 July 1943
30 Jan 1944 - Remustered to Flight Engineer
9 Apr 1944
11 Aug 1944
19 Feb 1945 - Failed to return from patrol
Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 3. Canada.
Son of Angus Donald and Mary (nee Gillis) MacLellan, of Dunvegan, Inverness Co. Nova Scotia. Husband of Mary Agnes (nee MacDonald) MacLellan of Egerton, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia. Father of Rosemary, Malcolm Alexander, Donalda Ann and Agnes Louise MacLellan.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
446 MacLennanJohn AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-07-16 AgeR/5031215Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Gibrien Churchyard, Coll. Grave 1-2. France.
447 MacLeodWesley AlexanderSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
DFC
R
J
161894
90866
BARCAF
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)
448 MacLeodAlexander OwenFlight SergeantKilled 1942-10-13 AgeR/92540185SqnCommemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 5, Column 2. Malta. Son Of Alexander And Alexandra Harper Macleod, Of Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Previously From Calgary, Alberta). His Brother John Harper Macleod Also Fell.
449 MacLeodAlexander HarveyPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-15 Age 22J/92113Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of William Ray Macleod And Beulah Rossland Macleod, Of Cultus Lake, British Columbia, Canada.
450 MacLeodMalcolm AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-01-15 Age 29J/35422431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 4. A. 16. Germany. Son Of Duncan Jobn And Elenora Edith Macleod; Husband Of Joan Macleod, Of Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada.
451 MacLeodJohn LeslieFlight LieutenantDFCKilled 1947-10-18 Age 3020052413SqnCommemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Donald Alexander And Blanche Louisa Macleod, Of Cornwall, Ontario; Husband Of Dorothy Alice Macleod.
452 MacnairElmer Joseph AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-09-12 AgeJ/27469619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. C. 6-9. Germany.
453 MaconachieJames Roy AlexanderFlying Officer
Killed 1945-02-28 AgeC/12525128Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. C. 9. United Kingdom.
454 MacRaeAlexander IverPilot Officer



Killed 1943-05-31 Age 28Born 23 September 1914 Maxville - North Glengarry, Ontario, CanadaJ/16366Commemorated Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery, Holme Low, Sec. R. Grave 10. United Kingdom. Epitaph: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" ST. JOHN 15.13 Son of John M. MacRae and Jennie MacRae, of Maxville, Ontario, Canada. Enlisted: 14 January 1941 in Toronto, Ontario, CA
455 MacwilliamWalter AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-06 Age 24J/921597Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 18. D. 8. Germany. Son Of William C. And Elizabeth Macwilliam, Of Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada.
456 MairJames IrvineSergeantKilled 1942-06-16 Age 19R/92048404SqnCommemorated Arbroath Eastern Cemetery, Compt. V. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of William Alexander And Margaret Alexandra Mair, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
457 MairAlexander CampbellWing CommanderDFCKilled 1943-11-27 Age 28C/1635408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom.
458 ManfieldJack StannasSergeantKilled 1943-12-28 Age 33R/50969Commemorated Edmonton (Beechmount) Cemetery, Block 206. Grave 5. Canada. Son Of John Alexander And E. Manfield, Of Truro, Cornwall, England; Husband Of Rosabelle Manfield, Of Edmonton.
459 ManylukWilliam AlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-12-30 Age 22J/22965354Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 441. Singapore. Son Of Alex And Pauline Manyluk; Husband Of Olive M. Manyluk, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
460 MarkClarence Robert IrwinWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1945-04-25 Age 21R/190707431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 281. United Kingdom. Son Of John Alexander Mark And Christena Mcfadyen Mark, Of Cameron, Ontario, Canada.
461 MarshallJohn Glenford AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-05-30 Age 20R/129522428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.
462 MarshallNormanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-07 Age 27J/85166401SqnCommemorated Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, Xv. C. 24. France. Son Of Alexander And Marjorie C. Marshall, Of London, Ontario. Canada.
463 MartinJohn Joseph BernardP/OKIA
Age 24
J23593BARCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
7B&GS (RCAF)
4AOS (RCAF)
Y Depot Halifax
MV Amerika
X
X
Moth
X
Anson
Anson
X
X
10 Dec 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
10 May 1942
16 Aug 1942
19 Sep 1942 - Failed Pilot Training
24 Oct 1942 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer
29 Dec 1942
13 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 4. Canada.
Son of Alexander and Annie (nee MacDonald) Martin of Lourdes, Nova Scotia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
464 MartinThomas EdwinWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-09-01 Age 23R/118020426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 1. K. 16. Germany. Son Of Thomas Alexander And Mary M. Martin.
465 MathesonAlexander ColinSergeantKilled 1943-05-23 Age 20R/112402Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row B.4. Grave 99. United Kingdom.
466 MathesonAlexander McgregorPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-20 AgeJ/85929626SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 252. United Kingdom.
467 MattickAlexander KitchenerSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
R
J
61800
15396
WAG
PLT
RCAF
? WS (RCAF)
? B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2 (C)OTU (RAF)
254Sqn (RAF)
404Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
15EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
56OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
RCAF
X
?
?
X
Blenheim
Blenheim
Blenheim
X
X
Cornell
Harvard
Hurricane
X
Master & Typhoon
Spitfire & Typhoon
X
? - Enlisted in the RCAF
?
?
1941 - UK
7 July 1941
1 Sep 1941
7 Feb 1942
Nov 1942 - ?
1943 - Repatriated to Canada
20 Sep 1943 - Remustered to Pilot
23 Nov 1943
22 May 1944
Nov 1944 - UK
13 Feb 1945
28 Apr 1945
11 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
Deceased on 11 September 2011, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil & Chris Wolfe)
468 MattinLeslie WalterFlight Sergeant

Killed 1944-01-20 AgeR/160410Air Bomber166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster R5862 AS-N220 Jan 44 - POW - Nightfighter - Attacking Berlin Missing, nothing heard after take offCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. C. 20. Germany.

Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Ronald Walter Sutton RAF 1450551 - Pilot: Sgt. David James Edwards RAF 1586160 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. John Cuthbert Barber RAF 1434102 - Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Clarence Bruce Jeffery RAAF 412449 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Alexander Andrew Mansfield RAF 1876425 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Charles Hurbert Rusk RCAF R/173729 Rear Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Leslie Walter Mattin RCAF R/160410 Air Bomber
469 MawsonJames AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-21 Age 22R/116235Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 51. United Kingdom.
470 MayGeorge AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-11-22 Age 19R/197082419SqnCommemorated Diever General Cemetery, Plot E. Row 5. Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland).

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471 MayAlexander HumphreyF/OPoWAir/Bmr432SqnHalifax RG455 QO-X

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472 McarterGlenvilleFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-03 Age 29R/8745975Sqn (RNZAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 105. United Kingdom. Son Of William Alexander Mcarter And Annie Ida Mcarter, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Husband Of Frances Mcarter (Nee Salzwadel), Of Saskatoon.
473 McarthurKenneth Alexander BernardWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-10-04 AgeR/115019428SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 4. J. 11. Germany. Son Of Mrs. N. C. Cooper, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
474 McbeathRobert AlexanderFlight Sergeant
Killed 1944-03-25 Age 21RR/175940Air Gunner427SqnHalifax III LW574 ZL-JBorn on the 21st November 1923 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Son of Robert Lamond Ritchie Mcbeath (died 10th September 1974, age 85) and Isabella Anderson Stronach (née McNeill - died 29th December 1981, age 90. They married on the 01st January 1923). 3336 West 2nd Avenue, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 23. A. 1. Germany.
475 McCaffreyJohn Harold AlexanderPilot OfficerDFCKilled 1944-07-29 Age 23J/86046408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Margaret Mccaffrey; Husband Of Madeline Mccaffrey, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
476 McCannWilliam AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-28 Age 20R/86355115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Marham Cemetery, War Graves Plot. Grave 21. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Florence Mccann, Of Transcona Manitoba. Canada.
477 McCannDaniel AllisterWarrant Officer Class I
Killed 1942-04-06 Age 20R/54041Navigator407SqnHudson V AM696 RR-DBorn on the 19th April 1920 in Saskatchewan. Educated at Buena Vista School and Nutana Collegiate. A clerk prior to service. Enlisted on the 20th June 1940.

Son of Thomas Walsh McCann (died 29th November 1970, age 87) and Caroline Jane McCann (née Briggs - died 22nd May 1959) of 1139 Fourth Avenue, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 101. United Kingdom.
478 McCannAlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-10-02 Age 33R/184983Commemorated Erindale (St. Peter'S) Cemetery, Crozier Family Plot. Canada. Son Of Joseph And Barbara Mccann, Of Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Husband Of Dorothy Mccann, Of Toronto.
479 McCattyWinston AlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-10-25 Age 37R/182040Commemorated Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery, Naval And Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 535. Canada. Son Of Dr. Alexander J. Mccatty And Alice F. Mccatty, Of Toronto; Husband Of Elizabeth Shirley Mccatty, Of Toronto.
480 McCormickLee Henry AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-07-04 AgeR/98027432SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 8. E. 4. Belgium.
481 McCowanJames GordonLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-05-11 Age 22SummerberryR/106175Commemorated Summerberry Cemetery, Lot 19. Block 10. Canada. Son Of James Alexander And May McCowan, Of Summerberry.
482 McCrackenAlexander PurvesFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-25 Age 21J/14192405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Ten Boer Protestant Cemetery, Coll. Grave 26. Netherlands (Holland).
483 McCradyAlexander CurrieFlying OfficerKilled 1942-11-08 Age 28J/1050586Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ben M'sik European Cemetery, Plot 59A. Row 2. Grave 3. Morocco. Son Of Robert Rufus And Elsie Susan Mccrady, Of Milestone, Saskatchewan. Canada.
484 McCreaJames AlexanderF/OKIFAJ40900NAV1659HCUHalifax LK87815 Jan 1945 - Crashed during training mission(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
485 MccreaJames AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-01-15 Age 20J/40900Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row E. Grave 4. United Kingdom. Son Of Douglas Alexander And Margaret Ellen Mccrea, Of St. Eustache Sur Le Lac, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
486 McCullochJohn RyanP/O
KIA
Age 27
USAJ4324PLTUS Navy
US Army
RCAF
1MD (RCAF)
1ITS (RCAF)
9EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
1GRS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
407Sqn (RCAF)
407Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
Keystone
Stearman
X
X
X
Finch
Anson
Anson
X
Hudson
Hudson AM617
1936/37
1938/40
1 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
2 July 1940
22 July 1940
14 Oct 1940
12 Dec 1940
12 March 1941
29 July 1941 - UK
5 Aug 1941
8 Feb 1942 - Missing over the North Sea

(Photo: 7 September 1941 - UK - The crew of an RCAF Huson from L to R P/0 B. Moore of Melfort, Sask., Sgt. R. White, R.A.F., P/0 J. R. McCulloch, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Sgt. L. J. Hodson of the R.A.F.)
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 101. United Kingdom.
Son of Alexander B. McCulloch and Julia Ryan McCulloch of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA. Brother of Alexander, Mary and Janet McCulloch.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
487 McCullochDonald MalcolmAircraftman 2nd ClassKilled 1944-04-26 Age 19R/270256Commemorated Burlington (Greenwood) Cemetery, Lot 8. Block 56. Canada. Son Of John Alexander And Alice Mcculloch, Of Port Nelson.
488 McDonaldAlexander RobertFlight Sergeant
Killed 1942-08-27 AgeR/2535501Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 38. H. 8. United Kingdom.
489 McDonaldMelvyn AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-05 Age 221704221SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 176. United Kingdom.
490 McDonaldAlexander JamesFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-28 Age 23J/26034441SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Ella Mcdonald, Of Humber Bay, Ontario, Canada.
491 McDonaldRonald AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-28 Age 21J/25482598SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom. Son Of John A. And M. Dorothy Mcdonald, Of Kedgwick River, New Brunswick, Canada.
492 McDonaldJohn Alexander FrancisFlying OfficerKilled 1945-02-03 Age 29J/37891419SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 8. D. 20. Germany. Son Of Daniel Allen Mcdonald And Mary Catherine Mcdonald, Of Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada.
493 McDowellThomas AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-04-20 Age 23R/11619457Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. A. 3-5. Poland.
494 McEwenJohn AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-11-19 AgeR/193028428SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 186. United Kingdom.
495 McFarlaneAlexander IanPilot OfficerKilled 1942-12-30 Age 21J/18750159Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Q. 126-127. Syria. Son Of Alexander Thomas Mcfarlane And Lillian Marceline Mcfarlane, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
496 McFaydenDonald AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-22 Age 21J/9425250Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, XV. F. 9. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Archibald And Pearl Elizabeth Mcfayden, Of Fort Frances, Ontario.
497 McGillivrayEarl LewisSergeantKilled 1942-11-29 Age 24R/61819405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 49. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Sara Ann Mcgillivray, Of Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada.
498 McGregorDavid BurnettWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1942-06-08 Age 24R/69111415SqnCommemorated Paisley (Hawkhead) Cemetery, Sec. M. Grave 676. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander G. Mcgregor And Elizabeth Mcgregor, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
499 McGregorAlexander MorvanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-19 Age 29J/ 19304432SqnCommemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 8. Grave 15. France. Son Of Alexander G. Mcgregor And Elizabeth Mcgregor, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
500 McHardyAlexander GordonCorporalKilled 1942-07-04 Age 25VancouverR/74602Commemorated Burnaby (Ocean View) Burial Park, Vancouver Sec. Plot 23. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Gordon Smart McHardy And Euphemia B. McHardy, Of Vancouver.
501 McHardySidney Alexander FarquharsonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-15 AgeJ/8899510Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Vadum Cemetery, Coll. Grave A. Denmark.
502 McHutchionJohn AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-01 AgeJ/26645625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Pierre-De-Jards Communal Cemetery, Row 5. Coll. Grave 3. France.
503 McIntoshJohn AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-26 AgeJ/28869Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 766. United Kingdom.
504 McIntyreAlexander RussellPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-13 Age 20J/27451Commemorated Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, Plot 51. Sec. H. Row Q. Grave 245. United Kingdom.
505 McIntyreAlexander DonaldAircraftman 1st ClassKilled 1944-09-15 Age 21R/205452Commemorated Grandview (Tamarisk) Cemetery, Plot 57. Canada. Son Of Archie William And Elizabeth A. Mcintyre, Of Grandview.
506 McIntyreJohn AlexanderPte
L/Cpl
Cpl
---
P/O
F/O
KIA
Age 21
?
---
J
?
---
22589
INF
---
NAV
Canadian Grenadier Guards
---
RCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
8 AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
3 (O)AFU (RCAF)
23OTU (RAF)
1659 CU (RAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
405Sqn (RCAF)
405Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
---
X
X
Anson
X
Botha
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Lancaster
Lancaster ND881
July 1940 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army
---
25 Feb 1942 - Transferred to the RCAF
19 July 1942
14 Sep 1942
13 Feb 1943 - UK
15 June 1943
20 July 1943
7 Oct 1943
17 Oct 1943
15 March 1944
3 May 1944 - Shot down by night fighter
Commemorated Montdidier French National Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5811-5814. France.
Son of Robert and Rita Harriet (nee Gardner) McIntyre, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
507 McKayAlexander GrantPilot OfficerKilled 1945-01-15 AgeJ/95356419SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. E. 8. Germany.
508 McKellarGeorge AlexanderCorporalKilled 1943-03-12 Age 23R/86780Commemorated Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Mil. Sec. Lot 1915. Canada. Son Of Duncan And Marguerite Mckellar, Of Winnipeg.
509 McKenzieJohn MortimerSergeantKilled 1941-12-11 Age 25R/7076757Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Feltwell (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Row B. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander John And Alvester Mckenzie, Of Goodwater, Saskatchewan, Canada.
510 McKenzieAlexander GraceyFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-26 Age 22R/130972455Sqn (RAAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 184. United Kingdom.
511 McKenzieAlexander CairdFlying OfficerKilled 1944-01-29 Age 24J/25356429SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. Z. 19-21. Germany. Son Of James And Julia Yeaman Mckenzie.
512 McKerrollJohn MalcolmFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-23 Age 20R/85814Commemorated Oshogbo Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 3. Nigeria. Son Of Alexander John And Margaret Elizabeth Mckerroll, Of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
513 McKigganAngus AlexanderF/O
Courtesy Robert Williams (Great nephew)
SafeJ/23376PLT400Sqn (RCAF)
P-51 Mustang AM158 SP-L20 Feb 44 - Safe -Previously service number: R/90726

Further information see PL829

514 MckigganAngus AlexanderFlying Officer

Courtesy Robert Willams (Great nephew)



Killed 1944-07-28 Age 25J/23376Pilot400Sqn (RCAF)
Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI PL829 SP-LBuried on the 02nd August 1944 at Wrexham Cemetery (Private funeral and not in the CWGC section of the cemetery). Sec. C. Grave 8116. Also remembered on parents grave in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Ontario. Born on the 06th July 1919 in Sault Ste. Marie. A bank teller for 4 years. A total of 839 flying hours logged with 66 on the Spitfire. Son of John Angus (died in 1955, age 69) and Margaret McKiggan (née Crockford - died 1948, age 54), of 24 Dufferin Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and husband of Doris McKiggan (née Wilding), of 33 Bertie Road, Smithfield, Wrexham, North Wales. Married on the 22nd February 1944. Epitaph: 'Beloved Husband Of Doris. Son Of J. And M. Mckiggan Of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario We Shall Meet Again'.Commemorated Wrexham Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 8116. United Kingdom.
515 McLarenAlexander JohnLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-06-15 Age 21R/119706Commemorated Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery, Lot 91. Sec. 8A. Grave 3. Canada. Son Of Alexander Ross Mclaren And Margaret M. Mclaren, Of Clearwater.
516 McLarenArthur AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-10-18 Age 26R/130855282 (RAF)SqnCommemorated El Alia Cemetery, 12. C. 19. Algeria. Son Of Alexander Sheriff Mclaren And Emily Gellately Mclarcn.
517 McLaughlinKenneth AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-23 Age 21J/89163106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 13. B. 15. Germany. Son Of Robert And Wilhemina Mclaughlin, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
518 McLeaJohn AlexanderPilot Officer
Courtesy John Jones

Killed 1944-11-01 Age 19J/95366Air/Gnr426SqnHalifax NP709 OW-ABorn on the 31st July 1924 in Hamilton. Son of William and Victoria May McLea (née Tydd) of 11, Foster Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Sergeant Mclea was a former sergeant with the 81st Squadron Air Cadets of Canada and also attended the Queen Victoria Public School and the Hamilton Technical Institute. He went on to work at Canadian Comstock at Welland before enlisting in the RCAF in June 1943. A sister, Beatrice and brother William also served with the RCAF. On the West Coast and St. Thomas respectively. Grave inscription: 'We Often Speak Of You Time Rolls On But Memories Stay'.Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 11. E. 10. Germany.
519 McLeishJohn Alexander MactavishFlying OfficerKilled 1943-08-28 Age 23J/9562428Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. E. 11. Germany. Son Of Angus G. Mcleish And Mary Mcleish, Of Hamilton, Ontario Canada
520 McLennanHilbert AlexanderSergeant

Killed 1942-01-03 AgeR/62633Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4048. United Kingdom.
521 McLennanBurns AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-12-17 Age 26J/20576405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14554. United Kingdom.
522 McLennanJohn AlexanderFlying Officer

Killed 1945-02-11 Age 20J/26824423SqnCommemorated Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot 2. Grave 61. United Kingdom. Son Of Donald Ewen Mclennan And Beatrice Flossie Mclennan, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
523 McLeodGraham AlexanderSergeantKilled 1941-11-08 Age 21R/56648405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 11. G. 15. Germany. Son Of John And Ida Evelyn Mcleod, Of St. James, Manitoba, Canada.
524 McLeodJames NormanSgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 24
R
J
102118
22993
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
18EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
41OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
430Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Crane
Harvard
Finch & Moth
Crane & Harvard
Harvard
Crane & Harvard
X
Master
Harvard & Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Mustang
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire RM818
6 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
15 July 1941
20 Aug 1941
12 Oct 1941
18 Jan 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
1 March 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
24 Apr 1942 - Flying Instructor
1 Dec 1942 - Flying Instructor
9 June 1943 - Flying Instructor
17 Oct 1943 - UK
29 Dec 1943
8 Jan 1944
21 March 1944
1 June 1944
27 June 1944
6 Nov 1944
25 Nov 1944
31 Dec 1944 - Shot down by flak
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. B. 11. Netherlands.
Son of James Alexander and Ida Ann (nee Kennedy) McLeod, of Regina, Saskatchewan. Brother of Donald Graham McLeod who died on September 2, 1941 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
525 McLeodAlexander CorbettFlying OfficerKilled 1944-04-10 AgeJ/24650207SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom.
526 McMasterDonald AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1942-07-09 Age 28J/7899250Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Heliopolis War Cemetery, 2. H. 1. Egypt. Son Of William Alexander And Elsie Louise Mcmaster, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.A.(University Of Toronto). Barrister.
527 McMasterPhilip AlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1945-05-27 Age 26J/4429356Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 455. Singapore. Son Of Comdr. Samuel Mcmaster, R.C.N., And Bessie Mcmaster; Husband Of Dorothy Mcmaster, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
528 McMillanAlexander TerylSergeant

Courtesy Oleg Marin

Killed 1941-10-21 Age 24RR/67522Observer408Sqn (RCAF)Hampden I P1212 EQ-TCommemorated Newark-upon-trent Cemetery, Sec. Q. Grave 299. United Kingdom. Son Of Osman And Ina Mcmillan Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Betty Mcmillan, Of Windsor.
529 McMillanAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-04-14 AgeR/76601419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 105. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. A. Mcmillan, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
530 McMillanJohn AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-01-21 Age 22R/100424411SqnCommemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 4. Grave 28. United Kingdom.
531 McMillanDonald AlexanderP/O
F/O
J27214PLT440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
Typhoon
Typhoon
10 Jan 1945 - Netherlands
22 Aug 1945 - Unit disbanded
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
532 McneilCameron LivingstonFlying Officer
Killed 1944-01-23 Age 24J/2215491Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. B. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of John Alexander And Rosella Catherine Mcneil, Of Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.
533 McNeillGeorge GordonSergeantKilled 1942-02-26 Age 21VancouverR/92500Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 5. Plot 15. Lot 12. Canada. Son Of Alexander George And Alice McNeill, Of Vancouver.
534 McNicholGlen AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-04-17 Age 21J/1710983SqnCommemorated Pontavert Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of Mark A. Mcnichol And Mae Mcnichol, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
535 McPheeVerne AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-09-30 AgeJ/93391426SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. G. 12. Germany.
536 McPhersonNeil DavidLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-09-14 Aged 50WapellaR/142488Son Of Alexander And Effie Mcpherson; Brother Of Marion McPherson, Of Wapella.
Commemorated Wapella (St. Andrews) Cemetery, Family Plot.
537 McPhersonNeil DavidLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-09-14 Age 50R/142488Commemorated Wapella (St. Andrews) Cemetery, Family Plot. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Effie Mcpherson; Brother Of Marion McPherson, Of Wapella.
538 McRaeRoderick HeadFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-11 Age 28R/79574108Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 264. Egypt. Son Of Alexander And Jean Hilton Mcrae, Of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada.
539 McRaeChristopher Frederick (Bud)Flight SergeantKilled 1943-09-23 Age 26R/14732675Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 21. B. 14. Germany. Son Of Christopher Alexander And Myrtle Margaret Mcrae, Of Grande Point, Manitoba, Canada.
540 McRaeWilliam GordonFlight Lieutenant
Killed 1945-03-26 Age 29HamiltonJ/6834Pilot354Sqn (RAF)Liberator GR.VII EW319 'A;Born on the 15th June 1915 in Regina. Worked as a hotel clerk prior to enlisting. Enlisted on the 25th October 1940. Son of Christopher Alexander McRae (died on the 08th July 1953, age 74) and Myrtle Margaret McRae (née Dahlren - died 02nd February 1985, age 92) and husband of Dulce Elizabeth McRae (née Gates), father of William Gordon of 78 Paisley Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Nominated for the Air Force Cross.Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 455. Singapore.
541 McTavishAlastair FraserPilot OfficerKilled 1942-03-30 Age 26J/8174 (R/87809)Pilot42OTU RAF
Blenheim IV V5572Born on the 06th July in Folkestone, England. Worked as a licence inspector. Enlisted on the 02nd February 1941, Pilot badge awarded on the 17th October 1941.

Son of Alexander (died 25 July 1944, age 59) and Evangeline Mary McTavish (née Hogg - died 27th June 1960, aged 73). They both were born in Elgin, Scotland and all three were living in 2286 West 18th Avenue, Vancouver B C In 1941. Husband of Jean Ruth McTavish (née Mcurdey) 2 Brothers also served.

Commemorated Andover Cemetery, Plot H. Grave 31. United Kingdom.
542 McVeanAlexander BasilSergeantKilled 1943-11-06 Age 21 Son Of Alexander and Ellen Mary (née Ryan) McVean, of Arnprior, Ontario, CanadaR188529AG1659HCU Heavy Conversion UnitHalifax W1251Commemorated Jurby (St. Patrick) Churchyard, Grave 356. United Kingdom.
543 MeekRobert AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-04-28 AgeR/155027434SqnCommemorated Maastricht General Cemetery, Row 2. Grave 118. Netherlands (Holland).
544 MellonRalph JacksonFlight SergeantKilled 1945-04-25 Age 20R/205716431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 282. United Kingdom. Son Of Allan Alexander Mellon And Jessie May Mellon, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
545 MelvilleAlexander DuncanFlying OfficerKilled 1942-11-03 AgeJ/7603127Sqn (RAF)Commemorated El Alamein War Cemetery, Xxv. H. 16. Egypt.
546 MeneillyJames AlexanderCorporal
Courtesy Oleg Marin
Killed 1943-01-10 Age 26R/62202W/Op/Air/Gnr5 Bombing and Gunnery School

(2 Training Command)

Bollingbroke IVT 1000Block 18. Born on the 25th August 1916 in Biggar. A store clerk for Golden Rule department store. Enlisted on the 22nd June 1940 in Saskatoon. He had been previously injured on August 30, 1941 in a gas explosion in the Airmen’s Canteen at No.2 Equipment Depot, Calgary, Alberta. Son of James and Mary Meneilly (née Ross - died 10th September 1963,), brother of Agnes, Ross and Graham of 315 Fifth Avenue, Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada.Commemorated Biggar Memorial Gardens, Lot 24. Block 18. Canada.
547 MerkleyEdwin AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-11-19 Age 25J/28385Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row E. Grave 1. United Kingdom.
548 MerrittAlexander RobertWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1943-09-26 Age 21R/84622407SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur L. And Hazel M. Merritt, Of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Date of death might have been 1943-09-27
549 MillerKenneth AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-15 Age 23J/94348424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of John William And Bessie Winifred Miller, Of Weston, Ontario, Canada.
550 MilliganJohn RoseberyWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1942-12-10 Age 21R/76713PLT70Sqn

Wellington IC Z8986 TSon Of Alexander Laird Milligan And Agnes Henderson Milligan, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 264. Egypt.
551 MilneFrank AlexanderSgtKIFAR199345AGRCAF
2AGGTS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
82OTU (RAF)
1664HCU (RAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
419Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
Battle & Anson
X
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster KB701
30 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
12 May 1943
14 June 1943
17 Oct 1943 - UK
27 Oct 1943
18 Feb 1944
8 May 1944
15 May 1944 - Flew into high ground
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
552 MilneFrank AlexanderSergeantKilled 1944-05-16 Age 21R/199345419SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row C. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of George J. Milne And Bertha J. Milne, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
553 MitchellWilliam AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-11-26 Age 20J/23126115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 1. A. 14. Germany. Son Of Frank Mudie Mitchell And Elizabeth Mitchell, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
554 MitchellAlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-10-22 Age 21R/91993427SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. F. 16. Germany. Son Of George And Margaret Mitchell; Husband Of Irene Mitchell.
555 MitchellAlexander JamesFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-07-27 Age 30C/7926Commemorated Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery, Sec. 12A. Grave 1384. Canada. Son Of Philip John And Catherine Mitchell Of East Kildonan; Husband Of Justine Joan Mitchell, Of Ottawa, Ontario.
556 MitchellWilliam AlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-01-23 Age 22R/102115Commemorated Tompkins Cemetery, Lot 69. Canada. Son Of William And Marion Mitchell, Of Tompkins.
557 MoadHarold AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-12-02 Age 23R/13497357Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. F. 6. Germany. Son Of John A. Moad And Ethel R. Moad, Of Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada.
558 MokanykAlexander ElliottSergeantKilled 1941-10-11 AgeR/71124130Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Illogan (St. Illogan) Churchyard, Row 1. Grave 8. United Kingdom.
559 MontgomeryAlexander RentoulPilot OfficerKilled 1942-05-09 Age 24J/10018Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 5. Canada. Son Of Hugh King Montgomery And Margaret Tipping Montgomery, Of Edmonton, Alberta.
560 MooreErnest NixonFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-05-05 Age 28R/138918Air Bomber166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington Mk X HE923 AS-RAttacking Dortmund. Crew's first sortieCommemorated 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
561 MorganAlexander McdonaldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-01-08 AgeR/102709Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 1. Canada.
562 MorganJames WilliamPilot OfficerKilled 1942-06-06 Age 30J/10658Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row C.4. Grave 93. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Alexander Robert Morgan; Husband Of Marion Nellie Morgan, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.
563 MorriceAlexander FrederickWarrant Officer Class II

Killed 1943-05-05 Age 26R/93368Commemorated Gander War Cemetery, Plot 1. Row 4. Grave 26. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Theresa Morrice, Of Stayner, Ontario.
564 MorrisonJohn David 'Jack'Squadron Leader
Killed 1942-03-24 AgeC/825412Sqn RCAF
Spitfire VBShot down by Oblt Müncheberg JG26 whilst escorting BostonsCommemorated Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Plot 4. Row E. Grave 21. France.
565 MorrisonStewart AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-01-22 Age 35R/77068106SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 105. United Kingdom. Son Of Peter Morrison And Of Christina Morrison (Nee Herd), Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
566 MorrisonAlexander MacdonaldFlying OfficerKilled 1943-03-14 AgeJ/15776135Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 429. Singapore.
567 MorrisonAlexander JohnFlying Officer

Killed 1944-07-13 Age 28J/28801103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Montiers-Sur-Saulx Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4-5. France. Son Of Angus And Isabella M. Morrison, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
568 MorrisonFredrick WilliamFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-01 Age 27J/14802420SqnCommemorated Cayeux-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery, Plot 2. Row A. Grave 1. France. Son Of Alexander And Maria Morrison, Of Delia, Alberta, Canada.
569 MortimerGeorge AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-11-04 Age 21J/35773195Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 5. B. 14. Germany. Son Of John Chapple Mortimer And Jessie Maclean Smith Mortimer, Of Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
570 MossClaude Alexander (Bud)Flying OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 Age 21J/28603427SqnCommemorated Allainville Communal Cemetery, Joint Grave. France. Son Of Bruce Alexander Moss, And Of Gladys Maud Moss, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
571 MowbrayAlexander MckenzieFlight SergeantKilled 1942-10-01 AgeR/7899810Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, Joint Grave 1. G. 18-19. Germany.
572 MuirAlexander DouglasSergeantKilled 1942-09-03 Age 19R/89025405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, X. C. 4. Belgium. Son Of Alexander W. Muir, D.D.S., And Agnes Irving Muir, Of Fergus, Ontario, Canada.
573 MuirAlexander JamiesonFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-12 AgeJ/19122626SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom.
574 MunroGeorge AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-09-06 Age 24R/1316479Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 8. J. 21. Germany.
575 MunroAlexander Milton GeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-26 Age 19J/88604431Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Coll. Grave A. 8. 24-25. Denmark. Son Of William Daniel And Katherine Munro, Of Glenwood, Newfoundland.
576 MunroGeorge EdmundFlying OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 25J/24218425SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. F. 13-16. Germany. Son Of James John Alexander Munro, And Of Myrtle Evangeline Munro, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
577 MurrayAlexander IanFlight SergeantKilled 1942-01-19 AgeR/69654409SqnCommemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 3. Grave 31. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Archibald And Gwendoline Rosa May Murray, Of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
578 MurrayRobert WiltonFlying Officer


Killed 1944-06-13 Age 24J/23038 (R/74848)Pilot421SqnSpitfire IX MK235Born on the 18th February 1920 in Nanton, Alberta. Enlisted on the 19th October 1940. Wings awarded on the 15th July 1941. Son of David Gregg Murray (died 21st October 1935, age 69) and Ethe, Ellen Murray (née New - died 10th February 1935, age 55). Brother of George Cuthbert, David Gregg,John Alexander, (Listed as next of kin) Douglas Gray (serving in the RCAF with 35 'Pathfider' squadron), Ellen Ruby Janet and Ethel Euphina (died 12th November 1914, age 3). Of 2775 West 42nd Avenue, Vancouver, Canada. Epitaph: 'He That Believeth In Me, Though He Were Dead, Yet Shall He Live St. John Xi. 25'.Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. E. 9. United Kingdom.
579 NealDonald AlexanderSergeantKilled 1941-09-13 Age 22R/64890Commemorated Caversfield (St. Laurence) Churchyard, Grave 16. United Kingdom. Son Of Alex C. Neal And Elizabeth G. Neal, Of Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
580 NealHarold AllanFlight Sergeant

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

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

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
581 NeilsonJohn AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-08-18 AgeJ/1473619Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Belgrade War Cemetery, 8. E. 9. Serbia.
582 NicholsonAlexander JohnP/O
F/O
F/L
GM
UKRAF
C
86708
51266
PLTRAF
220Sqn (RAF)
31ANS (RCAF)
RAF
31OTU (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
Hudson
Anson
Hudson
Hudson
X
X
27 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RAF
1941
10 Aug 1942 - Canada
13 Dec 1943 - UK
19 Oct 1944 - Canada
1 Feb 1945 - Transferred to RCAF
21 June 1945 - Released
George Medal - No.220 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 31 October 1941.
Deceased 17 February 1971.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
583 NormandinAlexander JamesFlying OfficerKilled 1944-01-30 Age 23J/27320625Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. H. 15. Germany. Son Of Arthur And Annie Normandin; Husband Of Estelle Normandin, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
584 NovickAlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1943-10-22 AgeJ/789157Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 8. D. 15. Germany.
585 O'Connor (Oconnor)Gordon William AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1945-06-05 AgeR/28852199Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 458. Singapore.
586 OBrienAlexander AlanFlying OfficerKilled 1943-03-06 Age 22J/11244608Sqn (RAF)Commemorated El Alia Cemetery, 12. K. 21. Algeria. Son Of James And Helen Cobban Obrien, Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
587 OliverMelvin RobertFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-03 Age 24J/22436550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Cheniers Churchyard, Mil. Plot. Row 1. Coll. Grave 2. France. Son Of Alexander And Etna Oliver; Husband Of Pamela Oliver, Of Scarborough, Yorkshire.
588 OlmsteadLeslie JohnSgt
KIFA
Age 29
R213888BARCAF
3WS (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
2AOS (RCAF)
4AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(O)AFU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
Moth
X
Bolinbroke
Anson
X
X
Anson
Wellington & Whitley
Whitley AD685
30 March 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
28 May 1943 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
25 July 1943 - Regina, Saskatchewan
30 Oct 1943 - Lethbridge, Alberta
13 Feb 1944 - Edmonton, Alberta
8 Apr 1944 - Valleyfield, Quebec
3 June 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
4 July 1944 - RAF Shalloch-on-Minnoch, South Ayrshire
8 Aug 1944 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
17 Oct 1944 - Crashed during training mission
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 6. United Kingdom.
Son of John Haviland and Katherine Emily (nee Hathaway) Olmstead, of Edmonton, Alberta; Husband of Katherine Laura (nee Cain) Olmstead, of Estlin, Saskatchewan, Canada. Father of John Alexander Olmstead.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
589 ONeillArthur HenryFlight LieutenantKilled 1942-04-22 Age 43C/3334Commemorated Toronto (St. Johns Norway) Cemetery, Sec. 11. Range 23. Grave 50. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Ellen Oneill, Of Sutton, Surrey, England; Husband Of Nellie Oneill, Of Toronto.
590 OrrAlexander GrayFlying OfficerKilled 1943-12-23 Age 24J/10951684Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Maynamati War Cemetery, 2. B. 15. Bangladesh (ex India). Son Of Oscar Fitzalan Orr And Marjorie Cameron Orr, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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591 OuelletteLouis AlexanderPilot Officer
Killed 1944-11-09 Age 22J92633PLT138SqnStirling LK198Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 252. United Kingdom. Son Of Philias P. And Charlotte A. Ouellette, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
592 PalmerSidney AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-10-05 AgeR/91651419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom.
593 ParkerBruce AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-12-12 Age 20J/41997635Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 13. F. 10. Germany. Son Of G. W. Parker, And Of Isabelle Parker, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
594 PatersonAlexander GordonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-12-06 Age 23R/102339487 (R.N.Z.A.F.)SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Gordon Paterson And Elizabeth Paterson Paterson, Of Windthorst, Saskatchewan, Canada.
595 PatrickAlexander GrantonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-01-28 Age 22R/60348106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row 2. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of George L. Patrick And Of Rose Anna L. Patrick, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
596 PatrickJohn WalkerPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-10 Age 25J/19501Bomb Aimer149Sqn (RAF)Stirling lll LK382 OJ-QSpecial Operations Executive- for FranceNear Esmery-Hallon in the Somme area, it was attacked by a German night fighter led by Hauptmann Kurt Fladrich of 9./NJG4. Crashed Esmery-Hallon {Somme}

Commemorated Roye New British Cemetery, Plot 2. Row Aa. Grave 9. France. Epitaph: IN LIFE, LOVED AND HONOURED; IN DEATH, REMEMBERED Son Of Alexander And Ellen Patrick.
597 PearsonAlexander FrancisFlight Sergeant

Killed 1942-07-28 AgeR/54196103Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Manby (St. Mary) Churchyard, Grave 13. United Kingdom.
598 PetersFrederick JohnWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-11-26 Age 32R/172885Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row C. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander John And Katherine Peters, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
599 PetersonWilliam AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-01-21 Age 21R/90871432SqnCommemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. C. 3. Germany. Son Of Henry Alexander Peterson And Violet Peterson, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
600 PhillipsSamuel AlexanderFlying Officer
Killed 1944-06-13 AgeJ/16550514Sqn (RAF)Lancaster LL678Commemorated Bathmen General Cemetery, Grave 172. Netherlands (Holland).
601 PicardAlfred AlexanderFlying Officer
Killed 1944-10-14 AgeJ37732NAV153Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster NG115 AS-UAttacking DuisbergCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. D. 10. 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
602 PickeringWesley AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-02-05 Age 24R/74183Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilburn Alexander Pickering And Annie May Pickering, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
603 PildremRobert AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-12-29 Age 30J17738Air Gunner408Sqn (RCAF)Lancaster II DS718 EQ-RCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 27. C. 1-12. Germany. Son Of Alexander S. And Elizabeth M. Pildrem, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
604 PithieHarold CruseWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-08-31 Age 23R/101308427SqnCommemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Spec. Mem. Iva. B. 25. Belgium. Son Of Alexander Taylor Pithie And Annie Maria Pithie (Nee Cruse) Of Vancouver, British Columbia
605 PitkethlyAlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-09-06 Age 32J/14205424SqnCommemorated Salerno War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Vi. E. 47. Italy.
606 PlayterRoss AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-03 Age 26J/92187428SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son Of Earl William And Edith May Playter; Husband Of Mary Isabella Playter, Of Moosehorn, Manitoba, Canada.
607 PolsonRonald DuncanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-01-20 Age 28J/18921426SqnCommemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. E. 25. Germany. Son Of Pte. Alexander Polson, 75Th Bn. Canadian Infantry, (Lst Central Ontario Regt.) (Killed In Action In Belgium 14Th November, 1917), And Of Mary Ann Polson, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
608 PoolWilliam HarrySgt
P/O

KIA
Age 20
R
J
194858
89375
AGRCAF
3MD (RCAF)
4 PAE (RCAF)
2AGGTS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17OTU (RAF)
1657 CU (RAF)
622Sqn (RAF)
622Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
X
X
Battle & Norseman
Battle
X
Wellington
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster LM595 GI-O
29 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
20 Nov 1942
5 Apr 1943
15 May 1943
27 June 1943
2 Sep 1943 - UK
21 Sep 1943
12 Nov 1943
30 Jan 1944
21 July 1944 - Shot down


Son of Reginald Arthur and Violet Geniva (née Ellis) Pool, of Bowden, Alberta, Canada.
Epitaph: 'To Our Only Son. Rest In Peace With God's Blessing. Mother, Dad And Betty'.

(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 18. B. 4-8. Netherlands.
Son of Reginald Arthur and Violet Geniva (nee Ellis) Pool, of Bowden, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
609 PopeWilliam AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-02 Age 32J/28866Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row B. Grave 17. United Kingdom. Son Of Percy C. Pope And E. St. Claire Pope, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
610 PowleyDavid AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-01-14 AgeR/1332149Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. C. 6-10. Germany.
611 PrenticeWilliam RonaldFlight SergeantKilled 1943-07-10 Age 20R/91398408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. C. 1. Germany. Son Of Alexander Garfield Prentice And Marguerite Gwendoline Prentice, Of Pickering, Ontario, Canada.
612 PriceDonald AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-25 AgeJ/86321115Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. B. 6-16. Germany.
613 ProsserGeorge AlexanderSergeantKilled 1941-07-27 Age 21R/56187242SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom. Son Of William V. And Edith Prosser, Of Brownsburg, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
614 PurneyElvin CurtisPilot OfficerKilled 1944-05-28 Age 24J/19590550Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, Coll. Grave X. 18. 29. Belgium. Son Of Alexander Elvin Purney And Mabel Purney.
615 RalstonHerbert JamesSergeant

courtesy Operation Picture me

Died 1942-07-13 Age 20RR/79409Pilot2 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit. 23 GroupOxford I BF948Commemorated Black Bourton (St. Mary) Churchyard, Row G. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of William A. Ralston And Hazel Jerrine Ralston, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
616 RamsayJames AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-04-29 Age 26R/9341875Sqn RNZAF
Commemorated Svino Churchyard, Grave 18. Denmark. Son Of Allan And Mary Ethel Ramsay, Of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
617 RankinRonald William AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-02-22 Age 20J/25391464Sqn (RAAF)Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 11. D. 14. Germany. Son Of James Sabiston Rankin And Winifred Mary Rankin; Husband Of Patricia Graling Rankin, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
618 ReddenClyde GeorgeFlying OfficerKilled 1944-10-14 Age 21J/35732115SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 248. United Kingdom. Son Of George Alexander Redden And Annie Theresa Redden, Of Black Point, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
619 ReedAlexander JohnFlight SergeantKilled 1942-04-17 Age 20R/7516543Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Chevington Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 291. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Harold And Georgina Burchill Reed, Of Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.
620 ReedRaymond AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-05 AgeJ/85809425SqnCommemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, N. 24. France.
621 ReidRussell AddissonSergeantKilled 1941-07-03 Age 22R/69515106Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. A. 9. Germany. Son Of Alexander A. Reid And Dorothy Reid, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Margaret E. Reid, Of Toronto.
622 ReidAllen JamesFlying Officer
Killed 1944-12-04 AgeJ/36936NAV166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III ME318 AS-EAttacking Karlsruhe GermanyCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. F. 20. Germany.

Crew 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
623 RemberRaymond AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-07-24 Age 24J/85674582Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. F. 20-21. Germany. Son Of Archibald Raymond Rember, And Of Barbara Blackwood Rember, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
624 RennieDavid AlexanderCorporalKilled 1939-09-14 Age 25P/22588Sqn.Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 1. Canada. Son of David and Isabella Rennie, of Ottawa, Ontario.
625 RichardsonThornton EdwardFlight Sergeant

Killed 1943-04-11 Age 32R122409Rear Gunner166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington Mk III BK495 AS-FAttacking FrankfurtCommemorated Couvron-Et-Aumencourt Communal Cemetery, Row A. Grave 7. France. Son Of Edward Alexander Richardson And Lilly Ada Richardson, Of Scarborough Junction, Ontario, Canada.

Crew Members: Flg. Off. Jerold Mountford Everill RAF 119783 - Pilot: Plt. Off. Roy Brown RAF 131965 - Air Bomber: Plt. Off. Francis Desmond Clarke RAF 129352 - Navigator: Flt. Sgt. Thornton Edward Richardson RCAF R/122409 - Rear Gunner: Sgt. John Robert Gurdon RAF 919478 Wireless Operator
626 RiddellJames AlexanderWO1KIFAR67554PLT250Sqn (RAF)Kittyhawk AL1993 Aug 1942 - Spun into groundBrother of F/O Robert Gordon Riddell - KIFA 5 October 1942
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil) (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
627 RiddellRobert GordonF/OKIFAJ10092PLT401Sqn (RCAF)Spitfire5 Oct 42 - Spun into groundBrother of WO1 James Alexander Riddell - KIFA 3 August 1942
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
628 RiddellJames AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1942-08-03 Age 27R/67554Commemorated Heliopolis War Cemetery, 2. D. 10. Egypt. Son Of Andrew And Margaret Askin Riddell, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
629 RiddochRobert AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1944-06-25 Age 23R/17235744Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Criquetot-Sur-Longueville Churchyard, British Plot. Joint Grave 3. France. Son Of Robert Alexander Riddoch And Alice Rachel Riddoch; Husband Of Blanche Riddoch, Of Okanagan Centre, British Columbia, Canada.
630 RitchieCharles AlexanderSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
KIAR
J
140938
85789
NAVRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
2AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
9 (O)AFU (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
1659 CU (RAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
420Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Anson
X
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax LW426
26 Nov 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
24 May 1942
19 July 1942
19 Dec 1942 - UK
18 May 1943
15 June 1943
23 Sep 1943 - Tunisia Africa
4 Jan 1944 - UK
15 March 1944
16 March 1944 - Shot down on RTB by night fighter
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
631 RitchieCharles AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-16 AgeJ/85789420SqnCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. E. 34. Germany.
632 RobbFraser AllanFlight SergeantKilled 1943-04-17 Age 19R/12288476Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. J. 18-21. Germany. Son Of William Alexander Robb And Evelina Robb, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
633 RobertsonJohn DonaldSergeantKilled 1941-09-19 Age 22R/5410758Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. D. 9. Germany. Son Of Alexander Russell Robertson And Florence Hazel Robertson, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Gwendolyn Ingram Robertson.
634 RobertsonClifford AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-05-09 Age 24R/168256Commemorated Colchester (Memorial) Cemetery, Lot 93. Canada. Son Of Joseph Alexander And Pearl Robertson, Of Harrow.
635 RobertsonIanPilot OfficerKilled 1944-04-02 Age 22J/38435Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Annie Robertson; Husband Of Violet Robertson, Of Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.
636 RobertsonJames Duncan AlexanderFlying OfficerDFCKilled 1945-05-01 Age 22J/29252160Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 456. Singapore. Son Of Frederick Henry Robertson And Madge Robertson,(Nee Goodey) Of St Andrew, Jamaica.
637 RobinsonThomas ClaireFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-11 Age 22R/86863Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom. Son Of William Alexander Robinson And Gertrude May Robinson, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
638 RooneyJames AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1944-05-25 Age 21R/133686612SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 254. United Kingdom. Son Of Lt. Col. Herbert E Rooney And Hazel A Rooney, Of Toronto, Canada.
639 RosenbaumEli MaximillianP/O
F/O
AFC
J27043PLTRCAF
2 ITS
8EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
168Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
168Sqn (RCAF)
X
X
Moth
Anson
Fortress
Fortress
Fortress 9205
1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
1942
1942
1943
18 Oct 1943
26 Nov 1943 - Lockbourne, Ohio - B-17 flight training
23 Jan 1944 - Mid air collision with Wellington

(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 London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1133/44 dated 26 May 1944.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
640 RossGodfrey Hyde StewartFlight SergeantKilled 1942-02-12 Age 22R/76634419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom. Son Of James Alexander Ross And Annie Elizabeth Stewart Ross, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Graduate Of Edmonton Technical School.
641 RossDouglas AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-08-28 AgeR/176649218Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. G. 21-25. Germany.
642 RossDonald FraserFlying Officer
Killed 1945-04-18 Age 24J/43876420SqnCommemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. C. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Ida Janet Fraser Ross.
643 RossDonald AlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1945-03-05 Age 29J/8165424SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son Of Bruce Dow Ross And Elsie Mary Ross, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Catherine Mary Ross, Of Toronto.
644 RoyAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-05 Age 22R/84376142Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 31. B. 11. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Alexander And Janet Roy, Of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.

royx
645 RuskCharles HurbertSgt

POWR
POW
173729Rear gunner166Sqn

Lancaster R5862 AS-N220 Jan 44 - POW - Nightfighter - Attacking Berlin Missing, nothing heard after take offCrew Members: Flt. Sgt. Ronald Walter Sutton RAF 1450551 - Pilot: Sgt. David James Edwards RAF 1586160 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. John Cuthbert Barber RAF 1434102 - Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Clarence Bruce Jeffery RAAF 412449 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Alexander Andrew Mansfield RAF 1876425 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Charles Hurbert Rusk RCAF R/173729 Rear Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Leslie Walter Mattin RCAF R/160410 Air Bomber
646 RussellLewis AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-24 AgeJ/94268415SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. G. 2-4. Germany.
647 RussellWalterFlying OfficerKilled 1945-01-22 Age 22J/27639358Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 16A. E. 10-17. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Alexander Russell, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
648 RutherfordDouglas AlexanderSergeantKilled 1941-10-14 AgeR/7166415OTUCommemorated Barville Churchyard, Grave 6. France.
649 RutherfordBruce Alexander MackenziePilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-22 AgeJ/8787244Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. J. 1-8. Netherlands (Holland).
650 SalabaAlexander JerryFlying OfficerKilled 1944-01-02 AgeJ/14787405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Schoonebeek (Oud Schoonebeek) General Cemetery, Plot 3. Row 1. Coll. Grave 735. Netherlands (Holland).
651 SantoJohn AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-01 Age 23J/88290429SqnCommemorated St. Martin-Au-Bosc Communal Cemetery, Grave 5. France. Son Of Alexander And Margaret Santo, Of Bender, Saskatchewan, Canada.
652 SarukMichael AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIDFMKilled 1944-05-23 Age 25R/163670576Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. B. 16. Germany. Son Of Nick And E. Saruk, Of Alvena, Saskatchewan, Canada.
653 ScottWalter EdwardFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-30 Age 22R/82221Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander M. And Bessie G. Scott, Of Ajax, Ontario. Canada.
654 ScottRobert Alexander LeslieFlight SergeantKilled 1943-08-16 Age 34R/9566461Sqn (RAF)Commemorated St. Desir War Cemetery, Vii. E. 9. France. Son Of Robert And Mary A. Scott, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
655 ScottAlexander GrahamFlying OfficerKilled 1945-04-19 Age 19J/42479421SqnCommemorated Hamburg Cemetery, 10A. O. 9. Germany. Son Of Arthur A. Scott And Of Clarissa D. Scott (Nee Hemming), Of Westmount, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
656 SehlinDonald LesliePilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 20JJ/90143Air/Gnr50Sqn (RAF)Lancaster EE174 VM-ACommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. H. 20. Germany. Son Of Henry Idan Sehlin And Mabel Elizabeth Sehlin, Of Millet, Alberta. Canada.
657 ShawRobert AlexanderSgtKIAR66971AG228Sqn (RAF) Last OpSunderland DV96713 Jun 43 - Shot down by AAA fire from U-Boat U-564 they were attacking(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
658 ShawRobert AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-06-13 AgeR/66971228SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.
659 ShepherdAlfred AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-31 AgeJ/13948418SqnCommemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 13. Grave 14. France.
660 SimpsonJohn AlexanderPilot Officer

Killed 1943-04-15 AgeJ/17113420Sqn
Last Op - 420Sqn
424Sqn (?)
Wellington
Wellington HE550
X - 15 Apr 43 -
15 Apr 43 - KIA - nr St. Laurent - France -
Commemorated Mesnil-St. Laurent Churchyard, France.
661 SimpsonAlexander JamesFlight SergeantKilled 1943-05-22 Age 20R/114570428SqnCommemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 74. United Kingdom.
662 SimpsonRobert AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-21 Age 28J/91097101Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, X. D. 8. Belgium. Son Of William P. And Elizabeth S. Simpson, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec.
663 SinclairDonald AlexanderSergeantKilled 1941-08-25 Age 22R/6122278Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ipswich New Cemetery, Sec. X.H. Grave 436D United Kingdom. Son Of Peter Mclennan Sinclair And Annie Sinclair, Of Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada.
664 SinclairGeorgePilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-12 Age 23J/20579Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 3. Plot 26. Lot 11. Canada. Son Of Alexander Reid Sinclair And Agnes Sinclair, Of Vancouver; Husband Of Dorothy M. Sinclair, Of Vancouver.
665 SinclairAlexander GunnPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-05 Age 19J/90392424SqnCommemorated Boissy-Sous-St. Yon Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. France. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. John Sinclair, Of Napanee, Ontario, Canada.
666 SinclairRobert JohnFlight Sergeant
Killed 1944-08-13 Age 25R219174 (219179 ?)Mid upper gunner166Sqn (RAF)

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

Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner
667 SmithAlexander JohnP/O
KIA
Age
J16380NAV97Sqn (RAF) Last OpLancaster12 March 1943 - Shot down near EssenCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 17. B. 5. Germany. Son of Alex and Johanna Preshaw Smith, of West Summerland, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
668 SmithAlexander GordonFlying OfficerKilled 1941-12-17 Age 27J/3118Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 245. Egypt. Son Of Alexander And Jeanie Smith, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
669 SmithDavidAircraftman 1st ClassKilled 1941-03-15 Age 25R/56916Commemorated Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Mil. Sec. Lot 1584. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Mary Smith, Of Winnipeg; Husband Of Pauline Smith, Of Winnipeg.
670 SmithAlbert AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-05-16 Age 25R/73007408Sqn (RCAF)Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom. Son Of H. Alexander Smith And Hattie J. Smith, Of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
671 SmithHenry Alexander FlemmingLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-04-17 Age 27R/172347Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 3. Plot 26. Lot 14. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Helen Smith, Of Vancouver; Husband Of Kathleen J. Smith, Of Vancouver.
672 SmithJames AlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1943-06-15 Age 19Three RiversR/179382Commemorated Three Rivers (Forest Hill) Cemetery, Sec. H. Lot 4306. Canada. Son Of George And Lizzie O. Smith, Of Three Rivers.
673 SmithWilliam AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-11-15 Age 29R/139347Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 102. United Kingdom.
674 SmithHarry Alexander Edward GordonPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-04 Age 33J/89425624Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, 4. C. 15. Algeria. Son Of Alexander Gordon Smith And Delphia Mary Smith, Of Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada. M.C.B.A.
675 SmithAlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-07-11 Age 21R/144471Commemorated Naples War Cemetery, I. A. 15. Italy. Son Of William And Marion Smith, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
676 SmithRobert AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1944-11-04 AgeR/188247226Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. A. 7. Netherlands (Holland).
677 SmithHarold AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-07-24 AgeJ/89897625SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom. Son Of Harry Alexander Smith And Lois Henrietta Smith, Of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
678 SneathWilliam AlfredPilot OfficerKilled 1943-06-23 Age 30J/17777429SqnCommemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 8. K. 6. Belgium. Son Of Charles Alexander Sneath And Lois Rebecca Sneath, Of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada.
679 SoderoAlexander TheodoreSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 21
R124548PLTRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
20EFTS (RCAF)
16SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
12(P)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
420Sqn (RCAF)
420Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington HE568
14 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Halifax, Nova Scotia
11 Nov 1941 - Belleville, Ontario
4 Jan 1942 - Oshawa, Ontario
29 March 1942 - Hagersville, Ontario
2 Sep 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
11 Sep 1942 - RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
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 185. United Kingdom.
Son of Philip and Alexandra Johanna (nee Morrison) Sodero, of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
680 SommervilleAlexander LindsayFlying OfficerKilled 1944-02-16 Age 22J/23585640Sqn

Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row A. Grave 8. United Kingdom. Son Of George Day Sommerville And Mary Eliza Sommerville, Of Ghost Pine Creek, Alberta, Canada.
681 SpankieEdward GraySgt
Flight Lieutenant

DFC

Killed 1945-02-01 Age 29R
J
X
86068
PLT166Sqn

Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-OAttacking Ludwigshaven. Missing, nothing heard from after take offCommemorated 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
682 SpenceJohn AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC & Bar
J3995PLTRCAF
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
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RCAF Aux
RCAF Aux
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Hurricane
Hurricane
Lysander
Lysander & Defiant
Walrus
Lysander - Spitfire - Walrus
X
X
Norseman
X
Norseman
X
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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
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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.

683 SprouleJohn AlexanderP/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
-------
W/C
G/C
DFC

Bronze Lion (NL)
RAF
C
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RCAF
39693
89500
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20459
PLTRAF
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
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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
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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
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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)
684 St. OursJoseph AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1942-04-21 Age 31J/708759Sqn (RAF)Commemorated North Cotes (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Grave 25. United Kingdom.
685 StalkerAlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-02-22 Age 21J/8740748Sqn RAF
Commemorated Bilbao British Cemetery, Plot 1. Row A. Coll. Grave 1-6. Spain.
686 StarErnest AlexanderSgt
F/Sgt

KIA
Age 26
R131714PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
6 (P)AFU (RAF)
1517 BATF (RAF)
6 (P)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RCAF)
429Sqn (RCAF)
429Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Anson
X
Oxford
Oxford
Oxford
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington HZ519
17 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
7 Dec 1941
1 March 1942
10 May 1942
4 Nov 1942 - UK
17 Nov 1942
26 Dec 1942
7 Jan 1943
22 Feb 1943
14 May 1943
22 June 1943 - Shot down by night fighter
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom.
Son of Zachary Herman and Aminda Louise (nee Erickson) Star, of Picture Butte, Alberta.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
687 SteelsFloyd AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-04 Age 25J/88922524SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander Walter And Martha Rheta Steels, Of London, Ontario, Canada.
688 StelmanAlexanderSgt
F/Sgt
KIA
Age 21
R75683WAGRCAF
1WS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1Sigs S (RAF)
22OTU (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF)
218Sqn (RAF) Last Op
X
Moth
Battle
X
Valentia & Wallace
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling N6078
25 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
8 Dec 1940 - Montreal, Quebec
29 Apr 1941 - Fingal, Ontario
1 July 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
7 July 1941 - RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire
30 Sep 1941 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire
18 March 1942 - RAF Marham, Norfolk
23 June 1942 - Shot down over the North Sea by a night fighter
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom.
Son of Michael and Rose (nee Gabul) Stelman, of Caledonia, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
689 StewartFrederick WilliamFlight SergeantKilled 1942-07-20 Age 19R/7745910SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 106. United Kingdom. Son Of James Alexander Stewart And Rose Mcrae Stewart, Of Lime Ridge, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
690 StewartGeorge AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-06-02 Age 27C/9034079Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, 20. G. 15. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Harvey Alexander Stewart And Margaret Isabella Stewart, Of Morriston, Ontario, Canada.
691 StorbakkenReuben AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IKilled 1944-04-27 AgeR/13055983Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. A. 9-14. Germany.
692 StrachanWilliam AlexanderSergeant

Courtesy Operation Picture Me

Killed 1941-07-07 Age 25RR/64240Air Gunner115Sqn (RAF)Wellington IC R1063 KO-DCommemorated Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery, Grave 59. Netherlands (Holland). Born on the 14th August 1915 at Portage La Prairie. Worked as a teacher prior to enlisting ion the 07th June 1940. Son of William and Ann S. Strachan, of RR 4, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
693 StusiakNicholasSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 24
R
J
106871
35984
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
111Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF)
440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon MN342 I8-P
10 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 Aug 1941
25 Sep 1941
23 Nov 1941
10 Apr 1942 - Alaska & BC
1 Feb 1944 - UK
12 Feb 1944
27 May 1944 - Spun in and crashed during low altitude mock dogfight
Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row J.4. Grave 90. United Kingdom.
Son of Alexander and Veronica (nee Pentalychuk) Stusiak, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of R/252925 LAC Victor Virgo Stusiak and R/172415 Sgt John Stewart Stusiak.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
694 SullivanFrederick AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-01-17 Age 20R/11035456Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Scottow Cemetery, Grave 284. United Kingdom.
695 SunstrumAlexander LorneP/O
KIFA
Age 22
J46038AGRCAF
2MD (RCAF)
7ITS (RCAF)
15EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
3B&GS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
19OTU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Cornell
Harvard
X
Bolinbroke
X
X
Wellington & Whitley
Whitley AD685
18 Dec 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - North Bay, Ontario
18 May 1943 - Brandon, Manitoba
27 June 1943 - Saskatoon. Saskatchewan
5 Sep 1943 - Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Nov 1943 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
10 March 1944 - Failed Pilot Training. Remustered to Air Gunner
11 March 1944 - MacDonald, Manitoba
17 June 1944 - Maitland, Nova Scotia
19 July 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
8 Aug 1944 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
17 Oct 1944 - Crashed during training mission
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 9. United Kingdom.
Son of Alexander and Jeanne (nee Core) Sunstrum, of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
696 SutherlandWilliam RobertsonSergeantKilled 1941-06-24 Age 20R/6218657Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. C. 5. Germany. Son Of James Alexander Sutherland And Marguerite Anne Sutherland; Husband Of Pauline Esther Sutherland, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
697 SutherlandAlexander GillisLeading Aircraftman

Killed 1943-07-14 Age 24R/168264Commemorated Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery, Sec. 5. Lot 784. Canada. Son Of John Gillis Sutherland And Charlotte H. Sutherland, Of Hamilton.
698 SutherlandAlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1945-03-15 Age 22J/95519419SqnCommemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, IV. B. 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John Leo Sutherland And Anne Sutherland, Of Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada.
699 SutherlandVernon AlexanderAC2
AC1
Sgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
-----
F/O
F/L
S/L
AFM
CAN
C
No.
2317A
39169
27177
Radio Mec
WAG
PLT
RCAF
111Sqn (RCAF)
3 CASqn (RCAF)
122Sqn (RCAF)
166Sqn (RCAF)
4ITS (RCAF)
24EFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
13SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
RCAF
6OTU (RCAF)
--------------------
AFHQ
1 CTS (RCAF)
NWAC Comp Flight (RCAF)
HQ NWAC (RCAF)
RC Vancouver
104 Comm Flight (RCAF)
RCAF Dawson Creek
1 GOCU (RCAF)
RCAF Vancouver
1 (F) Wing (RCAF)
5 AMU (RCAF)
AFHQ (RCAF)
RCAF
X
Moth & Tutor
Lysander & Shark
Norseman & Shark
Norseman & Stranraer
X
Cornell
Harvard
Harvard
X
X
Anson
--------------------
X
Harvard & Dakota
Norseman & Dakota
X
X
Boxcar
X
X
X
Sabre
X
X
X
5 Apr 1938 - Enlisted in the RCAF
6 Apr 1938
31 Jan 1941 - Reclassified as WAG
1 Feb 1942
15 Sep 1943
10 Dec 1943 - Remustered to Pilot
10 March 1944
30 June 1944
26 Jan 1945 -SFTS Test Pilot
28 Apr 1945 - UK
10 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
16 Oct 1945
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28 June 1946
3 Jan 1947
1 Apr 1947
15 Aug 1950
1 Sep 1951
5 July 1954
12 March 1957
18 March 1960
2 Aug 1960
1 Sep 1960 - France
2 March 1962
5 Sep 1963 - Canada
29 Jan 1966 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 16 April 1943 - AFM investiture of WO1 Sutherland by the Governor General of Canada the Earl of Athlone)
- Air Force Medal - No.122 Squadron (Canada) - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943.
- Deceased on 19 March 1975 in Surrey, British Columbia.
- (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
700 SweetPhilip MarcusPilot Officer
Killed 1942-03-27 Age 21Huron, South Dakota USAJ/6191409Sqn RCAF
Beaufighter T3142 Aircraft spun whist on a demonstration/training flight. See Bruce Hanbury. CREW: F/Sgt John Dickson, PO Philip Sweet,Sqn Ldr Bruce Hanbury
Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 4. Grave 40. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles And Georgia Sweet, Of Huron, South Dakota, U.S.A.
701 SwiderskiAlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-06-12 AgeR/602939Sqn (RAF)Wellington X360312 Mar 42 -Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 107. United Kingdom.
702 SwitzerAlexander FrederickLeading AircraftmanKilled 1941-08-27 Age 27R/95519Commemorated Pembroke (Wesley) United Church Cemetery, Plot 297. Canada. Son Of Philip A. Switzer And Isabel Switzer Of Pembroke.
703 TaflerSydney AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1945-02-21 Age 28J40794NAV166Sqn (RAF)

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

Crew Members: Sgt. Edward Haines RAF 3032082 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Sydney Alexander Tafler RCAF J/40794 - Navigator: Sgt. Francis Harold James Harris RAF 1851820 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Harold Allan Neal RCAF R/202923 Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. David Walter Hill RCAF J/38109 Pilot: Sgt. Robert Emmett Kearney RCAF R/211186 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Joseph Doherty RCAF R/280274 Rear Gunner
704 TaitPeter AlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1941-11-17 Age 19R/93431Commemorated Fergus (Belsyde) Cemetery, Plot 661. Div. E. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of William Mcdougall Tait And Effa R. Tait, Of Fergus.
705 TaitFrancis AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1942-01-28 Age 19R/70913214SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 107. United Kingdom. Son Of Roy And Madelena Tait, Of Dilke, Saskatchewan, Canada.
706 TannerWalter AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1941-12-13 Age 24J/376439Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 245. Egypt. Son Of William Alfred And Emma Beatrice Tanner, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.A.(Oxon).
707 TaylorJohn AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-12-16 Age 22J/18624218SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 178. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Frederick And Laura Ann Taylor, Of Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada. Date of death might have been 1943-12-17
708 TaylorJames Alexander CampbellFlight SergeantKilled 1943-04-05 AgeR/130695405Sqn RCAF

Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. E. 8. Germany.
709 TaylorGlenwood AlexanderSergeantKilled 1943-02-16 Age 22R/143910Commemorated Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row A. Grave 10. United Kingdom.
710 ThainJack AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-06-01 Age 23J/843158SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom.
711 ThibedeauRoy FrederickPilot OfficerKilled 1944-03-31 Age 23jJ/90043Air/Gnr50Sqn (RAF)Lancaster EE174 VM-ACommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. H. 21. Germany. Son Of Fred And Ruby Thibedeau; Husband Of Vera Thibedeau, Of Echo Bay, Ontario, Canada.
712 ThompsonWilliam ColinFlight SergeantKilled 1944-01-04 Age 21R/162116Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 901. United Kingdom. Son Of George Alexander And Frances Thompson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
713 ThomsAlbert CyrilSergeant
Killed 1945-03-01 Age 22R/189567Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. D. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Lavinia B. Thoms, Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
714 ThomsonAlexander SinclairPilot OfficerKilled 1944-11-30 AgeJ/92623429SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom.
715 ThomsonJohn AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1945-04-13 AgeR/260044Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 3. Canada. Son Of Alexander S. Thomson And Mabel L. Thomson, Of Toronto, Ontario.
716 ThomsonAlexander GeorgeFlight LieutenantKilled 1945-04-03 Age 33J/14493162SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son Of David And Jane Thomson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
717 ThyretHarry RayFlight Sergeant
Killed 1944-12-04 AgeR/224882Mid upper gunner166Sqn

Lancaster Mk III ME318 AS-EAttacking Karlsruhe GermanyCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. F. 22. Germany.

Crew 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
718 TiltonArthur AndrewFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-16 Age 25J/29095Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 762. United Kingdom. Son Of Andrew Alexander And Clara Hannah Tilton Husband Of Josie Allen Tilton, Of Magara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
719 TodRichard DouglasSgt
F/Sgt
WO2

KIA
Age 23
R91741WAGRCAF
3 TC (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 Sig S (RAF)
4 (O)AFU (RAF)
10 (O)AFU (RAF)
14OTU (RAF)
115Sqn (RAF)
75Sqn (RNZAF)
75Sqn (RNZAF)
1657 CU (RAF)
75Sqn (RNZAF)
75Sqn (RNZAF) Last Op
X
X
Stinson
Battle
X
Botha
Anson
Anson
Hampden
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling BF455
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling EH889
30 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
4 May 1941
24 June 1941
7 Dec 1941
10 Feb 1942 - UK
17 March 1942
23 May 1942
30 May 1942
7 July 1942
26 Oct 1942
6 Nov 1942
10 Apr 1943 - Ditched in Channel on RTB
3 June 1943
19 June 1943
23 June 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter

(Photo: The Tod twins in front of their 75Sqn Stirling bomber - RAF Newmarket 1 March 1943)
Commemorated Medemblik General Cemetery, Grave 250. Netherlands.
Son of Alexander and Mary Edith (nee Hulton) Tod, of St. Vital, Manitoba
Twin brother of WO2 Robert Ernest Tod also KIA on 23 June 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
720 TodRobert ErnestSgt
F/Sgt
WO2

DFM
KIA
Age 23
R91742WAGRCAF
3 TC (RCAF)
1WS (RCAF)
4B&GS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1 Sig S (RAF)
4 (O)AFU (RAF)
10 (O)AFU (RAF)
14OTU (RAF)
115Sqn (RAF)
75Sqn (RNZAF)
75Sqn (RNZAF)
1657 CU (RAF)
75Sqn (RNZAF)
75Sqn (RNZAF) Last Op
X
X
Stinson
Battle
X
Botha
Anson
Anson
Hampden
Wellington
Stirling
Stirling BF455
Stirling
Stirling
Stirling EH889
30 Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
4 May 1941
24 June 1941
7 Dec 1941
10 Feb 1942 - UK
17 March 1942
23 May 1942
30 May 1942
7 July 1942
26 Oct 1942
6 Nov 1942
10 Apr 1943 - Ditched in Channel on RTB
3 June 1943
19 June 1943
23 June 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter

(Photo: The Tod twins in front of their 75Sqn Stirling bomber - RAF Newmarket 1 March 1943)
- Distinguished Flying Medal - No.75 Squadron - Award effective 23 April 1943 as per London Gazette dated 7 May 1943 and AFRO 1035/43 dated 4 June 1943.
Commemorated Medemblik General Cemetery, Grave 250. Netherlands.
Son of Alexander and Mary Edith (nee Hulton) Tod, of St. Vital, Manitoba
Twin brother of WO2 Richard Douglas Tod also KIA on 23 June 1943.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
721 ToddJohn EwaldLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-08-07 Age 19R/107399Commemorated Semans Cemetery, Plot 5. Block 3. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of Alexander And Mary Ann Todd, Of Semans.
722 TrottDonald AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-04 Age 19J/92914419SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of James A. Trott And Josephine S. Trott, Of Wirral, New Brunswick, Canada.
723 UditskyAndrew PeterFlight Sergeant
Killed 1943-05-05 Age 22R/135043PLT166Sqn (RAF)

Wellington Mk X HE923 AS-RAttacking Dortmund. Crew's first sortieCommemorated 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
724 UrquhartAlexander NorlandSergeantKilled 1942-06-13 AgeR/92192407SqnCommemorated Littlehampton Cemetery, Sec. D. Grave 4303. United Kingdom. Son Of Hector Alexander And Jessie Olive Amy Urquhart.
725 UrquhartRobert AlexanderFlying Officer
DFCKilled 1943-05-17 Age 23J/9763Navigator617Sqn (RAF)Lancaster III ED937 AJ-ZBorn 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.
726 VaudnerWilson AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1945-06-19 Age 30R/284637358Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 458. Singapore. Son Of William John And Margaret Vaudner, Of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada.
727 VincentThomas AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1945-05-17 Age 21R/293614Commemorated Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery, Sec. 2. Grave 32. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick W. Vincent And Myrtle E. Vincent, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
728 WalkemGeorge Rodney AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1943-10-20 Age 26R/146393166Sqn

Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. C. 6-9. Germany. Son Of George Alexander Walkem, And Of Mary Walkem (Nee Collins), Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of L. Walkem.
729 WalkerDonald CraikSergeantKilled 1944-12-24 Age 247743Commemorated Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery, Sec. 27. Lot G. Grave 38. Canada. Son Of Alexander Gray Walker And Penelope Walker, Of Fitzroy Harbour.
730 WalkerKenneth AlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-10-16 Age 45C/5863Commemorated Fonthill Cemetery, Sec. H. Lot 315. Grave 3. Canada. Son Of Norman M. Walker And Helen G. Walker, Of Hamilton; Husband Of Bessie A. Walker, Of Fonthill.
731 WalkinshawWilliam AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1943-04-08 Age 25J/16151420SqnCommemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 10. E. 18. Germany. Son Of John C. And Fanny Walkinshaw.
732 WallWalter DouglasP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 20
J41664NAVRCAF
5MD (RCAF)
7ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
8(O)AFU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Cornell
X
Anson
X
X
Anson
Wellington & Whitley
Whitley AD685
1 Dec 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
5 March 1943 - Lachine Quebec
30 May 1943 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
8 Aug 1943 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
3 Sep 1943 - Failed Pilot Training - Brandon, Manitoba
19 Sep 1943 - Remustered to Navigator - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
26 Feb 1944 - Maitland, Nova Scotia
19 Apr 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
11 July 1944 - RAF Mona, Anglesey, Wales
8 Aug 1944 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
17 Oct 1944 - Crashed during training mission
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 7. United Kingdom.
Son of Walter Alexander and Isobelle (nee McCaughey) Wall, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
733 WallaceHugh AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-04-15 Age 32J/23362Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row A. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Annie Wallace, Of Midland, Ontario, Canada.
734 WallaceJohn MackayPilot OfficerKilled 1945-02-21 Age 27J/89880427SqnCommemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 5. D. 4. Germany. Son Of James Alexander And Ann Wallace; Husband Of Kathleen Wallace, Of South Kensington, London.
735 WalthamGordon DuncanLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-01-19 Age 19R/109139Commemorated Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 99. Block 7. Sec. G. Canada. Son Of Cecil Alexander And Ella Waltham, O Calgary.
736 WardropAlexander McbirniePilot OfficerKilled 1942-10-14 Age 21J/12976420SqnCommemorated Ripon Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 396. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Agnes Crawford Wardrop, Of Deroche, British Columbia, Canada.
737 WashookMichaelPilot OfficerKilled 1944-10-13 Age 21J/94448415SqnCommemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Rose Washook, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
738 WatsonDonald AlexanderWarrant Officer Class IIKilled 1943-01-09 AgeR/74057419SqnCommemorated Kviberg Cemetery, 3. A. 6. Sweden.
739 WattAlexander SimpsonFlight SergeantKilled 1942-09-25 AgeR/85487119SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 107. United Kingdom.
740 WattNorman AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1943-07-01 Age 21J/9174416SqnCommemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 5. Grave 38. United Kingdom.
741 WebbFrederick VereF/OKIA Age 27J/14505Navigator427SqnLast Op - 427SqnXHalifax V DK253 ZL-MX - 16 Sep 43 - Ref F/Sgt A. Chibonoff - 16 Sep 43 - KIA - Crash - Moor Lane - Harmound Swarth - Middlesex - UK -Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 45.J.5.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Webb, and stepson of Blanche L. Webb, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada.

742 WebberJoseph AlexanderFlying OfficerKilled 1944-05-13 Age 37J/38164419SqnCommemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Iv. Aa. 6. Belgium. Son Of Joseph And Isebell Webber; Husband Of Lillian May Scott Webber, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
743 WebsterHoward BateSergeant
Killed 1941-07-28 Age 26R/67523Commemorated Pwllheli Borough Cemetery, Sec. B. Row E. Grave 21. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Alexander Webster And Annie Frances Webster; Nephew Of Mr. E. B. Gaudier, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
744 WegenastWilliam AlexanderFlight SergeantKilled 1945-01-14 AgeR/208118Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 282. United Kingdom. Son Of Alex And Mary Wegenast, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
745 WeirAlexander CuthbertFlight SergeantKilled 1943-04-21 Age 26R/123705102Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Coll. Grave A. 10. 10-15. Denmark. Son Of Hugh Philip And Hattie Kippling Weir, Of Minaki, Ontario, Canada.
746 WelshRobert AlexanderLeading AircraftmanKilled 1942-04-28 Age 18R/114120Commemorated Vanessa Cemetery, Sec. 6. Plot 35. Canada. Son Of David Alexander And Luella M. Welsh, Of Niagara Falls.
747 WhytePercy AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-08-15 Age 26C/43647Commemorated Rosskeen Parish Churchyard Extensions (Or Burial Ground), Sec. B. Grave 266. United Kingdom. Son Of David Black Whyte And Alice Mary Whyte; Husband Of Penny Whyte, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
748 WilliamsElmer FaskenWarrant OfficerKilled 1944-12-04 Age 27R/160076Air Bomber166Sqn (RAF)

Lancaster Mk III ME318 AS-EAttacking Karlsruhe GermanyCommemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. F. 21. Germany. Son Of Owen Webster Williams And Emma Gertrude Williams; Husband Of N. Marguerite Williams, Of Dunville, Ontario, Canada.

Crew 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
749 WillsHarold AlexanderFlight LieutenantKilled 1943-11-28 AgeC/501345 Transport CommandMitchell 11 FV990 (42-87155)Missing on a ferry flight between Greenland and Iceland

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

Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of Harvey And Elizabeth Wills; Husband Of Edythe Gladys Wills, Of Kitchener, Ontario.
750 WilsonJames MurraySergeantKilled 1942-01-09 Age 22R/59976Commemorated Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Grave 24. Row A. United Kingdom. Son Of James Alexander Wilson And Jane Ann Wilson, Of Haney, British Columbia, Canada.
751 WilsonGordon AlexanderSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O

KIA
Age 23
R
J
156060
88025
NAVRCAF
5ITS (RCAF)
20 RFTS (RCAF)
KTS (RCAF)
3AOS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
1506 BATF (RAF)
3(O)AFU (RAF)
23OTU (RAF)
1666 CU (RAF)
424Sqn (RCAF)
424Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
X
Anson
X
Oxford
Anson
Wellington
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax LW157
18 Feb 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF
21 June 1942
27 Sep 1942
28 Oct 1942 - Failed PIlot Training
10 Jan 1943 - Remustered to Navigator
5 June 1943 - UK
27 July 1943
29 Aug 1943
26 Oct 1943
8 March 1944
18 Apr 1944
25 May 1944 - Shot down by nightfighter of 9./NJG 5
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253. United Kingdom.
Son of Richard and Edith (nee Varley) Wilson, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
752 WoodhouseAlexander TrevorFlight SergeantKilled 1943-03-01 Age 21R/115213419SqnCommemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 186. United Kingdom.
753 YounieWilliam AlexanderPilot OfficerKilled 1944-06-03 Age 28J/89867158Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Ecquetot Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of William And Jessie Younie; Husband Of Vera Evelyn Younie, Of Caeron, Glamorgan.
754 ZayetsPeterSergeantKilled 1944-02-29 Age 23R124095PLT1666 HCUHalifax JD386 'T'Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row C. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Alexander And Maria Zayets, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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